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    "title": "The Standard Darjeeling Earl Grey Cup",
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    "excerpt": "A lighter Earl Grey on a muscatel Darjeeling base: brewed short, best without milk, with the bergamot and delicate fruit kept intact.",
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                "1 Teapigs Darjeeling Earl Grey tea temple",
                "250ml water, just boiled then left 30 seconds off the boil",
                "A thin slice of lemon, optional",
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                "Boil fresh water and let it stand 30 seconds. A Darjeeling base is more delicate than a heavy Assam, so just off the boil protects the fruit and the bergamot.",
                "Put the temple in the mug and pour the water over.",
                "Steep 3 minutes only. This is the key: a short steep keeps the bergamot bright and the muscatel Darjeeling note alive; longer and it goes flat and tannic.",
                "Lift the bag out with one gentle press, no squeezing, which would pull bitterness from the Darjeeling.",
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