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For us tea-lovers, there is never a bad time to enjoy a delicious brew, but maybe you are looking for a tea that you can enjoy at any time of day, that won’t keep you up at night? At Tea-Direct, our caffeine-free teas are naturally decaffeinated through the CO2 method, using no chemicals, so you can enjoy all of the delightful flavours of our loose leaf teas without any impurities, and without the caffeine! Along with our delicious, full-flavoured decaffeinated black teas, we offer a wonderful range of caffeine-free herbal teas, rooibos, and fruit tisanes that make great bases for...

During your explorations in the world of tea, you may have come across Rooibos and perhaps aren’t entirely sure what this unique, caffeine-free and flavoursome tea is, nor where it comes from. Rooibos is sourced from the Aspalathus linearis, a plant that is indigenous to South Africa’s Cederberg Mountains, located north of Cape Town. Known for its distinct and earthy taste, sweet, fruity notes and unique aroma, Rooibos offers characteristic warm, woody, slightly herbal flavours when prepared as a hot drink, with a full-bodied finish and a low tannin level. Our Recommended Rooibos Teas Rooibos Tea – From £10.99Revealing rounded...

If you’re looking for that perfect gift for the tea lover in your life, then you can’t go wrong with our 12 Tea Gift Pack. This wonderful selection of twelve of our finest teas from around the world is sure to please tea aficionados, or novices who are new to the delightful world of loose leaf tea. The selection includes bold black teas, delicate green teas and refreshing Rooibos teas sourced from some of the most well-known tea-growing regions around the world: Sri Lanka, China and India, Kenya, Japan and South Africa. Showcasing a diverse range of flavours and delightful...

Along with the wonderful range of black teas, green teas, oolong teas and more that we stock at Tea-Direct, we also sell a fantastic variety of delicious herbal teas and refreshing fruit tisanes, which are created by blending exciting combinations of herbal ingredients with loose leaf teas. There are three main tea-blending techniques that are used to create the desired flavours, utilised either on their own or as a combination: blending herbs, inclusions and scenting. Blending HerbsThe blending of herbs is usually done by hand or commercially in large mixing drums. To ensure consistency, the weight and percentage of each...

The world of black teas is incredibly rich and varied, with black teas being the most popular types of teas enjoyed around the world.Generally more robust in flavour than green, white, or oolong teas, black teas offer a diverse range of characteristics, from the delicate, muscatel notes of a Darjeeling, to the rich, malty flavour of an Assam, or the distinctive smokiness of a Lapsang Souchong. At Tea-Direct, we source a wide selection of wonderful loose leaf black teas from a range of popular growing regions, including India, Sri Lanka, Kenya and China. Indian black tea types are principally produced...