: tea made from the smallest and youngest leaves of the shoot
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Medium-deep amber; enchanting aromas of caramel, honey, apricot and orange pekoe tea with a delicate balsamic note.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 The flavors of smoky blackberries, orange pekoe tea and ginger are dazzling.—
Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive,
oregonlive,
7 July 2022 The typical breakdown is 30 percent orange pekoe black tea leaves for a nice fragrance, 30 percent broken orange fanning leaves for intensity, and ten percent tea dust.—
Mandy Lee,
Bon Appétit,
7 Oct. 2019 Life is going to be orange pekoe tea, Masterpiece Theater, taking care of my kids, and hopefully remobilizing my writing, and that’s it.—
Jonquilyn Hill,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018