Rasputin Tea has a strong and smokey flavor.

Our own blend of Keemun, Darjeeling and Lapsang Souchong. I chose this name as I heard about the discussion in Russia that they might make Rasputin a saint? Not what I learnt in history lessons at school.

Do you know the story of Rasputin? This tea is named after quite a character.

Rasputin, meaning "debauched one" in Russian, was a nickname given to GrigoryYefimovich Novykh.

This rascally peasant dabbled in religion and mysticism when it suited his interest, and ended up curing the hemophiliac son of the Russian Tsar and Tsarina, probably with the use of hypnotism.

A source of great scandal, the mystic Rasputin was nevertheless highly esteemed by the royal family for his services.

Smoky, dark, earthy, and mischievious on the pallet, this 3-tea loose leaf blend of lapsang souchong, darjeeling, and keemun is strong enough to have you folk dancing and singing, "Ra! Ra! Rasputin!"

• Bag weight 4 0unces - makes approximately 30 cups
  
  Click TRIAL SIZE for a one ounce bag that makes approx 8 cups
  
  Smokey black tea blend from China & India - Lapsong Souchong, Keemum and Darjeeling
  

English Tealeaves sells over 125 high quality teas that are "cherry picked" from over 15 suppliers who specialize in specific types and countries. This gives us the flexibility to find the best of the best. We also blend around 8 teas ourselves that can't be obtained to our standards. For example our #1 selling tea, English Breakfast is our own blend that we created in 2002.

Our Cafe customers give feedback and we discontinue the ones that get poor ratings. We also look to improve our teas and will replace a standard tea, like say Mango, with a higher quality blend from another supplier.

The teas are selected after evaluation in these seven areas and then the scores are weighted to decide if they qualify for inclusion in our range:


• Dry leaves
• Dry aroma
• Brewed Infusion Color
• Aroma brewed
• Taste profile
• Iced taste