On the first floor there is a wilting room.

It's a warm room where the leaves stay for 12 hours to let the water evaporate and the leaves soften to make black tea leaves falling.

This cylinder to be rolled on the ground floor of the factory, rolling, releases the juices of the leaves.

The step that follows is oxidation, which happens in the basement of the factory, leaves richard by going through this other machine with a net.

The net has different sized holes to start dividing leaves into the three grades of black tea.

Orange pekoe pekoe or broken leaf oxidation is a natural process that occurs after the leaves are exposed to the air.

This contributes to the aroma of the tea.

The next phase is drying and then separating the leaves.