NORFOLK BREAKFAST

Full round body, jammy like character and mellow astringency turn the cup into an early morning wake up call.

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100 g	$10.21 / per cup $0.20
250 g	$19.85 / per cup $0.15
500 g	$30.07 / per cup $0.12
1 kg	$56.73 / per cup $0.11

Category: Black

Type: Tea

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Brewing Instructions

Welcome to sunny Norfolk! Doesn't quite have the same ring perhaps as "Welcome to Honolulu", but Norfolk, on the east coast of Britain, has long been a popular warm weather destination for the Brits. How long? Well, since about 48 AD when Britain's Roman conquerors began visiting the region to build roads and shipping ports.

Since those days, besides seeing its fair share of tourists, Norfolk has also witnessed the birth of many prominent Brits. Now, as we all know, the Brits love their tea. So, when it came time for us to develop a new tea blend, we decided to name it after the home of such cup draining luminaries as Robert Walpole (1676-1745), Britain's first Prime Minister, Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), Britain's most noted naval commander, and most famously, Diana, the late Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) - all three known to partake in a nice cuppa.

So, what do you put into a blend that serves to commemorate such greatness and grandeur? Excellent question. To begin with, we use only the top 2% of the world's tea production. Further, we blend teas from around the former British Empire, everything from a high grown Ceylon for flavory floral notes, a South Indian for roundness of body and two different Assams for malty depth and profound color. To this we further blended a bakey Imperial Keemun from China, (traditionally the base for all English Breakfast teas) and a good measure of Earl Grey to round out the blend. The cup is exceptionally smooth hinting at citrus, berry jams and toast with a long lingering finish. It's the perfect tea to have with toast and marmalade, in bed, while perusing the Sunday paper. (Incidentally, the breakfast Diana had on the morning of her wedding to Prince Charles.) Raise a piping cup to Norfolk!
Tea Type: Black

Country: India / Kenya

Region: Assam / Nandi Highlands

Grade: FBOP (Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe) / BP1 (Broken Pekoe #1)

Altitude: 500 - 6500 feet above sea level

Manufacturer Type: Tea : CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled) & Orthodox (Traditional leafy)

Ingredients: Black tea, and Safflower petals.

Cup Characteristics: Full round body, jammy like character and mellow astringency turn the cup into an early morning wake up call.

Infusion: Fully reddish brown.
Brewing Hot

Bring filtered or freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 single serve packet for each 7-9oz/200-260ml of fluid volume in the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Add milk and sugar to taste.

Brewing Cold

Iced tea brewing method (Pitcher): (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of loose tea, 6 tea bags or 6 Q3 single serve packets into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 1 1/4 cups/315ml over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the tea or removing the tea bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about.)

Iced tea brewing method (Individual Serving): Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea, 1 tea bag or 1 Q3 single serve packet into a teapot for each serving required. Using filtered or freshly drawn cold water, boil and pour 6-7oz/170-200ml per serving over the tea. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea or removing the bags. Not all of the tea will fit, allowing for approximately an additional 1/2 serving. Sweeten and/or add lemon to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted. (Note: Some luxury quality teas may turn cloudy when poured over ice. This is a sign of luxury quality and nothing to worry about!)