---
product_id: 181801280
title: "Birchall Tea, Great Rift Breakfast Blend, Breakfast Black Tea Bursting with Full Flavour, Prefect Loose Leaf Tea Gift Set, 250g Loose Leaf Tea"
brand: "birchall"
price: "₪64"
currency: ILS
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Birchall"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/181801280-birchall-tea-great-rift-breakfast-blend-breakfast-black-tea-bursting
store_origin: IL
region: Israel
---

# Sourced from East Africa's finest estates Hand-plucked loose leaf for freshness 100% Carbon Neutral & biodegradable packaging Birchall Tea, Great Rift Breakfast Blend, Breakfast Black Tea Bursting with Full Flavour, Prefect Loose Leaf Tea Gift Set, 250g Loose Leaf Tea

**Brand:** birchall
**Price:** ₪64
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ☕️ Brew Bold, Live Bright – The Breakfast Tea That Means Business

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Birchall Tea, Great Rift Breakfast Blend, Breakfast Black Tea Bursting with Full Flavour, Prefect Loose Leaf Tea Gift Set, 250g Loose Leaf Tea by birchall
- **How much does it cost?** ₪64 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.il](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/181801280-birchall-tea-great-rift-breakfast-blend-breakfast-black-tea-bursting)

## Best For

- birchall enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted birchall brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Elevate Your Mornings:** Kickstart your day with a bold, bright English Breakfast blend sourced exclusively from Rwanda and Kenya’s Great Rift Valley.
- • **Award-Winning Excellence:** Sip on a Great Taste Award-winning tea that delivers exceptional brightness, golden color, and a strong refreshing flavor.
- • **Fast Brewing, Full Flavor:** Fine leaf size ensures a quick, robust brew—perfect for busy professionals craving a premium morning ritual.
- • **Perfect Gift for Tea Connoisseurs:** Impress loved ones with a stylish 250g loose leaf gift set, ideal for birthdays, anniversaries, or festive celebrations.
- • **Sustainably Sourced, Ethically Crafted:** Enjoy guilt-free indulgence with Rainforest Alliance certification and packaging made from biodegradable plant starch.

## Overview

Birchall Great Rift Breakfast Blend is a premium loose leaf black tea sourced from the high-altitude estates of East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. Hand-plucked for superior freshness, this 250g tea offers a bright golden brew with a strong, refreshing flavor. Ethically produced with Rainforest Alliance certification and packed in biodegradable, carbon-neutral materials, it’s the perfect sustainable choice for discerning tea lovers and thoughtful gift-givers alike.

## Description

Product Description Birchall Great Rift Tea is a unique English Breakfast blend, closely guarded by the fifth generation of Birchall Graham’s family. It is sourced exclusively from estates across East Africa, from Rwanda through to the Rift Valley in Kenya, where the very best teas are to be found. In this region, the tea bushes grow slowly, at high altitude and relatively low temperatures, developing greater flavour before they are individually picked. Our pursuit of quality ensures that all our leaves are only ever hand plucked. The leaf, bud and tender stem are carefully pinched together in a ‘perfect pick’. This is how Birchall Great Rift Tea gains its exceptional brightness, golden colour and strong refreshing flavour. Perfection to a tea. Ingredients Black Tea (100%) P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Directions Boil water to a rolling boil (212°F/100°C), then let it cool for minute. Place one teaspoon of loose leaf tea into infuser or directly your cup. Pour the over and steep 3-5 minutes. Remove strain before drinking. Safety Warning Contains caffeine. Not recommended for children or pregnant women. Box Contains Loose Leaf Tea Manufacturer Contact Information Imporient (U.K.) Ltd 54 Willow Way, London, SE26 4QP T See more

