10 Secrets to The Perfect Cup
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Choose only the tea of high quality.
Keep tea in a container with a lid. Do not store it with the items of strong odours. |
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Use clean water
Boil fresh cold water. Do not use hot water or the water that has been boiled that has low oxygen because the tea will taste dull and dry. The high amount of oxygen in cold water will give excellent taste. |
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Make sure that the teapot is really clean.
The tannin stains inside the teapot does not improve the taste of tea, but it gives a bitter taste. To remove such stains from the teapot, pour 2 teaspoonful of soda bicarbonate in the teapot containing boiling water, and leave it to stand for a few hours. Teapot should be cleaned every 4-6 weeks. |
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Warm up the teapot before making tea.
When the teapot is clean, pour warm water in it. Twirl it around and pour the water out. Now, the teapot will be warm enough to make tea. |
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Put tea leaves in the right quantity.
To make tea, a “plus 1” formula should be applied. For example, to make tea for 2 persons, 3 teaspoonful/sachets of tea should be used. The additional 1 teaspoonful/sachet of tea will be absorbed by the teapot. Without the additional part the tea will be too weak. |
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Brewing time is vital
The tea must be brewed in boiling water for 3-5 minutes, depending on the size of tealeaves. Large tealeaves require longer brewing time. If you want stronger tea, increase the amount of tealeaves, not the brewing time. |
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Twirl the teapot before serving
To ensure smooth taste, twirl the teapot three times one way and another three times the other way round before serving. |
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Immediate serving
After brewing, tea must be served immediately. Do not leave tea to stand longer than 10 minutes because its taste will change. |
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Wash teapot with cold water
Wash teapot with cold water. Do not clean your teapot with washing machine or washing liquid. |
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Try your own special blends
You can mix Earl Grey tea with other fruit flavoured black teas that you like to obtain the taste with distinctive characters of your own. The art of drinking tea has endless combinations. |
Apart from the 10 secrets, at lot of people ask these questions:
“What is the most suitable temperature of water for brewing the tea of best taste”
For excellent taste, most types of tea should be brewed in hot water of 100°C; for green tea 95°C.
“Is tea made from leaves tastes better than the one made from sachet?่”
Twinings tea leaves or sachets both give excellent tastes. The teas of highest quality are selected and blended smoothly and artistically. If you want to enjoy the traditional tea, choose tea leaves. If you want to make a quick cup of tea, choose tea sachets.
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