All about Loose Leaf Tea

Loose leaf tea gets it's name because the leaves are loose, not confined to a bag as most people are used to. Unless you have been brought up on loose leaf tea it is likely you've never really had a proper cup of tea!

Many people just dunk a teabag into a cup of hot water and hope for the best, but they are missing out on the finer tastes of a proper cup of tea. Not to mention the finer points of the centuries old tradition of tea making.

To fully appreciate the subtle tastes of a fine tea blend you should use fresh, loose leaves, brew them properly to allow the leaves to unfurl and release their flavour slowly.

If you are a new-comer to loose leaf teas, or even tea in general then read our guide on how to brew the perfect cup of tea, it might seem involved and over-complicated but the taste rewards will have you converted in no time!

Loose leaf tea is normally of much higher grade than the leaves found in tea bags too, bags normally contain all the tiny, broken, and left over bits from the batch of good leaves.

You can get many differnt kinds of tea, not just the normal black tea blends that you see in supermarkets like ceylon, assam and earl grey.

Some teas are specific to a single estate or farm, and are only produced in one small area, while others are subtle blends from various differnt tea estates.

Green teas and white tea have also become very popular recently, green tea has many health benefits and is natrually caffeine free. Teas have been enjoyed across the world for thousands of years, and never have we had such a rich variety to choose from.