THE DILMAH GUIDE TO BREWING THE PERFECT CUPPA There is only one right way to brew tea. Most tea drinkers fail to ensure the quality of tea in their cup and in the process lose the pleasure and natural goodness in tea. Please follow our simple guidelines to ensure that your cup of Dilmah is perfectly prepared.
01 STORAGE
03 DOSAGE
Keep fresh in an airtight container in a refrigerator
One tea bag per serving (220 ml of water)
02 WATER & KETTLE
04 STIR
Use spring water or draw fresh cold water. Use a dry kettle, boil water to 100°C. Never reboil water
Stir to allow the tea to infuse flavour and goodness into the water. Stir again after a minute.
WATER TEMPERATURE
TYPE OF TEA
One teaspoon full (approximately 2.5g) of tea leaves per serving (220 ml of water)
BREWING TIMES
WHITE TEA GREEN TEA OOLONG TEA BLACK TEA MEDIUM STRENGTH 3 MINUTES
STRONG CUP 4 MINUTES
MILK TEA 5 MINUTES
INFUSIONS
Enhancements If you enjoy sweetened tea, use honey as a natural sweetener. Fresh mint leaves, ginger, lemon, lemongrass, cardamom are natural enhancements you may wish to add. If you take milk with your tea, we recommend warm, dairy milk.
WHITE TEA, GREEN TEA & OOLONG TEA ARE BEST ENJOYED WITHOUT MILK OR SUGAR.