Earl Grey is Black Tea scented with bergamot, and it brews like any black tea: boiling water and four minutes to bring the bergamot through. It is one of the few teas you can take either way, with a splash of milk or a strip of lemon, but not both at once, as lemon and milk do not mix.
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The bergamot carries it, so it needs no sugar. Makes one mug.
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
- 1 250ml mug, warmed
- 1 saucer for covering during steep
Method
- Warm a mug and pour in 250ml of freshly boiled water.
- Add the tea bag, cover with a saucer and steep for 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.
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Brewed with: Dilmah Earl Grey, 20 Tea Bags 30g
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