How much caffeine is in Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea?

Each 8 oz cup (240ml) serving contains approximately 110 mg of caffeine. For comparison, a standard 8 oz cup of brewed drip coffee contains around 95 mg. Actual content varies with dose, water temperature, and contact time.

What temperature should I use for Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea?

Target 100°C (212°F). Below this range the cup tends toward sourness and thinness from under-extraction; above it, bitterness rises faster than sweetness.

How long should Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea be extracted?

Extract for 15-20 minutes simmer and pull using Traditional Stocking Pot Simmer and Pull, at a ratio of 40g tea per Liter of water, prepared at Broken Orange Pekoe Dust. Time and ratio move together: a heavier dose generally wants a shorter contact time.

Why does my Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea taste bitter?

Bitterness almost always indicates over-extraction. Shorten the contact time, lower the water temperature slightly, or use less leaf. Change one variable at a time so you can tell which one was responsible.

Who should avoid Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea?

Very high caffeine content — restrict consumption in the afternoon. Evaporated milk is calorie-dense and contains lactose. This is general educational information, not medical advice — consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own circumstances.

Reviewed Aug 2026

Orthodox Black Tea · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea

Name: How to Brew Traditional Hong Kong Style Milk Tea
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 8 oz cup (240ml)
Cuisine: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Ingredients: 9.6 g loose-leaf black tea; 240 g filtered water at 100°C; Honey or lemon to finish, optional and added after tasting

港式奶茶 (Góng Sīk Nái Cà)

Silk stocking strength: bold, concentrated black tea pulled multiple times and blended with rich evaporated milk.

A highly concentrated black tea blend (usually Ceylon and broken orange pekoe) brewed in a large pot, filtered through a sack-like cloth (stocking filter) multiple times to maximize extraction, and combined with sweet, thick evaporated milk…

Sensory profile

Comparative scale

sweetnessHigh

acidityLow

bitternessHigh

bodyVery high

aromaHigh

You should taste

How it unfolds

Aroma → Palate → Finish

AromaBefore and as you sip

No distinct note recorded here — the aroma reads as clear rather than carrying a nameable character of its own.

clear aroma

PalateWhile it is in the mouth

clear sweetness

FinishAfter you swallow

Bold Tannin Grip

pronounced body

Where it sits

Stronger than 325 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 15.

That is 110 mg in a 8 oz cup (240ml) serving — a concentration of 45.8 mg per 100 ml. The scale above ranks whole servings, and servings differ in size, so a larger drink can sit further right while being weaker cup for cup.

CupCura editorial estimate. No public food database has measured this preparation, so this figure is our own and is not independently sourced.

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