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This blend is fresh and invigorating. The base is green tea, complemented by peppermint, lemongrass, marigold and hibiscus. That gives a light minty freshness with a citrus note and a soft, slightly floral finish. That is exactly why this is a tea we recommend first thing in the morning.

Yes. The base of this blend is green tea, which naturally contains caffeine, although the amount is a good deal lower than in coffee. Together with the invigorating herbs peppermint and lemongrass, that makes this tea particularly suitable as a morning tea. If you want a cup for the evening, it is better to choose a herbal blend without green tea.

We recommend water of around 80 degrees Celsius and a steeping time of 2 to 3 minutes. Boiling water quickly makes green tea bitter. Allow around 2 grams of loose tea per cup, and take the tea strainer or filter bag out after steeping so the tea does not keep brewing.

At around 2 grams per cup, 100 grams of loose tea gives you about 50 cups. If you prefer a slightly stronger cup, you will still get a good 40. Store the tea dry, dark and well sealed, so the aroma of the mint and the lemongrass is preserved for as long as possible.

We do not sell the lid on its own. The Brita Marella Blue arrives complete with its lid, flip-top filling flap and one MAXTRA+ cartridge, but spare parts are not part of our range.

Does the lid sit loosely or shift while you pour? First check that it clicks straight onto the funnel, because a lid placed at an angle always feels wobbly. If something is genuinely broken, send our customer service a message with a photo. Worth knowing: the lid is the only part that is not dishwasher safe, so rinse it by hand.

No, you cannot set a temperature on this Hario Buono kettle. It brings the water to the boil, switches off by itself afterwards and has boil dry protection.

For filter coffee that is not a problem. Switch the kettle on and let the water rest for half a minute to a minute after boiling before you start pouring. The temperature then drops by itself into the range where pour over tastes best. If you really want to work to the exact degree, you need a kettle with variable temperature control.

Count on a fresh MAXTRA+ cartridge every four weeks. The BRITA Memo on the lid keeps track of that interval for you and shows when the time is up, so you never have to make a note of it yourself.

Filter far more water than average and the cartridge will naturally be due sooner. Water running through more slowly or tasting different is another clear hint. Swapping takes about thirty seconds: old cartridge out, new one in, reset the Memo and your Brita Marella Blue filters like it did on day one. Thanks to the PerfectFit technology, every drop really does pass through the cartridge.

Spoon the loose tea into the filter, fold the top backwards to close it and hang it in your cup or pot just like a regular teabag.

Allow roughly one level teaspoon of loose tea per cup and do not fill the filter to the brim, because the leaves need room to unfurl. Let the string hang over the rim of your cup so you can lift the bag straight out once the tea has brewed. Store the filters in a dry place and do not use them in the microwave.

The jug holds 2.4 litres in total, of which 1.4 litres of filtered water ends up in the lower reservoir. That works out at roughly six 200 ml glasses, enough for a pot of tea plus a couple of glasses without refilling in between.

Topping up is a one-handed job: the flap in the lid opens while you hold the jug under the tap. Sharing with a household or filling bottles for the road? Then the 3.5 litre Marella XL is the comfier size. Apart from capacity the two jugs work in exactly the same way, with the same MAXTRA+ cartridge.

Yes, the Hario Buono 0.8 litre electric kettle is made for hand brewing with a V60. The narrow, curved spout gives you a thin and steady stream, so you can wet the coffee bed calmly and evenly.

That is exactly what you need for pour over: you decide where the water lands and how fast you pour. It works just as well with a Chemex, a Kalita or any other dripper. Brewing coffee by hand becomes a lot easier (and more fun) with it.

One pack holds 64 tea filters with string, so you can brew 64 cups of tea with it.

The filters are single use: you fill one for a cup, let the tea brew and throw the bag away afterwards. If you drink several cups a day, or serve tea in a tearoom or lunchroom, it is handy to order a few packs at once. Store the packs somewhere dry and away from strongly scented products, so the paper keeps its neutral smell.

Plan on a fresh cartridge every four weeks. The BRITA Memo in the lid counts that period down for you and gives a signal as soon as the cartridge is due for replacement, so you do not have to keep track yourself.

If you use the jug heavily or live in a hard water area, you may notice the difference in taste slightly sooner. Rinse a new MAXTRA+ cartridge briefly under cold running water before fitting it and discard the first two jugs of filtered water, as BRITA advises. Then restart the Memo so the counter runs in step with your fresh cartridge again.

Yes, the jug and the funnel can go straight into the dishwasher. Only the lid stays out: wash that by hand in warm water with a little washing-up liquid, so the filling flap and the BRITA Memo keep working properly.

Take the MAXTRA+ cartridge out before you load the jug and leave it in a bowl of water in the meantime, so it does not dry out. A dishwasher cycle every now and then keeps your Brita Marella Blue fresh and clear; a quick rinse is fine in between. Let all the parts dry properly before you put the jug back together.

This Hario Buono holds 0.8 litres of water. That is enough for roughly four to six cups of filter coffee in one go, depending on how big your cups are.

The capacity is deliberately modest. You never boil more water than you need, the kettle stays light enough to pour calmly and you keep it nicely balanced while brewing. Do you often make coffee for a bigger group? Then you simply boil a second time.