Tea blog

CTC tea grades compared across Kenya, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam: which names match, which mislead, prices by origin and how to ask for an equivalent.

Buying bulk tea from Vietnam step by step: grade brief, samples, FOB quotation, proforma, inspection, loading and documents, with a worked example.

Snow Shan tea from northern Vietnam: why it is called snow tea, the old trees, our Snow Shan Green Tea, three organic grades, prices and packing.

Green tea for mint tea in North and West Africa: what buyers judge, gunpowder-style Madina vs BOM and Pekoe, a mint tea test, tons per 40HC and FOB prices.

Milk oolong tea explained: where Jin Xuan's milky note comes from, five checks for added flavoring, labels, milk tea brewing, our specs and FOB price.

OPA black tea, OP or Pekoe? Three whole-leaf Vietnamese grades compared on leaf, liquor, taste, tons per 40HC and FOB price, with a tasting method.

Green tea fannings, dust, BPS, PS and Broken from Vietnam for tea bags and extract: tea cost per 1,000 bags, five line tests, tons per 40HC, FOB prices.

FBOP tea explained: what FBOP and BOP mean, how orthodox BOP differs from CTC BOP, and our specs, tons per 40HC and indicative FOB prices for each.

Vietnam flavored tea from Goo Farm Tea Vietnam: jasmine, Earl Grey, cardamom, chai, mint and lotus teas to order; grades, labeling, tons per 40HC, packing.