English Manuka

Name: English Manuka
Brand: Rare Tea Company
Price: 8.49 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

£8.49

(23p per cup)

Style

25g Pouch

Quantity

A unique herbal tea made with the leaves and stem of this rare New Zealand native, grown in an ancient Cornish botanical garden.

Naturally caffeine free.

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10 September 2021

Barbara K.

United Kingdom

Refreshing calming delicious

Made according to the instructions, the manuka tea is a lovely drink for evening and when I'm feeling a bit meh. The flavour is slightly woody and mineral, good without being overwhelming, and produces a great sense of calm. Nice with a slice of lemon, too.

03 April 2021

Kathleen C.

United States

cornish manuka

I love Cornish Manuka tea. It's wonderful when combined with some Chamomile, and ginger tea, too.

27 March 2021

James

United Kingdom

The burlesque dancer of herbal teas

The manuka is the kind of tea that makes you sit up and take note; it's like an unnerving massage - you're not sure whether or not you're enjoying it, but you're sure as **** that that doesn't matter.

12 December 2020

Kathleen C.

United States

I love the Cornish Manuka. Sometimes I mix a little of it with Chamomile and it's wonderful.

Tasting Notes

Light florals with deep woody notes and a warming hint of ginger and cinnamon. The flavour is incomparable and utterly delicious.

Quantity

Use 2g of leaf per 150ml of water.

Temperature

For the optimum infusion use 100°C (212°F) water.

Time

Infuse for 2 - 3 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusions

You can infuse this tea at least three times. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

Cost Per Cup

23p per cup based on 2g of tea per 150ml of water and 3 infusions.

This Manuka is grown in the ancient Botanical Garden at the heart of the Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall, England. Tregothnan has been about growing and collecting rare plants from around the world since the 14th Century.

They have many rare specimens including this Manuka from New Zealand which they have been growing for over 100 years.

Terroir is as important for herbs as it is for tea. The same plant, and the same varietal can be grown in different places and produce incredible different complexities of flavour.

Our Waikato Oolong, for example, comes from plant stock that came originally from Taiwan, but it tastes remarkably different from our Taiwanese Golden Lily Milk Oolong - though the varietals are very similar. It's the same with wine, a Riesling grape grown in Austria will not taste the same as one grown in France, Germany or, indeed, New Zealand.

The same is true Manuka, part of the tea tree family. It is not often drunk as tea, certainly not for pleasure, in New Zealand where the flavour is extremely strong. But softened by the gentle Cornish climate for over a century, this Cornish manuka is remarkably soft and delicious. We believe it is the best you’ll find.

Renowned for its antibacterial and medicinal properties many Manuka products are coined 'superfoods' and we certainly think it is super. Manuka is certainly amongst the best caffeine free teas to enjoy as a warming winter reviver.

Its aromatic leaves are not only delicious as a loose leaf herbal tea, but also wonderful for smoking fish and ham and particularly delicious sprinkled over roast vegetables.