Yunnan Black Tea

Buy loose leaf teas online - Yunnan Black Tea
Buy loose leaf teas online - Yunnan Black Tea
Buy loose leaf teas online - Yunnan Black Tea
(36 customer reviews)

£7.44 – £17.14

  • Yunnan black tea: thick buds and soft leaves.
  • Yields a lovely, malty, spicy, robust tasting tea with a deliciously heady aroma.
  • It is akin to Assam but with a classic blacker leaf and more complexity.
  • Yunnan, in North West China is near the Burmese border.
Description

Yunnan Black Tea: thick buds & soft leaves from SW China.

This great Yunnan  black tea yields a lovely, malty, spicy, robust tasting tea with a deliciously heady aroma. It is akin to Assam but with a classic blacker leaf and more complexity. Yunnan, in South West China is near the Burmese border. This is a large-leaf FOP grade tea. Try with a dash of milk. Use one teaspoon per person and one for the pot. Infuse for four minutes.

Deep-Toned Smoky Tea "A superb Yunnan Black tea, with its characteristic smoky flavour and deep notes. Practically no tannins and very 'clean' on the palate. Can be drunk black. Or if you fancy the taste of 'Thai Iced Tea', try this with milk and sugar. Indispensable on a warm summer afternoon."

 

Tea from Grey's Teas

Our teas are loose leaf and we specialise in large leaf grades. All are made using traditional orthodox methods. Our teas are from named tea gardens or defined areas of origin.

Sourcing our tea

This Yunnan black tea has been chosen for its distinctive, balanced flavour, aroma and appearance. Our tea is carefully sourced from long-established shippers. We can therefore guarantee the quality and origin of each tea and that it conforms to UK food and drink health regulations and our own demanding grading requirements.

The benefits of loose leaf tea

This loose leaf tea enables the full flavour characteristics of the tea to infuse. This tea is chosen for its high grade which imparts the flavour and aroma characteristics for which this tea is best known. A little extra time is necessary when infusing large leaf grades but you will be rewarded with a superior, more balanced cup. You will be well rewarded for your patience!

Packing options

There are generally several packing options to choose from. These are 60 grams, 125 grams and 250 grams, the default being 125 grams in a packet. Our silver-coloured packets are a triple laminate of paper, foil and cellophane, specifically designed for tea. Alternatively, you can select a tin caddy for your tea. These square, silver coloured caddies have hinged lids. Again, 60 gram, 125 gram and 250 gram options are generally available as options which can be selected from the drop-down list. Packets and caddies have full-colour labels.

Delivery options

For delivery our standard shipping is second class post unless you choose an alternative option such as first class post or courier. Free UK shipping is available for orders over £30 and free first class post can be chosen for orders over £50.

Storing your tea

Store your tea with care by ensuring it is stored air-tight, away from heat, light, moisture and strong aromas. Our standard best-before period is one year from packing and all teas are packed to order.

A guide to our tea

At the checkout you may choose to receive a free, full-colour, eight-page guide to our tea. For more information about buying our loose leaf teas see our page How to Buy the Best Loose Leaf Tea.

Additional information

Weight0.425 kg
Packing Option

125 gram packet, 125 gram tin, 250 gram packet, 250 gram tin

36 reviews for Yunnan Black Tea

  1. CHRIS HOLLICK (verified owner) –

    Good value and great service from Grey’s.

  2. CHRIS HOLLICK (verified owner) –

    First opportunity to sample this tea. Was a delight – full bodied with a soft smoky finish. Wonderful any time of day.

  3. CHRIS HOLLICK (verified owner) –

    Excellent flavoursome tea. Full body with a defined smokiness.

  4. Anonymous (verified owner) –

    Deep-Toned Smokey Tea
    Pleasant but not memorable

  5. Valerie –

    A tea to savour. Really excellent flavour. Recommend this tea.

  6. Paula Turner –

    Product:
    Service: Good service, great quality tea, very pleased to find the Ceyon especially

  7. Christine Barnett (verified owner) –

    Product: A lovely Yunnan which can be drunk at any time during the day. I have tried other Yunnan varieties, but I this one is my favourite by far.
    Service: A tea which I had ordered online was actually out of stock. Mr. Grey telephoned me straight away to inform me and offered either a substitute or a later receipt of the tea involved. It was nice to be telephoned about the item involved rather than find out when the rest of the order arrived.

