Tea according to the BSI and George Orwell

The Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC | Afternoon Tea

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/food-drink/how-to-make-the-perfect-cup-of-tea-british-standards-institution-issues-new-guide-31078079.html

So to make a proper brew (according to the British Standards Institute):

1. You need a pot made of porcelain, and there must be at least two grams of tea to every 100ml of water.
2. The temperature can’t go beyond 85 degrees when served but should be above 60 degrees for "optimum flavour and sensation".
3. The perfect pot size is apparently between 74mm and 78mm wide, and 83mm and 87mm tall. Since the average tea bag contains 1.5g of tea leaves, at least two tea bags should be used for a small pot, and four for a large one.
4. If making tea in the mug pour in milk after boiling water. But if pouring already steeped tea from a pot add milk to the cup first.
5. Timing is important. According to the BSI the perfect brewing time is six minutes (also known as steeping) which extracts the flavours from the tea leaves.

This is that, by putting the tea in first and stirring as one pours, one can exactly regulate the amount of milk whereas one is liable to put in too much milk if one does it the other way round." - George Orwell

Orwell's Rules

George Orwell's 11 rules for tea published in the London Evening Standard, 1946.

1. Only use Indian or Ceylon tea
2. Tea should be made in a teapot (not in an urn or cauldron)
3. Warm the teapot before use
4. Tea should be strong
5. Loose tea leaves should be added to the pot – not put into baskets or strainers
6. The water should be boiling when added to the teapot, not just off the boil
7. Once the tea has infused, stir the pot and let the tea leaves settle
8. Pour the tea into a mug – not a teacup
9. Pour the cream off the milk before pouring milk into your tea
10. Tea first, milk second
11. No sugar

International Tea Day is May 21st: https://www.un.org/en/observances/tea-day