Whittard Guides
Walter Whittard established his tea company in 1886, trading at 165 Fleet Street. Whittard of Chelsea know their teas and coffees, read the following guides to learn more.
Tea
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Read Guide »Brewing The Perfect Tea
Any tea is only as good as the water you brew with. Always start with fresh cold water and only heat it the once. When water is boiled it starts to lose the dissolved oxygen that brings out the flavour of the tea.Tea needs good hot water to brew properly
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Read Guide »Tasting Tea
Too often we stuff food and drink into our mouths without thinking about flavour. To get the best from tea you have to educate your palate and understand what you are looking for.
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Read Guide »What do these Letters Mean?
Indian teas are graded by leaf size, whether whole leaf or broken. The best teas are also graded according to quality, and how much 'tip' there is. 'Tippy' teas have to be hand-picked and carefully processed.
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Read Guide »Iced Tea
Although it's one of the most refreshing drinks and one of the best thirst-quenchers around, iced tea has never been commonplace in the UK. This is strange, particularly as in the tea-starved US, iced tea is something of a summer institution.
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Read Guide »Traditional English Cream Tea
The beautiful 'West Country' of England (Dorset, Devon and Cornwall) is the home of this fabulous teatime treat. Scones thickly spread with a good strawberry jam and lashings of clotted cream just melt in the mouth and are the perfect sweet accompaniment
Coffee
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Read Guide »Coffee by Origin
Coffee varies from country to country, from region to region. Exactly like wine, there are different species of bush, and enormous variations in soil and climate. There is, however, a very general rule of thumb, which can be applied to the most important
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Read Guide »Brewing the Perfect Espresso
To brew the perfect single espresso, with whichever type of espresso maker you use, start with seven grams of coffee that has been perfectly ground and tamped. This will give an extraction time of 18-23 seconds, the time necessary to produce 30ml of coffe
Hot Chocolate
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Read Guide »The history of cocoa
From the Aztecs to today's chocoholics, cocoa has always excited the passions and the taste-buds. But did you know you could drink it in several varieties?