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TWG Tea Company celebrates Singapore’s most privileged heritage by offering teas of unrivalled quality. In the year 1837, eighteen years after Sir Stamford Raffles has founded Singapore, tea commerce was officialised and it has developed into a veritable crossroads along the Eastern sea routes. TWG Tea Company was launched in 2007 to exemplify this heritage with offerings of the world’s finest tea harvest. |
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TWG Teas feature very careful preparation, concern for quality, and a marked interest for teas grown on specific estates. Every tea has its special features, its specific nature, and its secrets. The water temperature and steeping time that bring out these features are also specific, and must be respected. The longer tea is steeped, the more tannin there is and the less active the theine becomes. That means it is more stimulating if steeped less. Be careful not to let tea steep too long because it can become too bitter to drink. In general, purists drink fine teas plain, without milk, sugar, or lemon. To sweeten your tea use special sugar that neither denatures nor alters the taste of the tea. It is perfectly acceptable to add a drop of cold milk to teas from some of the plain black teas like Yunnan FOP. Lemon, however, changes the nature of tea. It can be advantageously replaced by a slice of orange. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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How should I prepare my tea? Each tea has its own brewing time and should be infused using a cotton filter and filtered water (without calcium or chlorine) and then removed from the teapot after the appropriate infusion time. How should I store my tea? Our tins and teabags are especially conceived to keep the freshness of the tea intact for up to 3 years. It is essential to store the tea away from humidity, light, coffee and spices any other strong odours. What are the health benefits of tea? Black tea aids digestion and helps eliminate excess water, and is very effective in relieving fatigue from the body. Green tea in particular is highly recommended for expectant mothers as it increases the body’s intake of zinc and vitamin C, and also boasts antiseptic properties. Recently, white tea has generated much interest, as it is the most pure and unprocessed form of tea - it contains the most polyphenols, the cancer-fighting anti-oxidant, lowers body temperature, and is also an excellent boost to the immune-system. Can I drink tea at night? We recommend teas low in theine like white, green, blue or theine-free red tea. What is Orange Pekoe? Orange Pekoe is the name of the tea leaves. The term is a combination of the name of the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange and of the Chinese “pek ho” or down. What is Earl Grey? Earl Grey is a tea blended with bergamot. It was made popular by Earl Grey, a British Prime Minister in the 1830’s. Where do TWG Teas come from? TWG Teas come from 36 countries around the world, from Rwanda in Africa to Vietnam, not to mention China, India and Japan. In our concern to provide the freshest teas to our customers, we do all the blending in Singapore, located in the heart of Asia and the most illustrious tea plantations. What is better between loose tea and teabag? The same loose tea is hand sewn into our exclusive teabags, so it is just a question of use. TWG Teabags are made of cotton and are dosed so as to yield a perfectly infused cup of tea. |
