Harry - ugh? Yes. ‘T’ − or
rather ‘Tea’ − is for Harry McGookin, Manager of Beatons Tisbury who has been
with the group from the start and who is now Beatons Group Tea Ambassador. Harry
jumped at the opportunity to augment his knowledge and take on this additional
role. He has travelled the length and breadth of the country to learn
more about the world’s favourite beverage.
Now steeped (!) in
the finer points of the art of tea, expect to see Tea Tastings as a new
‘extra−curricular’ event in your local Beatons. Harry looks
forward to sharing with you ‘a wonderful world
of flavour, culture and nature!’ (tea expert Tim D’Offay).
Harry is already used
to delivering ‘mini−tastings’ to our FBOs (Franchise Business Owners). At the
end of their first training session at ‘Beatons Central’, our head office, a
pleasurable end to the day is to pop down to the Tisbury tearooms to choose
their tearooms’ house blend.
You might think this
is a tricky challenge given we have over thirty teas to choose from! However,
one or other particular tea always seems to ‘speak’ personally to the future
tearooms owner and say,
‘I’m yours’. Why? Sometimes because
of the name, as it was for Steve and Elaine in Chester who were amazed to find
there was a tea called ‘Dong Ding’ – perfect for their tearooms sitting next
door to Chester Cathedral’s Bell Tower. Or it might be the taste, as it was for
Fifi in Petersfield who chose ‘The Duchess Earl Grey’ after recognising the
unique taste of the lemon pieces, an everyday ingredient in Persian cooking and
reminding her of her roots.
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| Always shy - but proud Tea Ambassador |
As you’d expect, our
tearooms owners and their teams enjoy full training in the art of tea –
‘Camellia Sinsensis’ − before their
tearooms even open for business. You may not be aware, but not only does the
amount of time which your tea needs to brew to perfection differ from blend to
blend, but the water temperature is important as well.
Tea Tips! White and green teas
don’t like their water boiling fast, unlike black teas which prefer it. So if
you’ve ever brewed green tea at home and found it bitter, it’s probably nothing
to do with the tea and everything with the water being too hot!
What would you choose as your favourite Beatons blend? Remember our Tea of the Month costs a little less too.
Why not tickle your tea taste-buds with something new?
Why not tickle your tea taste-buds with something new?