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Black tea is thought to have been developed during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). It is the most oxidised of all the tea types and generally has a stronger flavour than other teas. We stock black teas from China, India, Sri Lanka and Malawi. Most black tea is made from fully oxidised green tea leaves.
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A high altitude tea grown at 2200m in the Ai Lao mountain range in Yunnan Province. Picked from trees that are over a century old, this a truly exceptional tea. The high altitude means that the leaves are kept moist from the mist and dew while being able to soak up the high altitude sunshine. The leaves have been lightly oxidised, making vibrant and complex flavour.
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Yunnan Province, China
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£6.40
"I want some red roses for a blue lady..."
• A cup of our Blue Lady tea is the ideal way to banish the blues away.
• Infusing subtle rose with tangy grapefruit, Blue Lady is very refreshing and great alternative to Earl Grey.
• Made from the finest Chinese black tea, flowers and natural flavourings and hand-crafted by us in Edinburgh.
• We use premium quality tea leaves in every blend balancing aromas and flavours for your enjoyment
• Our Blue Lady is packed by hand in Edinburgh using infinitely recyclable aluminium caddies with a plastic free inner or resealable stand-up pouches
• Blue Lady is now one of our fastest selling flavoured teas, and has become a firm favourite from PekoeTea all around the world
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Chinese black tea, rose petals, mallow flowers, calendula petals, natural flavouring. Packed in a factory that also handles nuts. |
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£6.80
• By specially selecting only the finest teas, our Breakfast Blend has been blended exclusively for us in Kolkata by master tea blenders.
• Wake yourself up with a strong brew of our best selling tea or relax later in the day with some tea and cake.
• Our Breakfast Blend is a full bodied and rich blend of Assam teas with a small amount of Darjeeling that gives a strong and robust infusion.
• While still being made of high quality loose leaf tea, our Breakfast Blend has been made from top grade Crush Tear Curl style leaves for a hearty brew. The finer leaf makes a stronger and faster infusion.
• Milk can be added but it is also delicious with a slice of lemon.
• Our Breakfast Blend is packed by hand in Edinburgh in infinitely recyclable aluminium caddies with a plastic free inner, or resealable stand up pouches.
| Leaf Type: | CTC/Orthodox Blend |
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Assam India
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| Ingredients: | Indian Black Tea. Packed in a factory that also handles nuts. |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£6.10
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Black tea (63 %), milk chocolate chips (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifying agent: soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring)(10%), white chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder (lactose), emulsifying agent: soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavouring)(10%), coconut flakes (10%), cacao nibs(5%) natural flavouring, flavouring. |
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| 2g (1 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3 mins |
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£6.00
Our Earl Grey is based on Chinese Black Tea. The tea gets its unusual flavor from oil of Bergamot, which is extracted from the rind of the small acidic Bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia).
Earl Grey tea was named after Charles Grey, the second earl in his line. He was Prime Minister to King William IV in the early 19th century. It is said that the Earl was given the recipe by a Chinese mandarin with whom he was friends, and whose life he had saved.
| Ingredients: | Chinese black tea (96%), bergamot oil (4%) |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£7.10
Finest Keemun Mao Feng is an artisanal black tea handmade in small quantities. 'Keemun' refers to Qimen county in China's Anhui Province, while 'Mao Feng' describes the fine strips the tea has been crafted into, which requires a great deal of skill. Qimen produced only green tea until the 1880s, when a young official lost his job and was disgraced. His father had advised him that it was a better guarantee of success to have a skill to make a living than to hold a position of authority. He traveled to Fujian to learn how to make black tea and on his return set up three factories to manufacture black tea from the same leaves his competitors were making green tea from.
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Anhui Province, China
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| 2-3g (1-2 tsp) |
100°C |
300ml | 3 mins |
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£7.00
Earl Grey reimagined with a dash of continental luxury. Rose petals and blue cornflowers decorate the cup and enhance the aroma, with hibiscus bringing a tart finish to the fruity and vibrant taste. Perfect on its own, but try it with a dash of lemon juice if you love an intense citrus flavour.
| Ingredients: | Black Tea, Rose Petals, Blue Cornflowers, Hibiscus, Bergamot Oil, Flavouring |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 95°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£8.10
The Gopaldhara Estate, located in the Mirik Valley, is one of the highest altitude tea estates in Darjeeling. This tea is an example of it's first flush harvest, picked in the spring.
Gopaldhara first flush infuses to a dark orange colour and gives an easy drinking flavour with floral notes and a strong refreshing fragrance.
| Leaf Type: | Orthodox |
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Darjeeling, India |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 95°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£10.00
Gopaldhara China Muscatel is an autumn flush Darjeeling made from tea bushes that are over 130 years old. It is a very high grade full leaf tea, with a high level of oxidation that produces a deep dark orange liquour and a full flavour.
