It’s worth mentioning that the orange pekoe grading scale is primarily about leaf size or bud content.
There is no universal agreement regarding the actual quality or flavor of the tea, so each factory typically uses its own grading to evaluate its own harvest.
Therefore, it is possible that the orange pekoe grade from one factory may differ from that of another factory.
Orange Pekoe grading scale for intact leaf:
- FOP: Flowery Orange Pekoe
- GFOP: Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
- TGFOP: Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
- FTGFOP: Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
Orange Pekoe grading scale for broken leaves:
- BP: Broken Pekoe
- FP: Flowery Pekoe
- FBOP: Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe
- GBOP: Golden Broken Orange Pekoe
- GFBOP: Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe
- TGFBOP: Tippy Golden Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe