tea.ceo How to brew black tea
Black tea: the fully oxidised leaf behind every builder's mug, from Assam and Darjeeling to Earl Grey. The general method first, then the named teas, each with its own temperature and time.
How to make a proper cup of tea
The British cup of tea, made properly: freshly drawn water at a full boil, three to five minutes for a strong black blend, and the milk question settled — or at least explained. With the Royal Society of Chemistry's method and the ISO standard for comparison.
How to brew black tea
Black tea wants water at or near a full boil and three to five minutes. How much leaf, how long for which tea, and when to reach for the milk — from Assam and Ceylon to Darjeeling and Earl Grey.
How to brew Darjeeling
Darjeeling is the black tea that rewards a little care: about 80°C and three minutes for the spring first flush, boiling water for the summer second. What the flushes are, how the gardens themselves brew them, and why the name is protected.
How to make Earl Grey
Earl Grey is black tea scented with bergamot: freshly boiled water, three to four minutes, and not a second more. Milk or lemon, how to make a London Fog, and what is known — and what is merely told — about the Earl.