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The
production of tea requires great
care and craftsmanship. The
freshly plucked leaves are
carefully and gently processed
every step of the way. This is
labour intensive, time consuming
and, as a result, expensive, but
this is the only way that all
the delicacy of the aroma and
the typical character of the tea
plant can be passed on to the
finished tea.
There are three different types
of teas produced- Black Tea,
Green Tea and Oolong Tea.
Black Tea with two varieties-
The traditional Orthodox ( leaf
) tea and the modern process of
CTC (granular) tea is the most
popularly consumed in the world
followed by Green Tea and oolong
tea.
Tea produced results in four
different sieved qualities -
Leaf Tea, Broken Tea, Fannings
and Dust.
In addition to these
descriptions you will find
mysterious abbreviations on the
packet of a quality tea. These
letters have nothing to do with
the character or the flavour,
but are simply more detailed
explanations on the sieving
result (leaf grade designation). |
