Exact + tee
The exact cup of tea
Three numbers decide almost every cup: water temperature, leaf-to-water ratio and steep time. Get them right and cheap tea tastes good and good tea tastes wonderful.
Pick your tea
Temperature
Boiling water scalds delicate greens and whites. Most bitterness comes from water that is too hot, not tea that steeped too long.
Ratio
Weigh your leaf. A gram per 50–80 ml is the sweet spot for most teas, and a €15 kitchen scale beats any teaspoon.
Time
Use a timer, then adjust in 30-second steps. Write down what you liked — that is your exact cup.
Tea for a long read
A pot of oolong lasts a chapter, a pot of pu-erh lasts a book. Pair your tea with what you’re reading →