RateTea.net Publishes Guide To Tippy Tea, Loose-Leaf Tea High In Portion of Leaf Buds

Dec. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- RateTea.net has published the definitive guide on tippy tea.  Tippy tea refers to tea that contains a greater portion of tips (leaf buds) relative to the standard orange pekoe grade of tea.  Tippy teas exhibit certain qualities, including a higher caffeine content, lighter appearance, and smoother flavor, and they tend to fetch a higher price than otherwise similar teas.

The guide on tippy teas published by RateTea.net discusses everything that tea shoppers would want to know about tippy teas, including which styles of tea tend to be tippy, which styles of tea tend to have lower portions of tip or no tip, and how to visually identify tips in loose-leaf tea.

Visually identifying tippy tea:

The most extensive aspect to RateTea.net's new guide on tippy teas is the section on distinguishing tippy from non-tippy teas based on appearance.  The guide discusses the use of color, shape, size, and texture in distinguishing leaf buds from mature leaves, and emphasizes the importance of comparing the appearance of the leaf to teas of the same style, as the visual factors used to identify tips in loose-leaf tea vary widely from one type of tea to the next.

Visit the guide:

http://ratetea.net/topic/tippy-tea/60/

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