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Black tea is currently the most popular in the US, enjoyed mainly as iced tea. The fame of black tea is mainly due to the invention of the tea bag in 1904 by NYC tea merchant Thomas Sullivan. Recent studies have shown that black tea provides equal health benefits as its green cousin. Adagio Teas continues to sell the finest loose black tea you'll find, and now offers many varieties in a convenient gourmet tea bag as well.

earl grey bravo

score: 95

per cup: 10¢

black dragon pearls

score: 96

per cup: 27¢

yunnan noir

score: 95

per cup: 17¢

irish breakfast

score: 95

per cup: 10¢

darjeeling sungma summer

score: 94

per cup: 17¢

ceylon sonata

score: 94

per cup: 10¢

yunnan gold

score: 95

per cup: 37¢

assam melody

score: 93

per cup: 12¢

golden monkey

score: 94

per cup: 27¢

earl grey moonlight

score: 94

per cup: 10¢

yunnan jig

score: 95

per cup: 15¢

golden spring

score: 94

per cup: 32¢

english breakfast

score: 91

per cup: 17¢

pu erh poe

score: 88

per cup: 22¢

darjeeling puttabong summer

score: 94

per cup: 34¢

fujian baroque

score: 94

per cup: 12¢

assam harmony

score: 93

per cup: 30¢

keemun concerto

score: 92

per cup: 17¢

earl grey lavender

score: 92

per cup: 10¢

raja sampler

score: 95

per cup: 11¢

silk road sampler

score: 94

per cup: 17¢

lapsang souchong

score: 90

per cup: 12¢

keemun encore

score: 93

per cup: 40¢

ceylon waltz

score: 91

per cup: 15¢

emperor sampler

score: 95

per cup: 28¢

pu erh dante

score: 88

per cup: 17¢

keemun rhapsody

score: 92

per cup: 32¢

pu erh pearls

per cup: 25¢

mambo

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brigadoon breakfast

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spring darjeeling

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nepal first flush

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darjeeling sungma spring

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Win a gift of zibo teapot and black

A handmade work of Chinese art, with a tradition going back thousands of years. This pot is made from rare zi sha clay (purple sand), which is found only in the city of Yixing, in Jiangsu province. These often elaborate and whimsical pots are traditionally used for gongfu steeping, where tea is served in small cups over the course of many very short infusions. Ideal teas for this are oolongs and puerhs, although some black teas will be quite love... read more...

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