Our gourmet teas are handpicked from the finest gardens in the world. To indulge in the full flavor of our teas, we recommend the following brewing process:
Hot Tea
We recommend that you start with bottled or filtered water. Spoon one teaspoon of tea for each 6 ounces of filtered water. It is best to place the dry tea into an infuser that can be placed in a cup of water or in a tea press and then pour the boiling water on top of the tea. Allow it to steep for 3 - 5 minutes. Then pour into a cup and enjoy!
Iced Tea
We recommend that you start with bottled or filtered water. Spoon one teaspoon of tea for each 6 ounces of filtered water. It is best to place the dry tea into an infuser that can be placed in a cup of water or in a tea press and then pour the boiling water on top of the tea. Allow it to steep for 3 - 5 minutes. Fill 3/4 ths of a large glass with ice cubes. Pour the hot tea from the teapot over the ice. Add sugar, syrup and/or sliced lemon to taste. A sprig of mint adds a nice touch. Let it cool for a few minutes, then enjoy!
Hot Spiced Afternoon Tea
4 pints water
1/2 level tsp whole cloves
1/2 a stick of cinnamon
1 oz. Captain Grey Gourmet Tea
4 oz. Sugar
5 oz. Orange Juice or Orange Squash
Juice of 2 lemons
Cinnamon sticks to serve
Green Tea Ice Cream
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons dry Green Passion Gourmet Tea
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 vanilla pod
1 1/4 cups double (heavy) cream
1/4 cup caster sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
2 tablespoons boiling water
Take the dry green tea and soak in boiling water with the tablespoon of sugar for 10-12 minutes. Into a saucepan put the vanilla pod and milk and gently bring to the boil then pour this over the tea. Leave to stand for 5 or 6 minutes. Beat the egg yolks with the 1/4 cup caster sugar in a separate bowl and then strain the milk mixture into it. Transfer to a saucepan and gently heat, stirring all the time, until the mixture is thick. Leave to cool. Whip the double (heavy) cream and fold into the cooled tea mixture. Transfer the complete mixture into an ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Rose Petal Tea
2 cups firmly packed fragrant rose petals (about 15 large roses, wash and pat dry)
1 cup Captain Grey Gourmet Tea leaves
Pre heat oven to 200. Place rose petals on an un-greased baking sheet. Leaving oven door slightly open, dry petals in oven for 3 to 4 hours or until completely dry, stirring occasionally. In a food processor, fitted with steel blade, process rose petals and tea leaves until finely chopped. Store in airtight container.
To brew tea: Place 1 teaspoon tea for each 6 ounces of water in a warm teapot. Bring water to a boil and pour over tea. Steep 3-5 minutes. Stir and strain. Serve hot or chilled. Serves 3
Make the perfect cuppa
To make tea the proper way, follow these guidelines:
1. Boil a kettle of water.
2. Warm the pot by putting some of the boiling water into a teapot, swill the water round, and then discard it.
3. Now add tea. You can use teabags, but the traditional way is to use leaf tea, which is loose. There a lots of different teas - English Breakfast (quite strong to start the day), Darjeeling, Earl Grey (flavoured with oil of bergamot), Assam, Lapsang Souchong (smoky) - are among the many varieties available. The amount varies on how strong you like your tea to taste, but traditionally you would use one teaspoon for each person and one for the pot.
4. Pour boiling water on to the tea. Now stir the tea, put the lid on the pot and let the tea stand, or brew, for five minutes. It is important that the water is boiling so that the flavours develop.
5. Put a small amount of milk into each cup and pour on the tea. If you used loose leaf tea, pour it through a tea strainer, which is like a little sieve, to catch all the leaves. You could also drink your tea without milk but with a slice of lemon.
6. Traditionally, a bone china tea set with matching cups, saucers, plates, milk jug, tea pot and sugar bowl would be used. Nowadays, we tend to use mugs, especially for breakfast.
7. Add sugar to taste and enjoy a lovely cuppa.
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