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Lift Tea
Instant lemon tea made to mix hot, cold or on the go.
Lift is a long-running UK instant lemon tea brand. Its soluble tea powder needs no bag or steeping and comes in Original and Reduced Sweetness 165g jars.
UK
In stock at teas.co.uk · 2 products
OriginEngland
SpecialityInstant lemon tea
In stock at teas.co.uk
2 products
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Curator says · Lee on Lift Tea
4.0
Curator rating
Lift is not loose-leaf tea and does not need to pretend otherwise. It is quick, nostalgic and genuinely useful: Original gives the full sweet lemon hit, while Reduced Sweetness lets more of the brisk tea-and-citrus character through.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator, teas.co.uk
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Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea (Reduced Sweetness), 165g
£3.00
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About Lift Tea
Lift is a long-running British instant lemon tea: a soluble tea powder with lemon that needs no bag and no steeping, and mixes with hot or cold water. It is a nostalgic cupboard staple in a lot of British households, and it does one job well.
The range is simple, Original and Reduced Sweetness jars, and the difference between them is the sugar: Original gives the full sweet lemon hit, while Reduced Sweetness lets more of the brisk tea-and-citrus character through. Lift came to Supreme PLC with the Typhoo portfolio in November 2024. For our shelf Lift is the quick lemon tea for people who want it fast, hot or cold, and it does not pretend to be loose-leaf tea.
Key facts
Instant Lemon Tea A soluble tea powder with lemon: no bag, no steeping, just add water.
Two Sweetness Variants The Original and Reduced Sweetness jars run as a pair, with the Reduced version for people who want less sugar.
Hot or Cold Mixing The powder works in hot water for a tea-style cup or cold water for instant iced lemon tea.
Acquired by Supreme (2024) When Typhoo Tea went into administration in November 2024, Supreme PLC acquired Lift alongside the wider Typhoo portfolio.
2024 → 2026
Brand timeline
2024
01
Acquired by Supreme
Supreme PLC buys Lift with the Typhoo portfolio, out of administration, in November 2024.
2026
02
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Sustainability
Lift is a powder in a jar, so there is no tea bag to throw away. Packaging can change, so follow the current jar and your local council guidance for recycling.
No Tea Bags
The instant powder format means no tea bags and no steeping waste.
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Follow the current jar and your local council guidance for recycling.
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The two Lift Tea products we recommend most often.
Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea (Reduced Sweetness), 165g
£3.00
£2.40
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Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea (Reduced Sweetness) is the lower-sugar variant of the European Lift original, the same lemon-tea formula with the sugar reduced by roughly thirty percent for drinkers who want…
Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea, 165g
£3.00
£2.40
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Lift Instant Lemon Flavour Tea is a sweetened instant lemon tea powder that dissolves in hot or cold water. The current 165g jar lists dextrose, soluble solids of tea (7.1%), citric acid,…
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Lift Tea: Frequently Asked Questions
Teas.co.uk stocks 2 Lift Tea products, with live prices and stock shown on this page. UK delivery is free over £35.
Lift is a long-running British instant lemon tea: a soluble tea powder with lemon that needs no bag and no steeping, and mixes with hot or cold water. It is a nostalgic cupboard staple in a lot of British households, and it does one job well.
The Lift Tea story starts in 2024. Supreme PLC buys Lift with the Typhoo portfolio, out of administration, in November 2024.
Lift is a powder in a jar, so there is no tea bag to throw away. Packaging can change, so follow the current jar and your local council guidance for recycling.
Use fresh, just-boiled water for black teas (around 100°C) and slightly cooler water (75 to 85°C) for green and white teas, steeping 2 to 4 minutes to taste. See the teas.co.uk brewing calculator for the ideal temperature and time for each tea.
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