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Lipton Yellow Label, 30 Tea Bags 60g

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The yellow box you have met in a hotel or a cafe somewhere in the world, and it earns its ubiquity. This is a brisk, lively Kenyan-bright tea with an Assam malt middle, so it wakes up fast and finishes clean, with a fuller body than most standard bags and none of the metallic tang cheap blends leave behind. It is built for milk, the malt holds up to a generous splash without going grey or flat, which is exactly what you want from a daily mug. Know what you are buying: a dependable everyday workhorse rather than a subtle single origin tea, and it makes no pretence otherwise. Compared with the Dilmah Premium Ceylon Black on our shelves, the Dilmah brews deeper and earthier and this Lipton is the brighter, zippier one, so choose according to how you like your everyday cup, punchy or rounded. Thirty bags makes it sound value for an all-day kitchen tea. Ignore the marketing gloss; it is simply a reliable brew with no surprises that serves you from morning to night.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
4.7/5★★★★½teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict
Water100°C
Steep3-5 min
CaffeineCheck the pack
Format30 servings
Label notes
Ingredients & dietaryA multi origin black tea blend, drawn mainly from the Kenyan highlands and East Africa; it contains caffeine.
PackagingSort the Yellow Label carton and used bags as the pack and your council advise; they may differ.
About this tea

Lipton Yellow Label, in brief.

Lipton Yellow Label is the flagship black tea of Lipton Teas and Infusions, the company that split from Unilever in 2022; its yellow pack is one of the world's best selling teas, and we picked it as the global alternative to Twinings, Tetley and Yorkshire English Breakfast.

The blend is a global black tea recipe rather than a single-origin tea, blending leaf from across the world's tea-producing regions to deliver a consistent everyday cup that drinks the same in Manchester, Mumbai, Marseille or Mexico City. The 30-bag household format is the standard size in most markets, the brand pitched at the dependable daily-volume slot rather than the premium-quality slot the UK supermarket Yorkshire or Twinings English Breakfast occupy.

A thirty-bag Lipton Yellow Label household pack at an accessible price for the global-brand supermarket tier, the dependable everyday black tea backed by the scale of the world's largest pure-play tea company, the Yellow Label brand the recognisable global tea pack that has been on supermarket shelves for over a hundred years and the natural buy for any household familiar with the brand from international travel or relocation. The standalone Lipton Teas and Infusions group, formed when the brand spun out of Unilever in 2022, holds Yellow Label as the global commercial flagship of the wider Lipton family and the largest single SKU in the international black tea aisle by retail volume across most markets where the brand operates.

Curator notes: our tasting notes come from brewing Yellow Label ourselves at the recommended time and temperature, checked against the current pack and Lipton's specification sheet. Our Q and A tab lower down deals with storage, freshness and the right water temperature for Yellow Label.

From the catalogue

Curator’s notes

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Lipton Yellow Label Tea is Lipton's everyday black tea, a fuller flavoured choice than the cheaper blends on the supermarket shelf. Where basic bags can brew thin or muddy, this one gives a sturdy, traditional cup by pairing bright Kenyan leaf with malty Assam. These Lipton plant based tea bags take that same approachable quality found in a classic Glengettie Welsh Black Tea. For a cup that tastes properly British, this sturdy yellow label black tea takes a splash of milk in the usual way, and also makes a smooth, refreshing iced tea when cold brewed. It suits a slow morning at home just as well as a quick mug in the middle of a busy day.

The Story Behind the Lipton Brand

Lipton has been one of the world's leading tea names for over a century, and it keeps looking for more sustainable ways to grow and pack its tea.
  • Innovation Pioneers: Founded in 1890 by Sir Thomas Lipton in Glasgow, who revolutionised the industry by making high quality tea affordable for everyone.
  • Packaging: Sort the Yellow Label carton and used bags as the pack and your council advise; they may differ.
  • Master Blenders: Lipton's blenders balance brightness against strength so closely that Yellow Label tastes the same wherever in the world you buy it.

