Organic Earl Grey Tea Bags

Rich single-origin Organic Kumaon Black gets a royal citrus treatment from pure organic bergamot oil in our version of the world’s most popular blend. We’re working with Kumaon tea farmers to launch their region’s first farmer-owned tea factory. You can also find this tea in loose-leaf as Kumaon Earl Grey.

Tasting Notes: Clean citrus & rich caramel

Ingredients: Organic Kumaon Black, Organic Bergamot Oil

Infusion Suggestions:

Steep 1   8 oz  |  212° F  |  4 min

Steep 2  8 oz  |  212° F  |  5 min

Contains Caffeine.

Tasting Notes: This classic black tea blend starts with our single-origin Organic Kumaon Black, a lovely black with natural notes of rich caramel and bittersweet cocoa. The bergamot oil, which is made from the rinds of a small citrus fruit, adds a clean and slightly sour twist that builds on the black tea’s foundation. The result is a fresh, uplifting cup that’s great hot or cold.

Recipe Formulation: The key to a quality Earl Grey is a robust black tea. We experimented with a variety of the blacks in our collection before we settled on Organic Kumaon Black as the base because of its ability to offer strength and nuance at the same time. Paired with a solid black tea, the defining flavor of Earl Grey is bergamot oil. Pure bergamot oil is incredibly aromatic, so it took several trials to fine tune the amount of essential oil that would lift the black tea’s rich notes without dominating the cup. After multiple attempts, we landed on a satisfying, well-balanced ratio that we hope you enjoy.

Impact: This blend uses our signature black tea from Kumaon, an emerging Himalayan tea region where we started our company. 

In Kumaon, our relationship runs deepest. For more than a decade, we’ve worked side-by-side with Himalayan farmers to build a new model of tea, rooted in shared ownership, regenerative agriculture, and community leadership.

Together, Young Mountain Tea and local farmers co-own India’s first farmer-led specialty tea factory, launched in 2025. It’s the result of years of joint capacity building including training in organic cultivation, small-batch processing, and leadership development. Today, ~500 farmers in the Champawat region produce 30,000 lb of certified organic tea each year, and 90% of them are women earning their first-ever independent income through tea.

Farmers earn in two ways: first, by selling their harvest to the factory at 5x commodity rate; and second, by sharing in the factory’s future profits as co-owners. Alongside this economic transformation, we’re also restoring the land, running regenerative agriculture trials that compare biochar, home compost, and cow-dung fertilizers to revive once-abandoned hillsides with thriving organic tea bushes.

Our long-term goal is to develop the Kumaon Model as a blueprint for how tea can uplift Himalayan communities, beginning with 6,000 farmers across Kumaon and ultimately inspiring change throughout the global tea industry.

1% of all Young Mountain Tea sales directly support the factory’s launch and the farmers who will own it. Learn more.

Packaging: Our commitment to sustainability means we offer our teas in several types of packaging:

• Tins: Durable and reusable, made from 100% recyclable steel. Labels are not recyclable but made from 50% hemp and 50% post-consumer waste.
• 1 lb Bags: Tough, resealable stand-up pouches with storing moisture and oxygen barriers. Not recyclable due to a 3-layer structure that serves as a food-safe barrier to keep your tea fresh as long as possible.
• Packs of 100 Tea Bags: Recyclable stand-up pouches with tea bags, strings, and tags made from 100% sugarcane PLA, commercially compostable and degrades into organic matter. For best results, use a commercial compost facility.