What you'll need
Tall glass or big mug
Kettle
Leaf
3g
~1 tsp
Water
300ml
Temperature
80°C
Steep
Ongoing
Add leaf to mug
About 3g of loose leaf.
Pour hot water
Fill to the top, about 300ml.
Sip and refill
Drink when ready, top up with hot water.
Leaves stay in the mug
No need to strain. Sip throughout the day.
Any tea works, these are our favourites.
Bai Mu Dan (White Peony)
Fuding, Fujian
Bi Luo Chun (Green Snail Spring)
Dongting, Jiangsu
Huang Shan Mao Feng (Yellow Mountain Fur Peak)
Huangshan, Anhui
Sencha
Shizuoka, Japan
Bai Hao Yin Zhen (Silver Needle)
Fuding, Fujian
Yue Guang Bai (Moonlight White)
Jinggu, Yunnan
Jun Shan Yin Zhen (Yellow Silver Needle)
Yueyang, Hunan
Meng Ding Huang Ya (Yellow Buds)
Meng Ding, Sichuan
Yunnan Zi Juan (Purple Beauty)
Simao, Yunnan
Shi Feng Longjing (Lion Peak Dragon Well)
Shi Feng, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Xi Hu Longjing (West Lake Dragon Well)
Xi Hu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Fengqing Dian Hong (Yunnan Red)
Fengqing, Yunnan
Fukamushi Sencha (Deep-Steamed)
Makinohara, Shizuoka, Japan
Hojicha
Kyoto, Japan
Kabusecha
Kagoshima, Japan