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Typhoo has made no announcement that QT instant tea is discontinued. Its own online shop still lists QT One Cup Instant Tea With Whitener, although both sizes showed as sold out there when we checked on 13 November 2026. What we can say is that it has become hard to find in shops. We keep Typhoo QT One Cup Instant Tea With Whitener, 125g in our catalogue, and the shop block below shows whether it is in stock today.
What Typhoo itself shows
We went to the maker first. On 13 November 2026 Typhoo's website listed QT as a current product in two sizes, a 125g jar and a 225g jar, and its About page showed QT in the range with a best seller label. Neither size could be added to the basket on the day we looked: both were marked sold out.
We found no statement from Typhoo, on the product page or in its news posts, that QT has been withdrawn. So the honest answer is this: not discontinued as far as the maker has said, but in short supply.
Why people think it has gone
Because it has dropped out of sight in the shops where people used to buy it. Reviews left for Typhoo on Trustpilot include a shopper who wrote in December 2025 that their local supermarket was not stocking the 125g QT and that they had bought it online instead.
The brand has also been through a change of owner. Typhoo Tea went into administration in November 2024 and was bought by Supreme in December 2024, and trade reports of the deal list QT among the brands that went with it. We do not know why any particular supermarket stopped listing QT, and we will not guess. The background is in the Typhoo collapse: what happened and who owns Typhoo now.
What QT is and how to make it
QT is instant black tea in granules, with the whitener already mixed in. Typhoo's instructions are as simple as it gets:
- Put one teaspoon of granules in a mug.
- Add hot water and stir.
Typhoo says no extra milk is needed, which is the whole point of the product: a milky cup of tea with nothing but a kettle. It suggests it for travel, camping and busy mornings.
| Size | Servings, by Typhoo's count | At teas.co.uk |
|---|---|---|
| 125g jar | About 50 | In our catalogue |
| 225g jar | About 90 | Not stocked |
For how instant tea compares with a bag in a mug, see instant tea: Lift, Typhoo QT and the convenience debate.
Instant tea in stock
Typhoo QT with whitener, and the two Lift instant lemon teas.
Typhoo QT One Cup Instant Tea With Whitener, 125g
Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea, 165g
Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea (Reduced Sweetness), 165g
Autumn Sale prices shown. The sale ends on 24 December.
These are products sold by teas.co.uk. Every order includes a free tea sample, and UK delivery is free over £35. Check each product page for the latest price, availability and pack information.
Where to buy it, and what to try if you cannot
The 125g jar sits on our instant tea shelf. If it is showing as out of stock when you look, there is no exact substitute in our range, because nothing else we sell is an instant tea with whitener. The nearest options are these.
- Lift Instant Lemon Black Tea, 165g. Also instant, also from the Typhoo family of brands, but a lemon tea, not a milky one. There is a reduced sweetness version too.
- Tetley One Cup English Breakfast Tea, 72 Tea Bags 144g. Not instant, but a bag sized for one mug if speed is what you are after.
For teas that their makers have formally withdrawn, see our list of discontinued teas and the page of alternatives to rare and discontinued teas. QT is not on that list.
Typhoo QT at a glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has Typhoo said it is discontinued? | No |
| Listed on Typhoo's own shop? | Yes, but sold out on 13 November 2026 |
| In supermarkets? | Hard to find |
| What it is | Instant black tea granules with whitener |
| How to make it | One teaspoon, hot water, no milk |
| At teas.co.uk | 125g jar in the catalogue |
Common questions
Do you need to add milk to Typhoo QT?
No. The whitener is already in the granules, and Typhoo says no additional milk is needed.
How many cups does a jar of QT make?
Typhoo puts the 125g jar at about 50 cups, using one teaspoon per mug. The 225g jar is listed as about 90 servings.
Who makes Typhoo QT now?
It is still a Typhoo product. Typhoo has been owned by Supreme since December 2024, and we look at how the brand is doing in is Typhoo still good.
If you would sooner brew a bag
Typhoo in 80 and 240 bag boxes, and Tetley One Cup bags sized for a single mug.
Typhoo Original Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 290g
Tetley One Cup English Breakfast Tea, 72 Tea Bags 144g
Typhoo Premium Everyday, 240 Tea Bags 750g
Autumn Sale prices shown. The sale ends on 24 December.
These are products sold by teas.co.uk. Every order includes a free tea sample, and UK delivery is free over £35. Check each product page for the latest price, availability and pack information.
Reference noted
Availability, sizes and preparation were checked on 13 November 2026 against Typhoo: QT One Cup Instant Tea, Typhoo: shop and Typhoo: about, with shopper reports from Trustpilot: Typhoo reviews and ownership from FoodBev: Supreme rescues Typhoo Tea from administration and Wikipedia: Typhoo.
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