Too good to be brew

Revisiting George Orwell's instructions on making tea

George Orwell famously wrote some rules for making ‘a nice cup of tea’ in the Evening Standard back in 1946. Almost eight decades have passed since so it’s time to revisit George’s guidelines to see if they still hit the pot. You can read George’s full list of instructions here.

1. “First of all, one should use Indian or Ceylonese tea.”

In our cupboard, we …