Yorkshire Biscuit Brew

Yorkshire Biscuit Brew

Published 7 Mar 2026 Curator-written, not crowdsourced

Yorkshire Biscuit Brew, in summary: Yorkshire Biscuit Brew tea reviewed: malty biscuit-flavoured Yorkshire Tea variant, UK price, brewing tips, and where it fits in the range.

Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in May 2026.

Yorkshire Tea Biscuit Brew is the brand's biscuit flavoured black tea: standard Yorkshire Tea base with vanilla, malt, and butter biscuit flavouring. The tea and biscuit dunk experience in a single cup. Started as a limited edition novelty in 2018; earned a permanent slot in the Yorkshire range through unexpected popularity. Tastes recognisably like a digestive or rich tea biscuit dunked in standard Yorkshire. Polarising on paper, loved by drinkers who try it.

The blend

Yorkshire Tea base (the standard Assam led blend), natural vanilla flavouring, malt extract or malt flavouring, butter biscuit flavour. The bag looks like standard Yorkshire; the surprise is in the cup. The flavour profile sits between a digestive biscuit and a rich tea biscuit, with the malt giving it a subtle Hobnob like character.

How it tastes

Standard Yorkshire body and malt come through, vanilla buttery sweetness on top, slight biscuit crumb finish. Tastes recognisably like dunking a digestive in your morning Yorkshire, except the cup is consistent and you don't have crumbs at the bottom. Holds up to milk and sugar exactly like standard Yorkshire. Curator Rating: 4.9/5.

How to brew

1 bag in 200ml just boiled water.
Steep 3-4 minutes (full Yorkshire steep time).
Add a splash of milk; whole milk is the traditional finish but oat milk works particularly well with the biscuit notes.
Sugar is optional; the vanilla and malt flavouring already give perceived sweetness.
Pair ironically with a real biscuit for the full meta experience.

The biscuit tea novelty story

Yorkshire Tea launched Biscuit Brew in 2018 as a limited edition seasonal product, inspired by the British tea and biscuit dunk ritual. Initial sales projections were modest; actual sales overshot dramatically and the product earned a permanent slot in the standard Yorkshire range. It now sits alongside the brand's other "comfort flavour" products (Bedtime Brew with vanilla nutmeg, the discontinued Toast and Jam) as proof that flavoured British black tea has a genuine market when the flavour profile maps to existing British food memories.

Caffeine

40-50mg per cup, in line with standard Yorkshire Tea.

Vegan

Yes (with plant milk; verify pack as some batches use dairy derived butter flavouring).

Use cases

Sugar craving comfort drink for sugar managing drinkers.
Novelty cup for guests or family.
On the go tea when biscuits aren't to hand.
Pairing with afternoon tea (yes, with real biscuits as well).
Children's morning tea (well diluted with milk and sugar; the biscuit flavour appeals to kids).

FAQ

Caffeine? 40-50mg.

Vegan? Yes typically (verify pack).

Tastes like dunked biscuit? Yes, recognisably.

Permanent range? Yes; launched 2018 as limited edition, earned permanent slot.

Pregnancy? Cap at 1-2 cups daily during pregnancy.

Sugar? No added sugar; the biscuit flavouring gives perceived sweetness without calories.

Buying and storage

Available at UK supermarkets and online retailers; pack sizes typically run 15-bag to 80-bag. Store in an airtight tin or the original packaging, away from light, moisture and strong odours, and use within 12 months of opening.

Pairings

British biscuits (Digestives, Hobnobs, Custard Creams).
Plain shortbread.
Cake (Victoria sponge, Madeira, fruit cake).
Light pastries and teacakes.

What you need to know: Yorkshire Biscuit Brew

Field	Detail
Brand	Yorkshire Tea (Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate; founded 1886)
Type	Yorkshire Tea base with malted biscuit and brown sugar flavouring, positioned as a tea-with-built-in-biscuit
Base tea	Standard Yorkshire Tea blend (Assam-led African and Indian black tea)
Flavouring	Malt, brown sugar, gentle vanilla; reads as digestive-biscuit dunked in tea
Caffeine	40-60mg per cup, standard black tea range
Cup character	Familiar Yorkshire body with warm malty-biscuit top note; works exceptionally well with milk
UK availability	Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose; widely stocked
UK price	Approximately £3 to £4.50 per 40-bag pack (8-12p per cup)

Curator's note: Yorkshire Biscuit Brew is the biscuit and tea ritual in single cup. Polarising but loved. Lee, Teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

Reference noted

EFSA Scientific Opinion on the Safety of Caffeine (2015)

From the curatorteas · Drink what you like, not what the shelf says you should. Curiosity is the only reliable guide.

Tea reading

For brand context see the Yorkshire Tea brand wiki. For sister Yorkshire products see Yorkshire Gold vs Original and the Yorkshire Bedtime Brew. For category context see the black tea fundamentals and the builder's brew tradition. For brewing technique see how to brew black tea.

The bottom line on Yorkshire Biscuit Brew

A novelty launch that earned permanent shelf space by being genuinely drinkable. The malty-biscuit flavour profile works as a familiar comfort cup, particularly in afternoon use paired with real biscuits. Worth keeping as a cupboard variation if you enjoy lightly-flavoured black tea; not a daily-drinker substitute for standard Yorkshire Tea. The Bettys & Taylors flavoured tea programme has been better-judged than many supermarket dessert-tea experiments.