Of the four types of tea, black, white, oolong and green, black tea is by far, the most widely consumed. This is especially so because it is served as ice tea in restaurants and is widely available in tea bags in grocery markets. Black tea obtains its dark color because it is fully oxidized, leading it to be used for medicinal purposes by those seeking anti-oxidants.

Some popular black teas are Earl Grey, English Breakfast, English Afternoon tea, and blends of cinnamon, orange or lemon to create flavored black teas. These latter blends can sometimes be confused with herbal citrus-based teas. The difference between these flavored black teas and herbal teas is the caffeine content. Herbal teas contain no caffeine.

Black tea reached the Americas with the first European settlers in 1492. Black tea gained notoriety in the United States in 1773 when colonists tossed black tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. This symbolic gesture was an early event in the U.S. War of Independence against England.

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