According to George Orwell there are 11 great rules for making the perfect tea, despite a strong critic of Hitler and Stalin he was known to be quite the authoritarian when it came to how his brew was made. He made it clear that someone shunned the sugar bowl they could not call them self a tea lover.

Along with putting sugar into tea, the author also had no time for scientists. So, ironically, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Royal Society of Chemistry decided analyse and scrutinise his 11 point formula, intent on discounting his golden rules.

A scientist name Dr. Andre Stapley of the University of Lughborough was among those who questioned Orwell’s theory of the cuppa. He cited that one single spoon of tea is actually enough for a pot as opposed to Orwell’s claim ratio of 6 spoons for a single pot.

He determined that pouring cold milk into hot tea distorted the protein strands in the milk thus changing and arguably ruining the taste; this is what occurs in UHT milk and why it doesn’t taste as nice as fresh milk. Dr. Stapley suggested that cold milk must be chilled first before a tea is added onto it.

In contrast to Orwell belief of the bad effects of sugar on tea by promoting the benefits of sugar on enhancing the taste of the tea.

The RSC determined the best leaves to use were Assam leaves from India, they had the best consistency and the nicest taste compared to all other leading types of leaf. To addressed the heat effect issue, many experts also suggested brewing tea and water for up to two minutes and it should never be re-heated again. When the tea is brewed, it should also be directly poured into a ceramic cup or pot right away. To further create a perfect blend with milk, you can pour in a hot tea slowly on to the cup containing milk.

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