To ensure you get the best brew from your teas we advise you to follow the guide lines here below as for a good cup of tea several factors are important. The quality of the tea leaf and the correct preparation method are of outmost importance to get the best flavour , fragrance and colour to your tea

        You should use the correct amount of tea, the water should be preferably non chlorine treated and should be at the right temperature (see temperature guide at the bottom of this page). Please note that the water should also only boiled just once, as boiling it twice would cause the carbon dioxide and other dissolved gasses in the water to escape which would result in an inferior brew. If your tap water is chlorine treated or too hard you may opt for non sparkling mineral bottle water low in sodium instead.

FOR CLASSIC TEA

Use a clean, pre heated tea pot.

Per cup add 1 teaspoon or 1 luxury bag of tea to your pot or cup (Experiment with the quantity as you go to suit your taste)

Per cup add 1 cup of roaring boiling water

Brew for 3 to 5 minutes or adjust the brewing time to suit your taste. Please note that if your tea turns out to be bitter or harsh it is often a sign of over brewing. (For green tea 1 to 3 minutes. For white tea 2 to 5 minutes)

Stir the pot strain & remove the leaf

Add a dash of milk / sugar if you desire

FOR FLAVOURED CLASSIC TEA

 Use a clean, pre heated tea pot.

Per cup add 1 teaspoon or 1 luxury bag of tea to your pot or mug (Experiment with the quantity as you go to suit your taste)

Per cup add 1 cup of roaring boiling water

Brew for 3 to 5 minutes or adjust the brewing time to suit your taste. Please note that if your tea turns out to be bitter or harsh it is often a sign of over brewing.

Stir the pot strain & remove the leaf

Add sugar if you desire to suit your taste

FOR ICED BLACK TEA

( 2 Glasses)

Use a clean, pre heated tea pot.

Per cup add 2 teaspoons or 2 luxury bag of tea to your pot (Experiment with the quantity as you go to suit your taste)

Per cup add 1 cup of roaring boiling water

Brew for 3 to 5 minutes or adjust the brewing time to suit your taste. Please note that if your tea turns out to be bitter or harsh it is often a sign of over brewing.

Stir the pot strain & remove the leaf

Add sugar if you desire to suit your taste

Fill a container with 2 cups of ice and add the hot brew over the ice*

Add a slice of Lime or Orange if you desire.

Fill content into 2 glasses and serve while chill

FOR FLAVOURED ICE TEA

(2 Glasses)

Use a clean, pre heated tea pot.

Per cup add 2 teaspoons or 2 luxury bag of tea to your pot (Experiment with the quantity as you go to suit your taste)

Per cup add 1 cup of roaring boiling water

Brew for 3 to 5 minutes or adjust the brewing time to suit your taste. Please note that if your tea turns out to be bitter or harsh it is often a sign of over brewing.

Stir the pot strain & remove the leaf

Add sugar if you desire to suit your taste

Fill a container with 2 cups of ice and add the hot brew over the ice*

Fill content into 2 glasses and serve while chill

* Shock Freeze – When pouring the hot tea directly onto the ice the physics of “Shock Freezing” are applied. This preserves the active ingredients and the full aroma of the tea and further more prevents cloudiness witch often occurs in black teas when cooling off. Should cloudiness occur you may ignore it as it will not affect the taste or quality of your ice tea.

GUIDE TO THE CORRECT WATER TEMPERATURES

 Black Teas:      95 degrees Centigrade / 200-210 Fahrenheit    (Roaring Boiling Water)

Green Teas       60 degrees Centigrade / 140 Fahrenheit    (Slightly bubbling, steaming)

 White Teas        90 degrees Centigrade / 180-190 Fahrenheit (Full bubbles, brisk steam)