ORTHODOX

Tea is produced in two styles around the world. Those are CTC tea and Orthodox tea. By now we hope you might have got some clue about it. Traditionally speaking, orthodox tea is referred to as loose tea leaf which is produced using conventional means. This involves plucking, withering, rolling, oxidising, and then finally drying it. It is the most systematic way of tea production.

The other method of producing tea is CTC, which is referred to as the process in which the leaves of the tea is passed through a long series of rollers which are in the shape of a cylinder. These rollers consist of serrated blades used in crushing and tearing the tea into even liked small shapes.

Production of Orthodox Tea

The main purpose of production of Orthodox Tea was focused on preserving the particular intrinsic worth of leaves. Though the production of Orthodox Tea is very traditional, time consuming, and utilizes a lot of human involvement. The first step of producing the tea involves the process of plucking of leaves from the plant. These leaves are treated with a precise amount of withering, rolling, and oxidized in the end. The process is very length as to maintain the natural flavour of the tea and gain the maximum benefits from it for its use.

Preserving the Flavours of Orthodox Tea

Orthodox Tea is known for having authenticate tea experience. This is because it is one among other tea like Black Tea, Oolong Tea, White Tea, and Black Tea that are complex and delicate in flavours. These are enough of the reasons, why the tea is highly prized in the word of the tea market.

There are far more benefits of Orthodox Tea than any other tea, especially in regards to health benefits. The other class of tea on the other hand produced generic and very strong flavour, along with a dark liquor type colour which doesn’t like appealing to many of us.

The Discovery of Black Tea

Until the mid 17th century, people used to drink lighter tea like white and oolong teas. The black tea was discovered in China first. The discovery of black tea is interesting. A passing army was held up in a tea factory for a long time. They exposed the tea leaves under the sun for some time. They found that leaves oxidized and developed black hue. Henceforth, the tea widely became popular as black tea.

Black teas are currently found in major parts of the world. However, it took a long time for its acceptance as a worldwide beverage. The journey of the black tea played a major role in shaping economies and cultures of many countries.