# Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £8.80 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/taylors-of-harrogate-yorkshire-tea-240-750g/` _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-tea-240-750g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Taylors of Harrogate | Yorkshire Tea **Price:** £8.80 GBP **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **GTIN:** 5010357112092 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240 is the 240-bag catering box of the Harrogate house blend, roughly 3.1g of leaf per bag.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. The leaf dose per bag matches the standard boxes, so the bulk size is a cheaper wrapper rather than a lesser tea.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. Storage notes, freshness windows and brewing temperature ranges are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240 is the catering-sized box of the blend that most of the north of England treats as the default. The blend itself is the familiar one: rounded, malty, built to be drunk with milk and forgiving of a brew that runs a minute long. It is the tea for a busy kitchen, an office, a village hall or a household that puts the kettle on six times a day. A box this size is not a treat purchase, it is infrastructure, and it is priced accordingly. The Taste Profile Malt and roundness: ●●●●● (5/5) Full, sweetish malt that fills the middle of the cup without going sharp. Body: ●●●●● (5/5) Heavy and coating. This is the blend that colours up fastest under a lot of milk. Briskness: ●●●○○ (3/5) Moderate. There is a clean edge but the blend leans rounded rather than dry. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low. A minute past the recommended steep does not ruin it, which matters in a busy kitchen. 4.5 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind the Yorkshire Tea Taylors of Harrogate is the family tea and coffee business based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and Yorkshire Tea is the blend it is known for. The house buys to a fixed cup specification rather than from a single named garden, and the blenders taste against that specification through every batch. The result is a tea that is meant to be boringly reliable, which in a household blend is the highest compliment available. The 240-bag box is the bulk format, and it exists for places where tea is consumed rather than savoured: offices, workshops, big families, anywhere the kettle never properly goes cold. The leaf dose per bag is the same as the standard boxes at roughly 3.1g, so you are buying the identical cup in a cheaper wrapper, not a catering-grade compromise. The exact origin statement, the leaf grades used, the bag material and any certification marks are printed on the current UK pack and change from time to time, so we do not restate them here. What is worth knowing is that this is a blend built around consistency: the cup is meant to taste the same in a hard-water town as in a soft-water one, and the same in March as in October. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Our Commitment To The Planet Buying 240 bags in one carton is the single biggest packaging saving available in everyday tea: three 80-bag boxes carry three cartons for the same number of brews. Bag material and any compostability claim are printed on the current UK pack; card, inner film and used bags take different disposal routes, so follow the pack and your local-authority guidance. A box this size also cuts delivery journeys, which is the part of the footprint most people forget when they buy small boxes often. How Does Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g Compare to: Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Gold: Gold is the richer, deeper blend from the same house and is the one to pick if you drink your tea black or want more from a single cup. The standard blend in this box is the everyday workhorse and costs considerably less per cup. PG Tips Original: PG Tips brews quicker and lighter and is the better choice for a fast, weak-ish cup. Yorkshire Tea is heavier and rounder and takes a minute longer to show its best, which is why it holds up better under a lot of milk. Twinings Strong English Breakfast: the Twinings blend is drier and brisker on the swallow, where Yorkshire leads with rounded malt and a softer finish. Both are built for milk; the difference is whether you want the cup to finish clean or to finish warm. Ideal Brewing Conditions This is a forgiving blend, which is exactly what you want from a box of 240. It still needs water straight off the boil, but it will not turn harsh if the bag stays in an extra minute while you deal with something else, and that tolerance is what makes it the right tea for a busy kitchen. The Everyday Mug Measure:One bag in a 250 to 300ml mug. One bag is a full dose at roughly 3.1g of leaf. Water:Freshly boiled at 100 degrees Celsius. Reboiled water flattens the malt noticeably. Steep:Three to five minutes. The wide window is the point of this blend. Finish:A generous splash of milk. It colours up well, so add less than you think you need. The Urn or Big Pot Measure:One bag per person plus one for the pot, up to about ten bags in a 2 litre pot. Water:Fill at a rolling boil and put the lid on straight away to hold the temperature. Steep:Five minutes, then lift every bag out together before you pour the first cup. Serve:Milk in the cup rather than the pot, so everyone gets the strength they want. Brewing The Perfect Cup of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g Water temperature: 100°C. A rolling boil, not water that has sat in the kettle since breakfast. Measure: One bag per 250ml. At roughly 3.1g of leaf a bag, a second bag is for builders only. Steep: Three to five minutes. Four is the sweet spot for a mug with milk. Milk: Add after brewing. The blend colours up fast, so judge by eye rather than by habit. Iced version: Brew four bags in 500ml, cool, pour over ice with lemon. Do not add milk to iced. Caffeine note: A caffeinated black tea, so it belongs to daytime drinking rather than bedtime. Best with: Buttered toast, parkin, a bacon sandwich, Wensleydale and fruit cake. 