Smiths Tea of London - 100% Natural hand selected tea leaves


			Making Tea Tea plucked from the garden is sent to the factory for processing, which in most cases, is in or near the tea garden. This processing, earlier, used to depend solely on the natural weather conditions, but to become less dependent on the unpredictable weather conditions which affects productivity adversely, modern technology has been introduced in the tea industry. This has made it possible to increase the plantation area by minimizing space; also labour cost has come down and the entire process has become much more speedy. The starting material in black tea processing is the young shoot, the terminal bud and the two adjacent leaves plucked from the tea plant. The flush is processed in four distinct stages, which are withering, rolling, fermentation and drying. Each stage involves characteristic changes in the physical and biochemical composition of the leaves and the cumulative effect of these changes are ultimately reflected in the quality of the finished product, namely the black tea. After the drying is over, the leaves are sorted, that is, divided into different grades and made ready for the market.
100% Natural tea leaves, hand selected from the Golden Valley of lush vigorous tea bushes that produce full, flavoury teas throughout the year.