A careful blend of North Indian, South Indian, and Ceylon teas produces a smooth, medium bodied cup with complex flavor, allowing the taste of the various teas to come through. Drink anytime of the day alone or with food.
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Assam Bukhial Estate (TGFOP1) is a classic breakfast tea which can be taken alone or with milk/sweetening. In the Assams, it has a medium depth and richness of taste, and is preferred by our Indian customers.
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Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe (TGFOP). Gingia brews a smooth cup with a nice malty taste allowing the Assam character to come through. We like it both with milk and by itself as an all day tea. When we open a new chest in the Tearoom, a wonderful molasses-like aroma fills the air.
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Assam Halmari Estate (TGFOP1) is a classic breakfast tea which can be taken alone or with milk/sweetening. In the Assams, it brews a dark and malty cup with a medium depth and richness of taste.
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Assam Kalgar 2012 is now in stock. Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP) This is a blend of each year's best Broken Orange Pekoes from several premium Assam Tea Gardens in the Brahmaputra Valley. The Kalgar blend is a true breakfast tea noted for its bold character, and is best enjoyed with milk. Many of our customers make their own Black Tea chai with the Kalgar.
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Khongea Estate Golden Tips FTGFOP1 is consistently voted one of the best Assams. This tea, from the Prakash family who also own Glenburn Tea Estate in Darjeeling, has very nice leaf appearance with plenty of golden tips which brew a smooth medium cup to robust cup with good rich flavor. Drink alone or with milk for a morning treat.
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(FTGFOP1). An excellent higher grown Assam from the Dibrugarh district in the upper Brahamaputra Valley. Mokalbari Tea Estate was established in 1917 and is known for its golden tippy teas. This is one of the favorite Assams at Strand Tea. Rich malty notes with layered flavors and low astringency.
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Special Grade – An amazing tea and a great find. When you’ve learned all the rules about Black Tea, here is an exception. It is brewed at a lower temperature (like Green Tea) for longer – a full 6 minutes. You get a delicious cup with almost sweet nutty flavors and no bitterness.
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Organic Black Dragon Black Tea is a true tea lovers tea. As soon as we tried this excellent tea, we had several kilos air freighted in from Taiwan. Hand rolled long wiry leaves brew a reddish honey colored liquor with sweet aromas and a depth of taste that is remarkable.
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Chinese nomads are first credited with compressing tea into "bricks" for easy travel. Tea was so valuable during some time periods that the bricks were scored or marked into sections and bartered for other goods, even horses. This 1010 gram, 1 kilo, 2.23 lb (approx. 35.6 oz by weight) Tea Brick has Chinese markings on both sides. THESE DESIGNS DO VARY.
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Chinese nomads are first credited with compressing tea into "bricks" for easy travel. Tea was so valuable during some time periods that the bricks were scored or marked into sections and bartered for other goods, even horses. This 475-485 gram (16 oz, by weight) Tea Brick has Chinese markings on both sides. THESE DESIGNS DO VARY.
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The first new blend we have added in several years. Blended of Assam, Ceylon, and Kenya teas it makes a good all day tea. Our Canadian friends drink it strong without milk. We enjoy the rich flavors with milk or cream.
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This lot of Blackwood OP1 is the best Organic Ceylon of the season and is a Strand Tea staff pick for a refreshing afternoon tea. Well made leaves with their soft, faintly fruity aroma when dry are characteristic the the best Ceylon High Grown Teas.
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Orange Pekoe First Quality (OP1). Kenilworth is a fine example of expertly made long, wiry leaves. It is well rounded, bold, but smooth, and has a nice aftertaste. Take with milk or lemon as a hearty afternoon tea.
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Flowery Orange Pekoe (FOP). The most basic of teas from South China. It makes an excellent and inexpensive iced tea without any bitterness.
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Goomtee Estate Darjeeling First Flush 2013 FTGFOP1. Goomtee has produced an excellent classic First Flush again this year. Full muscatel and citrus notes stand out in this 'bright' tea. Well rolled, small dark green leaves yeild a golden liquor with light to medium body, and medium astringency. All Darjeeling fans will love this tea.
