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Sri Lanka tea does not have "flushes" like Darjeeling. Because of the climate tea is grown and harvest all year long throughout the island. The tea can be ranked into three growing altitudes. "Low grown" tea comes from the South Coast, "Mid Grown" tea is from the Kandy and Uva areas, and "High Grown" tea is harvest in Nuwara Eliya
One should be carful however not to think of low grown teas as a lower quality. There is significant difference in the flavors as you get to higher elevations. Weather they are an improvement depends on your taste.
Graded STGFOP (Special Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe), this tea has the highest proportion of tips. The "special" means it also uses the highest quality leaves in that classification.