Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe

If it’s an extraordinary cup of tea you are after, then this is just the blend you have been searching for!

Experience the enchanting mellow flavour courtesy of the forest that borders our Estate with a dash of sweetness, made using the first dhool from the roller bringing you a truly elegant experience.

There’s a fine art to tea, it all lies in the creation process from start to end, and the art of this FBOP tea blends a story of its own.

Our Clifton Tea Pickers harvest the right leaves, grown in medium elevation, by a quick and single touch. Their experience leads them to handpick every two tender leaves and a fresh bud that have thrived in our cooler climate and then dried in the natural breeze. Thus standardizing the quality of tea right from the first step.

Periodically monitored moisture levels ensure that the tea produced at the end all tastes equally divine. The leaves are withered to 42% - 45% to keep the leaves intact during the rolling process which locks in the flavour to its highest potential while oxidizing the leaves and rupturing the cells to mix the cell sap.

Next, the leaves are fermented to convert catechins into theaflavins and thearubigins, allowing the flavour to develop while enhancing the taste, character and benefits of the tea. Once fermented, the leaves are baked, which is a process that dries and fires to halt further fermentation, once again keeping the quality in check.

Post baking, the leaves are separated into a variety of grades such as leaf grade, broken grade, fannings grade and dust grade. This task is achieved by placing them into a series of vibrating screens made of various sized mesh that are electrostatically charged, ridding the tea of stalks and fibers.

Finally our Clifton Tea Tasters appraise the strength, flavour, aroma and appearance of the tea to ensure that the expected quality is met.

And that’s how your cup of FBOP is able to captivate you from the first sip!