Review: Very fine leaf size - Very fine leaf size so it's ideal for smaller infusers in which leaf tea might not work. Due to the fine leaf size it brews fast and strong so great for a quick morning brew but he prepared for some dust in the pot or cup. I used 5g to 400ml of boiling water brewed for 2 mins and it was strong and full of flavour but not at all bitter.
Review: Good tea but Beware! Not returnable. - I am editing this review as I feel my initial review is now unfair. Original - Firstly, I ordered this by mistake. I thought I was ordering decaffeinated tea but after delivery discovered I had actually ordered caffeinated by mistake. I tried to arrange a return but was told it was not possible to return this product. I could not find any reference to the fact that it was not possible to return this product on the website. Rather than throw the tea away I decided to use it for my early morning cup of tea which is my only caffeinated drink of the day. Loose leaf is a bit of a misnomer. More like dust - see photos. When making tea just for myself I use a glass pot with an integral infuser. Much of the dust washes through the very fine mesh. So far as taste goes, that is a very individual thing. Edit: I have found that through my waste not want not practice I have come to really like the tea and am now hoping to buy more. Original review from here on now no longer applies but I feel it would be disingenuous to delete it as others will have already read it in its original form. - Suffice it to say that I will not be buying any more. It is possible to buy decaffeinated tea from the same seller but I won't be ordering that either. There are other teas that I prefer the taste of. Sadly, most of them come in bags but as these are now biodegradable they will go into the compost and end up on the garden so not a total disaster.

## Features

- BREAKFAST TEA: Great Rift Breakfast Blend is a unique, breakfast blend, sourced directly from East Africa's finest tea estates. A delicious breakfast tea to kick start your mornings every day. Birchall tea has exceptional brightness, golden colour and strong refreshing flavour.
- FINEST INGREDIENTS: English breakfast drink contains a great rift breakfast blend from East Africa's finest tea estates, from Rwanda through to the Rift Valley in Kenya, one of the most renowned tea growing regions in the world.
- BLACK TEA GIFT SET: Birchall tea gift set is perfect for your loved one. Great for birthday gifts, anniversary gifts, father's or mother's day & festive gifting with attractive packaging. Birchall tea is also a winner of the Great Taste Awards.
- SAFE TO USE: Enjoy our 250g loose tea leaves supply for great value and quality, our black tea leaves are hand plucked which results in unparalleled quality, freshness, and taste. We are a member of Ethical Tea Partnership and this tea is also Rainforest Alliance certified.
- ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY: These breakfast tea loose leaf are packed in plant based tea pouches that are made from biodegradable plant starch that allows the tea more room to brew. This product is also 100% Carbon Neutral and packed in our fully Solar Powered Tea Factory.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B081QR4P97 |
| ASIN  | B081QR4P97 |
| Allergen Information | Contains: Milk Free |
| Benefits | Exceptional Taste and Quality |
| Best Sellers Rank | 5,877 in Grocery ( See Top 100 in Grocery ) 61 in Black Tea |
| Brand Name | Birchall |
| Caffeine Content | High Caffeine |
| Caffeine Content Description | High Caffeine |
| Container Type | Bag |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (176) |
| Customer reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (176) |
| Diet Type | Vegan |
| Each Unit Count | 1 |
| Flavour | Breakfast Blend |
| Item Form | Loose Leaves |
| Item Weight | 250 Grams |
| Item model number  | 398 |
| Manufacturer | Birchall |
| Manufacturer  | Birchall |
| Manufacturer Contact Information | Imporient (U.K.) Ltd 54 Willow Way, London, SE26 4QP T |
| Model Number | 398 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Package Dimensions  | 20.3 x 14 x 5.8 cm; 250 g |
| Part Number | 398 |
| Product Shelf Life | 730 Days |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Daily Breakfast Tea |
| Sweetness Description | Not Sweet |
| Tea Variety | English Breakfast |
| Unit Count | 250.0 Grams |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Birchall
- **Caffeine content:** High Caffeine
- **Flavour:** Breakfast Blend
- **Item form:** Loose Leaves
- **Item weight:** 250 Grams
- **Number of items:** 1
- **Package information:** Bag
- **Recommended uses for product:** Daily Breakfast Tea
- **Tea variety:** English Breakfast
- **Unit count:** 250.0 Grams

## Images

![Birchall Tea, Great Rift Breakfast Blend, Breakfast Black Tea Bursting with Full Flavour, Prefect Loose Leaf Tea Gift Set, 250g Loose Leaf Tea - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/714Tv7gjxcL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is the loose black tea caffeine free**
A: No, it’s a strong brew. The best but certainly not caffeine free.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very fine leaf size
*by F***Z on 26 January 2026*

Very fine leaf size so it's ideal for smaller infusers in which leaf tea might not work. Due to the fine leaf size it brews fast and strong so great for a quick morning brew but he prepared for some dust in the pot or cup. I used 5g to 400ml of boiling water brewed for 2 mins and it was strong and full of flavour but not at all bitter.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good tea but Beware! Not returnable.
*by K***N on 6 March 2024*

