Classification of the tea leaf - Tea

    Pekoe is a grade of black tea. Derived from Chinese word (pe-ko)
    also meaning "fine feathers" Many consumers confuse this term
    and assume that “Pekoe” is a type of tea.

    Classification of the black tea leaf :

    Full Leaf black tea:
    FOP - Flowery Orange Pekoe
    FOP1 - Flowery Orange Pekoe - First Grade Tea

    GFOP - Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe

    TGFOP - Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
    TGFOP1 -Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - First Grade Black Tea

    FTGFOP - Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
    FTGFOP1 - Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - First Grade
    FTGFOPS - Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - Special Grade
    FTGFOPS1 - Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe - Special, First Grade Tea.

    Broken Leaf black tea: Tea leaves are siffted after firing -
    Dust - a small particle is usually used in the tea bags.
    Larger, unbroken leaves are refered to as “full leaf”are
    BP - Broken Pekoe
    BP1 - Broken Pekoe First Grade
    BOP - Broken Orange Pekoe
    BOP1 - Broken Orange Pekoe First Grade.
    FBOP - Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe
    FBOP1 - Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe First Grade Tea

    Fannings also known as dust.
    OF - Orange  Fannings
    GOF - Golden Orange Fannings
    TGOF - Tippy Golden Orange Fannings.

    CTC - Crush,Tear and Curl is a modern way to process tea leaves.
    Tabacco processing machines are used to cut the tea leaf.It is then
    rolled into asymmetric 1/16" balls....

    Where to purchase tea:

    TeaInc - wide selection of teas
    Africantea - Teas of Africa including Rooibos tea

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