Well-rounded blend of china blacks, with a full, smooth, slightly smoky flavor. this tea is not of russian origin, but is a blend in the tradition of the 19th century russian tea trade. horse and camel caravans would spend sixteen months making the roundtrip journey to eastern china and back, arriving in the russian capital laden with chests of tea. the tea quite likely aged a bit during its long journey, and "russian caravan" tea probably improved with the opening of the trans-siberian railroad. peet's russian caravan is our own blend of china black teas with a full, smooth, and smoky flavor. each 4 oz tin of loose leaf tea makes about 40 cups.
