BLACK TEA

GRADES OF BLACK TEA
We Offer Different Grades of Black Tea.

Broken Orange Pekoe
(BOP)
A popular leaf size which helps to bring out a good balance of taste and strength. Well made, neat leaf of medium size without excessive stalk or fiber. There should not be any fine particles (fanning & dust) which are not true-to-grade.

Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning (BOPF)
Particles are smaller than BOP, popular in the higher elevations. Taste stronger than BOP whilst retaining all other characteristics.

Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning (FBOPF)
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s - similar to BOP leaf but firm leaf consisting few tips.

Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning Special (FBOPF1)
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s special - similar to FBOPF1 but firm and more black leaf with much better tips.

Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery Special
(FBOPFSP)
Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery (FBOPF) Special tea grade has short thin broken leaf and consists of plenty of golden colored tips. Considered an exotic, as it is tea produced only in small quantities and sold off on a heavy price tag.

Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning Extra Special
(FBOPFEXSP)
A whole leaf tea with an abundance of long tips, similar to FBOP1 but firm and blacker leaf with much better leafy tips.

Flowery Broken
Orange Pekoe
(FBOP)
Smaller than BOP1 with presence of tips, but larger than FBOPF1

Flowery Broken
Orange Pekoe One
(FBOP1)
Long twisted wiry leaf, fairly tippy. Longer than BOP1.

Dust
(D)
The smallest of particles left after sifting which is often used in tea bags to infuse rapidly and make a brew that is strong and robust.

Dust One
(DUST 1)
A one of kind fruitbar which has the perfect balance in sour and sweetness due to special blend of dried mango and tamarind. Only coconut treacle has been added as a sweetner.

Fannings
(ff)
FF grade is a mid-grown black tea. The leaf particles of this tea are often small.

Orange pekoe
(OP)
A whole leaf, well twisted tea. A delicate brew that varies in taste according to the different districts. Less wiry than OP1, but much more twisted than OPA.
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