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House Black, loose leaf seen from above
Engraving of a tea garden
Made on demand
Black Tea · Blend Best in the morning

House Black

Our everyday black tea, chosen to stand up to milk and a busy morning.

  • Tastes of malt, toasted bread, brisk
  • Gentle caffeine, best in mornings
  • About 50 cups in every 100g
  • Whole leaf that steeps 2 times or more
  • Tasted by Aachman before it reached the shelf

Made on demand. Ships within 10 days. We blend it by hand once you order, so it reaches you fresh.

Size Pouch prices. The bigger the pouch, the less each gram costs.

100 g works out 4% cheaper per cup

This size also comes in a keepsake tin, with your name on it if you like.

How often?

1

Ships within 10 days · Complimentary shipping over ₹999

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Top grade onlyWhole leaf, never dustTasted before we buy
About this tea

Our everyday black tea, chosen to stand up to milk and a busy morning. Deep amber in the cup, malty and generous, with a clean finish. The tea we reach for first.

How to brew
  • Hot 2.5g of leaf to 200ml of water at 95°C. Steep 3 to 4 min.
  • Iced Double the leaf, steep as usual, then pour over a full glass of ice.
  • With milk Steep a minute longer, then add warm milk to taste.
  • Again Re-steep the same leaf 2 times or more, adding 30 seconds each time.
Pouch, keepsake tin and sizes

Pouches come in 20g, 50g, 100g, 250g and 500g, and each gram costs less as the pouch grows. Keepsake tins come in 50g, 100g and 250g for ₹100 more, with your name on the label if you like. Keep the tin and refill it with a pouch.

Delivery and returns

Ships within 10 days, because it is weighed, blended or sourced for your order. Complimentary shipping on orders over ₹999. Every order is packed by hand. If something isn't right, message us on WhatsApp and we'll make it right.

Tastes like

  • Malt
  • Toasted bread
  • Brisk
Make it a blend with your name on the tin
Tea panel
Tea panel

“Some mornings need a cup that answers back. I brew this one strong, add milk if the day asks for it, and drink it at the window before anyone else is up.”

Aachman

Brew it like this

  1. 2.5gOf leaf for a 200ml cup. A heaped teaspoon.
  2. 95°CJust off the boil.
  3. 3 to 4 minThen strain. Taste, and adjust next time.

Why Maison Kettle is worth it

Most tea is sold as dust and fannings, the smallest broken pieces left after sorting. Whole leaf keeps its oils, so it tastes of something, and one spoonful gives you more than one cup.

50cups in every 100g, and most of them steep more than once
Most tea
you can buy
Whole leafNever dust or fannings, so it tastes of something.
Yes
No
The top grade of each harvestTea is graded up to ten ways. We only buy the first.
Yes
No
Steeps two or three timesThe same spoonful gives you more than one cup.
Yes
No
Tasted by a person firstAachman tastes every tea before it reaches the shelf.
Yes
Rarely
Made or sourced for youBlends are made when you order, rare leaves are brought in fresh.
Yes
No
Your name on the tinIf you like. Pick a label and two colours.
Yes
No

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