Organic Black Tea | Loose Leaf

Organic Black Tea is our everyday loose leaf black tea: a bold, classic cup from organic, single-origin leaves. It is full-bodied and malty, with warm toasted notes, subtle caramel undertones and a naturally brisk finish. Versatile enough for plain, milk, sweet or iced tea, it is the black tea to keep on hand for every day.

• Size: 1 oz of loose leaf tea.
• Ingredient: Organic single-origin black tea (Camellia sinensis).
• Caffeine: Contains caffeine, roughly 40–70 mg per 8 oz cup.
• Brew: 1–2 teaspoons per 8 oz of water just off the boil (200–212°F). Steep 3–5 minutes, then strain.

What Is Black Tea?

Black tea is made from the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant as green, white and oolong tea. What makes it black is full oxidation: the leaves are rolled and left to oxidize completely before drying, which turns them dark and gives black tea its copper color, deeper flavor and more caffeine than other teas.

Black tea is the most widely drunk tea in the West, the base of classics like English Breakfast and Earl Grey. For a tour of the main black tea regions and styles, read our guide to the types of black tea.

Meet Our Organic Black Tea

Our organic black tea brews a deep copper cup with a warm, malty aroma. The flavor is full-bodied and malty, with warm toasted notes, subtle caramel undertones and a naturally brisk, satisfying finish. It is smooth enough to drink plain and strong enough to take milk and sugar. Packed to order in a 1 oz size.

How To Brew Black Tea

Hot: heat water to just off the boil (200–212°F). Use 1 to 2 teaspoons per 8 oz and steep 3 to 5 minutes, then strain: 3 minutes for a smoother cup, 5 for a stronger one.

With milk: steep the full 4 to 5 minutes so the tea stands up to the milk.

Iced or sweet tea: brew double-strength (2 teaspoons per 8 oz for 4 minutes), sweeten while hot if you like, then pour over ice.

How Much Caffeine Is In Black Tea?

A typical 8 oz cup of black tea has roughly 40–70 mg of caffeine, about half of a similar cup of brewed coffee. A shorter steep gives a gentler cup. For no caffeine, try our honeybush (the closest caffeine-free match to black tea) or other herbal teas.

Organic Black Tea vs. Our Other Black Teas

• Organic Black Tea – our everyday black tea: malty, toasty and brisk.
• Organic English Breakfast Tea – bold and malty; the classic morning cup for milk.
• Assam Black Tea – the maltiest and heaviest, from India's Assam region.
• Ceylon Black Tea – bright, brisk and citrusy, from Sri Lanka.
• Organic Earl Grey Creme Tea – black tea with bergamot and vanilla.

Browse them all in our loose leaf black tea collection.

Who Organic Black Tea Is Best For

• Anyone who wants a reliable, everyday black tea.
• Tea drinkers who take milk and sugar, or drink it plain.
• People making iced tea or sweet tea by the pitcher.
• Coffee drinkers looking for a lighter caffeine option.
• Anyone who likes a malty, toasty cup without flavoring.