Orthodox Tea
Nepal black Orthodox tea is gaining in popularity, and widely regarded as being one of the finest tea. With 60+ years of history, our tea is made exclusively from only the finest hand-picked leaves in our own estates.
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Refers to the type of loose leaf black tea which is made using the traditional method, on rolling tables. Orthodox processing is time consuming, labour intensive, and requires careful attention of an experienced tea maker. Orthodox teas require the finest picked leaves, and affords little margin of error during processing. Orthodox teas are produced to preserve singular virtues of tea leaves. Nepal Orthodox black teas are light, brisk and bright teas, steeps with delicate and multi-layered flavour profiles, and is best consumed without the addition of milk.
Orthodox Tea Grades
OPA
Boldest whole leaf, consists of long well rolled to partially open leaf.
OP
Bolder whole leaf, consists of long well rolled to moderately well rolled leaf.
FOP
Bold whole leaf, consisting of shorter, but very well rolled leaf, without tips.
GFOP
Fine long and delicate wiry leaf grade, may or may not contain tips.
TGFOP1
Fine leaf grade, cosistings of mostly buds and young leaf.
PEKOE
Nutty and granular, smaller in size, with very well rolled leaf.
FBOP
Coarse, large broken grade with some flaky leaf, and without tips.
GFBOP
Small broken grade, with higher proportion of broken tips.
GBOP
Smallest broken grade, generally with a high proportion of broken tips.
GOF
Larger fanning grade, with flakly leaf, and generally with tips.
FOF
Smaller fanning grade, with flakly leaf, and generally with tips.
FBOP1
Large broken grade, consisting of lighter weight brown-black leaf.