Darjeeling is famous for the tea it makes, the history of which dates back to the 1800's. Today there are 87 gardens that manufacture Darjeeling Tea. Besides Black Tea, the estates in Darjeeling also manufacture, White Tea, Moonlight White Tea, Oolong Tea, Green Tea and speciality tea.
Whole leaf, broken leaf, fanning, and dust – Darjeeling produces just about every grade of black tea and other types of teas, too. Common grades associated with Darjeeling tea include:
Whole leaf
SFTGFOP: Super Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
SFTGFOP1: Super Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe One
FTGFOP: Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
FTGFOP1: Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe One
TGFOP: Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
TGFOP1: Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe One
GFOP: Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe One
Broken leaf
FTGBOP: Fine Tippy Golden Broken Orange Pekoe
TGBOP: Tippy Golden Broken Orange Pekoe
BOP: Broken Orange Pekoe
Fannings and Dust
GFOF: Golden Flowery Orange Fannings
GOF: Golden Orange Fannings
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