Green Tea, Tea Bag Box

25 individually sealed bags — about RM1.88 a cup. Ceylon green tea, which is rarer than the Chinese and Japanese greens that fill most shelves here.

Why Ceylon green is different

Sri Lanka is known for black tea; only a small share of the crop is processed as green. It is the same highland leaf, pan-fired soon after picking instead of left to oxidise. Fuller-bodied than a Japanese sencha, brisker than most Chinese greens, and without the seaweed note some people dislike.

How to brew it (this is where green tea goes wrong)

One bag, 200ml water at 80°C — not boiling, steep 2–3 minutes.

Boiling water is why most people think they dislike green tea. It scalds the leaf and turns the cup bitter within seconds. If your kettle has no temperature setting, boil it and let it stand uncovered for two minutes before pouring.

Do not squeeze the bag — with green tea that pushes out the bitterness you just avoided. Never milk. Lemon lifts it, a little honey softens it.

Cold brew, straight in the bag

Two bags into 500ml of cold water, into the fridge overnight. Iced green tea with no bitterness whatsoever, because nothing was ever hot enough to draw it out.

What a cup costs you

• 25 bags — roughly RM1.88 a cup.
• The loose 100g tin — about RM1.18 a cup, and it re-steeps.

These are for the office, travel and hotel rooms. For home, buy the loose tin.

✓ Sri Lanka Tea Board Certified | ✓ Sealed for Freshness at source in Sri Lanka | ✓ Ships from Kuala Lumpur within 48 hrs

Free delivery anywhere in Malaysia — no minimum spend.