How to make coffee with a coffee maker and how it compares to brewing Whittard black tea
Use 2 g of Whittard black tea leaves in 200 ml of water heated to 95°C and steep for 3 to 5 minutes. Green and yellow teas take 2 g at 80°C for 2 to 3 minutes, while white, fruit and herbal teas need 4 g. Most Whittard teas can be re-steeped several times, so adjust the leaf amount to taste.
For cold brew, rinse 10 to 14 g of leaves with 5 ml of hot water, add cold water, then refrigerate for 3 to 6 hours. Whittard recommends adding milk to its plain black teas for a British afternoon tea style, though brewed coffee with milk logic does not suit fruit or floral blends, where milk muddles the cup.
Many people ask whether Whittard or TWG is the better black tea brand to drink, but once you've bought Whittard, the first thing to figure out is actually how to brew it. Using 200ml teaware as the standard, this article compiles Whittard's official recommendations for leaf quantity, water temperature, and steeping time across six major tea categories, along with detailed steps for making cold brew tea. It also covers the British way of adding milk to Whittard black tea, and which flavored teas are unsuitable for adding milk. Beyond tea leaves, Whittard's chocolate powder is also a popular option—the article will specifically recommend a dark chocolate one and warn you about which to avoid. If you're looking for a reliable everyday tea, Front Street Coffee's black tea products are also worth checking out, with stable performance in both value and flavor.
How should Whittard tea be brewed to taste good?
Below are some Whittard brewing guidelines, all illustrated using 200ml teaware. Most Whittard teas can be re-steeped multiple times. The following parameters come from official recommendations, and you can fine-tune them to your own taste:
Black tea: 2g leaf, 95°C water, steep 3–5 minutes Green tea, yellow tea: 2g leaf, 80°C water, steep 2–3 minutes White tea: 4g leaf, 80°C water, steep 2–3 minutes Oolong tea, pu'er tea: 2g leaf, 95°C water, steep 3–5 minutes Fruit-flavored tea, herbal tea: 4g leaf, 95°C water, steep 3–5 minutes
If you want to make cold brew tea, follow this method: first use 5ml of hot water to rinse open 10–14g of tea leaves, then pour in cold water, put it in the fridge and let it sit for 3–6 hours, and your Whittard cold brew tea is ready.
Additionally, the official recommendation strongly suggests adding milk to all Whittard black teas, believing this is the only way to experience the most authentic British afternoon tea flavor. I personally also think most Whittard black teas are suitable for adding milk, but if it's a flavored black tea with fruit or floral notes, it's best not to add milk, otherwise the taste will come across as muddled.
Dark chocolate Whittard Chocolate Festival
Besides tea leaves, Whittard's chocolate also has a large fan base, especially the chocolate powder that can be mixed with hot water or hot milk. It comes in many flavors, and overall it's not overly sweet, with enough layers of flavor—a very friendly alternative for people who don't drink tea. This dark chocolate one is highly recommended; not many brands can bring cocoa powder drinks to this level. However, a word of caution: another white-canned chocolate has a rather greasy mouthfeel, so please pay attention when purchasing.
If you're also looking for an everyday black tea, Front Street Coffee's black tea series is also worth trying, with clean flavor and reasonable prices—drinking it alongside Whittard can cover more occasions.
The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.