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Castleton Estate First Flush 2012 Black Tea is possibly the best First Flush (1F) Darjeeling of the year. We have added a new trial pack at a really affordable price for this quality tea in case our customers just wanted to try a 1st Flush Darjeeling.
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Darjeeling First Flush 2013. The Darjeeling first flushes are eagerly awaited and Glenburn Tea Estate has produced another great tea. Gentle muscatel flavor, medium body, with little astringency and not as 'greenish' in character makes this first flush well worth the price.
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ORGANIC , BIO-DYNAMIC, & FAIR TRADE. Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe (TGFOP). Superior grade First, Second, and Autumn Flushes made in the classic style. Makaibari has a bright copper liquor with a smooth, well-rounded taste when steeped 4 minutes.
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Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange (SFTGFOP) Our choice for a great, bolder Darjeeling. Makes a medium bodied cup, with strong middle notes and classic finish.
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Double Bergamot makes this a tea for Earl Grey lovers. It is our most intensely flavored Earl Grey. Full leaf China, India, and Ceylon teas flavored with oil of bergamot fruit have made Earl Grey the most popular flavored tea worldwide.
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Our most popular Earl Grey for the past 10 years. A superior blend of black teas flavored with oil of bergamot and flower blossoms offering a unique twist on a well-known blend. Extra smooth and flavorful all day drink.
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Premium Ceylon Black Tea with Natural Oil of Bergamot and a hint of Vanilla makes this blend special and velvety smooth. It is already a favorite among many Earl Grey fans. Try it as an after meal tea or with deserts.
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This breakfast blend was inspired by one of the oldest and most passionate tea drinking regions in Europe. It has a malty taste and plenty of flavorful golden tips. We recommend this blend to our friends who want an alternative to coffee.
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This is an exceptionally good blend of breakfast teas. The leaves are a little larger and brew slower producing a smooth robust cup. It can be taken with or without milk. We highly recommend it for new as well as 'seasoned' tea drinkers.
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ORGANIC. Classic Indian black tea blend strong enough to please the English and the Irish. Good with milk or sweetening and breakfast foods."
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NOW ORGANIC! Fit for the imperial court, premium BOP leaves brew a strong cup but with taste just right to go with hearty foods.
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Keemun teas, which won their first gold medals in 1915, were the original English Breakfast teas prior to the Assams taking over when China teas were not available to the British Empire. The Grand Keemun is a superior quality leaf which gives a range of "toasty" tastes and a robust cup without bitterness.
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This premium blend of whole leaf Indian teas has a rich malty taste for those wishing a robust cup. Excellent breakfast tea with milk.
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The Hao Ya A is always rated by tea professionals as the top Keemun made. It has an amazing depth of taste, with toasty notes and superb mouth feel. A must try for the tea lover.
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Keemun Mao Feng Supreme from the mountain slopes of Anhui Provence is a great tasting whole leaf black tea. Typically Keemuns are breakfast teas, but the Mao Feng Supreme is a great self drinker or stands milk well so can be taken any time of day.
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In our opinion, the best cup of Kenya Black tea around. This can become an all day favorite since it drinks well by itself or can take milk and sweetener.
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From Fujan Province comes one of the worlds legendary teas, favored especially by the Russians and the American old west cowboys. It has large leaves and a very smoky aroma and taste, making it a hearty tea often taken with milk and sugar.
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Iyerpadi Organic and Fair Trade tea comes from the pristine Anamallai Hills on the Western slope of the Nilgiri Mountains in South India. We have chosen this BOP (Broken orange Pekoe) Grade for its flavor, particularly for making iced tea.
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Special Fancy Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe, First Quality (SFTGFOP1). This is a remarkably well made tea which will hold its own with most Darjeelings.
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ORGANIC & FAIR TRADE - Flowery Orange Pekoe, (FOP); our best selling Nilgiri Tea. Kora Kundah Estate is thought to be the highest tea estate in the world at almost 8,000 feet above sea level.