I am editing this review as I feel my initial review is now unfair. Original - Firstly, I ordered this by mistake. I thought I was ordering decaffeinated tea but after delivery discovered I had actually ordered caffeinated by mistake. I tried to arrange a return but was told it was not possible to return this product. I could not find any reference to the fact that it was not possible to return this product on the website. Rather than throw the tea away I decided to use it for my early morning cup of tea which is my only caffeinated drink of the day. Loose leaf is a bit of a misnomer. More like dust - see photos. When making tea just for myself I use a glass pot with an integral infuser. Much of the dust washes through the very fine mesh. So far as taste goes, that is a very individual thing. Edit: I have found that through my waste not want not practice I have come to really like the tea and am now hoping to buy more. Original review from here on now no longer applies but I feel it would be disingenuous to delete it as others will have already read it in its original form. - Suffice it to say that I will not be buying any more. It is possible to buy decaffeinated tea from the same seller but I won't be ordering that either. There are other teas that I prefer the taste of. Sadly, most of them come in bags but as these are now biodegradable they will go into the compost and end up on the garden so not a total disaster.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Is it smoky enough to be a Lapsang Souchong? Or just a black tea disguising itself?
*by D***S on 31 October 2025*

Firstly, delivery and time and packaging as expected. It's a well known brand so no surprises there, and it's Amazon sent so arrived as expected. Now the tea. Inspecting the tea it does have proper dried tea leaves. I have no idea why others are saying it is like dust. The pack I had was 'dustless'. Perhaps the preparation of the tea has changed since those reviews, but I can vouch for tea leaves, and even a few stalks. In fact making the tea straight into a cup, no strainer, does result in the lighter leaves and stalks to float. There are only a few of those. If I pick them out and drink the tea as it is, I don't see any dust and nothing when cleaning out the cup. This was 1 teaspoon in one mug of approximately 250-300 ml water that has been just taken off the boil is what I used. The colour was a deep amber brown, a pleasant colour, nice to look at. This was after 3-4 minutes. Good tea leaves do allow for more than one brewing. A second brewing was left for about 5-6 minutes and then drank. The colour was again amber but lighter but by the time I got to the end the colour was approaching the first brew. A third brew was significantly less coloured. Left for probably 8 minutes but of course then the tea is getting cold. It didn't really get much darker but was visible, like a normal everyday tea bag steeped for say 1-2 minutes. Now the taste and aroma. This was the biggest problem for me, especially the aroma. I have to agree that there is almost no aroma. The Twinings Lapsang Souchong (no longer sold ☹) had a fairly strong aroma - this would be hard to discern. Even putting my nose into the open pack there isn't much smoke at all. It does seem that the leaves were deliberately smoked lightly. The taste was reasonable, but did of course lack the smoky hint in the taste. The smell of smoke is more prominent than the taste in other teas - so that's to be expected I guess. If it wasn't sold as Lapsang Souchong, it would taste as a reasonable black tea. One positive thing is that even with the immediately boiled water, and the three steepings that I put the leaves through, it did not taste stewed at all. I think this does represent the quality of the tea leaves that were used. The pack size is 125g, so you're looking at 30 mugs of tea, maybe 60. The price is pretty good compared to others - known brands or not. Overall I've given it 4/5. I nearly gave it a 3/5. 3.5/5 would be a better rating. I think as a black tea it has a good taste and colour. But as a Lapsang Souchong it really isn't smoky so fails unfortunately. Maybe some of you would say it is a 1/5 because of this. I'll finish off the tea I have, but won't be buying it again - I'd rather experiment with others.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Birchall Tea, Great Rift Breakfast Blend, Breakfast Black Tea Bursting with Full Flavour, Prefect Loose Leaf Tea Gift Set, 250g Loose Leaf Tea
- Birchall Tea | Great Rift Decaf | Decaffeinated Black | 250g Loose Leaf Tea
- Birchall | 1872 Heritage Blend | Orthodox Black Tea | 250g Loose Leaf Tea, Red

---

## Why Shop on Desertcart?

- 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016
- 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories
- 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price
- 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members)
- 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection
- ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews

**Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/181801280-birchall-tea-great-rift-breakfast-blend-breakfast-black-tea-bursting](https://www.desertcart.co.il/products/181801280-birchall-tea-great-rift-breakfast-blend-breakfast-black-tea-bursting)

---

*Product available on Desertcart Israel*
*Store origin: IL*
*Last updated: 2026-03-19*