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When the days are starting to warm up, there is no better way to enjoy the wonderful flavours of your favourite tea or tisane than with a delicious iced tea. Cool and refreshing, yet still packed with lovely, delicate flavours, iced teas make the perfect treat on those sunny days. While you can opt for using tea bags when making an iced tea, we definitely recommend going for loose leaf tea instead – the full flavours and delightful aromas of a fresh tea leaf will truly be on display in your iced tea, and at Tea-Direct, we offer a fantastic...

Strong, full-bodied and malty in flavour, with a lovely deep-red liquor, Assam teas are renowned the world over for their robust characteristics and versatility. The flavours of Assam tea can range from earthy, woody and smoky, to sweet and spicy, sometimes with notes of cocoa, and it is these bold flavours that have made Assam an ideal base for breakfast teas and a much-loved addition to numerous tea blends, where it brings great depth and strength. The World of Assam TeasIndia is one of the largest producers of tea, with various tea varieties produced in around 20 Indian states, the...

With a tea subscription plan from Tea-Direct, you can enjoy regular deliveries of your favourite loose leaf tea varieties on a personalised schedule, while saving 15% on each tea item, for every order. A subscription plan is a great way to take the hassle out of buying tea, and to avoid the prospect of running out before your first cup of the day! You can amend your subscription at any time and change the recurrence of your regular, automatically processed order, or change the tea variety, bag size and quantity. No matter how often you choose to receive your tea,...

If you are looking for the perfect gift for the tea lover in your life, why not try our popular Tea-Direct gift subscription – a pre-paid gift subscription that provides the lucky recipient with a different freshly packed, loose leaf tea each month. Tea-Direct Gift Subscription – From £33.99The subscription document can contain a personalised gift message, and be tailored to a range of occasions including birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, Easter, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. You can be flexible with your chosen plan, with options for 3, 6 or 12 month subscriptions. Once purchased, we'll send the...

Earl Grey tea, with its distinctive bergamot flavour, is one of the most popular tea blends in the world, enjoyed for its delicious fruity and citrus taste and unique aromas. Traditionally made as a blend of Chinese black tea, Earl Grey tea gets its wonderful flavour and aroma from the addition of oil of bergamot, extracted from the rinds of bergamot oranges. This citrus fruit, a cross between a lemon, lime and a bitter orange, is grown commercially in Calabria, Italy. Although its taste is quite acidic, it complements the full-bodied flavour of black tea perfectly, as well as green,...