Exact quantities, then the method.
Darjeeling has earned its nickname, the Champagne of teas, with a light body and a distinctive grape-like muscatel character you do not get from everyday black tea. It deserves a little respect at the kettle: water just off the boil at around 90C rather than a rolling boil, and four minutes in the cup. Leave out the milk, which flattens those delicate notes. This is tea to sip and notice, not to dunk a biscuit in.
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You'll need
- 1 pyramid tea bag of Teapigs Darjeeling
- 250ml freshly drawn water cooled to 90C
Equipment
- 1 250ml mug, warmed
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Rinse your mug with a little hot water to warm it, then tip it out.
- Boil the kettle and let the water drop to about 90C; a thermometer will tell you, or use a kettle with temperature control.
- Drop in the pyramid bag and pour the water over.
- Put a saucer over the mug and steep for four minutes.
- Lift the bag out and drink it black; milk masks the muscatel character that makes Darjeeling special.
- Tip: first-flush Darjeeling drinks lighter and more floral, second-flush rounder and fruitier, if you fancy exploring.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Darjeeling, 15 Tea Bags 37.5g
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