Black Tea

Loose Leaf Black Tea

Looking for traditional black tea blends with a twist and classical organic pure loose leaf teas? Need a premium uniquely flavored black tea blend for making iced tea? Shop our selection of over 50 premium black teas from around the world. 

Origins of Our Loose Leaf Black Tea

Black tea is made from the same plant as all other real teas–Camellia sinensis. Our loose tea is sourced from the most important tea-producing countries (China, India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya) and some of the oldest tea plantations in the world. 

Black tea is a fully oxidized tea type. During oxidation tea leaves change the color, flavor, and chemical composition, offering a whole set of health benefits. Black tea contains theaflavins, thearubigins, catechins, caffeine, L-theanine and vitamins. It may help boost the immune system, fight against free radicals, help with high blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure and provide anticancer, antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity. Black tea usually contains more caffeine than green tea, but much less than a cup of coffee. 

Popular Premium Black Teas

Not all black teas are the same. From the bold and malty Assam, floral and light Darjeeling, creamy and rich Ceylon teas, to intense naturally smoked Lapsang Souchong or naturally flavored fruit teas, there is a perfect black tea for every occasion. 

Must-try traditional tea blends: 

• Blue Lady Grey a flowery twist on Earl Grey teas scented with bergamot essential oil and sprinkled with lavender and blue mallow flowers
• Simple Chai specially crafted to get the strong and rich cup of Masala Chai
• English Black with a perfect morning English breakfast tea character

Must-try pure classical teas: 

• Organic Assam black tea with a strong and malty flavor profile
• Royal Gold Yunnan with golden tips from Chinese Yunnan province
• Grand Keemun classical black tea from Anhui province

Tips for Preparing Loose Leaf Black Tea

Black tea is the easiest type of tea to brew. Bring fresh spring water to a boil and let it cool down for a few seconds. Although you can brew black tea with boiling water, by allowing it to cool down hard water particles will settle on the bottom and give a clear liquor and better flavor. You can brew all black teas with nearly boiling water except Darjeeling black tea. If the dry leaves look more greenish and grey than brown and black, use slightly cooler water. 

Preheat your teapot or a mug by pouring boiled water in and out. Measure one to teaspoons of your favorite black tea leaves. Place the tea leaves into a teapot or use an infuser and steep for 2-5 minutes. Strain. Drink the tea while still hot. You can re-steep the same black tea leaves until the flavor is gone, usually 2-3 times.

Why order tea online from us?

We believe that a cup of tea should not only offer you benefits and great flavor but lots of fun and happiness too. To achieve this, we are dedicated to sourcing premium quality pure loose leaf tea, unique tea blends, and tisanes. Behind Simple Loose Leaf is a passionate family business that believes that drinking green tea can make a great difference in your life too. But our mission doesn’t stop here. We are dedicated to making positive changes in our community by caring about people and the environment. That’s why our tea containers are made from 100% Recycled Paper and 70% + Recycled Aluminum End Caps, meaning you can recycle them again or re-use them for storing other tea or items. All our teas are hand-packaged through our partnership with a local nonprofit called Bost, offering job opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.