Tagged: tea grading

A Tea's Grade Is a Size Code, Not a Quality Score

A tea's grade, OP, BOP, PD, Dust, is a sorting code, not a quality score, and it is the single biggest reason two kilos of tea from the same garden sell for very different prices at auction.

The Price of Tea

The canonical reference on what sets a tea's price. What fixes it at the point of sale, why the real-terms trend has run downhill for a century, where the money goes once the leaf clears the gate, what moves it between sales, and what a certification label actually adds.