Tea Lovers
Discount
We are offering 4 ounce bottles
of the following products in our "Tea
Lover's Kit" at a 15.00% discount,
which is a $13.00 dollar
savings!
Loose
tea can be a challenge
to flavor, especially if your
concerned about breaking the
leaves. We often receive
inquires from customers
asking what is the best
way to flavor loose tea? Many specialty
tea shops and companies apply flavors
to tea in a similar manner
to what we suggest
below.
Choosing Your Flavors
Pure water soluble extracts, made
with alcohol, are the best
flavors for tea. Flavors containing propylene
glycol, can be bitter
when applied to tea,
due to the levels at which they
are typically used.
Silver Cloud offers a selection
of pure extracts that contain alcohol,
pure essential oils and water. The
most popular of these for flavoring
tea are the following:
Applying the Flavors
We suggest applying extracts to
loose tea with an atomizer. While
they can be applied with a
dropper, an atomizer allows the
flavors to be applied evenly
and eliminates "hot spots" or
pockets of flavor.
First, spread the loose tea on a cookie sheet, plastic or
wood cutting board. We recommend weighing the tea and applying
the flavors at a level of approximately 3 - 5 percent by weight. The
exact amount of favor or "flavor load" is to some degree a personal
preference, but 3 percent is a good starting use level.
After you have applied the flavor, give the tea approximately one hour to
dry. This allows some of the alcohol to evaporate and the flavor to soak
into the tea. Remember to clean the atomizer when switching
from one flavor to another. Your flavored tea can be
stored in an air tight plastic, ceramic or glass container for up to a year.
Why Not use Essential Oils?
Essential oils can be used to flavor teas. Since they are very strong, however,
it is difficult to disperse them evenly. Essential oils are
also oil soluble and float to the surface of tea. This
can result in teas, which are over flavored or have a noticeable "burn" when
the tea touches your lips. |