Tea Classifications generally speak of the part of the tea leaf
Orange pekoe (OP)
Orange pekoe is used to describe a basic, medium-grade black tea consisting of many whole tea leaves of a specific size
Etymology
This refers to the down-like white “hairs” on the leaf and also to the youngest leaf buds
Fannings
Are essentially the leftover of the tea “leaf” after the buds have been picked for higher graded tea
Broken (B) – Plucked
Choppy (C) contains many leaves of various sizes.
Flowery (F) consists of large leaves, typically plucked in the second or third flush with an abundance of tips.
Golden flowery (GF) includes very young tips or buds
Tippy (B) includes a larger amount tips