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Pale cup of green tea with piled loose leaves
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Green Morning

A modest cup of real tea, not a latte.

Green tea is still tea. A short steep at a lower temperature keeps it sweet instead of stewed. This is the cupboard’s honest caffeine — less than coffee, enough to start.

Steep
2 min
Water
75°C / 170°F
Caffeine
Low

Taste · Grassy, marine, clean

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Ingredients

1 cup

  • Organic loose green tea1 tsp

Method

  1. 1

    Water well off the boil. Steep 90 seconds to 2 minutes.

  2. 2

    Strain. A second, even shorter steep is allowed.

Why this cup

  • A clear morning lift
  • Short steep, low bitterness
  • Traditionally taken plain

Go gently

  • Contains caffeine — skip late if you are sensitive, and go gently in pregnancy.
  • Can bother an empty stomach.
  • Not for children as a daily habit.

Steep timer

2:00

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