FBOP (Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe)

Description

Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe, often abbreviated as FBOP, is a grade of black tea known for its exceptional flavor profile and quick infusion. It is renowned for its large, intact leaves, often plucked during the first or second flush, with an abundance of tips. The name “Flowery” indicates the presence of young, golden tips on the tea leaves, while “Broken” suggests that the leaves are not whole but rather broken into smaller pieces, making them ideal for infusing quickly. “Orange Pekoe” is a term that typically signifies a high-quality black tea. The term “pekoe” (or, occasionally, orange pekoe) describes the unopened terminal leaf buds (tips) in tea flushes. As such, the phrases “a bud and a leaf” or “a bud and two leaves” are used to describe the “leafiness” of a flush; they are also used interchangeably with pekoe and a leaf or pekoe and two leaves.