A Proper Cup of Earl Grey
teas.co.uk · 5 min · Serves 1
You'll need
- 1 tea bag of Dilmah Earl Grey
- 250ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
- 1 thin strip of fresh lemon zest, peeled with a vegetable peeler
- 20ml cold whole milk
Method
- Warm the mug; 250ml of freshly boiled water for the Earl Grey.
- In goes the Earl Grey bag; cover it with a saucer and steep four minutes.
- Lift the bag out, draining it gently against the rim.
- Now choose: a small splash of cold milk, or a thin strip of lemon, but not both, as lemon curdles milk.
- The bergamot does the work, so it needs no sugar.
Recipe: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/earl grey/a proper cup of earl grey/