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Tea Leaf Processing

General

  • Plucking
  • Withering / Wilting (To remove water, gives a slight level of oxidation)
  • Disruption / Leaf Maceration (To speed up oxidation)
  • Oxidation (For teas that require oxidation)
  • Fixation / Kill-green (To limit oxidation at the desired level)
  • Sweltering / Yellowing (Unique to Yellow Tea)
  • Rolling / Shaping (Removes sap and juices to ooze out)
  • Drying (To make it ready for distribution)
  • Aging / Curing (Damping to add or enhance flavour, etc.)
  • Sorting (Removing stems, etc. and classifying by colour, shape etc.)

Type-specific

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_processing#Type-specific

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