Exact quantities, then the method.
Everybody thinks they can make a cup of tea, and most people make a perfectly decent one, but a few small things lift the everyday brew. Use water at a rolling boil, because unlike Green Tea a robust black like this wants full heat to draw out its malty strength. Give it a proper four minutes rather than a quick dunk. Then the milk: add it after the brew and you can judge the colour, which is how most tea drinkers swear by it.
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You'll need
- 1 tea bag of Lipton Yellow Label
- 250ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 25ml cold whole milk
- 1 250ml mug, warmed
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Warm your mug with a splash of just-boiled water and tip it out.
- Pour in 250ml of water at a rolling boil.
- Add the tea bag, cover with a saucer, and leave it a full four minutes; this is where the strength comes from.
- Lift the bag out, pressing it gently against the side rather than squeezing it hard.
- Add a splash of cold milk and stir, then top up to the colour you like.
- Tip: if you take sugar, stir it in while the tea is still hot so it dissolves cleanly.
The tea it is made with, and what to make next.
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Brewed with: Lipton Yellow Label, 30 Tea Bags 60g
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