# Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £3.00 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/taylors-of-harrogate-yorkshire-40-tea-bags-125g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/taylors-of-harrogate-yorkshire-40-tea-bags-125g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea **Price:** £3.00 GBP **Servings:** 40 cups **Price per cup:** 7.50p **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **Brew temperature:** 95C **Brew time:** 3-5 min **GTIN:** 5010357112009 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire is the everyday Yorkshire blend in the forty-bag box, brisk and malty and built to take milk, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the small pack of the tea most British kitchens would name if asked to name one.Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Honest note: per cup the bigger box wins comfortably, so buy this size for a small household or a second kitchen rather than as your everyday. If your tea has always tasted harsh, suspect your tap before the blend; a filter jug changes this cup more than any change to the timing.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Pot ratios, hard-water adjustments and the iced build are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire is the everyday Yorkshire blend in the small box: forty bags, a hundred and twenty-five grams, which is just over three grams a bag. It is the same fill as the eighty-bag box, so this is a smaller quantity of the identical tea rather than a lighter version of it. The Yorkshire everyday blend is built to be brisk, malty and capable of taking milk without disappearing, which describes most British everyday teas. What sets this one apart is that the house behind it takes water chemistry unusually seriously. Taylors sell a version of this blend made specifically for hard water areas, which we also stock, and that tells you something: the standard blend is tuned for a particular kind of water, and if yours is at the far hard end of the scale you may be drinking a slightly different tea from the one the blenders intended. The Taste Profile Briskness: ●●●●○ (4/5) A clean drying snap that arrives early and does not overstay. Less aggressive than the sharpest everyday blends, and better for it. Malty Depth: ●●●●○ (4/5) The characteristic Yorkshire note, and the reason the cup reads full rather than merely strong. Body: ●●●●○ (4/5) Substantial, helped by a bag fill of just over three grams. It fills a mug properly. Milk Tolerance: ●●●●● (5/5) Built for it. A proper splash lands as softening rather than as dilution. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.7 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea is the blend, Taylors of Harrogate is the family firm behind it, and the two names are used interchangeably by almost everyone. The range on our shelves runs from this everyday blend through the Gold blend, the hard water version, the decaf, the loose leaf and a line of flavoured brews, which is a broader spread than most everyday brands attempt. The blend components, the countries the leaf came from, the bag material, any certification marks and the allergen advice all have to be read off the current UK pack. The tasting profile above is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying Forty bags, a hundred and twenty-five grams: just over three grams a bag. Same fill as the big box: nothing has been thinned to hit the smaller price. Three grams and a bit per bag, as in the two hundred and fifty gram carton. Tuned for water: the standard blend assumes ordinary water. If your tap runs very hard, the hard water version exists for a reason and is worth a try. What it is not: not the Gold blend and not the decaf. Both are listed separately and both taste materially different. How Does Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g Compare to: Yorkshire Tea Original Everyday Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g: double the bags for well under double the price, so per cup it wins comfortably. If this is the tea you drink every day, buy that box instead. This one earns its place when you want a small quantity, not when you want the best price. Yorkshire Tea Gold Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g: the step up, aimed at a richer and rounder cup rather than a brisker one, at a noticeably higher price per cup. Worth it if you drink your tea slowly and pay attention to it; less obviously worth it for the mug you carry round the house. Ideal Brewing Conditions Everyday tea is easy to make and easy to make badly, and with this blend the water is the variable that matters most. Three minutes off a fresh boil is the baseline, and a filter jug in a hard water area changes the cup more than any adjustment to the timing will. The Standard Mug Measure:one bag per 250ml mug. At just over three grams a bag, two is genuinely too much. Water:freshly boiled, 100 degrees Celsius, from a kettle filled fresh rather than reboiled. Steep:three minutes standard, four if you take it strong and are adding a proper splash of milk. Finish:squeeze the bag once against the side of the mug, lift it out, then add the milk. The Pot Of Four Measure:one bag per cup and one for the