Labeling tea varieties

Broken

"Broken," crushed tea that does not consist of whole leaves. As a rule, medium-leaf teas BOP or VR1 consist of a natural "defect" in the production of whole-leaf teas. Teas VR2 and below are usually manufactured according to & nbsp; CTC - technologies (Crush Tear Curt with complete fermentation) & nbsp; (read more about production methods here ) , their grinding is carried out by machines;

Flowery

& ldquo; Flower & rdquo;, which includes semi-decayed types (tea buds). Outwardly, it looks like white or yellowish "cilia" found in the brew, which give tea a particularly strong aroma.

Golden

First-class tea with golden infusion;

Оrange

"Orange," the origin of this characteristic is not exactly known, but it was used already in the XVII century by the first tea sellers in Europe - Dutch merchants to emphasize the high quality of tea. There are four ways to explain the orange label:

• Since 1610, tea brought from China by sea has appeared in Europe and primarily in Holland, where it, as a rare and refined drink, becomes the property of the royal court. Holland at that time was ruled by the princes of Orange descendants of the ancient German monarchical family of Orange-Nassau. Hence the origin in tea terminology of the name & laquo; orange & raquo;, which in this case means royal.
• Due to the color and aroma of the infusion, which is obtained only from high-quality leaves.
• Due to the Dutch merchants' advertising reference to the ancient Chinese tradition of flavoring tea with orange flowers, and supposedly especially good tea does not even need to be flavored, it itself is "orange."
• Due to the advertising link of Dutch merchants to the fact that such tea is consumed by high-ranking Chinese officials (mandarins) who wore bright yellow and orange clothes.

Pekoe

" Pe-ko" (with emphasis on O). This is a European version of the reading of the Chinese "Pak-ho" (with an emphasis on O) (hair or fluff), since the upper tea kidney is covered with light white down.

Bayhovy

Baikhovy (loose) is a mass of individual unrelated cups, which usually include whole leaves. In baikhovy tea, tipsy (kidneys) are also found, but compared to flower (Flowery) tea, there are clearly fewer of them;

Sushong

Read as "sushong" (with an emphasis on O). This is a European tracing paper from the Chinese word, which means tea leaves of low quality - not apical, but growing close to the trunk of the tea bush, as well as not included in the tea flat (in the first 2-3 leaves at the tip of the branch).

Tippy

"Tips," the highest quality tea obtained from non-decayed leaf buds or with a lot of their additives.