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| The Art of making fine Tea |
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MARIAGE FRERES STEEPING CHART
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Tea
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Amount of Tea
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Water Temperature
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Amount of water*
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Steeping Time
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White tea Yin Zhen
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5g
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70°C - 158° F
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20cl
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15 min.
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White tea Pai Mu Tan
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5g
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85°C - 185° F
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20cl
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7 min.
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Finest green teas
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5g
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70°C - 158° F
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20cl
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3 min.
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Green teas
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5g
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90°C - 194° F
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20cl
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3 min.
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Gyokuro
This tea should be prepared in tiny quantities and drunk from minuscule cups. It can be steeped three times.
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10g
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50°C - 122° F
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6cl
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2 to 3 min.
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Finest japanese green teas
First flush « Shin Cha » teas : Harunocha Meicha, Honyamacha Meicha
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5g
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60°C - 140° F
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20cl
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1 to 2 min.
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Green teas from Japan
Sencha Uji, Sencha Honyama, Sencha Midori, sencha Ariake, Ureshiocha, Tamaryokucha
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4.5g
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70°C - 158° F
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20cl
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1 to 2 min.
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Green teas from Japan
Fuji-Yama, Genmaicha, Kukicha, Kokeicha
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4.5g
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90°C - 194° F
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20cl
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1 min.
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Blue tea, chinese method
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4.5g
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95°C - 203° F
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20cl
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3 min.
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Blue tea, Formosa method
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2.5g
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95°C - 203° F
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20cl
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5 to 7 min.
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Darjeeling First Flush
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3.5g
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90°C - 194° F
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20cl
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2 to 3 min.
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Whole leaf black teas, matured teas, FOP, OP, Souchong
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2.5g
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95°C - 203° F
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20cl
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5 min.
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Broken leaf black teas, BOP, BPS
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2.5g
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95°C - 203° F
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20cl
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2 to 3 min.
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Black teas in fannings, BOPF
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2.5g
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95°C - 203° F
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20cl
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2 min.
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Flavoured black teas
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2.5g
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95°C - 203° F
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20cl
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3 to 5 min.
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Flavoured green teas
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2.5g
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90°C - 194° F
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20cl
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3 min.
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