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. Clean label:Black tea leaf only. No added flavourings, colours, preservatives or sugar. Caffeine and iron:Black tea contains caffeine and tannins, which can reduce iron absorption if drunk with a meal. Anyone managing caffeine intake or iron levels should take that into account, particularly at this rate of consumption. Storage:A 240-bag box will be open for weeks, so keep it properly closed in a cool dry cupboard, or decant into an airtight caddy. Tea takes up the smell of coffee and spices quickly. ## Product Questions Is the tea in the 240 box the same as the smaller boxes?Yes. The leaf dose per bag works out at roughly 3.1g, the same as the standard retail boxes, so you are buying the identical cup in a cheaper wrapper rather than a catering-grade version of it.How long should I brew it?Three to five minutes in water straight off the boil. The wide window is deliberate: this is a forgiving blend that does not turn harsh if the bag sits an extra minute, which is exactly what you want in a busy kitchen.How much milk does it take?More than most. The blend is heavy and colours up fast, so it holds its malt and colour under a generous splash. Add the milk after brewing and judge by eye rather than pouring to habit.How much caffeine is in a cup?It is a caffeinated black tea. At this rate of drinking it is worth being aware of the daily total.Is this box meant for offices and catering?It is the format that suits them, yes, but there is nothing catering-only about it. A large household that puts the kettle on six times a day will get through 240 bags in a couple of months and save real money doing it.How do I stop a box this big going stale?Close it properly after every use and keep it in a cool dry cupboard away from coffee and spices, or decant into an airtight caddy. Tea fades in aroma long before it tastes wrong, and an open carton fades faster.Can I get a second cup out of the bag?No. The leaf is cut for a fast, complete release in one brew. Does it make decent iced tea?Yes, and it is the cheap way to make a jug. Brew four bags in 500ml, cool, then pour over ice with lemon. Leave the milk out of the iced version.Are the bags plastic free and compostable?Bag material and any compostability claim are printed on the current UK pack and have changed across the range over time, so check the box you have. Card carton and used bags usually take different disposal routes.Where does the tea come from?It is a blend rather than a single-garden tea, bought to a fixed cup specification so the taste holds steady from batch to batch. The exact origin statement is printed on the current pack. ## 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.Ingredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsBlack tea100%The only ingredient. A blend chosen for rounded malt and heavy body rather than for briskness.Added flavouringsnoneThere are none. The sweetish malt note is the leaf itself.Pack: Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g; roughly 3.1g of leaf per bag, 240 bags per carton, caffeinated black tea. Best-before date is printed on the pack.Single-ingredient product, so the proportion column is simple. Leaf weight per bag is calculated from the declared pack weight and bag count rather than read off the box, and is a close figure rather than an exact one.Sourcing & blend. Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g is blended by Taylors of Harrogate, the family tea and coffee business based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Components are bought to a fixed cup specification rather than from one named garden, and the blenders taste against that specification through every batch so the cup holds steady from box to box. The bulk carton carries the same leaf dose per bag as the standard retail boxes.What's in Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g, and what isn't:In: black tea leaf and nothing else, dosed at roughly 3.1g per bag.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: the rounded malt is the leaf.Bag and packaging: card carton; bag material and any compostability claim are printed on the current UK pack and should be read off the box you have. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea 240, 750g 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, sweetish malt that comes off the mug in the first thirty seconds and reads more like bread than like leaf. 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. That is why a freshly poured mug always reads strongest on the aroma, and why a mug left to stand smells flatter even though the liquid itself keeps its strength.