Red and Black Teas
Chinese Red and Indian Black Teas are essentially the same, both are fully fermented and make up the majority of Teas drunk in Britain today.
Assam: Harmutty Garden. F.T.G.F.O.P, £4.65 for 50g
Assam makes up about half of all the tea grown in India. Here, for a change is a very high quality tea from a single estate. Full bodied, malty, rounded and smooth.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse 3 - 5 minutes, best taken with milk.
Cemlyn Breakfast, £1.25 for 50g
Now available online. Our own blend of Keemun from China and Ceylon. This is a softer tea when compared to the big teas like Assam.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse 3 - 5 minutes, serve with or without milk.
Cemlyn Mix, £1.25 for 50g
This is our special blend of Darjeeling and Earl Grey, only available from Cemlyn.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse 3 - 5 minutes, serve with or without milk.
Ceylon: Orange Pekoe (O.P.), £1.25 for 50g
A large leaf tea from Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon). Bright colour and good flavour.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse for 2 - 3 minutes, good with or without milk.
Darjeeling: Castleton Estate F.T.G.F.O.P, £4.65 for 50g
Established in 1885, the estate is located near Kurseong (White Orchid) in northern India and is considered to be one of the best in Darjeeling.
A very fine afternoon Tea with Classical muscatel notes and a very light astringency.
Harvested in June, this second flush is much more complex than the first and is often referred to as the Champagne of Teas.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse for 2 - 3 minutes, best without milk.
Keemun, £1.30 for 50g
This was the base for the original 'Breakfast Tea'. A superb Red Tea originating from the Anhui district in Eastern China.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse for 2 - 3 minutes, good with or without milk.
Nilgiri: Thiashola. S.F.T.G.F.O.P, £3.00 for 50g
A single estate tea from Thiashola Garden in the Nilgiri (Blue Mountain) region in Southern India produces a tea with body , but not quite as much as an Assam, and the briskness of a Ceylon.
Water boiling 100°C.
Medium bodied, refreshing
Infuse 3 - 5 minutes best taken with milk.
Traditional Tea, £1.30 for 50g
A great Afternoon Tea, full of flavour, colour and taste. This is a blend of teas from India, Africa and Sri Lanka.
Water boiling 100°C.
Infuse for 2 - 3 minutes, good with milk.