BUCKINGHAM PALACE GREEN

Green tea from the 4 corners of the empire. Yields a full and expansive cup. Beguiling jasmine dances throughout.

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100 g	$9.77 / per cup $0.19
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1 kg	$54.26 / per cup $0.10

Category: Green

Type: Tea

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Product Information
Brewing Instructions

The garden at Buckingham Palace is a wonderful site to behold. Visitors often remark that the stillness within the quadrangle behind the famous fa̤ade is remarkable - considering the palace sits within central London. Keep in mind this is no small garden. The yard features a lake with an island, arboretum, rose beds with a large marble vase given as a gift by King Edward VII and a 170 metre long shrubbery border.

While the gardens themselves can be quiet, on the day of a garden party they're anything but. On those days, the Queen invites up to 8000 of her loyal subjects for a day of tea and finger sandwiches. Like everywhere in Britain, the queue to get in is massive. The garden parties haven't always been the norm. Until the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1958, debutante balls were held at the palace every year in their stead. One of the new Queen's first orders of business was to abolish the upper class balls, choosing instead to invite a cross section of her subjects to the now famous garden parties. (According to her younger sister, the late Princess Margaret, "We had to put a stop to it, (the balls) every tart in London was getting in." Woopsie daisy!)

Of course, being a tea company, we're glad they made the switch. It definitely fits, tea having played such a prominent role in Britain's history. In honor of the Queen's landmark move from debutantes to tea, we've blended up some of the finest green teas the former British Empire has to offer. We began with a Jasmine green from China, source of the first teas ever to reach merry old England. To this we added remarkable high grown greens from Nepal, Darjeeling and innovative green teas from Kenya. To liven up the visual appeal of the blend, and in homage to Buckingham's wonderful gardens, we've finished up with a sprinkling of cornflower and jasmine petals. The result is a fabulous tea that's fit for a queen. Ta ta.
Tea Type: Green

Country: Kenya, China, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka

Region: Kiambu, Fujian, Dhankuta, Darjeeling, Dimbula

Grade: Whole Leaf

Altitude: 1500' ft. - 6500' ft. above sea level

Manufacturer Type: CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled), Orthodox, Steamed

Ingredients: Luxury green tea, Cornflower petals, Jasmine petals.

Cup Characteristics: Green tea from the 4 corners of the empire. Yields a full and expansive cup. Beguiling jasmine dances throughout.

Infusion: Bright yellow green
Brewing Hot

Traditional method (see note below): When preparing by the cup, this tea can be used repeatedly - about 3 times. The secret is to use water that is about 180'F/82'C. Place 1 slightly heaping teaspoon in your cup let the tea steep for about 3 minutes and then begin enjoying a cup of enchantment - do not remove the leaves from the cup. Adding milk and sugar is not recommended. Once the water level is low - add more water, and so on and so on - until the flavor of the tea is exhausted. Look at the pattern of the leaves in the brew, not only do they foretell your fortune but you can see the bud and shoots presenting themselves, looking like they are about to be plucked.

Modern Method: 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). Adding milk or sugar is not recommended.

Note: Traditionally, the recommendation has been that green tea be brewed at 180'F/82'C. Regretfully, modern society makes it necessary to consider that water may not be free of harmful bacteria and other impurities. Therefore you need to boil water to kill bacteria. If you wish to use traditional brewing temperatures bring the water to a boil and allow it to cool to the desired brewing temperature -it's the food safe thing to do!

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. 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. 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!)