In our opinion, this is the most important part of your tea-drinking experience. Here at The Gilded Teafling, our teas are blended with care and magic. Each tea is unique and will take you on a different journey. Some great beginner’s teas are The Gilded Teafling, a warm caramel chai; Chimera Call by Circe, an enticing rose white chocolate honeybush tea; and Palace Gardens, a delicate rose rhubarb earl grey. We have a plethora of teas in our collection for your enjoyment.

You can use an electric kettle for this, preferably one with a temperature setting on it as it will make it easier to steep your teas at the correct temperature accurately. You will need to identify what type of tea you are drinking. Certain types of tea will require different steeping temperatures. If you do choose to use a regular stove-top kettle, or even just a pot of water, bring the water to a boil, remove from heat, and wait five minutes for the water to cool down before steeping black tea and herbal tea. For teas like white tea, purple tea and green tea, you want your water to be cooler than below boiling, the best way to do this is to pour your water into a mug (without your tea at first) and transfer it between two cups until the water is a bit too hot to dip your finger in it. If you steep green and white tea at too high a temperature, they will become bitter to the taste, and you will lose the light floral notes that they are well-loved and known for.