Black Tea

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Black Tea Grade Name Nomenclature
Whole Leaf
FP (Flowery Pekoe)	FTGF OP (Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe)
TG OP (Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe)	TGF OP 1 (Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe)
GF OP (Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe)	FOP (Flowery Orange Pekoe)
OP (Orange Pekoe)	BOP 1 (Broken Orange Pekoe one)
GF BOP (Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe)	BPS (Broken Pekoe Souchong)
GBOP (Golden Broken Orange Pekoe)	FBOP (Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe)
BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe)	GOF (Golden Orange Fannings)
FOF (Flowery Orange Fannings)	BOPF (Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings)
OPD (Orthodox Pekoe Dust)	OCD (Orthodox Churamani Dust)
BOPFD (Broken Orange Pekeo Fine Dust)	FD (Fine Dust)
D.A. (Dust A)	Spl. Dust (Special Dust)
G. Dust (Golden Dust)	OD (Orthodox Dust)
Black Tea ORTHODOX TEA
Broken
PEK (Pekoe)	BP (Broken Pekeo)
BOP (Broken Orange Pekeo)	BPS (Broken Pekeo Souchong)
BP 1 (Broken Pekoe one)	FP (Flowery Pekeo)
OF (Orange Fanings)	PF (Pekeo Fanings)
PF 1 (Pekeo Fanning s One)	BOPF (Broken Orange Fannings)
PD (Pekeo Dust)	D (Dust)
CD (Churamani Dust)	PD 1 (Pekeo Dust One)
D 1 (Dust One)	CD 1 (Churamani Dust One)
RD (Red Dust)	FD (Fine Dust)
SFD (Super Fine Dust)	RD 1 (Red Dust One)
GD (Golden Dust)	SRD (Super Red Dust)

Grade Terminology

• Choppy contains many leaves of various sizes.
• Fannings: are small particles of tea leaves used almost exclusively in tea bags.
• Flowery: consists of large leaves, typically plucked in the second or third flush with an abundance of tips.
• Golden Flowery: includes very young tips or buds (usually golden in colour) that were picked early in the season.
• Tippy: includes an abundance of tips.

Whole Leaf Grades

The grades for whole leaf orthodox black tea are:

• OP1—slightly delicate, long, wiry leaf with the light liquor
• OPA—bold, long leaf tea which ranges from tightly wound to almost open
• OP—main grade, in the middle between OP1 and OPA, can consist of long wiry leaf without tips
• OP Superior—primarily from Indonesia, similar to OP
• Flowery OP—high-quality tea with a long leaf and few tips, considered the second grade in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh teas, but the first grade in China
• F OP1—as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the FOP classification
• Golden Flowery OP1—higher proportion of tip than FOP top grade in Milima and Marinyn regions, uncommon in Assam and Darjeeling
• Tippy Golden F OP—the highest proportion of tip, main grade in Darjeeling and Assam
• TGF OP1—as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the TGFOP classification
• Finest TGF OP—highest quality grade (Note: "Special" is occasionally substituted for "Finest", with a number 1 at the end to indicate the very finest), often hand processed and produced at only the best plantations, roughly one quarter tips
• SFTGFOP(1)—sometimes used to indicate the very finest

A joke among tea aficionados is that "FTGFOP" stands for "Far Too Good For Ordinary People".

Broken Leaf Grades

• BT—Broken Tea: Usually a black, open, fleshy leaf that is very bulky. Classification used in Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and some parts of Southern India.
• BP—Broken Pekoe: Most common broken pekoe grade. From Indonesia, Ceylon, Assam and Southern India.
• BPS—Broken Pekoe Souchong: Term for broken pekoe in Assam and Darjeeling.
• FP—Flowery Pekoe: High-quality pekoe. Usually coarser with a fleshier, broken leaf. Produced in Ceylon and Southern India, as well as in some parts of Kenya.
• BOP—Broken Orange Pekoe: Main broken grade. Prevalent in Assam, Ceylon, Southern India, Java, and China.
• F BOP—Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe: Coarser and broken with some tips. From Assam, Ceylon, Indonesia, China, and Bangladesh. In South America coarser, black broken.
• F BOP F—Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery: The finest broken orange pekoe. Higher proportion of tips. Mainly from Ceylon's "low districts".
• G BOP—Golden Broken Orange Pekoe: Second grade tea with uneven leaves and few tips.
• GF BOP1—Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: As above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the GFBOP classification.
• TGF BOP1—Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe 1: High-quality leaves with a high proportion of tips. Finest broken First Grade Leaves in Darjeeling and some parts of Assam.

Fannings Grades

• PF—Pekoe Fannings
• OF—Orange Fannings: From Northern India and some parts of Africa and South America.
• FOF—Flowery Orange Fannings: Common in Assam, Dooars, and Bangladesh. Some leaf sizes come close to the smaller broken grades.
• GFOF—Golden Flowery Orange Fannings: Finest grade in Darjeeling for tea bag production.
• TGFOF—Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Fannings.
• BOPF—Broken Orange Pekoe Fannings: Main grade in Ceylon, Indonesia, Southern India, Kenya, Mozambique, Bangladesh, and China. Black-leaf tea with few added ingredients, uniform particle size, and no tips.

Dust Grades

• D1—Dust 1
• PD—Pekoe Dust
• PD1—Pekoe Dust 1: Mainly produced in India.

Regions

Darjeeling

Nestling in the foothills of the snow-covered Himalayan range, Darjeeling grows this exclusive tea at altitudes ranging from 600 to 2,000 meters. The cool and moist climate, the soil, the rainfall and the sloping terrain all combine to give Darjeeling its unique "Muscatel" flavor and exquisite bouquet. The combination of natural factors that gives Darjeeling tea its unique distinction is not found anywhere else in the world, hence this finest and most delicately flavored of all teas has over the years acquired such reputation as "Champagne enjoys amongst wine".

Assam

The land of the Tiger and the one-horned Rhino. The land through which the mighty river, the Brahmaputra, winds its majestic course. Assam - rich in nature's bounty and a rainfall ranging from 100 to 150 inches per year - a bounty that ensures a very special place for the teas grown here. These teas are referred to simply as "Assam" and offer rich, full-bodied, bright tea liquor. For those who favor a bright, strong cup of tea, Assam is "your cup of tea." Assam is the single largest contiguous tea growing area in the world.

Nilgiri

The Blue Mountains or the Nilgiris are situated in South India. They are a picturesque range of undulating hilly landscapes where tea is grown at elevations ranging from 1,000 meters to 2,500 meters. Rainfall varies from 60 inches to 90 inches annually. These conditions favor the fine, elegant flavor and brisk liquor of Nilgiri teas. The combination of fragrance and briskness makes Nilgiri a truly unique tea, the like of which can be found nowhere else in the world. If you like a fragrant tea with good body and superlative flavor, Nilgiri should be the one for you.