FBOPFsp Tea (Finest Broken Orange Pekoe Flowery Special) is a rare variety of Ceylon tea. This is one of those grades that can be referred to as a Speciality tea among Ceylon Black teas. It is being only manufactured in a limited quantity. As it can be manufactured only with young tender tea buds and tips off the tea plant. This tea consists of short thin broken leaf and plenty of golden colored tips off tea buds. Best to use an infuser that can be used for smaller leaves to brew this tea.
Once brewed, this tea has a unique and a rich aromatic scent. The liquor generally has a light golden reddish color and has good strength. Compared to the FBOPF1, which lacks gold colored tips, FBOPF Special tea has a slightly astringent but a rich caramel, chocolate like taste. This is one of those grades for a special occasion or even as gift to special someone. It’s a tea made for the advanced tea tasters, who are enthusiastic to try varieties of Ceylon Tea flavors.
I recently reviewed this tea and gave it 4 stars; I want to up that rating to 5 stars.
I’ve been drinking it a lot, essentially trying to use it up, but dialing in the brewing parameters along the way.
Now with 3.5 g in 300 ML 190F water for 3.5 minutes, it is very good tea, with a nice after-effect, pleasant flavor, an all-around good experience.
I prefer a tea that is not so finicky, but once the right brewing conditions are strictly in place, this is very good.
Finally, the FBOPF Sp tea. This had much finer pieces than the other 2 teas, not sure if the final ‘F’ in the designation stands for “fannings’. My first brew attempt was ok, but nothing particularly memorable. For the second time, considering the fine level of pieces, I lowered the temp to ~185F and kept the time below 4 minutes. That improved things remarkably for me. Still though, I preferred the other two teas, and do not plan to re-order this one.
Package arrived without problems. Tea is delicious, we enjoytt it every day. Will definitely order again!!
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Great smooth taste and pleasant color. Excellent choice for 5o’clock