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Basic leaf grades of black tea, as used in South Asia. In the tea industry, tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating products based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves themselves. The highest grades for Western and South Asian teas are referred to as "orange pekoe" (abbreviated as "OP"), and the lowest as "fannings" or "dust ...
In the western black tea industry, tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating products based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves themselves. The highest grades are referred to as "orange pekoe", and the lowest as "fannings" or "dust". This grading system is based upon the size of processed and dried black tea leaves.
Tea leaf processing methods for the six most common types of tea. Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea. The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo.
Orange Pekoe (オレンジ・ペコー, Orenji Pekō, or orange pekoe) is a Japanese jazz fusion duo that formed in 1998 and had its first major debut in 2002, with the single "Happy Valley". The band is named for orange pekoe , a grade of tea.
White tea is often sold as Silvery Tip Pekoe in the style of the tea leaf grading system, as well as under the simple designations China White and Fujian White. [ 4 ] Some tea from the related wild Camellia taliensis in Yunnan is made using white tea processing techniques.
Swee-Touch-Nee Tea is a brand of orange pekoe black tea founded in approximately 1880 by the now-dissolved Consolidated Tea Company Inc, one of the oldest Jewish companies in America. [ 1 ] Swee-Touch-Nee Tea derives its name from the loose Russian transliteration of "tsvetochnyy chay", which translates to "flowery tea."
Pekoe FanningG1 (PF1) – This grade forms the bulk of the manufacture at about 55% – 60% of the manufacture. PF1 is black and grainy with particles slightly smaller in size than those of the BP1 grade. Pekoe Dust (PD) – This grade forms 15% – 20% ppf the manufacture and is often black and finer than the PF1.It produces thick liquors.
The best orange pekoe tea in the country (and I can fathom an argument for Best in the World) is made by Tetley. Other brands pale considerably in comparison. Look for Tetley next time.--Kerrigwen85 01:16, 1 December 2006 (UTC) In the UK and Europe I have never found tea sold or described as orange pekoe other than in the strict sense.
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