Festive black tea blends bring strong seasonal appeal to specialty cafés, hotels, and tearooms looking to capture holiday beverage demand. Christmas Cheer creates a welcoming atmosphere across winter tea menus and festive afternoon tea services.
Sourced from high-altitude estates across India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, China, and Spain, this Orange Pekoe black tea combines robust leaf character with warming cinnamon, aromatic cloves, and sweet jasmine petals. The resulting cup yields a bright, coppery-red liquor featuring juicy fruit notes, comforting spice, and a subtle sweet finish.
Containing medium caffeine levels, this blend serves exceptionally well piping hot with or without milk. It can also be cold-brewed concentrated as a festive spiced iced tea base for seasonal winter drinks.
Christmas Cheer Black Tea - Loose
| Beautiful spices, reminiscent of mulled wine. | |
| Luxury Black Tea, Spices - see details below. | |
| India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Thailand, China, Spain. | |
| 3-7 Mins 1/Cup 100°C |
- UPC:
- 15060257737526
Tea Facts
- Ingredients: Black Tea, Sugar Sprinkles [Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Colour (Radish, Blackcurrant, Apple, Safflower, Lemon, Spirulina)], Cinnamon, Cloves, Jasmine, Natural Flavourings
- Leaves / Packaging: OP (Orange Pekoe) orthodox black tea with broken spices, white jasmine petals, and festive sugar sprinkles; nitrogen-flushed, high-barrier vacuum-sealed trade pouches.
- Latin/ Botanical Names: Camellia sinensis, Cinnamomum cassia, Syzygium aromaticum, Jasminum sambac
- Grown: India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Thailand, China, Spain (4000-8500 ft above sea level)
- Aroma: Warming cinnamon, aromatic clove spice, and subtle sweet vanilla notes
- Infused Colour: Bright and coppery red liquor
- Caffeine: Medium Caffeine | High Antioxidants
- Harmonisation Codes: <3Kg 0902.30.00 | >3Kg 0902.40.00
Serving Guide
- Tea Menu: Ideal for winter beverage menus, festive afternoon teas, and seasonal hospitality service.
- Per Serving: 2.5g (approx. 1 level teaspoon) per 200 ml cup.
- Water: Freshly drawn, rolling boil (100°C) to fully extract robust tea polyphenols and spice essential oils.
- Brewing Time: Steep for 3-7 minutes (5 minutes recommended); extended steeping times simply intensify the flavour.
- To Serve: Best enjoyed hot; pairs exceptionally well with milk or sweetener according to preference.
Botanical Ingredients
China Tea Leaf
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
Assamica Tea Leaf
Camellia sinensis var. assamica
Cinnamon
Cinnamomum cassia
Cloves
Syzygium aromaticum
Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
Health Benefits
- Cardiovascular & Polyphenol Support: Human clinical investigations into orthodox Camellia sinensis black tea demonstrate that tea polyphenols and theaflavins promote healthy endothelial vascular reactivity and support normal arterial compliance.[1]
- Glycaemic & Metabolic Balance: Clinical trials evaluating Cinnamomum cassia indicate that active bio-compounds assist in maintaining healthy postprandial blood glucose levels and insulin sensitivity.[2]
- Digestive Comfort & Cellular Protection: Research examining Syzygium aromaticum highlights the gastroprotective properties of essential oils like eugenol, helping ease digestive transit and offering robust natural antioxidant defences.[3]
- [1] Black tea consumption improves vascular function in humans (Am J Clin Nutr).
- [2] Cinnamon use in type 2 diabetes: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis (Ann Fam Med).
- [3] Gastroprotective effects of Syzygium aromaticum essential oil and eugenol (Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol).
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Christmas Cheer Black Tea FAQs
Store the loose tea in its original high-barrier vacuum-sealed pouch or in an airtight container away from direct sunlight, heat, and strong odours. When kept cool and dry, unopened trade pouches preserve peak flavour for up to 10 years, and opened packs maintain full freshness for 2 years.
Yes, this blend features an Orange Pekoe black tea base with sufficient body to pair well with dairy or plant-based milks, which complement the sweet cinnamon and clove notes.
No, the manufacturing facility handles no mandatory UK or EU allergens, and the sugar sprinkles are derived from non-allergenic ingredients (sugar, sunflower oil, potato starch, rice flour, and natural plant colours).
