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Select the best tea Grade for YOU
We know that you try to get the best products for your target market. This is why this first step of selecting the most suitable type of tea is crucial. Tea products by Uva Golden Buds are categorized in different ways to help you fulfill your requirements to the fullest. A spectrum of both single estate/classical blends are also divided into best, below best and average options. Uva Golden Buds are devoted to providing any assistance you may need in deciding what is best for you, specifically. The list of traditional and organic teas Black, and Green teas as well as fruit tea, flavored tea, white tea, and infusions had grown quite long, allowing new and exciting choices for the buyers and their customers.
MAIN GRADES - SMALL LEAF TEA
Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP)
A popular leaf size which helps to bring out a good balance of taste and strength. Well made, neat leaf of medium size without excessive stalk or fiber. There should not be any fine particles (fanning & dust) which are not true-to-grade.
Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning (BOPF)
Particles are smaller than BOP, popular in the higher elevations. Taste stronger than BOP whilst retaining all other characteristics.
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning (FBOPF)
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s - similar to BOP leaf but firm leaf consisting few tips.
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning One (FBOPF1)
A typical low country semi-leaf tippy teas, similar to BOPF but firm leaf consisting little more tips than FBOPF.
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning Special (FBOPFSP)
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning’s special - similar to FBOPF1 but firm and more black leaf with much better tips.
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe Fanning Extra Special (FBOPFEXSP)
A whole leaf tea with an abundance of long tips, similar to FBOP1 but firm and blacker leaf with much better leafy tips.
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe (FBOP)
Smaller than BOP1 with presence of tips, but larger than FBOPF1
Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe One (FBOP1)
Long twisted wiry leaf, fairly tippy. Longer than BOP1.
Dust (D)
The smallest of particles left after sifting which is often used in tea bags to infuse rapidly and make a brew that is strong and robust.
Dust One (DUST1)
Less grainy than PD & clean.
MAIN GRADES - LEAFY
Broken Orange Pekoe One (BOP1)
A well twisted semi-leaf tea generally from the low country, with a mild malty taste.
Orange Pekoe One (OP1)
Long, wiry well or partly twisted tea.
Orange Pekoe (OP)
A whole leaf, well twisted tea. A delicate brew that varies in taste according to the different districts. Less wiry than OP1, but much more twisted than OPA.
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Orange Pekoe ‘A’ (OPA)
Long bold leaf tea with air twist consisting of large and slightly open leaf pieces.
Pekoe (PEK)
Twisted and Coarse tea.
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Flowery Pekoe (PEK-1)
Similar to Pekoe but smaller in size.
Golden Tip (GT)
The (white tea) leaves of our Golden Tips tea are dried naturally. Lingering in sweetness due to hints of honey and pine, this light amber-hued liquor is also high in antioxidants.
Silver Tip (ST)
Similar to above made out of the buds but in silver colour.
GREEN TEA
Chunmee (CH)
Chun Mee is a popular green tea. It has a dusty appearance and is generally more acidic and less sweet than other green teas. The tea is divided into several grades with numbers.
Gun Powder One (GP1)
Flavor varies according to the growing location of tea used for production. Its English name comes from its resemblance to grains of gunpowder. When buying gunpowder tea it is important to look for shiny pellets, which indicate that the tea is relatively fresh. Pellet size is also associated with quality. High quality gunpowder tea will have small, tightly rolled pellets.
Gun Powder Special (GP -SP)
GUN POWDER SPECIAL (GP -SP) Bloom Curl twisted pieces of leaf.
Young Hyson (YH)
YOUNG HYSON (YH) Similar to OP but colour must be green.
Green Curl (GC)
GREEN CURL (GC) Opened coarse more dark colour leaves .
Sowmee (SW)
SOWMEE (SW) Even and neat opened pieces.
Green Tea Flowery Fanning (GTFF)
GREEN TEA FLOWERY FANNING (GTFF) Similar to the BOPF, firm leaf but green color consisting little tips.
Green Powder (GRP)
GREEN POWDER (GRP) Powder type tea last part of the manufacture.
C.T.C (CUT, TEAR & CURL)
Broken Pekoe One (BP1)
BROKEN PEKOE ONE (BP1) A larger size leaf with bold round particles giving a full body’s bright tea. Equivalent to size of high grown BOP, but granular.
Pekoe Fanning One (PF1)
PEKOE FANNING ONE (PF1) A smaller size leaf with strong tasting tea. Equivalent in size to grainy high grown BOPF, but granular.
OFF GRADES
Pekoe Fanning (PFGS)
PEKOE FANNING (PFGS) Fanning’s broken leaves, slightly larger than dust.
Broken Pekoe (BP)
BROKEN PEKOE (BP) Broken Stems, choppy, hard leaf tea.
Broken Orange Pekoe One ‘A’ (BOP1A)
BROKEN ORANGE PEKOE ONE ‘A’ (BOP1A) Flak leaf without stalk and fiber.(Clean tea)
Decide The Packaging For Tea
Choose pyramid tea bags for the luxury market, double chamber, single chamber, or pot tea bags for supermarkets, FMCG, restaurants, and HORECA markets, and loose or large bulk tea sacks. This criterion helps buyers select the suitable way of packaging to serve their markets.
Pyramid Tea Bags
Pyramid Tea Bags
STRING & TAG TEA BAGS
Single Chamber
Double Chamber
Envelope Tea Bags
Single Chamber
Double Chamber
Best Outer Packaging
Once you selected the inner packaging, you also have choices for the outer packaging so the buyers have the best possible product at their hands. Tins, Carton packs, Pouches, Catering packs, and Paper bags of different sizes are available. You will be delighted to hear that you can also design the artwork for the packages you will receive. Once you complete the artwork and once it is reviewed and approved by the professionals at Uva Golden Buds, you will be able to receive the orders that are tailor-made just for YOU!
Tins
Design 100g | 250g
Design 100g | 250g
Design 100g | 250g
Design 100g | 250g
Design 100g | 250g
Best Outer Packaging
Carton
Design 100g | 250g | 500g | 1kg
Pouches
Design 100g | 250g | 500g
Paper Canister
Design 100g | 200g
Paper Sacks
Design 100g | 250g | 500g | 1kg
Select The Shipments For Your Order
Uva Golden Buds offers many options for shipment methods. Sea freight, Airfreight, courier, on terms CIF, C&F, and FOB are the methods and our buyers usually use sea freights for large bulks. Depending on the urgency, air freights are used, so that our buyers can get their hands on their shipments as soon as possible. Small orders and samples are distributed via air freights or courier services.
About Payments And Processing Times
100% Telegraphic Transfers (T/T) or Letter of Credit (L/C) options can be chosen by the buyers depending on their preference. Payment confirmation paves the way to the commencement of the production which generally takes around 30-45 days for completion. This time frame usually applies to large orders while the smaller orders and samples will be processed faster.
