Pekoe brings together two of the most relaxing items in the world – tea and cats. In this game, you play as the proprietor of a tea shop in a cat town. You’ll need to brew different types of tea for the fussy cats who visit your shop, discover new recipes and upgrade your teahouse.
Tea making in Pekoe is more than just adding hot water to a tea bag. In this game, you’ll learn all about different types of tea from leaf to blossom and powder. As well as tea-making rituals and styles to form a combination of deliciously relaxing tea-based beverages. Build relationships with your cat customers, visit their teahouses and get new teaware and ingredients to make more tea.
Learn new rituals and tea-making styles to make an endless combination of recipes. Build relationships with the townsfolk, and visit their teahouses to purchase exclusive teaware and ingredients. In this guide, we’ll go through all the basics of tea brewing, types of tea, brewing temperatures and more.
Disclaimer: Pekoe was released on the 29th of June 2023 in Early Access. As such information in this guide is subject to changes and additions. We’ll be adding more to this guide as the game updates!
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How To Brew Tea
You can brew tea in Pekoe at any time, either for you to drink yourself or for a resident or customer that comes to your teashop. There are right now in the game four different types of tea which may or may not require a piece of specific equipment to brew.
- Teabag – No Special Equipment needed
- Loose Leaf – Requires an Infuser Basket of Infuser Ball
- Powdered Tea – Requires a Whisk
- Blooming Tea – Requires a Teapot
With your tea base brewing, you can then add different ingredients to enhance the taste. This can range from sugar cubes to flower petals, milk, cream and more.
Brew your tea according to the specific instructions of the tea (listed below) and the equipment. Then grab the ingredients and put them into the teacup. Note that ingredients can’t be added to a cup that is too full of other ingredients or water.
Types of Tea
Teabag
| Tea | Category | Rarity | Brew Temp | Steep Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast Teabag | Black Tea | Common | 90 – 100° | 2 – 4 mins |
| Chamomile Teabag | Herbal Tea | Common | 100+° | 5+ mins |
| Dark Oolong Teabag | Oolong Tea | Rare | 95 – 100° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Dragon Well Teabag | Green Tea | Common | 85 – 90° | 2 – 2½ mins |
| Earl Grey Teabag | Black Tea | Common | 90 – 100° | 2 – 4 mins |
| Echinacea Teabag | Herbal Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 95° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Gunpowder Teabag | Green Tea | Common | 70 – 80° | 1 – 2 mins |
| Jade Oolong Teabag | Oolong Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 95° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Jasmine Tea | Green Tea | Uncommon | 75 – 85° | 2 – 4 mins |
| Moonlight White Teabag | White Tea | Rare | 90 – 95° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Orange Pekoe Teabag | Black Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 100° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Peppermint Teabag | Herbal Tea | Common | 90 – 95° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Rooibos Teabag | Herbal Tea | Common | 95 – 100° | 5 – 7 mins |
| Sencha Teabag | Green Tea | Common | 70 – 80° | ½ – 1 min |
| Silver Needle Teabag | White Tea | Uncommon | 80 – 85° | 1 – 3 mins |
| White Peony Teabag | White Tea | Common | 70 – 80° | 2 – 3 mins |
Loose Leaf
| Tea | Category | Rarity | Brew Temp | Steep Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose Leaf Autumn Flush Tea | Black Tea | Rare | 90 – 100° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf Breakfast Tea | Black Tea | Common | 90 – 100° | 2 – 4 mins |
| Loose Leaf Chamomile Tea | Herbal Tea | Common | 100° | 5+ mins |
| Loose Leaf Dark Oolong Tea | Oolong Tea | Rare | 95 – 100° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Loose Leaf Dragon Well Tea | Green Tea | Common | 85 – 90° | 2 – 2½ mins |
| Loose Leaf Earl Grey Tea | Black Tea | Common | 90 – 100° | 2 – 4 mins |
| Loose Leaf Echinacea Tea | Herbal Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 95° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf Golden Memory Tea | Herbal Tea | Rare | 75 – 80° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Loose Leaf Gunpowder Tea | Green Tea | Common | 70 – 80° | 1 – 2 mins |
| Loose Leaf Jade Tea | Green Tea | Common | 85+° | 3+ mins |
| Loose Leaf Jade Oolong Tea | Oolong Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 95° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Loose Leaf Jasmine Tea | Green Tea | Uncommon | 75 – 85° | 2 – 4 mins |
| Loose Leaf Monsoon Flush Tea | Green Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 100° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf Moonlight White Tea | White Tea | Rare | 90 – 95° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Loose Leaf Orange Pekoe Tea | Black Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 100° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf Peppermint Tea | Herbal Tea | Common | 90 – 95° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf Pine Tea | Herbal Tea | Rare | 90 – 100° | 10 – 15 mins |
| Loose Leaf Rooibos Tea | Herbal Tea | Common | 95 – 100° | 5 – 7 mins |
| Loose Leaf Sencha Tea | Green Tea | Common | 70 – 80° | ½ – 1 min |
| Loose Leaf Silver Needle Tea | White Tea | Uncommon | 80 – 85° | 1 – 3 mins |
| Loose Leaf Spring Flush Tea | White Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 100° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf Summer Flush Tea | Black Tea | Common | 90 – 100° | 3 – 5 mins |
| Loose Leaf White Peony Tea | White Tea | Common | 70 – 80° | 2 – 3 mins |
Powdered Tea
| Tea | Category | Rarity | Brew Temp | Steep Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matcha Tea | Green Tea | Uncommon | 85+° | 0+ mins |
| Roasted Tea | Green Tea | Uncommon | 80+° | 0+ mins |
Blooming Tea
| Tea | Category | Rarity | Brew Temp | Steep Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Dragon Well | Green Tea | Uncommon | 85 – 90° | 2 – 2½ mins |
| Blooming Jade Oolong | Green Tea | Uncommon | 90 – 95° | 2 – 3 mins |
| Blooming Moonlight White | White Tea | Rare | 90 – 95° | 2 – 3 mins |
Drink Recipes
| Recipe | Tea | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| BoBoBa Tiger Milk Tea | – | Milk, Brown Sugar Syrup, Tapioca Pearls |
| Cardamom’s Cuppa Cinnamon | Loose Leaf Earl Grey Tea | Milk, Powdered Cinnamon |
| Michi’s Moonlit Sakura | Loose Leaf Jasmine Tea | Fresh Cherry Blossom |
| Milky Black Tea | Black Tea | Milk, White Sugar Cubes |
| Min’s Morning | – | Dried Ginger |
| Mjorn’s Mulled Tea | Loose Leaf Breakfast Tea | Cranberry, Cinnamon sticks, Cloves, Honey |
| Sae’s Tropical Tea Mix | – | Pineapple, Mango, Dried Passionfruit |
| Taffy’s Taste of Home | Chamomile Teabag | Milk, White Sugar Cubes |
| Tamsin’s Festive Rosehip Punch | – | White Sugar, Cloves, Dried Rosehips, Ginger Powder, Dried Orange |
Pekoe
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cosy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Pekoe by Kitten Cup Studio is out on Early Access now on PC – Steam for Windows and Mac.
