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Organic Vanilla Bean Black Tea

Decadent vanilla blends well with a bold and medium-bodied black tea

fair trade certified certified organic
Organic Vanilla Bean Black Tea
$3.00 - $22.50
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Organic Vanilla Bean Black Tea

Backyard Compostable Tea Packaging

This Fair Trade Certified organic tea offers a delicious synergy between excellent North Indian tea and rich, creamy vanilla. Excellent with milk, it is great for dessert. We recommend adding a bit of sugar or honey to satisfy a sweet tooth. This Vanilla Black Tea, as with all of our flavored blends, uses only the highest quality teas, essential oils and botanical ingredients, insuring an excellent cup every time!

Ingredients: organic and Fair Trade Certified Indian black tea, organic calendula petals and organic vanilla flavor

What are Flavored Teas?

Organic Tea with Vanilla Flavor

Our delicious flavored teas use the same top-quality organic tea that we offer in our unflavored varieties, but are blended with pieces of real fruit, spices, flowers, and 100% natural flavors. When blending our teas, our goal is to create a cup that balances the taste of the tea with the flavors of the additional ingredients so that neither one overpowers. All of the natural flavors we use are either extracts taken directly from the botanical ingredient, or extracted using 100% GMO-free grain alcohol as a solvent. You can rest assured that none of the flavors used in our blends are synthetically or artificially derived, and do not use artificial preservatives.

Steeping Instructions

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At Arbor Teas, we believe tea should be brewed to suit your personal taste. We’re happy to make recommendations to get you started, but don’t hesitate to experiment! When brewing your tea, your main considerations are tea quantity, water temperature, and steeping time. We recommend black teas to be steeped for 3 to 5 minutes in water heated to a full, rolling boil. For the best flavor, use fresh water whenever possible, and avoid overboiling. Try not to steep your tea longer than necessary, as you’ll extract undesirable bitterness from the leaves. If you want a stronger brew, don’t steep longer, just use more tea. And don’t forget to re-steep your tea leaves to get the most out of your leaf!

Looking for more info? Check out our How-To Guides and Eco-Brewing Tips!

Staff Perspectives

  • Lea

    "This has a certain warm comfort to it, the vanilla adds a richness similar to the way it does in baked goods."

  • Sarah

    "I love this tea at lunch time. It tastes so good with whatever is on my plate and its flavor allows me to skip that cookie on the counter."

  • Aubrey

    "I like the lingering softness that the vanilla leaves on my palate."

Health Benefits

Health Benefits of Tea

Like all true tea, black tea offers many potential health benefits. Research has found that tea (Camellia sinensis) can have many positive effects on human health, including improved cardiovascular function, cancer risk reduction, improved immune function, improved oral health, and help with weight management. Tea is also full of polyphenols, which are a class of antioxidant that help your body maintain homeostasis and balance your stress levels. Black tea specifically has been found to regulate blood sugar in diabetics better than other types of tea, according to a study done by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

For more information about the health benefits of black tea and other types of tea, and for direct sources of the above information, check out our Tea Health Benefits page!

Please note: the information above is for educational purposes only and has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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  • 5
    New favorite!

    Posted by Dari P on 6th Apr 2025

    This is my daily tea, I fell in love with the smell that stays even in the brewed tea and the taste that is nothing like I have ever had before. I’m not even a fan of vanilla bean usually, but this is a quality I can’t deny.

  • 5
    Almost caramel!

    Posted by Bethany Shibley on 26th Feb 2025

    I really enjoyed this flavor; I find that the vanilla bean paired with the black tea leaves almost creates a subtle caramel flavor that's supremely comforting. This tea is great if you just need to be wrapped in a warm hug.

  • 4
    Hint of Vanilla

    Posted by Marc King on 5th Dec 2024

    If you are expecting to get hit in the taste buds with a strong vanilla tsunami then you are going to be disappointed. I love vanilla and this tea provides a nice hint of it. Just when you think it's not there, a nice reminder that you have a great tea ... with some valilla.

  • 2
    a disappointment - what a shame

    Posted by Skye on 17th Nov 2022

    I bought samples of all the black teas Arbor had available and have been doing tea tastings with my friend who is also a tea lover. Both of us were really excited for the vanilla bean black tea. Maybe we were too excited and that's why we were so disappointed. It just doesn't taste like vanilla. I've steeped it according to the directions and also doubled the amount of tea and no joy. I'm willing to concede that our expectations may have been colored by vanilla syrups and other artificially flavored vanilla products that come across really strong but regardless, it just doesn't taste like vanilla to either of us. I think if you're really curious about this tea, make sure you get a sample size first. There are some rave reviews here so you may be one of the people who loves it.

  • 5
    Pleasantly surprised

    Posted by Janis on 12th May 2022

    I was a bit hesitant to order the Vanilla Bean black tea, as oftentimes, things flavored with vanilla are either overpowering or taste artificial. I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious this tea is. The taste is pleasing and has become one of my favorite teas. I'll be ordering the larger amount next time.

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