Five O'Clock

One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Pai Mu Tan leaves, bramble leaves, dried raspberries, and red rose petals - all sprinkled with flavour. Pours clear dark straw (against white china) with negligible sediment. Clear aroma of white tea leaves, with notes of raspberries and touches of rose. Leafy onset, giving...

One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Indian black tea (Ceylon?) leaves, pieces of morello cherries, cocoa nibs and cardamom. Pours slightly hazy dark brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of chocolate and cocoa, with notes of black tea leaves and mild fruity hints. Bitter, roasty flavour of...

One-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Chinese black tea leaves, pieces of chocolate, raspberries, and cocoa nibs. Pours clear copper brown (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of chocolate and raspberries, with notes of black tea leaves. Bitter, leafy flavour of black tea, with notes of cocoa and...

Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of oolong leaves and pieces of strawberries, guava and coconut as well as cornflower blossom. Pours clear pale straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of coconut and strawberries, with touches of oolong leaves. Mild, bitter, leafy taste of oolong, with touch...

Half-litre pot at home. Pours clear amber with no sediment. Intense aroma of chocolate and caramel, with notes of black tea and hints of cocoa. Bitter flavour of black tea with sweetish notes of caramel and chocolate and touches of roast and vanilla. Mildly astringent palate with an aftertaste of black tea, counterbala...