“Picture me upon your knee
  With tea for two and two for tea.”

 

 

HellO, WOrld!

 

Well, I’m sure Honey O. loves this song and that’s why he fredonate it everyday. Especialy when I’m making a cup of tea, in the afternoon, when I want to relax a little. Tea is one of the reasons why I love winter. It’s like a holiday in a cup, I can imagine myself everywhere in the World having a sip of this amazing drink. It’s one of my favorite rituals, and since I discovered the flavoured green teas from Twinings, I’m happy to repeat it very often.  And of course, Honey O. loves it too, because this are the moments when he is spoiled like an aristocat. Probably he has the green tea in his genes, because he it’s a Thai cat, and you know, the South East of Asia produce some of the best green teas in the World. So he knows it well. Actually, Honey O. teached me how to make the perfect cup of tchai.

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

Ovidiu Muresanu Twinings

First of all, you must find the right tea you’re in the mood for. If you’re tired a good cup of Twinings Green Tea with Ginger and Lemon will give you an energising boost, but if you want to relax, try the Pineapple & Grapefruit Green Tea will definitely help you. In the morning I preffer to fill my favorite mug with the Cherry & Vanilla Green Tea, it has a divine aroma. Honey O. has (of course) his favorite too, it’s the Pomegranate, Raspberry & Strawberry Green Tea from Twinings.

As you can see, you have some many variations of green tea from Twinings. I’ve heard from lots of tea lovers that they find the pure Green Tea sometimes a little too bitter to enjoy every day. Maybe you just haven’t found the one that gives them that warm, fuzzy feeling yet. That’s why Twinings put all their expertise into creating those fabulous new flavoured Sweet inspired Green Teas for you to fall head-over-heels in love with. They have all the benefits of pure Green Tea, but, best of all, none of the bitterness.

Once you’ve decided on the tea that matches your mood you now need to choose the perfect cup to drink it out of. Always use freshly drawn cold water in the kettle. Tea loves oxygen as it helps the flavour develop. Once your kettle is boiled with fresh water you need to leave it for a few minutes to cool down. Our top tip is that you should never poor boiling water over a tea bag or loose tea. The reason for this is because the boiling water will burn the tea, it scalds it and therefore, the tea doesn’t release all of its maximum flavours. Tea is very delicate plant and needs to be cared for in order to receive the full benefits. So once your water has rested for about 2-3 minutes it’s ready to be poured onto your tea. Now you have poured your water onto your tea you need to let it brew for the recommended time. And for a green tea, you need to wait two minutes. Not a second more. And you will enjoy a perfect made tea. A Twinings tea.

And listen THIS song of Pink Martini and sing:
A tea for two, or two for tea.
Oh can’t you see how happy we will be?

 

LOve,

O.

Photography: Serban Gheorghiu
Hair Style: Robert Both Studio

 

HellO, WOrld!

 

Honey O., pisoiul meu, iubeste cantecul asta, si de asta il miauna toata ziua. Mai ales in dupa-amiezele in care imi pregatesc cate o ceasca din ceaiul meu preferat, vine si mi se aseaza in brate si incepe: Miau miaau miaaau, miau miaaau miaaaau. Apoi incepe sa toarca, desigur. Pentru mine, orice ceasca de ceai este ca o vacanta, pentru ca ma pot imagina oriunde in lumea asta sorbind din bautura asta minunata ce a strabatut atatea oceane si mii de ani pentru a ajunge in cana mea aburinda. De altfel, ceaiul este clar unul din motivele pentru care imi place (cat de cat) iarna. Prepararea lui este ca un ritual pentru mine si imi place sa il repet cat mai des, mai ales de cand am descoperit noile sortimente de ceai verde ale celor de la Twinings. Honey O. iubeste si el momentele astea, pentru ca atunci este cel mai rasfatat, ca un adevarat Aristocat ce isi savureaza ceaiul de la ora 5. E clar ca are ceaiul verde in gene, doar este un pisoi din rasa Thai, iar Asia de Sud-Est este una din cele mai faimoase producatoare de ceai verde din lume. Asa ca el m-a invatat cum sa prepar ceasca de ceai verde perfecta.

In primul si in primul rand, alegeti ceaiul in functie de starea de spirit, asa mi-a zis Honey O. Daca sunteti obositi si vreti sa va energizati, o puteti face cel mai bine incercand ceaiul verde Ginger & Lemon de la Twinings, cel cu ghimbir si lamaie. In schimb, pentru un moment de relaxare eu prefer ceaiul cu aroma ananas si grepfruit. Dimineata prefer ceaiul verde cu Cherry & Vanilla, care are o aroma ce ma trezeste instantaneu. Iar preferatul lui Honey O., care inca mai copilareste, este ceaiul verde cu rodie, fragi si capsuni, desigur.

Aveti o multime de variante din care sa alegeti. Stiu ca unii dintre voi nu se pot obisnui cu gustul un pic aspru al ceaiului verde clasic, asa ca de aceea sunt bucuros sa va spun ca cei de la Twinings au gasit varianta perfecta de combinare a calitatii ceaiului verde cu aromele fructate care sa-l faca putin mai dulce. Sunt sortimentele perfecte de ceai verde pe care sa le savurezi in vacanta sau in zilele reci de iarna.

Daca ai ales deja ceaiul, va trebui sa incalzesti apa. E preferabil ca aceasta sa fie cat mai proaspata, pentru ca ceaiul, pentru a fi perfect, are nevoie de oxigenul din apa. Dupa ce o aduceti la fierbere, trebuie sa asteptati putin, nu turnati imediat apa in clocot peste ceai. Acesta este unul din secretele cele mai importante pe care Honey O. mi le-a dezvaluit. Ceaiul este o planta delicata, iar pentru ceaiul verde este foarte important ca apa cu care il preparam sa nu depaseasca 80 de grade celsius. Si in plus, sa avem grija sa nu lasam pliculetul cu ceai mai mult de 2 minute. Acesta este timpul optim de preparare a ceaiului verde, asa ca nu il depasiti, nici macar cu o secunda. Astfel o sa va bucurati de o ceasca de ceai verde Twining perfecta.

Mai trebuie doar sa ascultati si voi melodia lui Pink Martini, Tea for Two. O gasiti AICI. Iar acum puteti sa va relaxati.

A tea for two, or two for tea.
Oh can’t you see how happy we will be?
LOve,
  O.