Buy black tea: from soft and refined to powerful and full-bodied
Black tea is known for its warm aromas and rich flavour. At Mingtea, you can buy carefully selected loose-leaf black tea from countries including China, India and Sri Lanka. Depending on its origin, cultivar and processing, its character ranges from soft and refined to powerful and malty, with aromas such as cocoa, fruit, honey or caramel.
What types of black tea can you find at Mingtea?
- Chinese black tea: discover refined teas such as Keemun, Jin Jun Mei and black tea from Yunnan, with flavours ranging from soft and honey-sweet to fruity, malty and full-bodied.
- Darjeeling: aromatic black tea from India whose flavour and character can vary depending on the harvest period.
- Assam: powerful Indian black tea with a full-bodied and often pronounced malty character.
- Lapsang Souchong: distinctive Chinese black tea from Fujian, known for its pronounced smoky aroma.
Alongside pure black tea, Mingtea also offers well-known black tea-based classics such as Earl Grey and English Breakfast.
Black tea from China, India and Sri Lanka
Origin plays an important role in the character of black tea. Chinese black tea can be soft, fruity, honeyed or full-bodied, while Darjeeling is known for its refined aromatic character and Assam is generally more powerful and malty. Black tea from Sri Lanka, often called Ceylon tea, also has a distinctive aromatic character.
How to brew black tea
The ideal water temperature, amount of tea and steeping time can vary from one black tea to another. That is why you will find suitable brewing advice for every tea in our range, helping the character and aromas of the leaves come into their own as fully as possible.
Order black tea online from Mingtea
Discover our range of loose-leaf black tea, from refined Chinese black tea and Darjeeling to powerful Assam and smoky Lapsang Souchong. Choose your favourite black tea and easily order online from Mingtea.
Also discover other types of loose-leaf tea, such as our green tea, white tea and oolong tea.
