How much caffeine is in Teh Tarik?

Each 8 oz (240 ml) serving contains approximately 50 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 Teh Tarik?

Target 95°C (203°F). Below this range the cup tends toward sourness and thinness from under-extraction; above it, bitterness rises faster than sweetness.

How long should Teh Tarik be extracted?

Extract for 5:00 then pulled using Steep, Strain and Pull, at a ratio of 30g/L brewed strong, then condensed milk to taste, prepared at Broken Leaf. Time and ratio move together: a heavier dose generally wants a shorter contact time.

Why does my Teh Tarik 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 Teh Tarik?

High in added sugar from condensed milk. Contains dairy; traditional preparations are not dairy-free. This is general educational information, not medical advice — consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own circumstances.

Reviewed Aug 2026

Orthodox Black Tea · Malaysia

Teh Tarik

Name: How to Brew Teh Tarik
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 8 oz (240 ml)
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 30g/L brewed strong, then condensed milk to taste of Teh Tarik; Filtered water heated to 95°C (203°F)

Teh tarik

Pulled tea — strong black tea and condensed milk poured between vessels until it foams.

Strong black tea, usually a robust Assam-style blend, mixed with sweetened condensed milk and then "pulled" repeatedly between two jugs held far apart.

Sensory profile

Comparative scale

sweetnessVery high

acidityLow

bitternessModerate

bodyVery high

aromaHigh

You should taste

How it unfolds

Aroma → Palate → Finish

AromaBefore and as you sip

Malty Black Tea

clear aroma

PalateWhile it is in the mouth

pronounced sweetness

FinishAfter you swallow

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

pronounced body

Where it sits

Stronger than 177 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 157.

That is 50 mg in a 8 oz (240 ml) serving — a concentration of 20.8 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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