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Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea, 100 Tea Bags 180g

Name: Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea, 100 Tea Bags 180g
Brand: Hyson
SKU: Hyson-Breakfast-Tea-100
Price: 3.80 GBP
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Real value: most cheap breakfast bags are anonymous mixed origin filler, while this is 100 percent single origin, high grown Ceylon with the Lion Logo, and it costs less per cup than the supermarket names. The cup is brisk and bright with a clean copper colour, more lively Ceylon snap than heavy Assam stodge, and it still takes milk well. If you want a strong everyday brew with actual provenance rather than dust, this is one of the smartest-value teas we list.

Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk

4.8/5★★★★★teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict

Water100°C

Steep3-5 min

CaffeineContains caffeine

Format100 servings

About this tea

Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea, in brief.

Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea is a pure single-origin Ceylon breakfast cup, not the mixed-origin filler blend most supermarket breakfast teas use, and we stock it as a clean, straightforward everyday black.

The blend is one hundred percent pure Ceylon black tea, single-estate Sri Lankan with the Lion Logo on every box. Brew with just-off-boil water, three to four minutes, and a splash of milk.

Texture is a brisk single-origin Ceylon cup with real body and a golden-amber colour, cleaner and brighter than blended breakfast teas: it tastes like Ceylon should, not a blended compromise.

Label notes

Ingredients & dietaryOnly Ceylon black tea goes into these bags: one hundred percent Sri Lankan leaf, handpicked and packed on the island, and caffeinated.

PackagingSort the 100 bag carton and its contents by the printed guidance and your council's scheme.

Curator notes: the tasting profile reflects our own editorial review against the current pack format and the brand spec sheet, cross-checked with brewing trials at the recommended steep time and water temperature. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Storage notes and brewing guidance are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.

From the catalogue

Curator’s notes

Read the full write-up

Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea is an everyday Ceylon breakfast tea for anyone tired of anonymous supermarket blends. Where a lot of breakfast teas are padded out with mixed origin filler, this gets its strength from one hundred percent high grown Ceylon leaf. A box of 100 Hyson bags makes it an easy daily brew at home. Strong, generous and very British, this milky black tea goes with a traditional breakfast and makes a refreshing break at midday. Lingering over breakfast or snatching a mug between jobs, you get a brisk, bright cup that carries Hyson's quality on into 2026.

The Story Behind the Hyson Tea Brand

Hyson is a global leader in tea culture operated by Empire Teas in Colombo Sri Lanka with decades of expertise in exporting premium Ceylon blends.

Heritage of Blending: The Hyson tea brand was founded by third generation tea masters with the name referring to a historic style of tea trading dating back centuries.
Lion Logo Certified: Every box carries the symbol of quality ensuring the tea is one hundred percent authentic Ceylon grown and packed in Sri Lanka.
Export Excellence: Known as a premium specialist Hyson exports to over forty countries maintaining strict food safety and environmental standards.

Hyson Commitment To The Planet

Hyson position themselves as pioneers in sustainable tea, saying every component of these 100 breakfast bags is chosen with the environment in mind.

Packaging: Sort the 100 bag carton and its contents by the printed guidance and your council's scheme.

Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea, 100 Tea Bags 180g, please cite teas.co.uk.

Brand

The story behind Hyson

Hyson is the Sri Lankan brand that built a UK following on Pure Ceylon black tea and an extensive flavoured-tea range (Peach, Pineapple, Premium Breakfast). Direct from Sri Lankan tea estates, single-origin, with a particularly strong presence in fruit-flavoured Ceylon black tea blends.

Packaging: Sort the 100 bag carton and its contents by the printed guidance and your council's scheme.

CountrySri Lanka

FormatTea bags

CertificationSingle Origin

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Tasting notes

The taste profile

Malty Body●●●●● 5/5

A dominant earthy foundation that provides immediate satisfaction and rich flavour.

Brisk Character●●●●○ 4/5

A lively and crisp start from high altitude leaves that wakes up the senses.

Smooth Tannins●●●○○ 3/5

Processed with care so the finish stays rounded and never turns bitter if you steep it right.

Copper Clarity●●●●○ 4/5

A deep amber, copper red pour that takes a creamy splash of milk beautifully.

4.8/5★★★★★teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict

Side by side

How does it compare

vs Twinings English BreakfastWhile Twinings uses a multi origin blend Hyson provides a one hundred percent pure Ceylon base for a crisper and more consistent single region profile.

vs Yorkshire TeaHyson offers similar strength but a smoother finish with lower tannins making it easier to drink all day without a dry mouth sensation.

vs Standard Supermarket BrandsHyson uses high grown premium leaves and follows BRC ISO standards providing a much cleaner profile without the dusty taste found in budget bulk packs.

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Brewing

Brewing the perfect cup

Water temperature100°C, straight off the boil, to fully extract the theaflavins and thearubigins in this Ceylon.

MeasureOne bag for every 200ml makes a standard breakfast cup, and 2 bags in 300ml gives builder strength.

Steep3 to 5 minutes; give a milky breakfast mug the full 5 and a lighter pour nearer 3.

ServiceStir a little full fat milk through it; sugar is up to you. It is the casein in milk that tames the tannins, the reason British tea nearly always has milk in it.

Iced versionFor iced Ceylon, steep 4 bags strong in 500ml; sugar it with 4 tablespoons of caster while still warm, let it cool, then squeeze in 2 lemons and add 500ml of cold water.

CaffeineThese breakfast bags contain caffeine; no exact milligram count is claimed.

Best withToast spread with marmalade, a full English, fruit cake or scones with cream.

Safety and purity

What’s in it, what to know

CaffeineThese breakfast bags contain caffeine; no exact milligram count is claimed.

Ingredients and dietary suitabilityThe breakfast carton's allergy and ingredient panel overrides ours if Hyson revise it.

CaffeineThese breakfast bags contain caffeine; no exact milligram count is claimed.

Nutrient NoteFully oxidised Ceylon leaf develops theaflavins and thearubigins, and those are what make this breakfast cup taste brisk and coppery.

Shelf LifeThe breakfast carton shows a best before date; bags kept past it are still safe, only weaker in aroma. With 100 bags to get through, keep them in an airtight caddy, away from sun, heat and damp.

Formulations change; the current UK pack is always the final word on ingredients and allergens.

Ingredients & nutrition

Inside the pack

Pack: Hyson Premium Breakfast, 100 bags weighing 180g in all; black tea, so it contains caffeine. Finish the breakfast bags inside 18 months of the pack date.

The breakfast blend's defining components are shown; anything unmeasured is the remainder. Picked by hand, then blended and packed in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) to keep it as fresh as possible.

Packaging: Sort the 100 bag carton and its contents by the printed guidance and your council's scheme.

What's in Hyson Premium Breakfast Tea, 100 Tea Bags 180g, and what isn't:

In: single origin Ceylon black tea, and the bags hold nothing beyond the listed components and any base.
No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
Allergen note: nuts and cereals go through the same Hyson packing site as these breakfast bags; the newest carton spells out the current cross contact position.

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