Typhoo Tea Review (2026): Is It Worth It? Best & Worst Blends

This is the heart of the brand and the blend we'd hand to almost anyone. The Typhoo Original Tea Bags — the famous red box — brew a deep, coppery cup that's smooth and full-bodied rather than sharply tannic, built around quality Kenyan black tea. It takes milk effortlessly and never tips into bitterness the way a lot of supermarket own-brands do.

Where some British brews lean brisk and astringent, Typhoo leans smooth and rounded — a slightly mellower, more forgiving everyday cup. Steep it 3 to 4 minutes for a standard mug, or push to 5 if you like it darker. It's not a nuanced single-origin sipper and doesn't try to be; it's an honest daily cuppa, and on that count it's about as good as inexpensive bagged black tea gets.

Decaf black tea is usually a letdown — thin, papery, a ghost of the real thing. Typhoo Decaf is a welcome exception. The decaffeination process gently strips most of the caffeine while leaving the smooth, rounded Typhoo character largely intact, so the cup still reads as proper Typhoo: full enough, milk-friendly, just a touch lighter in body.

Each box is foil-sealed in two packs to keep the leaf fresh, which matters more with decaf than people expect. It's traditionally chosen by people cutting back on caffeine for sleep or sensitivity — and while we won't make health claims, the practical point holds: you can have a genuinely enjoyable evening cuppa here. An easy recommendation for anyone who still wants tea after dark.

Typhoo One Cup Decaf is the brand's decaf tea in a one-cup bag format — sized and shaped for brewing a single mug rather than a pot. The cup itself is the familiar smooth, lightly decaffeinated Typhoo: rounded, milk-friendly and recognizably the same tea as the standard Decaf.

The trade-off is value: one-cup formats and multi-packs usually cost a little more per bag than the bulk Decaf box. For a household that brews by the pot, the standard Decaf is the smarter buy. But for a single tea drinker who wants a tidy, fresh, after-dinner mug, this is a sensible pick.

Typhoo Green Tea is a light, approachable green with a clean, calming aroma and a pale liquor. It's smooth and inoffensive, with a mild grassy note and little of the bitterness that puts beginners off green tea. As an easy daily green for someone transitioning from black tea, it does the job — and the 100-count box is good value.

Where it falls short is depth. Specialist greens — a good sencha, gunpowder, or a Japanese blend — offer far more nuance, umami and fragrance. Typhoo Green is competent rather than memorable. If green is your main tea, look elsewhere; if you want a mild, low-bitterness green to keep alongside your black tea, this is a low-risk, low-cost option.

Typhoo Green Tea with Lemon Grass takes the brand's clean green base and adds a lift of lemongrass for a brighter, more aromatic cup. The citrusy note helps mask the slight flatness of the plain green and makes this an easy, refreshing daily drink — pleasant hot and decent iced.

It's marketed for a light, refreshing everyday green, and lemongrass-green blends are traditionally enjoyed for their bright, clean character — though we won't make any health claims about it. The flip side is that, like the base green, it stays light and won't satisfy anyone chasing real green-tea depth. For an easy, citrusy daily green on a budget, though, it's a likable pick.

Typhoo Flavoured Earl Grey pairs the brand's smooth black-tea base with a twist of citrus bergamot. The base is reliable — it's Typhoo, after all — and the result is a mellow, drinkable Earl Grey that takes milk well, which not every Earl Grey does.

That restraint is the whole story. Lovers of a bold, fragrant Earl Grey will find this underpowered next to specialist blends, where the bergamot is far more pronounced. But if you want a soft, milk-friendly everyday Earl Grey on a budget, the smooth base tea carries it. It's the strongest of Typhoo's flavored options — though that isn't a crowded field. A safe, gentle choice rather than a standout.

Typhoo Green Tea Loose is the brand's green in a 200g loose-leaf bag rather than tea bags. Brewed in a pot or basket infuser, it gives you more control over strength and a slightly fuller cup than the bagged version, because the leaf has room to open up — though the core character stays light and clean.

The trade-off is convenience: you'll need an infuser or strainer and a little patience with water temperature (green tea is best brewed below boiling). For value-minded infuser owners who want an everyday loose green, it's reasonable — but it's still a light, budget green rather than a characterful specialist leaf. A practical, low-cost loose-leaf option rather than a connoisseur's pick.