Tingalibam Estate Assam, 2010 2nd Flush SFTFOP1
SFTFOP1? Seriously? Is there a decoder ring? Code book?
Tingalibam Estate Assam, 2010 2nd Flush SFTFOP1
SFTFOP1? Seriously? Is there a decoder ring? Code book?
Orange
Pekoe
Orange Pekoe isn't even a type of type tea, it's a mesh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_pekoe
Go figure?
We found Golden Snail while looking for a replacement for the beloved Keemun Mao Feng. A terrific China Black tea from Hubei Province, it has curls of dark and gold tea, thus reminding someone of snails. We can assure you that no snails are used or hurt with this tea. The dark cocoa flavors bring to mind un-sweetened chocolate.
2010 Spring Imperial Yunnan Fengqing Golden Buds
That is a tasty darjeeling, and the first one I ever had (that wasn't bagged dust). Although, some of the best darjeelings I've had I got from Tea Emporium. The Castleton first flush is freaking amazing.Steve, I think there's a need for high-quality tea in bags. I might prefer the single-origin approach, but blends aren't inherently bad (same goes for coffee, really). It's good to see someone discerning over loose teas giving thought to more portable/practical delivery methods.
Oh, I had a really nice Darjeeling w/breakfast - my first order from Upton came in, which included a mouthful of a tea (and I quote): No.1 Tippy Orthodox GFOP Darjeeling. It's definitely a notch above the Darjeeling I got in a sampler from Adagio.
Yeah, it's a classification for the tea leaf which usually means that a bud and at least one leaf where picked together. Although I remember once, way back when, buying some tea bags of "Orange Pekoe" tea and not understanding why it didn't taste like oranges! Then I looked it up and figured out why!
The rest of the terms are used to classify the leaf (i.e. SFTF) to state if a lot of tips are used, if they're golden tips, etc. So it doesn't denote quality, merely leaf characteristics. As far as I know, it's not wholly regulated (if it is at all).