Loose Leaf Tea

All of our precious, loose leaf teas are bought direct from independent tea gardens. Ethical, direct trade tea is the heart of what we do. We work with people we know, who grow and craft their tea for the highest quality... Learn more

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Loose leaf tea is the only answer to truly sustainable tea. Its not just better for you, its better for the planet.

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Why choose our loose leaf tea?

  • Traceability - we work directly with tea farmers and tea communities, securing unique harvests. We know our farmers. We know where our loose leaf tea comes from and how it is grown and crafted.

  • Health - we only buy from farms that work under organic farming principles. This produces healthier and tastier loose leaf tea.

  • Curation - we travel the world personally to find the very best unique tea harvests. We don't buy low grade industrial loose leaf tea from brokers.

  • Ethics - we buy tea direct from farmers at the best quality at a price they set, not a commodity at auction.

  • Sustainability - we support the three pillars - economic, environmental and social (for more, see Rare Charity).
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Benefits of loose leaf tea

  • Maximum flavour - great tea leaves need space to unfurl and infuse to extract the best taste.

  • Chemical free - tea bags contain industrial solvents, glues, and chemicals to turn trees or corn into paper or plastic mesh. Whereas loose leaf tea is pure, all natural.

  • Plastic free - loose leaf tea means no nanoplastics or microplastics in your cup.

  • Sustainability - all tea bags use precious natural resources for single use.

  • Eco-friendly - loose tea leaves waste nothing and add nothing to you or nature.

Shop our range of premium loose tea leaves above - order online to discover incredible tea from all over the world.

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How to choose the best loose tea.

There is no wrong place to start - it just depends what tea you're after and what you love to drink. Are you looking for:

Want to see where our tea is from? Have a look at our social media @rareteacompany and our farm profiles. Still not sure? We’ve put a few together for you new to loose leaf tea here.

Types of Loose Leaf Tea

When choosing a tea you might start by type - which is determined by the way the Camelia sinensis leaves are crafted - much in the same way as grapes can become - white, rose, orange, red or sparkling wine.

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FAQs before you buy

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