Ingredients
| 300 ml | water |
| 1 bag | black tea |
| 1 stick (5 cm) | cinnamon stick |
| 1 | star anise |
| 1 tsp | honey |
Method
- Simmer the water with the cinnamon and anise for 4 min, low heat, lid on. Hard spices need a decoction, not an infusion.
- Turn off the heat and wait 30 s (≈ 95 °C). Add the bag and steep 3 min, covered.
- Lift out the bag without squeezing: squeezing releases bitter tannins. Strain the spices.
- Sweeten with the honey off the heat.
To finish: The star anise itself floating in the cup.
Tip: Toast the cinnamon and anise for 40 s in the dry pan before adding water: the essential oils intensify.