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Parkside Estate Special Production SFTGFOP is a light bodied Black Nilgiri tea blended with a small amount of Parkside Green Tea for a smooth light bodied tea with a unique taste.
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POABS Estate Organic and Bio-Dynamic Nilgiri black tea is back. POABS is a rich smooth medium bodied tea with a unique taste.
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Tiger Hill Estate FOP (Flowery Orange Pekoe) from South India Nilgiri mountains produces a brisk, robust cup that is smooth with faint citrus notes.
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Estate grown Indian and China black teas blended by Strand Tea Company with the Pacific Northwest in mind. This is a satisfying, rich, and smooth blend you can drink all day. One of our most popular breakfast blends.
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TRIBUTE TEA. 12 year old compressed brick. Enjoy now or let age. Approx. 250 gram (8.5 oz) Factory Wrapped Brick.
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Pu-Erh is a true specialty tea, the exception to the rule in that it gets better with age. Premium tea leaves are partially dried then buried in clay according to the ancient and still secret tradition, to make this highly distinctive tea with rich earthy tastes and aromas which are hard to describe.
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In China Pu Erh is considered a TRIBUTE TEA, a tea of such exceptional taste it is used for gifting or paying tribute to someone. A true specialty tea, this Pu-Erh is 10-11 years old and is supplied in individually wrapped 4 gram compressed "bird's nests" called Tuo Cha.
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This is a young (two year old), loose leaf Yunnan Black Tea made in the Pu-Erh style. Because it is a cross between a typical Yunnan and Pu-Erh, it has a lighter Pu-Erh flavor and aroma but still a Yunnan undertone. Smooth in the cup and definitely worth trying as a hearty, but flavorful all day tea.
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A blend of Lapsang Souchong with other China black teas has a definitive, but not overpowering smoky aroma. When steeped five minutes a rich, slightly sweet taste develops. Add milk and sugar for a surprisingly good breakfast or dessert tea.
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Scottish Breakfast tea is a flavorful blend of Premium North Indian, South Indian, African, and China teas. Stand up well to milk and sugar, but also is good straight. Hearty but pleasing like our Scottish friends.
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This is an exceptionally high quality tea from the Eastern Himalayas of Northern India, where a robust but smooth Darjeeling type tea is produced. We highly recommend it as an afternoon tea.
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Sumatra Black Tea BOP. The Sidamanik Tea Estates' moderate elevation of 3-4000 feet produces some fine quality teas from the Lake Toba region.
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TRIBUTE TEA. This is one of the best Yunnan teas made, Small, lightly rolled leaves loaded with gold tips produce a rich smooth cup which is flavorful without astringency or bitterness. One of the best morning teas you’ll find. Please do not put any milk or sweetener in this tea – its flavor stands alone.
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Yunnan Golden Needles is back! We haven't had this tea for some time but recently found some that is just too good to pass up. High elevation grown Yunnan (known as Jin Zhen Wang) from Feng Qing province. Good Dian Hong flavor and nice sweetness. Steeps to a beautiful coppery gold color.
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Golden Snail is one of those wonderful hand crafted black teas made in small production lots by a farm family in the mountains of Yunnan province. The aroma is magnificent, and the tea liquor is rich and smooth.
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Yunnan Hong Cha is back! Introduced in 2006 Hong Cha quickly became a favorite of Yunnan tea drinkers for its rich full taste, smoothness, and affordability. It is a limited production tea Naturally Grown without chemicals on a small tea farm in the heart of the Yunnan mountain area.
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Imperial Golden Snail is a competition grade Yunnan Black Tea made in small production lots by a farm family in the mountains of Yunnan province. Using only one new leaf and one bud, this hand crafted tea is one of the finest Yunnans available. The aroma is magnificent, and the tea liquor is rich, layered, and smooth. This is a tea lover's tea and a special treat to give as a gift.
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Flowery Orange Pekoe (FOP), Best Grade. The Yunnan province in southern China has been producing teas for at least 1700 years. This premium high grown hand-produced Yunnan has well-twisted leaves and a few golden tips producing a full bodied brew with little bitterness making it a very good breakfast tea.
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