Enjoy Your Tea



The key to the best tasting tea is good tasting water in addition to premium quality tea. Bottled Spring Water makes a good choice in brewing/infusing your loose leaf tea. Temperature of the water is also very important in the brewing/infusing tea. Different types of tea brew or infuse at different temperatures.

212 degree water is boiling and 180 degree is just under boiling. Use 1 teaspoon of tea per 6 oz cup of water. Follow the guidelines below according to the type of tea you are brewing:

•	Black Tea: 212 degree water, steep for 3-4
•	Oolong Tea: 180 degree water, steep for 2-3 minutes
•	Green Tea: 170-180 degree water, steep for 1-2 minutes
•	White Tea: 180 degree water, steep for 2-3 minutes
•	Decaf Tea: 212 degree water, steep for 3-4 minutes
•	Herbal Tea/Fruit Blend, Rooibos/South African Red Bush and Mate are best infused at 212 degree water, steep for 5-7 minutes

You can make your own ice tea by brewing your tea as usual, but double the amount of loose leaf tea, cool your tea, then pour over ice or keep it in the refrigerator the day before you need it.

It is best to keep tea in an airtight container and away from heat, light, and moisture. Do not refrigerate or freeze as it will alter the taste of your tea. Some tea is best served with milk and honey/sugar, some tea also good for multiple brewing/infusions.

Tea	Food	Sweet	Cheese	Wine	Liqueur
My Ceylon	Cucumber or Tomato Sandwich	Tiramisu	Mature Cheddar	Fine Dessert Wine	Chartreuse yellow/green
Golden Monkey	Turkey Hummus Bagel	Chocolate Ganache	Austrian Smoked	Cabernet Sauvignon	Drambuie
My Darjeeling	Cream Cheese Sandwich	Cream Desserts	Cream Cheese	Zinfandel or Shiraz	Armagnac
Golden Nepal	Chicken or Smoked Salmon Sandwich	Lemon Cake	Stilton	Chardonnay	Tawny Port
Earl Grey Royale	Fruited Chiken Sandwich	Crème Brulee	Leicester	Valpolicella or Beaujolais	-
English Garden	Ham and Cheese Sandwich	Cream Puffs	English Cheese with biscuits, apple, celery	Classic Cabernet Sauvignon	Brandy