retail tins

Shop online for whole-leaf loose teas in convenient canisters. Our iconic tins feature the most popular varieties like Earl Grey, Citrus Green and Masala Chai. The tins have a clear top with a UV blocking film, which protects the leaves from sun's damaging rays, while an easy-to-fasten latch ensures a tight seal and months of leaf freshness. Great to keep your favourite tea and refill as needed!

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Loose Leaf Tea in a Tin: Quality That Keeps

Adagio's retail tea tins bring together two things that usually have to be chosen between: the quality of whole-leaf loose tea and the ease of something you can keep on the counter, grab from, and refill. Each tin is filled with the same full-leaf tea sold in the standard pouches — same sourcing, same leaves, same brewing result — presented in a format designed for everyday use and long-term freshness.

The tins can also be purchased empty in sets of three from the teaware section — useful for decanting pouches of loose tea you already own into a format that's easier to store and access.

Why the Tin Design Matters for Tea Freshness

Loose leaf tea has three main enemies: light, air, and moisture. The Adagio tin is designed around all three.

UV-blocking clear top

The lid is clear — so you can see what's inside and how much remains — but features UV-blocking that prevents the light damage that degrades essential oils, colour, and flavour in exposed tea. The visual convenience of a clear lid without the freshness cost of an unprotected one.

Latch seal

An easy-fasten latch closes the tin securely between uses, maintaining a tight seal that protects the leaves from air and moisture. Loose leaf tea stored in a properly sealed tin remains fresh for months — significantly longer than tea kept in an unsealed bag or a loosely lidded container.

The tins are stackable, making them practical for storage on a shelf or in a cupboard — and sized to sit neatly together whether you have two or eight. Once you've finished the tea inside, the tin is worth keeping as a refillable container for any loose leaf tea in your collection.

The Loose Leaf Tea Tin Collection

Earl Grey Tin

The most celebrated tea in the collection and one of Adagio's highest-rated teas outright. Whole-leaf black tea with natural bergamot — the classic citrus-floral Earl Grey character, fuller and more aromatic than anything a standard teabag format can deliver. For anyone who drinks Earl Grey daily, the tin is the natural home for it: always visible, always accessible, always sealed.

Irish Breakfast Tin

A bold, full-bodied Irish-style breakfast blend built for the morning cup. Assam-forward with the robust, malty character that makes breakfast tea genuinely satisfying rather than merely functional. Holds up to milk without going thin, and brews consistently across a wide range of steeping times. The tin format suits a daily-driver tea like this particularly well.

Masala Chai Tin

Whole-leaf black tea with real masala chai spices — cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, clove, and black pepper — in a format that makes the morning chai ritual easier. Brew strong with milk for a proper chai, or steep as a straight spiced black tea. The tin keeps the aromatic spice compounds from dissipating between uses, which matters more for a spiced blend than for an unflavoured tea.

Citrus Green Tin

A flavoured green tea with a clean, bright citrus character — one of the most approachable green teas in the range and a good starting point for anyone new to the category. The citrus keeps the green tea from reading as grassy or vegetal, making it the everyday green tea option for people who find plain green teas too austere. Brews equally well hot or over ice.

Fruit Sangria Tin

A flavoured black tea with vibrant, fruity character inspired by the classic wine punch — a blend of fruit flavours over a full-leaf black tea base that produces a bright, naturally sweet cup. One of the best teas in the collection for cold brewing: steep overnight in cold water, strain over ice, and it produces a naturally sweet iced tea that needs no added sugar.

Blood Orange Tin

A citrus-forward flavoured tea with the distinctive sharp-sweet character of blood orange — brighter and slightly more tart than a standard orange flavour, with more complexity. Works well hot as a warming citrus tea and equally well cold-brewed as a refreshing iced option. A natural pairing with the Fruit Sangria tin for anyone building a flavoured tea shelf.

White Peach Tin

Delicate white tea — whole buds and young leaves — with soft, ripe peach. White Peach is one of the most naturally sweet teas in the collection without being cloying, and the light white tea base lets the peach character come through cleanly. Brew at a lower temperature than black tea (around 75–80°C) and steep briefly for the most delicate, aromatic cup.

Vanilla Rooibos Tin

Naturally caffeine-free rooibos with natural vanilla — the most satisfying evening tin in the collection and one of the most naturally sweet teas in the range without any added sugar. The warm, earthy rooibos base and the vanilla work together rather than competing, producing a cup that tastes genuinely of both. Takes milk beautifully. The right tin for anyone who wants a proper hot drink after dinner.

How to Brew Loose Leaf Tea from a Tin

The tea inside the tin brews identically to the same variety sold in a pouch — measure, steep, and enjoy:

Black teas and chai

— one heaped teaspoon (2–3g) per 250ml, fully boiling water (100°C), 3–5 minutes. Irish Breakfast, Earl Grey, Fruit Sangria, Blood Orange, and Masala Chai all fall into this category. Masala Chai benefits from the full 5 minutes to develop the spice character.

Green and white teas

— one heaped teaspoon per 250ml, cooler water (75–85°C for green, 75–80°C for white), 2–3 minutes. Citrus Green and White Peach both reward lower temperature brewing — boiling water will over-extract and flatten the flavour in these more delicate teas.

Tea Tins as Gifts

A filled tea tin makes a more considered gift than a standard pouch — the tin itself is reusable, the design is attractive enough to give without additional wrapping, and the latch seal keeps the tea fresh if it's not opened immediately. For someone who already has a tea they love, a tin of that tea is a more elegant way to give it than a plain bag. A pair of tins — say, Earl Grey and Vanilla Rooibos — covers both caffeinated and caffeine-free in a format that looks intentional on the shelf. Pair with a tea maker for a gift that keeps giving beyond the first batch.

Buy Loose Leaf Tea Tins Online

Browse the full loose leaf tea tin collection above — Earl Grey, Irish Breakfast, Masala Chai, Citrus Green, Fruit Sangria, Blood Orange, White Peach, and Vanilla Rooibos, all in the same UV-protected, latch-sealed tin format. Order loose teas in storage canisters online and have them delivered from our UK warehouse with free UK delivery on qualifying orders. Empty tins for refilling are available separately in the teaware section.