Notes from the Colombo trade.
Auction notes, grade guides and the practical side of buying Ceylon tea in bulk.
How the Colombo Tea Auction works
Brokers, catalogues and weekly sales: a short guide to where most Ceylon tea changes hands.
Reading a tea grade, from OP to Dust
What the letters on a sack tell you about leaf size, brewing speed and the cup.
Why we send pre-shipment samples
Tasting the actual lot before it ships is the simplest way to keep trust in a bulk trade.