  8. CHRIS HOLLICK (verified owner) –

    Now a firm favourite. Service and quality of product always of a high standard.

  9. Theresa Shammon –

    Product: Excellent as always.
    Service: Quality of service is impeccable and cannot be criticised. Quality of tea, as always, excellent.

  10. Theresa Shammon (verified owner) –

    As always an excellent product and a prompt excellent service.

  11. Hugh Rice (verified owner) –

    Product: The best kind of tea.
    Service: Arrived in good time and in perfect condition.

  12. Bernise Williams (verified owner) –

    Product: Have used this for several years , excellent

  13. Jonathan (verified owner) –

    Really enjoyed this tea, particularly at breakfast. Goes well with milk – definitely malty and has a lovely hint of woodsmoke about it too. Great value.

  14. Bernise Williams (verified owner) –

    Product: This tea is excellent quality, our only ‘critiscism’ is that we have enjoyed it and are therefore using it too fast!!
    Service: We were so pleased to find an online supplier for our favourite tea.

  15. Hugh Rice (verified owner) –

    Product:
    Service: Arrived next day after ordering, not sure how they managed it. I suspect they are time travellers or wizards of some sort.

  16. robert (verified owner) –

    A good basic Yunnan.

  17. Bernise Williams (verified owner) –

    Product: Have used this for several years , excellent
    Service: Order delivered quickly and very well packed

  18. Rupert Bullock (verified owner) –

    Perfectly pleasant brew if a little bland. Next time we shall look for something with slightly more ‘twang’ – technical tea word.

  19. Chris (verified owner) –

    Always a speedy and reliable service

  20. Geoffrey Sumner (verified owner) –

    Product:
    Service: Excellent tea & good value for money.

  21. Chris (verified owner) –

    Good value quality tea. Appealing, smoky falour.

  22. Ken Blackwood (verified owner) –

    Black Yunnan is our favourite tea and never disappoints.It is consistently excellent with a superbly tasty and refreshing finish.

  23. Russ Fenton –

    Product:
    Service: Excellent service

  24. Mark Upton (verified owner) –

    Product:
    Service: excellent

  25. CHRIS (verified owner) –

    A regular selection. Never disappoints. Recommended.

  26. CHRIS HOLLICK (verified owner) –

    Quality tea. Can be enjoyed at any time. Great service.

  27. cjh (verified owner) –

    A tea of excellent quality, with abundance of flavour and a soft, smoky, finish.

  28. Ken Blackwood (verified owner) –

    We love this Yunnan and particularly like it’s strength and delicate aroma for breakfast and mid-morning. It is not an expensive tea and we highly recommend it.

  29. ragsgsd (verified owner) –

    This is my favourite Yunnan tea. I have tried other more expensive Yunnans, but this one just has that special something about it which I prefer.

  30. Hugh Rice (verified owner) –

    Product: Excellent flavour, we have a pot every Saturday morning.
    Service: Delivered quickly.

  31. stiofansuilleabhain (verified owner) –

    I really love this tea. Yes I do. I really love this Yunnan for me and for you.

  32. CHRIS HOLLICK (verified owner) –

    This tea has become a permanent fixture on my want list. The quality never wavers.

  33. bob1 (verified owner) –

    This is a really excellent tea; quite strong, tolerant of being over-brewed and good with milk.

  34. Bernise Williams (verified owner) –

    This is my third review, greys teas is the only place we can buy our favourite Yunnan tea! Keep it coming!!

  35. Chris (verified owner) –

    Good value quality tea. Appealing smoky notes

  36. Colin (verified owner) –

    I find only one simple way to describe this black tea – Gunpowder, even though that is a green tea.
    Being a tea-heathen, I like gunpowder with just a splash of milk and this is no different. It has very much the same smokey hints of gunpowder, but with the very feintest hint of malt and a darker liquor. I ought to make a cup of each to compare them side by side, but so far have not.
    Very nice at any time of day.

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