Black teas & Oolongs
Black Teas
Peacocks Breakfast Tea - Assam & Ceylon blended for the perfect cup of English tea.
Peacocks good plain Tea - A stronger tea that brews quickly: Assam, Ceylon and Kenya teas blended
Builders Tea - Stronger yet: with an extra spoonful for the pot: how our painter likes it
Ely Afternoon Tea - A fine blend of Indian teas from Darjeeling and Assam
Decaff. Tea - A rich smooth Ceylon tea with all the flavour but no caffeine
Ceylon - A refreshing oaky medium-strong blend of tea from Sri Lanka
Taylors Yorkshire - A strongish blend mixed to console and cheer Hull City fans and other tykes
Russian Caravan - A tasty blend of China, Keemun and Oollong, harking back to the days of camel caravans
Earl Grey - The famous English blend, flavoured with bergamot orange from Calabria
Decaff. Earl Grey - Ceylon tea, bergamot oil, but none of the caffeine; refreshing and delicate
Citrus Earl Grey - Better than Lady Grey, we think; a subtle mix with bergamot and lemon
Grapefruit Earl Grey - Deliciously refreshing variation on Earl Grey; our favourite Earl Grey
Lapsang Souchong - A smoky Chinese speciality; like Marmite you love it or hate it
Sherlock Holmes - Earl Grey with Lapsang Souchong; our own mix: its elementary & good
Doctor Watson - Our blend of Keemun, Darjeeling & Lapsang Souchong;: good with food
Mrs Hudson - China tea with Marzipan and rose, a very elegant tea and our most popular
Mycroft - A blend of Keemun, Oolong and Lapsang, a brilliant smoky tea.
Moriarty - Black Chai with delicious spices: star anise, pepper, cinnamon, fennel etc
Rose Congou - Sweetly fragrant rose-scented tea, ideal in the garden.
Lavender - China tea with lavender flowers, the scent of summer
Violet - China tea with violets: what better to accompany a Devon Cream Tea?
Lemon - Flavoured with lemon and served with lemon slices: a tea to restore zest
Liquorice - For fans of Pomfret Cakes and Liquorice Allsorts, or just for a change
Vanilla - Gentle & exotic, an old favourite of ours to soothe the nerves at any time
Sweet Orange - A simple mix of black tea with the peel and essential oil of sweet oranges
Apple & Cinnamon - A warming blend with the aroma of apple pie
Transit of Venus - Black tea with sweet orange, cinnamon and star anise
Bengal Tiger - Flavoured with ginger, tasty tea with a bite: if you like ginger, youll love it
Black Cherry - Black China tea flavoured with cherry
Keemun Best - Fragrant China tea from Anhui a rich copper brew & slightly sweet taste
Yunnan - From the south-west China, it brews a rich, slightly earthy, malty flavour
The` D'Orsay- A black tea cented with rose and bergamot, in honour of our twin town Orsay
Darjeeling - A fragrant lighter Indian tea, from the foot hills of the Himalayas
An Afternoon in Pymoor - A blend of black and green teas with spices, jasmine and orange
Ilam Valley - From Nepal with flowery tips for a delicate golden brew; well worth trying
Assam Special - Strong rich malty brew from north-east India; perfect in the morning
Nilgiri - From the Blue Mountains of south-west India: golden, brisk and fragrant
Lovers Leap - A famous, delicate, golden Ceylon tea, from Nuwara Eliya in the highlands
Kenya - Specially made large leaf African tea with a smooth flavour
Turkish Tea - A strong redish brew grown close to the black sea in turkey
Rachel's Xmas Tea - Now available all year round! A mix of fine China tea and spices
Tregothnan Classic - Real English tea grown in Cornwall & blended with Assam & China tea
Cha Gorreana - Originally collected for us by sister Kate at their tea garden in the Azores
Charleston - From Wadmalaw Island , South Carolina; one of the few teas grown in the USA
Okayti - A fine 2nd flush Darjeeling, from a famous estate founded in 1888 - and yes the name is pronounced "OK Tea"
Bongola - A traditional English afternoon blend of teas from Keemun and Darjeeling
Kashmiri - Our first and best Chai: a rich blend of Indian spices, orange peel and more
Black Witch - Dark spicy blend from Berlin including star anise, ginger, apple & cinnamon
Chocolate Imperial - Chocolate and burnt caramel; rich, tempting and delicious; great with milk
Marco Polo - A real classic from Paris; with fruit & flowers of China & Tibet
Pleine Lune - Our favourite French tea; almonds, vanilla, honey etc; OTT & wonderful.
Billy Tea - From Queensland, mixed with Eucalyptus leaf & a bit of Lapsang Souchong
Darkroom - Lapsang & Liquorice our own Patrick; charming and just slightly eccentric
Oolongs
Monkey-Picked Oolong - A fine tea from Fujian, China. No animals were harmed in the production of this tea!
Vietnamese Imperial - Delicious Oolong with a woody boquet; recommended.
Orange blossom - A fine formosa Oolong flavoured with orange blossom.