Ceylon tea from sri lanka is celebrated for its clean brisk taste and this is a particularly fine ceylon blended from a selection of estates 39orange pekoe refers to the grade an unbroken whole leaf tea with long wiry leaves often misread as referring to the taste of the tea the term 39orange pekoe has a rather intriguing history the word 39pekoe is a corruption of the chinese for 39white tip referring to the young fresh tea leaves while the inclusion of 39orange