Tasting Notes
A delicate softness while still revealing intense layers of flavour.
Quantity
Use 0.1 oz of leaf per 5.5 fl oz of water (1g per 150ml).
Temperature
For the optimum infusion use 212°F (100°C) water.
Time
Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.
Infusions
You can infuse these herbs at least three times. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.
Cost Per Cup
18¢ per cup based on 0.1 oz of leaf per 5.5 fl oz of water and 3 infusions.
Malawi
Spearmint
This native African spearmint was one of our most unusual finds. From the rolling green hills of the Shire Highlands, Malawi, it is grown by smallholders alongside the Satemwa Tea Estate, helping supplement the incomes of local families.
Like all our herbs and teas it is grown without herbicides or pesticides, beside a small river beneath the tea fields.
This is Flora, one of our smallholder farmers who grows and harvests our spearmint.
