Where to Buy PG Tips Loose Leaf Tea in the USA

Quick answer: PG Tips Loose Leaf is the same everyday British blend without the bag, 250g for around 80 cups, for brewing in a pot. Buy it from The British Vault, shipped from Britain with duties included.

Key facts at a glance

• Product: PG Tips Loose Leaf Black Tea, 250g, roughly 80 cups.
• Loose leaf rather than bags, which is the traditional British teapot format.
• Shipped from Britain, Delivered Duty Paid. First order: use NEW10 for 10% off.

Buy PG Tips Loose Leaf 250g. For the bagged version, see PG Tips Original 160 bags in the Tea collection.

Why loose leaf at all?

A tea bag restricts how much the leaf can move, and it holds a fixed dose. Loose leaf lets you brew to strength rather than to a manufacturer's guess, and it gives the leaf full room in the water. For a strong British blend drunk with milk, that control is the point: you can push it stronger for a builder's brew or ease off for an afternoon pot.

At 250g this box gives roughly 80 cups, which works out cheaper per cup than the bagged equivalent and takes up considerably less space in a shipment.

The American teapot problem

Loose leaf assumes equipment that is standard in British kitchens and less common in American ones: a teapot, a strainer or an infuser, and a kettle that reaches a genuine rolling boil.

The kettle is the real constraint. US mains voltage is lower than UK mains, so domestic electric kettles boil more slowly, and many American kitchens have no kettle at all. Loose leaf black tea is less forgiving than a bag here, because underheated water will not extract the leaf properly and you will get a pale, flat cup no matter how long you leave it.

If you are buying loose leaf and do not have a kettle, buy one before you buy the tea. A stovetop kettle works perfectly well.

How to brew a pot

Warm the pot with a splash of boiling water and pour it away. One rounded teaspoon of leaf per cup, plus one for the pot if you like it strong. Fill with water at a full boil, leave three to five minutes, then pour through a strainer. Milk in the cup, whichever order you prefer to argue about.

Where to buy loose leaf British tea in the USA

Order from The British Vault. We source PG Tips in the UK and ship straight to the United States, Delivered Duty Paid, so every import duty and tax is already in the price and nothing is charged on delivery. Orders dispatch within 1–2 business days and usually arrive 1–3 business days after that.

Shipping is a flat $39.99 below $99 and free above it, so pair it with more from the Tea collection or the Drinks range. First order: NEW10 for 10% off.

Frequently asked questions

How much leaf per cup?

A rounded teaspoon per cup, plus an extra one for the pot if you want it strong. Adjust from there, which is the advantage of loose leaf over a fixed-dose bag.

How many cups in 250g?

Around 80, depending how strong you brew it.

Do I need a different kettle?

Not strictly, but it helps to know why British tea can taste flat in an American kitchen. US mains power runs at a lower voltage than UK mains, so a domestic electric kettle boils more slowly, and plenty of American kitchens have no kettle at all. Black tea of this strength wants water at a proper rolling boil poured straight onto the bag. Water heated in a microwave rarely gets there evenly, and that alone accounts for a lot of disappointing brews.

Is it the same blend as the bags?

It is the same everyday PG Tips black tea, presented loose rather than in pyramid bags. The brewing control is what changes, not the character of the tea.

Add loose leaf tea to a UK haul

Shop PG Tips Loose Leaf from The British Vault and build the basket past $99 for free shipping.

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