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LOOSE LEAF TEAS AND INFUSIONS
House Teas
Bensons House Tea
£2.00
Bensons House
English Breakfast Tea, which can be enjoyed all day long
Decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea
£2.25
A Ceylon tea
processed to reduce the caffeine content to less than 1%
Earl
Grey Tea
£2.00
Earl Grey tea
infused with the finest quality pure natural Bergamot oil
Decaffeinated Earl Grey Tea
£2.50
Decaffeinated
Earl Grey Tea with Bergamot Oil
'Bensons House of Tea'
All of the teas and coffees
we serve in the restaurant are available to buy in our shop,
'Bensons House of Tea', located two minutes walk from here,
in the Minories Arcade
Indian Teas
Assam
£2.10
An excellent full
bodied tea with a malty strong taste
Darjeeling
£2.10
Darjeeling is the champagne of teas
and has a light, fruity flavour
Nilgiri
£2.10
A smooth Indian
breakfast tea with a bright, golden liquor
Chinese Teas
Lapsang Souchong
£2.10
Leaves are withered
and dried over smoking wood fires to give this tea its
famous smoky aroma and flavour
Congou
£2.40
Congou is a general
term for a black tea from China, naturally sweet and
aromatic
Pai
Mu Tan (white tea)
£2.50
One silvery new
leaf bud surrounded by a cluster of silvery-green leaves; a
pale yellow liquor and a soft, sweet flavour with a hint of
nuttiness
Keemun
£2.10
A black Chinese tea
from Anhui province with jet-black, twisty leaves; the
liquor is a rich coppery colour and the flavour is balanced
and slightly sweet.
LOOSE LEAF TEAS AND INFUSIONS
Green Teas
Gunpowder Green Tea (China)
£2.10
The
leaves are rolled into small pellets which unfurl during
brewing; the amber liquor has a gentle, smooth, slightly
herbal flavour
Jasmine
Green Tea (China)
£2.10
A green
tea flavoured with jasmine flowers
Genmaicha (Japan)
£2.25
Sencha
blended with toasted rice and popped corn and has a sweet,
slightly biscuity flavour
Tuareg
Mint Green Tea (China and Africa)
£2.30
A
mixture of strong China green tea and dried mint
Flavoured Black Teas
Spice
Tea
£2.10
Mixed spice
flavoured black tea with added pieces of spice
Lemon
Tea
£2.10
Lemon flavoured
black tea with added pieces of dried peel
Summer
£2.10
Apricots and
strawberries with cornflower and sunflower petal flavoured
black tea
Ginger Tea
£2.10
Ginger flavoured
black tea with added pieces of ginger
Fruit
& Herbal Infusions
Peppermint Tea
£2.10
Bensons peppermint
tea is caffeine-free and is ideal for drinking after dinner
to cleanse and refresh the palate
Camomile Flowers
£2.20
Camomile tea is
well known for its calming effects and makes a great evening
or after dinner drink
Bouquet Royale
£2.10
With papaya cubes,
hibiscus, currants, blackcurrants, blueberries,
elderberries, and strawberry and raspberry pieces
Passion Fruit & Orange
£2.10
With apple pieces,
hibiscus, elderberries, rosehips, orange peels and
sunflowers
Nettles
£2.10
Nettles contain
high levels of vitamins and iron
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