pot, which is ten per cent of a forty-bag box in a single sitting, so make it count. Warm the pot:a swirl of boiling water, tipped out. A cold pot costs ten degrees at the moment the extraction needs them. Steep:four minutes, then lift every bag out before the first pour. Hold:a cosy keeps it drinkable for twenty minutes. Past that it is a different and worse drink. Getting It Right in the Cup Water temperature: 100°C, off a fresh boil. Measure: one bag per 250ml mug. Steep: three minutes standard, four for strong. Milk: yes, and generously. The malt gives it something to land on. Hard water: the single biggest variable for this blend. Try a filter jug before you try a different tea, and if your area is genuinely hard, try the hard water version of this same blend. Iced: brew three bags in 400ml for five minutes, cool, pour over a full glass of ice with lemon. Not resteepable: a cut-leaf everyday bag gives almost everything on the first brew. The second cup is coloured water. Best with: buttered toast, digestives, a bacon sandwich, or a slice of parkin if you want to be thorough about it. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Caffeine note: this is a caffeinated black tea. We place it in the middle of our scale, and that placement is our own editorial judgement rather than a measurement. The decaffeinated version of this blend is listed separately. Certification: any organic, Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance marks are matters for the current UK pack rather than for this page. Child safety: a caffeinated tea and not a children's drink. Keep out of reach. ## Product Questions What does the everyday Yorkshire blend actually taste like?Brisk and malty. The drying snap arrives early and does not overstay, and the malt underneath is the characteristic note that makes the cup read full rather than merely strong. It is less aggressive than the sharpest everyday blends and better for it. Are the bags smaller in the small box?No. A hundred and twenty-five grams across forty bags is just over three grams a bag, which is the same fill as the two hundred and fifty gram box. Nothing has been thinned out to hit the smaller price; you are buying less tea, not weaker tea. My tea always tastes harsh. Is it the tea?Probably the tap. Hard water pushes tannin forward, mutes aromatics and can leave a dull film on the surface of the cup. Try a filter jug before you try a different brand. Taylors also make a version of this blend rebalanced for hard water areas, which we stock, and it exists precisely because this is a real problem rather than a fussy one. How long should I brew it?Three minutes in water straight off the boil for a standard mug, four if you take it strong and are adding a proper splash of milk. Fill the kettle fresh: twice-boiled water has lost its dissolved oxygen and gives a flatter cup, which is real rather than folklore. When does the milk go in?After the bag comes out. Milk poured in early drops the water temperature at the exact moment extraction needs the heat. This blend is built for milk, so be generous once the bag is gone; the malt gives the milk something to land on. What is the right ratio for a pot?One bag per cup and one for the pot. Warm the pot first with a swirl of boiling water, steep four minutes, then lift every bag out before the first pour. Bear in mind a pot for four uses five bags, which is an eighth of this box in one sitting. How is it different from Yorkshire Gold?Gold aims at a richer, rounder cup rather than a brisker one, and costs noticeably more per cup. It rewards drinking slowly and paying attention. This everyday blend is the better choice for the mug you carry round the house and forget about for five minutes. How much caffeine is in it?It is a caffeinated black tea. We place it in the middle of our scale, and that placement is our own editorial judgement rather than a measurement. A decaffeinated version of this blend is listed separately if you want the same cup in the evening. Can I resteep the bag?No. A cut-leaf everyday bag is designed to give almost everything on the first brew, which is exactly why it is ready in three minutes. The second cup from the same bag is coloured water with none of the briskness left. Does it make good iced tea?Yes, if you brew it far stronger than you would drink it hot. Three bags in 400ml for five minutes, cooled, then poured over a full glass of ice with lemon. Sweeten while hot if at all, because sugar will not dissolve in cold tea. Is it organic, Fairtrade or certified?Any organic, Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance marks are printed on the current UK pack and should be read off it. The contents are black tea leaf, which is plant material with no gluten in it. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this barcode names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this barcode: Black tea.Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy0 kcalFat0gof which saturates0gCarbohydrate0gof which sugars0gProtein0gSalt0gIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsBlack tea leaf (blend)Not stated to usThe whole of the cup: a clean early briskness, the malty middle that is the characteristic Yorkshire note, and the tannin that lets a proper splash of milk read as softening rather than dilution.Fill weight per bag3.1g (125g / 40 bags)Just over three grams, the same fill as the eighty-bag box. Less tea in the carton, not weaker tea in the bag.Pack: Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g; a caffeinated black tea, forty bags at just over three grams each. Best-before date is printed on the pack.The 3.1g a bag figure is arithmetic on the pack weight and bag count from our own product record, not a brand claim.Sourcing & blend. Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g is put together by Taylors of Harrogate, the family firm behind Yorkshire Tea. Everyday blends of this kind are built from several origins rather than one, which is what lets the cup stay the same from pack to pack as harvests move around. One thing this house does that most everyday brands do not is treat water chemistry as part of the blending problem: a version of this same blend is made specifically for hard water areas and sits on our shelf alongside it, which is a fair indication that the standard blend is tuned for ordinary water. The tasting profile on this page is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.What's in Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g, and what isn't:In: black tea leaf in a filter bag, and nothing else declared to us.No added flavouring: this is a plain black tea rather than a flavoured one. The brand's flavoured brews are separate products.No added sugar and no sweetener: any sweetness in the cup is the malt of the leaf, not an ingredient. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aromatic: a warm, malty, faintly biscuity lift that comes off the mug in the first few seconds after the water goes on. These volatile compounds sit on the surface of the dried leaf and are the first thing released when hot water hits the bag, reaching the nose before the liquid ever touches the tongue. It is a fuller aromatic layer than most everyday blends manage, and it is the first thing hard water takes away, which is the single most useful piece of diagnostic information on this page. If your mug of this smells of almost nothing, the tap is the suspect rather than the tea. That is also why a freshly poured cup always reads strongest on the aroma, and why a cup left to stand smells flatter even though the liquid itself keeps its strength.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the headline components carry the weight, and in this blend the two halves are unusually well matched. The briskness lands early as a clean drying snap and then gets out of the way rather than dominating, and the malt fills in behind it with real substance. That balance is the whole character of the tea: sharper blends give you the snap without the body, and rounder ones give you the body without the lift. It is the densest, most concentrated stretch of the cup and the part a longer steep develops most, which is why four minutes reads as genuinely stronger rather than simply darker, and why a cut-leaf bag of this size is ready in three.The base structure is the lingering finish: a clean, gently tannic note that resets the palate and invites the next sip. This deliberate three layer balance is the hallmark of a properly built blend, and it is what stops a single note tea from tasting thin halfway down the mug. Tannin is also what gives milk proteins something to hold onto, and this blend has enough of it that a proper splash reads as softening rather than as dilution. Take the tannin away, as decaffeination partly does in the decaf version of this same tea, and the same splash of milk suddenly goes much further.Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 250ml mug and steep for three to four minutes in water straight off the boil; under steeping is the most common reason this blend tastes weaker than it should, because the heavier aromatic compounds are the slowest to leave the leaf. Fill the kettle fresh rather than reboiling, because water that has been boiled twice has lost its dissolved oxygen and gives a noticeably duller cup. Squeeze the bag once against the side of the mug as you lift it, then add the milk. Cold brewed in the fridge for six to eight hours the same bag mellows noticeably: less briskness, a rounder, sweeter body and a longer, gentler finish, though it becomes a different drink rather than iced tea. Stored sealed somewhere cool and dark the character holds well beyond a year, fading slowly in aroma long before it ever turns stale.How water and temperature change it. The same bag gives a measurably different cup depending on how you treat the water, and this blend is the clearest demonstration of it in the catalogue. Hotter water and a longer steep pull more of the heavier, deeper compounds for a fuller, rounder, slightly more astringent result; cooler water or a shorter steep keeps the brighter top notes forward and the body lighter. Hard water is the real variable. Dissolved calcium and magnesium bind to the tea polyphenols, which mutes the aromatic layer, pushes the tannin forward and can leave a dull film on the surface of the cup that people mistake for poor quality tea. The house behind this blend takes that seriously enough to sell a version rebalanced for hard water areas, which sits on our shelf beside this one. If your water is genuinely hard, a filter jug will change this cup more than any adjustment to the timing, and the hard water blend will change it more again. Soft water lets the malt and the aromatic top ring clearly and needs a touch less time. