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whosbradpitt drank Orange Pekoe (Organic) by DAVIDsTEA

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Today I learned that Orange Pekoe is not orange flavored, and it gets its name from some Dutch royalty convention – I really didn’t feel like getting further into that rabbit hole, so that’s where my exploration ends. After getting over that disappointment, I went ahead and made a cup.

I was surprised by this. There was something distinctly vegetal about it in a way that reminded me more of green tea. I didn’t get the usual acidity or bitterness I expect from black tea. This feels like it could be a good tea to help bridge me from my love of green tea to appreciating black tea – something to consider for the future.

Now a confession: I wanted this to be orange so badly that I finally just gave in and added some fresh orange to my cup. Absolutely delightful; would recommend.

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200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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Mom of 2, adjunct, and general homebody in California.

Great at buying tea, okay at drinking tea, awful at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.

My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!

90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.

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