A sweet, high-grade Ceylon tea with a chocolatey/caramel aftertaste.
This tea comes from the Dimbula estate. A wonderfully light tea, giving a bright, clean cup with a strong flavour. Ceylons are a wonderful mid-morning / lunchtime tea and this choice is light enough to have also as an afternoon drink. Great for concentration during the day. Ceylons don’t get any better than this … rock your world and get brewing.
Country - Sri Lanka
Origin - Ceylon
Farm - Dimbula
Leaf - Beautiful, tippy, long wiry leaves
Aroma - Fruity, citrus, tangerine
Liquor - Bright amber/copper, bright clean cup
Cupping Notes - Caramel, dark chocolate notes, smooth and full-bodied
Brewing Tips - 2.5g in 200ml of water at 100°C. Steep for 4-5 mins
The grades for Ceylon orange pekoe (OP) grades 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 |
Flower 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 |
FOP1 |
as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the FOP classification |
Golden Flower OP1 |
higher proportion of tip than FOP top grade |
Tippy Golden FOP |
the highest proportion of tip, main grade in Darjeeling and Assam |
TGFOP1 |
as above, but with only the highest quality leaves in the TGFOP classification |