Contemporarily, more artisan tea manufacturers have begun to experiment with the manufacturing of non green tea variations of which black tea and oolong tea are most prominent. But, in contrast to the black teas that were produced in the previous centuries, these contemporary variants are not produced for the large international market. On the contrary, these manufacturers attempt to create a uniquely Japanese black tea product that is distinctive of Japan’s unique terroir and gives expression to the traits of the country’s original cultivar variations.