Black tea
Black tea is one of the most popular tea types in the world. From strong Assam through to Chinese black tea, mild Darjeeling and everything else in between, you are sure to find a favourite from our selection. Known as Red tea in China, black tea has traditionally been drunk without anything added. Some of the stronger blacks can benefit from a dash of milk or a slice of lemon.
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An organic black tea from Northern Thailand. It has a long lasting smooth taste with spicy, peppery, fruity and caramel notes.
Thai BlackAngkhang Royal Project Black
£1.90 – £6.50 Select options -
A rare hand-made tea grown by ethnic Tibetan tribes, it is strong and complex. The flavours are smoky, malty and earthy but with a zesty stony finish.
Indian BlackArunachal Abali Autumnal
£2.30 – £8.00 Select options -
A particularly smooth and balanced Assam from the famous Dibrugarh tea district with a sweet taste, minimal astringency and malty, earthy caramel notes.
Indian BlackAssam Brahmaputra Black
£2.90 – £10.00 Select options -
Neat black leaves with lots of golden tips. The liquor is bright and full of mineral Assam style flavour that is pleasantly malty.
Indian BlackAssam Doomni Second Flush
£1.80 – £6.00 Select options -
A complex semi-wild tea from the mountains of northern Thailand. The smooth amber liquor has a taste of rich dark chocolate, with mineral, woody and spicy fruity notes.
Thai BlackBaan Mae Sae Wild Forest
£1.60 – £5.50 Select options -
A classic black tea from Fujian Province. Smooth and balanced amber liquor has a floral, woody and malty taste with hints of cocoa and rose.
Chinese BlackBai Lin Gong Fu
£2.60 – £9.00 Select options -
An unusual high mountain tea. Long twisted leaves produce a dark amber liquor with a complex sweet, fruity and mineral flavour.
Taiwanese BlackBeishan Wu Yi
£3.50 – £12.00 Select options -
A lovely hand-made black tea from Doke Tea Estate located in India's Bihar State. Very large leaves produce a dark amber liquor with an unusual fruity flavour of raisins and molasses.
Indian BlackBihar Doke Black Fusion
£2.80 – £9.50 Select options -
A smooth and malty black tea from Colombia. The medium strength amber liquor has a sweet and stony character with fruity notes.
Colombian BlackBitaco Colombian Black
£1.60 – £5.50Out of stock
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An unusual partially fermented black tea from Bolaven Plateau in Laos. The flavours are complex, with light notes of roasted corn, tobacco, tart fruits and a tangy aftertaste.
Lao BlackBolaven Nang Bua Saa Dam
£1.80 – £6.00 Select options -
A fruity, early summer tea from an organic plantation run by the Choi family. The mellow and clean taste is stony, spicy and malty with tangy notes of dried fruits.
Korean BlackBoseong Daejak Hongcha
£1.60 – £5.50 Select options -
A superbly smooth late spring tea from a fully organic plantation run by the Choi family in Boseong County. The taste is mellow and creamy with notes of eucalyptus and dried fruits.
Korean BlackBoseong Jungjak Hongcha
£3.50 – £12.00 Select options -
A superb early spring black tea from an organic plantation run by the Choi family. The clean taste has a lightly woody, stony and fruity character with a crisp tangy aftertaste.
Korean BlackBoseong Sejak Hongcha
£4.60 – £16.00 Select options -
A unique heritage balhyocha handmade according to a secret recipe, it is mildly fermented and oxidised. It produces a light, tangy liquor with woody, stony, spicy and fruity notes.
Korean BalhyochaBoseong Sejak Hwangcha
£5.50 – £19.00 Select options -
A classic OP grade black tea from Sri Lanka. It has a smooth deep character with malty notes of fruits and raisins and a stony mineral finish.
Sri Lankan BlackCeylon New Vithanakande Orange Pekoe
£1.50 – £5.00 Select options -
Ceylon New Vithanakande Silver Tips is a classic high grade tea from Sri Lanka. It has a smooth deep character with stony and malty notes of fruits and molasses.
Sri Lankan BlackCeylon New Vithanakande Silver Tips
£1.50 – £5.00 Select options -
A real champagne-like Darjeeling black tea. It has a pronounced mineral and muscatel character with elderberry and floral notes.
Indian BlackDarjeeling Castleton First Flush 2016
£3.00 – £10.50 Select options -
A supreme first flush Darjeeling from Upper Namring Estate, plucked in early 2017. It has a lovely floral profile, with chalky and muscatel flavours and top notes of exotic fruits.
Indian BlackDarjeeling Namring First Flush 2017
£2.60 – £9.00 Select options -
A very fine grade (FTGFOP1) Darjeeling from Phoobsering Tea Estate. A mouth-watering, mellow champagne-like tea with balanced sweet floral notes.
Indian BlackDarjeeling Phoobsering First Flush 2016
£3.00 – £10.50 Select options -
An organic first flush Darjeeling from Phuguri Estate, plucked in early 2017. The flavours are balanced, with smooth floral muscatel notes and very little astringency
Indian BlackDarjeeling Phuguri First Flush 2017
£1.90 – £6.50 Select options -
An unusual light Dian Hong with a subtle amber liquor and a light malty taste with a woody eucalyptus note. Mildly stony, it has a sweet, fruity and brisk aftertaste.
Chinese BlackDian Hong Ai Lao Mountain
£2.60 – £9.00 Select options -
A handmade Yunnan black tea from China. It produces a very smooth liquor that is light and sweet with notes of honey, caramel and spiced orange.
Chinese BlackDian Hong Black Pagoda
£2.80 – £9.50 Select options -
A rare and unique tea made from the unusual varietal native to Yunnan. Striking golden leaves produce an amber liquor with a sweet smooth taste, malty and fruity notes and a long lasting floral aftertaste.
Chinese BlackDian Hong Da Li Cha
£3.20 – £11.00 Select options -
Unusual black tea made from an ancient wild purple leaf varietal. The smooth complex taste is a little malty, tangy and spicy with notes of prunes and wheat.
Chinese BlackDian Hong De Hong Ye Sheng
£3.60 – £12.50 Select options