Re: Can Black Tea Just Be Black Tea?

No, it's the general term "hei cha" and it's category name. But the guy I was talking to is from Hunan. So I thought since they're marketing Hunan heicha, perhaps like Yunnan Puer, it would be a good idea to find a suitable local name to market the teas under. But that may only partly work. Still doesn't solve the problem of which category to put the tea under, as on vendor websites.

Looks/sounds too much like Lubyanka, a name of the worst possible repute thereabouts.

Hmm, I see your point. But: as to sound, the A vowel in Bian is like the E in Plenty; the Bian syllable is unstressed; and Cha doesn't much sound like Ka, does it? I've no idea how these two words look in Cyrillic; where is Sasha now that we need him?

/Lew