BLACK LEAF TEA ( ORTHODOX)

We manufacture the following grades of teas.

1. Leaf –              SFTGFOP1

2. Broken -           TGBOP1

3. Fanning-           TGOF

4. Dust -              GOF/ FOF

Our leaf teas are characterized by the season that they are produced in. The first time the tea leaves are produced is the first time the tea leaves bloom after the winter dormancy which is called the 1^st Flush. The 2^nd Flush comes during the middle months of the year and the 3^rd Flush or Autumn Flush comes during the Autumn month as the name suggests. 

1^st Flush Tea ( Leaf)

Characteristics

Quality           -           Super Fine

Cup               -           Light Yellowish Orange

Flavor            -           Delicate, floral

Period            -           March till June

Infusion          -          3 – 4 m at 100’ C.

 2^nd Flush Tea ( Leaf)

Characteristics

Quality             -           Fine

Cup                 -           Reddish Maroon

Flavor              -           Robust, Full Bodies

Period              -           July till September

Infusion            -           5 – 6 m at 100’ C.

Autumn Flush ( Leaf )

Characteristics

Quality           -          Fine

Cup               -          Orangish Reddish

Flavor            -          Flowery with a Musk Flavor

Period            -          October and November

Infusion          -          4 – 5 m at 100’ C.

Different Grades

 Any production of Tea is always divided into different grades to give the product uniformity. Tea     leaf when manufactured gets rolled and baked which results in various sizes of leaf produce.

The leaf size is anywhere in the vicinity of 7 – 10 mm in size. Broken leaf is any leaf that is anywhere in between the size of 4-6 mm and the fanning has a size of 2-4 mm. Leaf below this size is known as dust and is made up of GOF/FOF.

Broken Leaf ( TGBOP1)                       Dust  ( GOF/ FOF)                         Fanning Leaf ( TGOF)