Orange Pekoe

The Name
When I first came across the tea name, I somehow memorized it as Orange Peacock instead...it took me awhile to have it corrected in my mind, but it still comes up floating around in my mind whenever I see the name. (totally irrelevant from the main purpose of this post lol)


The Tea
I hated it.
It seems to be quite a popular or at least common tea but I just somehow dislike the taste. When I received a packet of Orange Pekoe from Mel as a present, I kept it aside until I finally gave courage to try it (just cause it's from Mel) and after triumphantly brewing the hot tea in my favorite thermo glass tea cup...I couldn't stand the flavor after 2 or 3 sips and poured it down the drain...(I'm really sorry Mel OTZ in the end I brought it to school and put it into the class tea and coffee station in our classroom)


A long forgotten memory came to me, one of my exs used to brew Orange Pekoe whenever I came over. Especially when I stayed for dinner, I would most likely always be given a cup of Orange Pekoe afterwards. (since I'm a cup of tea after dinner person.) And I also remembered, how I would have the tea as soon as possible so the flavor is still not sunk in the hot waters (like a minute right after she put in the tea leaves). Then this thought came to me as I was pouring the tea down the drain, the Orange Pekoe she had was almost like her, not my cup of tea.


I sometimes find this disliking a weird thing, because my favorite tea is Earl Grey, and something so similar, Orange Pekoe, I dislike, makes me wonder if it's a mental thing. It's just like how I love Garlic chives and hate parsley, my mom would always remind me how weird that was, although to me, it seemed like a reasonable thing because the taste of the two herbs were quite distinctive to me.


Anyhow, just another small babble.