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Shawlands Estate BOP1 (TC92B) from Upton Tea Imports

JacquelineM drank Shawlands Estate BOP1 (TC92B) by Upton Tea Imports

This was a free sample from Upton! The packet said that it made a good iced tea, so I decided to prepare it as a cold brew to accompany our picnic for our day at Winterthur http://www.winterthur.org/

Delicious and refreshing. Great classic tea flavor. I was surprised how strong it was as a cold brew! I only added a touch of sugar, but I think a little lemon would have also complimented the classic flavors. A great treat.

Upton has several teas that they highlight for being good for iced tea, and I am now going to take closer note of their recommendations! This was excellent!

2011-07-04 08:49:22 -0400

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8 min or more

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Kitty 2011-07-04 09:59:56 -0400

I now have two samples of Upton’s Adawatte Estate BOPSF and they recommend them for iced tea as well on the packet. I think I will go set them to cold brew now! How long did you let the Shawlands brew for? They recommend 12-48 hours for the Adawatte.

JacquelineM 2011-07-04 10:15:53 -0400

I would say about 16 hours. I don’t think you could go wrong anywhere from 12-24 hours.

Kitty 2011-07-04 10:20:04 -0400

Thanks!

LadyLondonderry 2011-07-05 19:32:05 -0400

I got this one as a sample, too. Now I’m torn between making it iced and brewing it hot — I’ve gotten into Ceylons lately, and I want to see how this compares with the others I’ve been drinking.

Hope you had a beautiful July Fourth at Winterthur. I must get to that gorgeous place one day!

JacquelineM 2011-07-06 11:33:39 -0400

LadyLondonderry – maybe you can do both! It is a generous sample :)

I am still chewing over everything I saw at Winterthur (and I didn’t see half of what they have there! I need to go back!). It really is a mind blowing collection and the gardens are just what I love – natural and wild but not necessarily native – a real collection of things from around the world artfully but respectfully grown.

ashmanra 2011-07-06 12:14:05 -0400

Sigh. Lucky! I used to get their catalog, and I drooled over it.

LadyLondonderry 2011-07-06 12:14:41 -0400

I gave in to Upton’s (ever so slight) pressure and cold-brewed it while I was making breakfast this morning. It should be just about done by the time I get home tonight. As I poured the dry leaf into the pitcher, I could smell that minty note they mentioned!

JacquelineM 2011-07-06 13:45:25 -0400

ashmanra – I didn’t even let myself go into the gift shop or book shop – it would have spelled terrible, terrible trouble! I am a member of www.paperbackswap.com (which also has hardcovers!) and I was able to trade for a Winterthur needlework book and flower book, so I feel pretty happy about that!

ashmanra 2011-07-06 16:05:46 -0400

Gasp! Thank you for listing that site!

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