Tea Processing

Processing The most important phases of the treatment with respect to orthodox tea production (which can be used for the production of any type of tea desired as opposed to the later explained CTC production) are: withering, rolling, fermenting, drying and sorting into leaf and broken grades, i.e. sizes. 1. Withering When the fresh leaves … Read more

The Tea Harvesting

In the tea cultivation countries, generally only the upper leaf bud and the next two leaves, the youngest ones of a spout (“two leaves and a bud”) are plucked. Further, i.e. older leaves than these generally have a negative influence on the quality of the finished tea.In the higher up, cooler regions, the tea naturally … Read more
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