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Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea

Yorkshire Tea is currently the UK's best-selling black tea by volume, overtook PG Tips around 2017 and has held the top spot since.

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Yorkshire Tea

Britain's most-loved everyday brew, family-owned for 130+ years.

Yorkshire Tea is the family-owned blend out of Harrogate that became Britain's favourite. The Original is the everyday workhorse; Gold steps it up with stronger Assam character; Hard Water powers through limescale areas. Taylors has been in the same family since 1886, sources ethically through the Rainforest Alliance, and famously refuses gimmicks.

Founded
1886
Origin
England (Harrogate)
Speciality
Strong British black tea blends
In stock at teas.co.uk
11 products
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CURATOR SAYS · LEE ON YORKSHIRE TEA

Yorkshire is the British shelf benchmark for proper strong tea. The Original is the cup that survives milk and still tastes like tea, the Gold is the after-dinner upgrade, and the Hard Water variant genuinely does what it says on the box. Family-owned, no gimmicks, consistent year on year. If a customer asks me what tea bag to buy and they don't know where to start, I tell them Yorkshire.

Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator, teas.co.uk
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Curator rating

About Yorkshire Tea

Taylors of Harrogate is the family tea and coffee house behind Yorkshire Tea, and the two names are one story. Charles Taylor founded the business in Yorkshire in 1886, and it has stayed independent and family-owned ever since as part of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, unusual in an industry consolidated into a few multinationals. Yorkshire Tea launched in 1977 and grew into one of Britain's biggest black teas on a stubborn proposition: a strong, full, consistent blend engineered to taste the same in hard water or soft, which is why the Hard Water variant exists at all.

The range covers Original, the stronger and Hard Water variants, decaf, Gold as the premium step up, plus green and a small considered set of others. Taylors is a certified B Corporation, one of the larger UK food businesses to hold the standard, with Rainforest Alliance sourcing, long investment in its growing communities, and fully biodegradable plastic-free bags. The wider group also runs the Bettys tea rooms, and that cafe heritage feeds straight back into the blending discipline. For our shelf Taylors is the gold standard for strong, dependable British black tea with genuine integrity behind it. Yorkshire Tea out-muscles most of the mainstream on strength without going harsh, the Hard Water blend is real applied tea science rather than a marketing variant, and the Gold is one of the best value step-ups on the shelf. Family-owned, B Corp certified and stubbornly consistent, it is the brand we point strong-tea drinkers towards first.

Key facts

  • Robust Tradition Known for producing blends that are significantly bolder and more robust than competitors, Yorkshire is the gold standard for a "proper" brew.
  • Quality Engineering Every batch is checked for consistency to ensure that even the most whimsical flavours maintain a premium tea integrity.
  • Ethical Leaders As a founding member of the Ethical Tea Partnership, Yorkshire ensures that every leaf supports the welfare of farmers and their environment.

Top picks

The four Yorkshire Tea products we recommend most often.
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Yorkshire Tea Original Everyday Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g, Yorkshire Tea, Bettys & Taylors Group Limited. Sold by Teas.co.uk.
Yorkshire Tea Original Everyday Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g

Yorkshire Tea Original Everyday Blend is the iconic red-box brew from Taylors of Harrogate, the robust, full-bodied daily cup the brand is built on. It comes as eighty plant-based, compostable bags, and…

£4.50
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Yorkshire Tea Gold Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g, Yorkshire Tea, Bettys & Taylors Group Limited. Sold by Teas.co.uk.
Yorkshire Tea Gold Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g

Yorkshire Tea Gold Blend is the premium step up from standard Yorkshire Tea, a richer, smoother, deeper-golden cup from Taylors of Harrogate. It comes as eighty plant-based, compostable bags, and it is…

£6.25
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Yorkshire Tea Decaf English Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 250g, Black Tea, Bettys & Taylors Group Limited. Sold by Teas.co.uk.
Yorkshire Tea Decaf English Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 250g

Yorkshire Tea Decaf English Breakfast is the decaffeinated version of the famous Taylors of Harrogate blend, a robust, full-bodied cup with the caffeine taken out but the strength kept in. It comes…

£6.75
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Yorkshire Tea Hard Water, 80 Tea Bags 250g, Yorkshire Tea, Bettys & Taylors Group Limited. Sold by Teas.co.uk.
Yorkshire Tea Hard Water, 80 Tea Bags 250g

Yorkshire Tea Hard Water is a clever, specific thing: the same robust Taylors of Harrogate everyday character, but a blend tuned for mineral-rich tap areas like London and the South East where…

£8.00
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Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea: Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I buy Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea tea in the UK?
Yes, teas.co.uk stocks 11 Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea products, with free UK delivery on orders over £35, same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3pm (Mon to Fri), and a free tea sample with every order.
What is Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea known for?
Taylors of Harrogate is the family tea and coffee house behind Yorkshire Tea, and the two names are one story. Charles Taylor founded the business in Yorkshire in 1886, and it has stayed independent and family-owned ever since as part of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, unusual i...
What is the history of Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea?
Known for producing blends that are significantly bolder and more robust than competitors, Yorkshire is the gold standard for a "proper" brew.
How do I brew Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea tea?
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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