Fill a teapot or infuser with the right amount of tea. Start with 2 or 3 grams of tea per cup (unless the brand recommends otherwise) and adjust from there based on taste. This piece was written by Derek Rose, the tea expert for The Spruce Eats. He researched each tea variety that appears on this list, as well as different methods of processing and steeping. Derek graduated from Columbia University with an MFA in Creative Writing and currently lives in Seattle. He joined The Spruce Eats in 2019. I have a love-hate relationship with tea brands like Yorkshire Tea. As a tea nerd, I’ve sampled some of the finest loose leaf teas available… and this is definitely not even close. If this was a review that was purely about the quality of the tea leaf, how it is grown and processed, Yorkshire wouldn’t do very well at all.

The aroma coming from the dried leaf is pretty amazing! It’s bright and refreshing with distinct tannin notes (that classic bitter flavour that tea has) and a hint of malt. I love how fresh it is. Enjoying the tea good strong taste, glad that I can buy it from your shop as here in Australia you can only buy the tea bags. Looking forward many more cups of tea. Absolutely! It's easy to make tasty iced tea with loose leaf. It can be brewed "hot" by steeping the loose leaf tea in hot water, straining out the leaves, and adding cold water to the concentrated hot tea water. The other method is "cold brewing," where you let loose leaf tea steep in cold water for up to 12 hours before serving. An iced tea maker simplifies and may even speed up the process, but a regular iced tea pitcher works well, too. It was all excellent viral marketing for Yorkshire Tea, which used the resulting publicity to clarify that the tea is in fact only blended in Yorkshire, before being shipped around the country.This tea review is going to explore just how tasty Yorkshire Tea is, and whether other factors take anything away from it. If you are new to my blog, you should know that I consider the quality of the tea leaf, the aroma of the tea, and the ethical/organic certifications that come along with it when I give a star rating. Learn more about my reviewing process in the Tea Review Index. From there, the last step is to pour the tea into your cup if using a teapot or remove the infuser if you're making a single cup, and enjoy!

Once brewed according to Yorkshire Tea directions, it creates a very dark and rich brown colour. Add milk – it’s essential with a tea like this – to get a traditional brown tea colour. Standard, but comforting. Loose leaf is sold in a wide range of prices, wider even than bagged tea, but the finest loose leaf teas get extremely pricey. However, there are plenty of affordable options out there, too. If you want a top tea experience or are hosting an event, it might be worth splurging on an expensive tea. If you're looking for a solid tea you can drink multiple times a day, a more cost-effective option might be better. Don’t bother the readers’ editor with this one, Yorkshire chums. Yes, there were several wars, not one, and you won a few. But the last one ended when Henry Tudor (later Henry VII), a Lancastrian, defeated and killed Yorkie Richard III (the car park king) at Bosworth Field on 22 August 1485. So we won. Top of the potsCannot survive without this tea! Strong but smooth flavour, everyone I make a cup for always comments on how delicious it is! Really expensive to buy in Australia but British Corner Shop is reasonably priced and exceptional customer service all round. We spoke with Mou Dasgupta, the founder and CEO or Brook37 The Atelier, who echoed this recommendation. “A lot of people measure in spoons," she said. "But a spoonful doesn’t really mean anything. At Brook37, we have some teas that are so light and the leaves are so big; one spoonful isn't helpful. You really need to weigh 2.5 grams of tea.” Glancing up at a framed glossary of tea terms, I realise I have a lot to learn. There’s “Crepy: a term used to describe tea which is crimped in appearance, usually a BOP [Broken orange pekoe] grade” and “Baggy: an undesirable taint found in both dry leaf and liquor of tea withered on inferior hessian.” Help! Despite drinking at least seven cups a day, I don’t speak tea.