Black teas generally have stronger flavours than green tea, white tea or Oolong tea even though most teas all come from the same camellia sinensis plant.
Our collection of quality Black Teas are available as loose leaf or as tea bags. Generally stronger than other types of tea, Black Tea generally has distinct, full bodied & crisp flavours.
Black tea leaves are often used in popular tea blends such as English breakfast tea, as well as a base for a lot of the flavoured loose leaf tea.
Black tea is usually called red tea in China due to the lovely coppery-red colour of the tea once its brewed.
Benefit of Black tea - contains polyphenols, a type of antioxidant as well as caffeine and an amino acids. These can help to keep you alert and focused.
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Assam large leafed black tea made from the smooth leaf tips. A distinctive strength, flavour & colour. FREE Mystery Tea Sample & FAST DISPATCH.
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Ceylon Black large leaf loose tea carefully selected with a smooth delicate flavour. FREE Mystery Tea Sample & FAST DISPATCH.
Ceylon loose leaf tea with full flavour, good strength and a bright colour. Buy online today UK stock. FREE Mystery Tea Sample FAST DISPATCH.
Christmas Tea combines the spicy aroma of cloves, fruit and flowers with black tea to produce a unique tasting drink. FREE Mystery Tea Sample.
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The best decaffeinated tea with a full-bodied distinctive flavour but without the caffeine. Other Decaf teas in stock now. FREE tea sample orders over £10.
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How to Make tea using Black Tea
Generally the more tea leaves used in the brewing process the stronger the tea will be. Another major factor in the taste and strength of your tea is the time that the tea is left to steep (brew). Ideally you want to time how long you leave the tea leaves to brew and then remove the tea from the pot or mug.
Benefits of Black Tea
There is much talk about the benefits of black tea where some are supported by science. A lot of the medical research into the health benefits of tea look at black tea consumption and investigate the effects of so many cups of black tea per day. Drinking regular cups of black tea may help prevent some medical conditions but caution is advised on the strength of the claims made.
Black tea tends to have a slightly higher caffeine content compared to the green and white teas.
The best advice is to drink a cup of black tea because you enjoy a good cup of tea rather than as a medicinal drink.
