pekoe
Sri Lankan export
Pekoe is a grade of black tea made from young leaves and leaf buds.
The term appears most often in the phrase orange pekoe, which despite its name has nothing to do with oranges or orange flavor—it designates a particular leaf size and quality.
Tea labeled pekoe is typically from Sri Lanka or India.
Flowering Asian evergreen shrub
plucking · harvest · cultivar · orthodox · rolling · oxidation · whole · unbroken
Damaged beyond function
- dustFine settled particles
- tippyLiable to overturn
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
whole leaf · premium · quality · orthodox · loose leaf
Soaking to extract flavor
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
- strainerPerforated draining vessel
hot water · temperature · pour · steep time · liquor · color · strength · cup
Fine ceramic tableware
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- mountainsideSloping face of peak
camellia
Flowering Asian evergreen shrub
tips · plucking · harvest · cultivar · orthodox · rolling · oxidation · whole · unbroken · grading
broken
Damaged beyond function
flowery · whole leaf · premium · quality · orthodox · loose leaf
steeping
Soaking to extract flavor
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- kettleSpouted vessel for heating water
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
strainer · hot water · temperature · pour · steep time · liquor · color · strength · cup · mug
china
Fine ceramic tableware
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
fragrance
Pleasing olfactory quality
malty · brisk · muscatel · astringent · smooth · bright · full-bodied · delicate · robust · honeyed
- teagreen tea, black tea, oolong, white tea, Darjeeling
- tea industrytea plantation, tea trade, tea garden, tea estate, tea leaves
- loose-leafbinder, binder paper, filler paper, refills, inserts
pekoeherbal tea
Steeped plant infusion
herbal infusion · tisane · rooibos · chamomile tea · mint tea
- orange pekoeGrade of black tea