Try a second and third steep during the same tea session, adjusting by taste without promising a fixed number of cups.
Updated 5 October 2026 · Nevisan Tea
Make a measured first brew
Start with your pack’s instructions and measure the leaf and water. Strain completely when the tea reaches the strength you like. Keeping the leaves out of the finished cup gives you a clearer starting point for the next brew.
Use fresh water for the second cup
Add fresh water to the drained leaves during the same session. Taste as you go. A second cup may need a different time, and it may taste softer or show a different part of the aroma. A mandatory sixty-second rest is not needed to enjoy it.
Decide whether a third is worthwhile
Try another steep if the second still has flavour you enjoy. Stop when the cup is too faint or no longer pleasant. Tea type, portion and the strength of earlier brews all affect what is left; three good steeps are not a guarantee.
Keep the numbers honest
At 2g per portion, a 50g pack makes about 25 initial brews. Any further steeps are extra cups from those portions, not a new supply of leaf. Caffeine extraction also varies; we do not assign a fixed percentage to each steep. Use fresh leaves for a later tea session rather than saving wet leaves for the next day.
