Lotus Lightness Blend

Lotus Lightness Infusion (Qing He, 轻荷) places the lotus leaf (荷叶 He Ye) at the heart of the cup: the plant the Chinese summer has called upon for centuries for its clear, thirst-quenching brews.

Around it, three summer companions: hawthorn berries (山楂 Shan Zha), cassia seeds (决明子 Jue Ming Zi) and a touch of rock sugar (冰糖 Bing Tang), the gentle note of the tea houses.

Delicately green, barely bitter, it calls up the spare elegance of the pond in bloom: a clean, airy sip made for the days when the heat rises.

Presented as tea bags, it is enjoyed hot, or brewed then iced, the minimal gesture of a summer pleasure.

A cool-natured infusion of pleasure, conceived as a refreshing ritual when the summer heat rises.

To enjoy hot or iced, with no learned preparation: a daily pleasure more than a formula.

• Infusion: 1 tea bag in 250 to 300 ml of water just off the boil, 5 to 8 minutes
• Iced: brew, then serve over ice in summer

Not recommended for children under 12 years of age, or for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Prolonged use is not recommended.

To be avoided on cold-Centre grounds: lotus leaf and cassia seeds are cool by nature.

Ask a practitioner for advice.