BRW Society

BRW Society makes certified organic tea in silk pyramid bags — whole leaf and whole flower rather than the broken dust that fills most supermarket teabags. The full range is here in two sizes: a 15-bag box for trying a blend, and a 100-bag box for the ones you drink every day. Black, green, herbal and wellness blends, delivered across the UAE.

Which BRW Society tea to buy

Black tea. English Breakfast is the bestseller — bold, malty Assam with enough body to take milk. Earl Grey is blended with bergamot and blue cornflowers and is better drunk without.

Green tea. Sencha is the plain one: light, grassy and, importantly, not bitter, because it is whole leaf rather than dust. Jasmine Green is scented the traditional way, by layering the leaf with jasmine blossom instead of adding flavouring. Superfood Green adds matcha and raspberry to a Sencha base if you want something with more going on.

Caffeine free. Peppermint (whole leaf) and Chamomile (whole flowers) are the classics, and both are noticeably better than the broken-leaf versions. Ginger and Lemon blends lemongrass, lemon peel and ginger. Sundowners is the evening blend, citrusy with a chamomile softness. Reboot is the lightest, gentle spice with a sweet lemony note. Glow is fruit-forward and berry-heavy. Moringa Supercharge is bright and zesty. Yoga Spiced is cinnamon, ginger and cardamom — the caffeine-free answer to chai.

15 bags or 100?

Buy the 15-bag box when you are trying a blend for the first time or want variety in the cupboard. Buy the 100-bag box for whatever you actually reach for each morning — it is the sensible size for an office kitchen or a household that drinks tea properly. Most blends are stocked in both, so you can sample first and scale up.

Brewing and storage

Green tea is the one people get wrong. Boiling water scalds Sencha and turns it bitter within seconds, so let the kettle sit for a minute first, or use a variable-temperature kettle and set it around 80C. Black tea and the herbal infusions are happy at full boil.

Tea keeps better than coffee but it is not immortal, and a UAE kitchen is warm year round. Keep the box closed and away from the hob or anything strongly scented — tea picks up odours quickly. BRW Society sits within our wider tea range; if you are stocking an office, see also coffee makers and brewers.