The present invention relates to a tea product and more particularly the present invention relates to a black tea product. According to the present invention there is provided a process for producing a tea product comprises the steps of: a) extracting a leaf tea product comprising both a soluble part and an insoluble part with a solvent b) separating the insoluble part from the soluble part c) compacting the insoluble part to obtain a base tea material d) drying the base tea material to a moisture content of less than 5% by weight. e) contacting the soluble part obtained in step (b) with the dried base tea material f) further drying the mixture to obtain the tea product.
