orange pekoe

noun

: tea made from the smallest and youngest leaves of the shoot

Examples of orange pekoe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Medium-deep amber; enchanting aromas of caramel, honey, apricot and orange pekoe tea with a delicate balsamic note. —Tom Hyland, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

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

Bright, deep orange; aromas of yellow and red plum, currant, persimmon and orange pekoe tea. —Tom Hyland, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024

The flavors of smoky blackberries, orange pekoe tea and ginger are dazzling. —Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 July 2022

The wine’s spicy red berry flavors play nicely with notes of orange pekoe tea and dark chocolate. —Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 July 2020

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

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for orange pekoe

• delmonico
• fico
• nikko