An old practice,
kept on.
A kettle. A pinch of something dried. A few minutes held aside. Below — the why of it, then the how.
The ritual
Four small acts. One good cup.
There is no ceremony to learn. Only a rhythm to return to. The kettle does the listening — you only need to be there when it speaks.
- I
Draw
Fresh water, freshly drawn.
Cold from the tap. Never reboiled. The first breath of the cup is in the water itself.
200ml per pinch.
- II
Measure
A pinch from the jar.
One teaspoon, heaped, for the pot. Two if the day asks for it. Trust the hand more than the scale.
About 2.5g of leaf.
- III
Steep
Long enough to mean it.
Three minutes for the green. Five for the black. Seven for the botanicals — they take their time and so should you.
Off the boil for greens.
- IV
Sit
Hold the cup a moment.
Before the first sip, before the next thing. The pause is the point. The tea is only the excuse.
Re-steep once if you wish.
Brew reference
Water, time, leaf.
Every Wild Steep blend sits on a tea base. Match the base to the temperature and time, and you will not go wrong. Botanical-led blends like our After Dark range take a longer steep.
| Tea type | Water | Steep | Leaf | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black tea | 100°C | 4–5 min | 1 tsp / 200ml | Full boil. Bold and malty. |
| Green tea | 75–80°C | 2–3 min | 1 tsp / 200ml | Off the boil. Never scald. |
| White tea | 80–85°C | 3–4 min | 1½ tsp / 200ml | Gentle water. Delicate leaf. |
| Oolong | 90°C | 4 min | 1 tsp / 200ml | Re-steep twice. It rewards it. |
| Herbal & botanical | 100°C | 6–8 min | 1 heaped tsp / 200ml | Long steep. Let it open. |
Black tea
- Water
- 100°C
- Steep
- 4–5 min
- Leaf
- 1 tsp / 200ml
Full boil. Bold and malty.
Green tea
- Water
- 75–80°C
- Steep
- 2–3 min
- Leaf
- 1 tsp / 200ml
Off the boil. Never scald.
White tea
- Water
- 80–85°C
- Steep
- 3–4 min
- Leaf
- 1½ tsp / 200ml
Gentle water. Delicate leaf.
Oolong
- Water
- 90°C
- Steep
- 4 min
- Leaf
- 1 tsp / 200ml
Re-steep twice. It rewards it.
Herbal & botanical
- Water
- 100°C
- Steep
- 6–8 min
- Leaf
- 1 heaped tsp / 200ml
Long steep. Let it open.
A pinch is roughly a level teaspoon. A handful is too much. Adjust to your cup, your kettle, your morning.
The practice
Brew with intent.
Folk blending in its oldest sense — tea made for a reason, named for what it was made for.
Ritual
The kettle, kept.
A cup is a pause you give yourself. Boil. Measure. Steep. The ritual asks little and returns more than it asks.
Folk lore
Names that mean something.
Before the supermarket aisle there was the cottage door. Blends carried the names of what they were for — a beginning, an ending, an hour of the day.
Botanicals
Quality, plainly chosen.
A proper tea base. Botanicals sourced for origin, not novelty. Weighed and packed by hand in fifty gram batches. Nothing more is added.
Sourcing
Hand blended. Small batch.
Every blend begins with a proper tea base. To that we add botanicals sourced for quality and origin. Everything is weighed, combined and packed by hand in 50g batches.
We make no health claims. We make tea. What it gives you is what a good cup of tea has always given.
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