Despite one hundred million cups of tea drunk a day in the UK, some Brits are still confused by the nation's favourite hot drink. With a third believing that green tea contains a colouring and that black tea is made from fruit - as revealed in the new Tea Census Study by the UK Tea and Infusions Association (UKTIA).
Hall, chief executive of the UK Tea and Infusions Association (UKTIA), put together a few simple steps to help ensure you make the best brew ahead of National Tea Week. How to make the ‘perfect cuppa’:
- Use a good quality teabag or loose-leaf tea and store your tea in a cool, dry place
- Avoid storing tea next to strongly flavoured or perfumed foods
- Always use freshly drawn water and consider using a water filter
- Use one teabag or one rounded teaspoon of loose tea for each cup or mug
- Using your mug, measure out just the water you need for one or two cuppas and only boil that
- Allow the tea to brew for the recommended time before pouring
- Always read the instructions on the pack and if you’re brewing tea from a bag in a mug, adding milk last is best
- Most black teas should be brewed for three to four minutes, while Lapsang Souchong black tea tastes best after four to five minutes. Brew green tea for three to four minutes and oolong tea for three to five minutes, depending on your strength preference
- Remove the bag after brewing, before adding the milk
- Put your feet up, relax and enjoy
Hall said: “This will help save on energy costs and will ensure a good flavour tea which develops best when made with freshly boiled water. The lack of oxygen bubbles in re-boiled water can give the tea a flat taste.”
To discover more about tea, visit: https://www.tea.co.uk/.