Lipton Commitment To The Planet

Lipton was early to take sustainable tea growing seriously, and it aims for each part of this Yellow Label pack to treat the environment well.
  • Sustainably Sourced: The black tea in these 30 bags is grown on farms that safeguard biodiversity and pay their workers fairly.
  • EcoVadis Recognition: Lipton Teas and Infusions was awarded an EcoVadis Silver Medal in 2025/26, placing them in the top 10 percent of sustainable companies.

Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Lipton Yellow Label, 30 Tea Bags 60g, please cite teas.co.uk.

Brand

The story behind Lipton

Lipton grew from Thomas Lipton's Glasgow grocery business into a global tea brand. The live teas.co.uk range spans Yellow Label, flavoured black tea, green tea and caffeine-free fruit and herbal infusions. The hot-tea business is managed by LIPTON Teas and Infusions under CVC ownership.

Packaging: Sort the Yellow Label carton and used bags as the pack and your council advise; they may differ.

Founded1890, Scotland / Global
FormatTea bags
CertificationRainforest Alliance
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Sustainability

Our commitment to the planet

✓Rainforest Alliance
Tasting notes

The taste profile

Briskness & Zest●●●●● 5/5
Bright, lively top notes that you notice from the very first sip.
Malty Depth●●●●○ 4/5
Rich and earthy middle notes providing a sturdy foundation for milk.
Full Body●●●●○ 4/5
A surprisingly heavy mouthfeel for a standard bag, feeling rich and satisfying.
Clean Finish●●●●● 5/5
Exceptionally clean aftertaste with no lingering harsh bitterness or metallic tang.
4.7/5★★★★½teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict
Side by side

How does it compare

vs Twinings English BreakfastLipton offers a punchier and more brisk profile that is specifically designed to cut through milk more effectively.
vs Teapigs Everyday BrewTeapigs fills its temples with whole leaf, while Lipton gets a similarly sturdy cup out of plain bags that suit getting through mug after mug every day.
vs Clipper Organic BlackLipton provides a more consistent "global" taste profile, whereas Clipper focuses on a very specific single estate character.
Brewing

Brewing the perfect cup

Water temperature100°C. Anything cooler than freshly boiled leaves theaflavins and thearubigins behind in the bag.
MeasureOne bag to 200ml makes a normal cup, while 2 bags in 300ml gives you builder's strength.
Steep3 to 5 minutes: stretch it if you take lots of milk, cut it short for a lighter cup.
ServiceA splash of full fat milk, a stir, and sugar if you take it. Casein in milk takes the edge off the tannins, and that is why tea in Britain nearly always gets a splash.
Iced versionFour bags steeped strong in 500ml, then 4 tablespoons of caster sugar melted in while it is warm; once it has cooled, the juice of 2 lemons and a further 500ml of cold water go in.
CaffeinePresent, but we quote no milligram figure for Yellow Label.
Best withA full English, marmalade on toast, fruit cake, or scones and cream.
Safety and purity

What’s in it, what to know

Ingredients and dietary suitabilityRecipes can change over time, so rely on the ingredient and allergy information printed on your Yellow Label box.
CaffeinePresent, but we quote no milligram figure for Yellow Label.
Nutrient NoteFully oxidised leaf carries lots of theaflavins and thearubigins, and those two give Yellow Label its brisk, coppery character.
Shelf LifeYellow Label carries a best before date; drunk later it is still safe, only less aromatic. Decant the bags into an airtight tin and keep it out of the sun in a cool, dry place.
Formulations change; the current UK pack is always the final word on ingredients and allergens.
Ingredients & nutrition

Inside the pack

Pack: Yellow Label in a 60g box of 30 bags; black tea, with caffeine. Aim to finish the 30 bags within 18 months of packing.

The key component is shown, and any base without a stated share makes up the balance. Multi origin blend, primarily Kenyan Highlands and East Africa.

Packaging: Sort the Yellow Label carton and used bags as the pack and your council advise; they may differ.

What's in Lipton Yellow Label, 30 Tea Bags 60g, and what isn't:

  • In: black tea for Lipton's Yellow Label blend; the bag holds only the listed components plus any infusion base.
  • No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
  • Allergen note: the plant where Yellow Label is bagged handles nuts and cereals too; your own box has the current cross contact line.
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