The bushes are Chinese cultivars that have been planted in Darjeeling, resulting in an interesting combination of tea traditions, with a smooth, syrupy mouthfeel and a fascinating caramel and muscatel flavour.
| Leaf Type: | Orthodox |
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Darjeeling, India |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 95°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£10.00
Gopaldhara Red Thunder Gold tea is picked during the autumn flush from the Gopaldhara Estate. During autumn when the temperatures are beginning to fall, the tea leaves are unable to stand the cold and the leaves begin to wilt. The tea leaf cell undergoes a fermentation process at a very slow rate which produces a bold, unique flavour. Only the finest leaves can be harvested in this way and when infused Red Thunder Gold is a premium version the famous Red Thunder and contains a high concentration of tips giving it a smoother and sweeter flavour.
| Leaf Type: | Orthodox |
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Darjeeling, India |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 95°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£7.30
This is a broken leaf tea from the Gopaldhara Estate, one of the prime estates in the Darjeeling district. With an average elevation of 6,500ft, this is an excellent estate that provides many fine teas.
This second flush example is full bodied, fragrant and of medium strength. It takes milk well and sugar can be added to taste.
| Leaf Type: | Orthodox |
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Darjeeling, India |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 95°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£18.00
The Jun Chiyabari estate is located in the high mountains of Nepal’s Dhankuta district. Established in 2000 by brothers Lochan and Bachan Gyawali the estate plays an important role in the emerging new tradition of tea in Nepal.
This exquisite example from their 2019 harvest is syrupy and sweet with chocolate, rose and lychee flavours.
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£6.40
Keemun is regarded by many as China's finest black tea. The name refers to Qimen county, which produced only green tea until the 1880s, when a young official lost his job and was disgraced. His father had advised him that it was a better guarantee of success to have a skill to make a living than to hold a position of authority. He traveled to Fujian to learn how to make black tea and on his return set up three factories to manufacture black tea from the same leaves his competitors were making green tea from.
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Anhui Province, China
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| 2-3g (1-2 tsp) |
100°C |
300ml | 3 mins |
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£6.20
| Tasting Notes: |
Malty, Floral, Eucalyptus aftertaste. Milk can be added after longer steeping |
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100°C |
450ml | 3-5 mins |
£50.00
2019 Harvest
Kinnettles Gold is a unique, Scottish grown single estate tea. This distinctly flavoured tea is grown and hand-rolled on Kinnettles Farm in Angus by Susie Walker-Munro. It has been produced since 2015 in batches of less than 2kg per year.
Only 2kg of the tea was produced in 2019, which are exclusively available from PekoeTea in limited-edition 20g tins and 5g samples.
Kinnettles Gold tea has been processed using secret techniques, specially-developed for the Scottish climate with the help of tea consultant Beverly-Claire Wainwright, who has worked on producing the exquisite teas from Amba estate in Sri Lanka. Beverly’s philosophy is to match processing methods to suit the terroir, rather than copying methods from other countries.
As Scotland’s terroir is unique, Beverly and Susie have created unique processing methods to ensure the tea lives up to its full taste potential.
True to its name, the hand-rolled, golden tipped leaves infuse to a rich golden liquor.
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| 2-3g (1-2 tsp) |
100°C |
200ml | 3-5 mins |
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£6.20
Lapsang Souchong is a black tea originally from the Wuyi region of the Chinese province of Fujian. It is sometimes referred to as smoked tea. Lapsang is distinct from all other types of tea because lapsang leaves are traditionally smoke-dried over pinewood fires which produces the distinctive smoky flavour.
Our Lapsang is hand processed using the best tea leaves and wood for smoking.
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Fujian Province, China
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| 3g (2 tsp) | 90-100°C | 450ml | 2-3 mins |
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£7.80
| Leaf Type: | Orthodox |
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Assam India
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£12.50
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Rohini Jethi Kupi is a first flush Darjeeling tea from the 2019 harvest. In Nepalese dialect "Jethi" translates to eldest daughter and "Kupi" translates to a funnel or cone. Harvested in February, this is the very first harvest of tea from the Rohini Estate in the year. When infused this exceptional first flush darjeeling turns a golden amber and has an aroma full of floral notes. The flavour of Rohini Jethi Kupi is sweet and fruity and has a full bodied, lingering aftertaste.
| Leaf Type: | Orthodox |
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Darjeeling, India |
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£4.60
Rose Black Tea is made from Chinese black tea blended with fresh rose petals using a traditional scenting process. The result is not only a refreshing drink but is visually pleasing because of the vibrant pink petals mixed with the dark coloured tea.
| Ingredients: | Chinese black tea, rose petals, natural flavourings. |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£6.50
A blend of fine Lapsang Souchong, Assam and China teas which come together in this recipe to give a full-flavoured experience.
With its typical aroma this strong Russian blend will remind you of times past when teas were still transported by camel caravans from the land of origin to Russia and Europe.
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£6.00
A classic Earl Grey tea with a touch of Royal flair. The natural scent of bergamot essence couples with a subtle hint of orange, enlivened with the freshness of lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora). Calendula petals and orange peel add a perfect decorative finish.
| Ingredients: | Chinese black tea, Aloysia citrodora, orange peel, calendula petals, bergamot oil |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£6.00
An Earl Grey blend from Scotland with natural essence of bergamot fruit, enlivened with the piquancy of the leaves of the bergamot plant (Monarda fistulosa) and decorated with Scottish heather.
| Ingredients: | Chinese black tea, Monarda fistulosa, heather blossoms, bergamot oil |
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| 3-5g (2 tsp) | 100°C | 450ml | 3-5 mins |
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£8.20
| Where is it from?: |
Yunnan Province, China
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| 2-3g (2 tsp) |
100°C |
100ml | 1-2 mins |
£17.00
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