A Proper Cup of English Breakfast Tea
The everyday cuppa done properly: Ceylon black tea brewed four minutes for a brisk, malty mug, with the milk added after the brew.
This is the everyday cuppa done properly. A good Ceylon Black Tea bag, freshly boiled water and four minutes brings out its brisk, malty character and clean amber colour.
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Add the milk after the brew, the UK way, so you can judge the strength, and skip the sugar unless you really want it. Makes one mug.
You'll need
- 1 tea bag of Dilmah Premium Ceylon Black
- 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 a mug and pour in 250ml of freshly boiled water.
- Add the tea bag, cover with a saucer and steep for a full four minutes.
- Lift the bag out, draining it gently against the rim.
- Add a splash of cold milk after the brew, so you can see the strength as you pour.
- Four minutes gives a proper, brisk cup; rushing it leaves it weak and watery.
Want the background, not just the brew?
Brewed with: Dilmah Premium Ceylon Black, 25 Tea Bags 50g
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