Instructions for Use
- Remove tea from foil bag into air tight tin. Store in cool dry place.
- Suggested ratio is one teaspoon of leaves per two cups of water. Fruit teas taste best when prepared with cooler water, so boil water then allow to cool for 2-3 minutes, steep briefly and pour immediately. Remove tea leaves as the tea flavour will overtake the delicate fruit flavour.
Adding a slice of lemon or orange to any flavor will enhance your fruit tea. - Store any left over fruit tea in the refrigerator, it is delicious cold and also is wonderful in sauces.
- REMEMBER: once opened to use your natural product quickly.
Types of tea we use
- Black tea grown bordering Sri Lanka’s largest rain forest called ‘Singharaja”
- All tea gardens here are free of any blitzes etc which affect the tea bush and therefore pesticides or herbicides are not used.
- Dry leaf – Black, hard [not soft], well twisted.
- Infusion – Bright coppery denoting excellent quality.
- Liquor – Bright red with yellowish tint.
Fuller all round cup with a distinctive “gold ring” characteristic of top quality Ceylon tea. - Natural fruit flavors
Keep it Loose
Tea made from loose leaves has better antioxidant levels than tea in tea bags.
Our Fruit Teas
If taken without milk and sugar, a cup of tea yields only about 4 calories!
Good water will make a world of difference in the taste of your tea. After all, even the finest of tea varieties will taste humdrum when prepared with poor water and this does not add to the flavour of your tea. As a healthy, and great-tasting alternative, we recommend 100% pure spring water.
No Additives, Preservatives, Artificial Flavors or Colors are used in fruits used by Australian Fruit Tea Company. Every effort is made to use organic fruits when available. Australian Fruit Tea Company us quality Ceylon tea grown without the use of pesticides or herbicides and all teas are radiation free.
