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Origin of the
phrase: The finest teas start
with just the very small blossoms, the
'two leaves and a
bud' of the tea flower. This idea
sets the tone of our business.
The finest tea starts with the tea picker;
only the young ‘two leaves and bud’ of the tea
should be used.
Many believe that, in the critical first
steps of producing a fine tea, "coarse
plucking", where the third and fourth leaves
are picked, can bring an undesirable taint to
the tea. The same applies to machine harvested
tea. While tea has many parallels
with wine, this is not one of
them. The nature and delicacy of the
tender, fresh shoots of the plant do not lend
themselves to machine harvesting.
For these reasons, it is believed that the
hand picked 'two leaves and a bud' represent
the quintensential source for a quality cup of
tea.
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