Tattle Tea Black Tea, Orange Pekoe, 1 Pound

Description

Orange pekoe tea contains no orange. Don't feel bad, it's a common mistake. What it does contain is full rolled leaves of high quality grade black tea. Lower grades of orange pekoe are widely used in mass-market tea bags. It produces a robust copper red liquor with a full body and well-balanced flavor. Some say it's the copper-Y color that gave this tea its "orange" name. Others say it relates back to the Dutch East India company which may have marketed this tea as orange to give it a "royal" spin vis-à-vis the Dutch royal house of orange. Insider's tip: we make giant pitchers of iced orange pekoe with honey so simple and so amazingly delicious.