The invention provides a black tea processing method. The black tea processing method comprises the following steps: fresh tea leaves are picked; the fresh tea leaves are withered until the moisture content is 50 to 70 percent, so that withered leaves are obtained from the fresh tea leaves; the withered leaves are rolled, and the leaf cells of 85 percent or more of the withered leaves are broken;when the rolled withered leaves are fermented until 60 to 80 percent of the leaves turn red, fermentation is terminated, and thereby corresponding fermented leaves are obtained; and the fermented leaves are dried until the moisture content is 2 to 8 percent.