What does the kind of tea depend on?

The kind of tea depends on which parts of the plant are harvested. For tea production, tea buds and tea leaves are used, in case with the latter – leaves from the first to the fourth, if you start counting from the end of the sprout. The closer it is to the bud, the smaller and the most valuable a tea leaf is.

It is the tea buds, otherwise known as tips, that render the best aroma to this popular drink and make the tea so valued. The tea containing such buds is called Pekoe.

The most expensive types of tea – white and yellow – are produced exclusively from the buds and the first tea leaves. The lower a tea leaf is positioned on a sprout, the less valuable it is.