How To Brew The Perfect Cup of Tea
We know that you want to get the best possible taste and enjoyment from your More Tea purchases. It's easy to brew the perfect cup of tea if you follow these simple steps.
Check our brewing guide (supplied with your teas,or you can download a copy now) for the recommended amounts and timings.
Tip 1 - Use filtered water.
Filtered water will help to prevent your tea from becoming scummy.
Many teas have a variety of subtle flavors that can be destroyed or masked by tap water that contains heavy concentrations of impurities (chlorine, fluoride and salts).
Tip 2 - Use water at the correct temperature.
Generally speaking black, flavoured, pu erh, and tisanes should be made with boiling water (100°C).
Oolongs, green and white teas should be made with water that is hot, but not boiling (70°C - 85°C), to avoid unpleasant bitter infusions.
Tip 3 - Follow the amounts recommended in our handy Brewing Guide.
The amounts are only a starting point and not absolute, feel free to experiment. Every tea drinker is different, some of us like strong tea, others prefer it weaker.
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Tip 4 - Try them without milk or sugar.
In many cases, adding milk or sugar can ruin the experience as many of our teas have delicate flavours and their own natural sweetness. So, give them a try without.
Tip 5 - Use the leaves for multiple infusions.
Many of our green teas are suitable for multiple infusions. In fact, they taste better the second or third time.
This means you can drink several cups from the same leaves. In the East it is traditional to place one set of leaves in the cup, adding more hot water as each cupful is consumed. People will drink tea like this for most of the day, only changing the leaves in the evening.
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