Peach Bloom - Green & white tea 100 grams - Café du Jour loose leaf tea

As a guideline, brew Peach Bloom with water at around 70 to 80 degrees Celsius and let the leaves steep for 2 to 3 minutes.

This is a blend of green and white tea, and both are far more delicate than black tea. Boiling water scorches the leaves and your cup quickly turns bitter and astringent. No kettle with a temperature setting? Let boiled water cool down for about five minutes, or top it up with a splash of cold water. Prefer a softer cup? Take the leaves out a little sooner. And if you want more peach in your cup, add a bit more tea rather than steeping it longer.

As a guideline, use about 2 grams of loose tea per 200 ml cup, which is a generous teaspoon.

That means 100 grams of Peach Bloom gives you roughly 40 to 50 cups. Green and white tea are quite airy, so a teaspoon weighs less here than it would with a compact black tea. Making a pot? Use one teaspoon for every cup of water that goes in. If your brew tastes too light, add another half spoon rather than steeping it longer, because a long steep makes the cup bitter rather than stronger.

Yes, this tea contains caffeine, because both green and white tea come from the tea plant.

The amount is generally lower than in a cup of coffee and usually a little lower than in a robust black tea, but this blend is not caffeine free. How much ends up in your cup depends on how much tea you use and how long you steep it, so a shorter steep means less caffeine. Looking for something late in the evening? A herbal infusion or rooibos is the better choice, as those are naturally caffeine free.

Both work well. Green and white tea take a second infusion nicely, and brewed cold, Peach Bloom is wonderfully refreshing.

For a second cup, pour fresh water of 70 to 80 degrees over the same leaves and steep them slightly longer than the first time. Do use them on the same day. For iced tea, add about two teaspoons to a litre of cold water and leave it in the fridge for around eight hours, then strain out the leaves. That cold brew gives a soft, sweet peach flavour with no bitterness. Lovely over ice with a sprig of mint.

Store loose tea airtight, dry and dark, ideally in a tin or jar with a tight fitting lid.

Light, heat, moisture and oxygen are the biggest enemies of your tea, as they strip the leaves of their aroma and flavour. So do not keep Peach Bloom right next to the hob or the kettle, and skip the fridge as well, because there it picks up moisture and other smells. A dry kitchen cupboard is ideal. Keep the tea away from strongly scented products such as spices and coffee too. That way the gentle peach note stays exactly as you bought it.