Tiffin Milk
Description
Tiffin Milk is a simple yet profound cocktail made by mixing the premium German tea liqueur 'Tiffin' with milk. The elegant aroma and flavor of Darjeeling tea, one of the world's three great teas, is gently enveloped by the mellowness of milk, providing a comforting feeling reminiscent of home. While it has a low alcohol content and gentle taste that even those unaccustomed to alcohol can enjoy, its background holds the history of adventurers from the British colonial era, symbolizing the complex life of living between light and darkness.
Origin
Country of Origin: Germany （1980年代）
Developed in the 1980s by Heinrich Riemerschmidt, head of Anton Riemerschmidt company in Munich, Germany (founded in 1862). As a tea enthusiast, he spent about 20 years in trial and error to perfect the tea liqueur 'Tiffin' using Darjeeling tea leaves from India. Tiffin Milk, the simplest and most approachable cocktail using this liqueur, is beloved as a modern version of the milk tea that adventurers from the British colonial era used to drink.
Birth Date Meaning
An adventurer living between light and darkness
The deep history of Darjeeling tea and the warmth of milk symbolize a complex life journey, like colonial-era adventurers who traveled between the unknown world and the comfort of home
Famous Quotes
- "Tiffin Milk is like a bridge connecting home and adventure" - Heinrich Riemerschmidt
Trivia
- Tiffin liqueur was developed by German tea enthusiast Heinrich Riemerschmidt after 20 years of trial and error
- Darjeeling tea began in 1852 with tea plants brought from China by Scottish plant collector Robert Fortune
- During the first ascent of Everest in 1953, climbers drank milk tea to maintain body temperature
- The name 'Tiffin' comes from 'Tea + Muffin', meaning tea and cake time
- During the British colonial era, adventurers drank milk tea to remember home
Recipe
Ingredients:
- Tiffin (Tea Liqueur) - 30 ml
- Milk - 90 ml
- Ice - 適量 cubes
Instructions:
- Fill a tumbler glass with ice
- Pour 30ml of Tiffin (tea liqueur)
- Gently pour 90ml of well-chilled milk
- Stir lightly to mix ingredients evenly
- Garnish with mint leaves or cinnamon stick if desired
- For a warm version, hot milk can be used
- Serve immediately to complete