Process

How a lot moves through Lot Ceylon.

Estate leaf, factory batches and auction lots are recorded in three books that rarely agree.

The record

Each lot carries its intake weights, process times and grading sheet, and every estate that contributed leaf is named on it.

  1. 1. IntakeLeaf is weighed by collection and logged.
  2. 2. ProcessWithering, rolling and firing are timed and recorded.
  3. 3. GradeThe grading sheet is signed by the factory tea-taster.
  4. 4. AuctionThe lot is listed with its estate and season.