Tea Grades

These black tea grades are somewhat subjective and can vary from region to region. A couple of things to note: Pekoe is pronounced peck-oh, and there is no orange flavouring in any of these teas.

Orange Pekoe (OP)	A good quality tea, consisting of large leaf pieces. Used for teas from Sri Lanka or south India.
Flowery Orange Pekoe (FOP)	Similar to OP, but used for teas from the rest of India or other regions.
Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe (GFOP)	A higher quality tea, that includes the golden tips of the young buds leaves.
Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe (TGFOP)	Similar to GFOP, but with an even higher proportion of golden tips.
Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe (FTGFOP)	Extremely high quality TGFOP.
Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP)	Tea with many small or broken pieces of leaves.
Fannings / Dust	The tiny bits and pieces, usually leftovers from processing. Commonly found in tea bags.

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