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No. 110 Tea
Black tea scented with bergamot oil, brewed for 3–4 minutes and taken with or without milk.
Makes 1 drink · about 5 min to make
Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.
Earl Grey is black tea flavoured with oil of bergamot, a citrus fruit, which gives its perfumed aroma. The UK Tea & Infusions Association suggests 3–4 minutes' brewing, with or without milk; many people prefer it with a slice of lemon.
Traditionally it was a blend of black China teas treated with bergamot oil. The UK Tea & Infusions Association says it is said to have originally been blended for the second Earl Grey.
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No. 114 · Tea
A handful of fresh mint steeped in hot water. Strictly an infusion (tisane) rather than tea: no tea leaves, no caffeine.
Photo: Mark Jason Dominus, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 111 · Tea
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No. 113 · Tea
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No. 112 · Tea
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Photo: Renee Comet (photographer), Public domain