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RAFA Tea for Heroes English Breakfast Loose Leaf Black Tea

Name: RAFA Tea for Heroes English Breakfast
Brand: Rare Tea Company
Price: 5.99 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.97 (34 reviews)

£5.99

(15p per cup)

Style

50g Pouch

50g Tin

500g Bag

1kg Bag

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Traditional British loose leaf tea at its finest - made by Henrietta as a bespoke blend for a Battle of Britain RAF navigator.

Calming in times of national peril. Fortifying when courage is required.

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Customer Reviews

5.0 Based on 34 Reviews

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17 January 2023

Theresa A.

United Kingdom

My RAF morning tea

A really good strong cup of tea , I enjoy for my morning break . I get at least two brews out of my leaves . A dash of milk with the second one .

13 January 2023

Elly M.

United Kingdom

The perfect black tea

I've found a new favourite 'all-rounder' black tea in this - it's packed with flavour and perfect as a breakfast tea or for mid-afternoon.

09 November 2022

William Q.

United Kingdom

Will Quirk

I enjoyed this tea, however as I enjoy a strong cup of tea, I suggest letting it brew longer that advised.

10 July 2022

Stephen O.

United Kingdom

Excellent all round breakfast tea

I first tasted this wonderful tea at a great little cafe in Primrose Hill and I haven’t looked back since that day. Yes it’s quite a bit more expensive than regular tea, but in this life you get what you pay for and I am happy to pay for this level of quality and ethics. It has a very delicate, malty flavour, but by no means tastes weak.

25 March 2022

Evie S.

United Kingdom

A really nice, proper cup of tea

This is a really nice, proper cup of tea. Like all Rare Teas I've tried it has a clarity in its flavour that is lovely.

Tasting Notes

A more delicate flavour than a modern Breakfast tea, it has soft florals balanced by smooth, malty notes.

Quantity

Use 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water.

Temperature

For the optimum infusion use 85°C (185°F) water. If you enjoy your tea with milk, please use water at 100°C (212°F).

Time

Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusion

You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

Cost Per Cup

15p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.

Brewing up a storm with the RAF

ENGLISH

Breakfast Tea

RAFA Tea for Heroes is a very traditional English Breakfast tea of the like we haven't seen for many years. A bespoke blend created for the RAF - when only the best will do.

50p of the price you pay goes to the Royal Air Forces Association Wings Appeal repaying just a little of what so many of us owe to so few.

India & Malawi

The Temi Tea Garden & Satemwa Estate

This tea comes from two beautiful, independent tea gardens; the Temi Tea Garden in Sikkim, India and Satemwa Estate on Thyolo Mountain in Malawi. Both are committed to creating the finest tea using sustainable practices to benefit both the land and the people who live on it.

VETERAN

Terry Clark

Henrietta first created this tea for a wonderful man called Terry Clark, a veteran of the Battle of Britain.

"It was a great honour and pleasure to meet him when I made this short film about tea and the RAF. It was an even greater honour to make tea for him.

Terry thought it was rather good. I've been making it for him ever since. We thought you might like it too."

Find Out More

Don't just take our word for it - here is comedian Alexander Armstrong explaining why RAF Tea is worth it.

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