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the malt does nearly all the work. This blend is weighted towards body rather than briskness, which is why it coats the mouth and why it can carry an unusual amount of milk without disappearing. Milk proteins bind some of the astringent compounds, and with less astringency present to begin with the milk reads as richness rather than as a mute. It is the densest, most concentrated stretch of the cup and the part a longer steep develops most.The base structure is the lingering finish: a warm, faintly sweet note that sits rather than snaps, which is the single clearest difference between this blend and a brisk London-style breakfast tea. 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. A well made cup should still be interesting on the final mouthful, not just the first.Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 250ml and steep for three to five minutes in water straight off the boil; the window is wide because the blend carries low bitterness, so an extra minute costs you very little. Keep the mug covered for the first minute to hold the volatile oils in the liquid rather than losing them to the steam. Squeeze the bag once on the way out rather than repeatedly, because hard squeezing pushes through bitter fines instead of flavour. A carton this size will be open for weeks, so close it properly and store it cool and dark; the character holds well, 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. Hotter water and a longer steep pull more of the heavier, deeper compounds for a fuller, rounder result; cooler water or a shorter steep keeps the cup lighter and shortens the malt. Hard tap water is the bigger variable here: it mutes the malt and can throw a dull film on the surface, so in a hard water area a slightly longer steep and a filter jug both help, while soft water lets the sweetness come through cleaner 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 Tea 240, 750g is the blend most British kitchens already cook with, whether they think of it that way or not. Six builds below cover the everyday mug, the big pot, an iced jug, parkin, a savoury brine and a sweet condensed-milk brew. Recipes, born here first The Everyday Mug How to make the standard mug with Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea. 4 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 bag Yorkshire Tea 250ml just boiled water Milk to taste Method Pour 250ml of just boiled water over one bag in a warmed mug and cover it. Steep for 3 to 5 minutes, then squeeze once and lift the bag out. Add milk, judging the colour by eye rather than pouring to habit. This blend colours up faster than most, so it usually needs less milk than you expect. What you'll end up with: A heavy, rounded mug with low bitterness even if the bag sat a minute too long. The Big Pot How to make a pot for a crowd with Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea. 6 min 8 cups Easy You'll need 9 bags Yorkshire Tea 2 litres just boiled water A warmed 2 litre pot Milk to taste Method Warm the pot with a splash from the kettle and tip it out. Add one bag per person plus one for the pot, so 9 bags for 8 cups. Fill with 2 litres at a rolling boil, lid on, and steep 5 minutes. Lift every bag out together before the first cup is poured, and put milk in the cups rather than the pot. What you'll end up with: Eight even cups, and everyone gets the strength they actually wanted. Cheap Iced Tea by the Jug How to make a jug of iced tea with Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea. 8 min + chill 1 jug Easy You'll need 4 bags Yorkshire Tea 500ml just boiled water Plenty of ice 1 lemon Sugar to taste Method Brew 4 bags in 500ml of just boiled water for 8 minutes for a double-strength base. Sweeten while warm if you want it sweet. Cool, then pour over a jug packed with ice and add the juice of a whole lemon. Serve without milk. Yorkshire Parkin with Tea How to use Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea in parkin. 50 min 1 tray Medium You'll need 2 bags Yorkshire Tea 200g oatmeal 200g self raising flour 200g golden syrup 2 teaspoons ground ginger Method Brew 2 bags in 150ml of just boiled water for 8 minutes, then cool. Melt 200g of golden syrup with 150g of butter and 150g of dark brown sugar. Mix in 200g of oatmeal, 200g of self raising flour, 2 teaspoons of ground ginger and the cooled tea. Bake in a lined tin at 160°C for 50 minutes, then leave it wrapped for three days before cutting. What you'll end up with: The tea deepens the treacle note and keeps the crumb damp, which is the whole point of parkin. Tea-Brined Pork Chops How to use Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea in a savoury brine. 15 min + brine 4 chops Medium You'll need 4 bags Yorkshire Tea 1 litre just boiled water 60g salt 30g brown sugar Method Brew 4 bags in 1 litre of just boiled water for 10 minutes for a very strong liquor. Dissolve 60g of salt and 30g of brown sugar in it while hot, then cool completely. Submerge the chops in the cold brine and refrigerate for 3 hours. Drain, pat dry and fry or grill as usual. What you'll end up with: The tannins firm the meat and the malt gives the crust a deeper colour in the pan. Sweet Condensed Milk Brew How to make a sweet condensed-milk brew with Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea. 5 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 2 bags Yorkshire Tea 200ml just boiled water 2 tablespoons condensed milk Method Brew 2 bags in 200ml of just boiled water for 5 minutes for a very dark liquor. Stir in 2 tablespoons of condensed milk until it dissolves. Drink hot, or cool it and pour over ice. What you'll end up with: Heavy and sweet, and the rounded malt in this blend suits it better than a brisk tea would. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._