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Description
West of London is the stately Windsor Castle, a home of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. The castle is situated on a hill overlooking the countryside and dominating the skyline of the City of Windsor. When the Queen (or King) is resident at the castle, the royal standard is flown from the masthead of the main tower. In 1993, there was a disastrous fire at Windsor Castle, destroying generations of royal collections, paintings and significant parts of the historic monument. The queen undertook repairs and restoration of the castle and in 1997, Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary here with a state dinner, giving the world it's first view of the restoration.
To commemorate this gala evening a special tea was served. The tea had to exhibit the following characteristics:
unique and somewhat rare
stout and resilient as the monarchy
golden color to signify the nature of the monarchy
flavory to enchant the guests
historical to commemorate Windsor Castle
a new blend to acknowledge the rebuilding and restoration of Windsor Castle
This blend meets this criteria as follows:
Unique and rare - The Darjeeling is a 2nd flush, only available in limited quantities during 2 weeks in June
Stout and resilient - The Assam is a full bodied and full flavored tea with a delicious maltiness
Golden color - The Kenya gives a golden coppery character and the Assam adds depth to this color
Flavory - The Darjeeling is light muscatel flavor; the Kenya has seasonal (February production) almost flowery like flavor, and the Assam has a deep malty character
Historical - All the teas are grown in areas that once were part of The British Empire
New Blend - This blend was put together specially to commemorate this occasion
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Directions
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 3-7 minutes according to taste (the longer the steeping time the stronger the tea). Pour into your cup and add milk and natural sweetener to taste.
Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the bags. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water.]
Label Information
Cup Characteristics: Full bodied flavory tea with toasty notes from Darjeeling, maltiness from Assam and lively flavor from Ceylon
Additional Information
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to Simona Heather at 905-494-1785.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
