Orthodox

This traditional type of manufacture has steadily lost favour with traders and consumers because it diffuses slowly, breaks into smaller particles easily whilst being handled for packing and most of all, it brews less cups per Kg against CTC. Producers also find it more costly to produce. However this slow process allows the end produce to retain a majority of the delicate flavours inherent in the plucked green-leaf. Therefore, almost all teas produced in high elevation areas such as Nilgiris, continues to be of the orthodox variety, fetching premium prices, thereby justifying production. <back>