Name: The Standard Darjeeling Earl Grey Cup
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 Teapigs Darjeeling Earl Grey tea temple; 250ml water, just boiled then left 30 seconds off the boil; A thin slice of lemon, optional; No milk recommended, it muddies the Darjeeling

This is a more refined take on Earl Grey: a light, muscatel Darjeeling sits under the bergamot in place of a heavy black base, so it drinks best without milk and wants a short steep to hold onto both the bergamot lift and the Darjeeling fruit.

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It uses Teapigs Darjeeling Earl Grey, a whole leaf bergamot Black Tea. One mug, a few minutes, and best drunk black.

⏱ 5 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Earl Grey Recipes

You'll need

1 Teapigs Darjeeling Earl Grey tea temple
250ml water, just boiled then left 30 seconds off the boil
A thin slice of lemon, optional
No milk recommended, it muddies the Darjeeling

Method

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.
Drink it black to taste the leaf. A thin slice of lemon suits it; milk muddies the delicate base, so leave it out.

What you'll end up with: A fragrant Earl Grey with bright bergamot over a light Darjeeling fruit, clean and never heavy. One to drink black.

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