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same leaf responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time. ## Recipe Ideas Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g is brisk, malty and full enough in the body to stand up to milk, sugar, ice and an oven. Six builds below cover the standard mug, a pot of four, a hard water rescue, iced tea, a Yorkshire parkin and a smoked tea rub. Recipes, born here first The Standard Mug How to make The Standard Mug with Yorkshire Tea. 3 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 bag Yorkshire Tea 250ml freshly boiled water A proper splash of milk Method Fill the kettle fresh rather than reboiling what is in it. Pour 250ml straight off the boil over one bag of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g. Steep 3 minutes, or 4 if you take it strong. Squeeze the bag once, lift it out, then add the milk generously. What you'll end up with: Briskness early, malt behind it, and enough body to take the milk. That balance is the whole character of this blend. A Pot Of Four How to make A Pot Of Four with Yorkshire Tea. 5 min 4 cups Easy You'll need 5 bags Yorkshire Tea 1 litre freshly boiled water A warmed teapot Milk Method Warm the pot with a swirl of boiling water and tip it out. Add 4 bags of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g, one per cup, plus 1 for the pot. Pour on 1 litre off the boil and steep 4 minutes. Lift all five bags out before the first pour. What you'll end up with: Four even cups. Worth noting this uses an eighth of a forty-bag box in one sitting, which is an argument for the bigger carton if you make pots often. The Hard Water Rescue How to make The Hard Water Rescue with Yorkshire Tea. 3 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 bag Yorkshire Tea 250ml filtered water, freshly boiled Milk Method Run the water through a filter jug before it goes in the kettle. This is the whole recipe. Brew 1 bag of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g for 3 minutes as usual. Compare it side by side with a mug made from the tap, brewed identically. Shorten the steep by 30 seconds if you are still using unfiltered hard water, and add a touch more milk. What you'll end up with: The aroma comes back and the dull film on top disappears. If your tea has always tasted harsh, this experiment costs nothing and usually settles the argument. Iced Tea With Lemon How to make Iced Tea With Lemon with Yorkshire Tea. 5 min + chill 2 glasses Easy You'll need 3 bags Yorkshire Tea 400ml freshly boiled water Ice, a full glass of it Lemon Sugar to taste Method Brew 3 bags of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g in 400ml for 5 minutes, far stronger than you would drink it hot. Sweeten while hot if at all. Sugar will not dissolve in cold tea. Cool, then chill. Pour over a full glass of ice with a wedge of lemon. What you'll end up with: Iced tea that still tastes of malt at the bottom of the glass. Brew it at drinking strength and the ice leaves you with nothing. Yorkshire Parkin With Tea-Soaked Fruit How to make Yorkshire Parkin With Tea-Soaked Fruit with Yorkshire Tea. 70 min + overnight 1 tray Medium You'll need 3 bags Yorkshire Tea 250ml freshly boiled water 150g sultanas 200g medium oatmeal and 100g plain flour 200g black treacle and 100g golden syrup 2 teaspoons ground ginger Method Brew 3 bags of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g in 250ml for 10 minutes and cool, then soak 150g of sultanas in it overnight. Melt 200g of black treacle, 100g of golden syrup, 150g of butter and 100g of soft brown sugar together. Stir into 200g of medium oatmeal, 100g of plain flour, 2 teaspoons of ground ginger and the drained sultanas, with 2 eggs and 150ml of milk. Bake in a lined tin at 160°C for 55 minutes, then wrap and leave 3 days before cutting. What you'll end up with: Parkin is supposed to be left to go sticky, so the three days are not optional. The tea-soaked fruit adds a tannic edge against all that treacle. Tea And Pepper Rub For Beef How to make Tea And Pepper Rub For Beef with Yorkshire Tea. 5 min 1 joint Easy You'll need 2 bags Yorkshire Tea, opened 2 tablespoons flaky salt 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper 1 tablespoon soft brown sugar Method Snip 2 bags of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire, 40 Tea Bags 125g open and tip the leaf into a bowl. The cut is already fine enough to use as a rub. Mix with 2 tablespoons of flaky salt, 1 of cracked black pepper and 1 of soft brown sugar. Press all over a beef joint or a thick steak and leave 30 minutes at room temperature. Sear hard, then roast as usual. The sugar will catch if the pan is too hot for too long. What you'll end up with: A dark, faintly smoky crust with a tannic bite behind it. Two bags is five per cent of the box, so it is a cheap way to make a joint taste considered. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._