Name: Classic Laoshan Black
Brand: Tea Runners
SKU: 20190300
Price: 6.25 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.87 (23 reviews)

One of our absolute favorite teas. A unique black tea with a distinct dark chocolate bite.

Best Seller

Pure tea

High Caffeine

🍵 This tea is currently available in this month's subscription & one-time boxes.

$6.25

Size

Small

2 oz

5 oz

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Laoshan is a small village near the sea in northeast China. Teas from this region benefit from a unique microclimate featuring coastal breezes, rocky soil, and fresh spring water.

Laoshan black teas are usually small and tippy, lacking the white pekoe-style hairs that give black teas their golden color.

Classic Laoshan Black, grown under the shadow of a sacred mountain, is very smooth and viscous with a robust flavor that has a distinct dark chocolate bite.

People often question whether sugar was added to this tea, but it's simply the weather and soil that make this tea naturally sweet and thick.

Classic Laoshan Black is one of our personal favorites at Tea Runners. It's a tea we always have on our shelf at home!

If you love this tea, you may also want to check out the more expensive versions, including Imperial Grade Laoshan Black and Laoshan Village Black Needles. Both have a similar flavor profile, but undergo more strict plucking and processing, creating slightly different flavor profiles.

May 2026 Harvest

Origin:

Shandong, China

Ingredients:

Black tea

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5 stars: 20 (87%)
4 stars: 3 (13%)
3 stars: 0 (0%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

Easily my favorite black

Deep, rich flavors with zero bitters. Smoky, but not overwhelming slow.

Lovely black tea

We love tea in our house. I love trying teas from around the world. This black tea did not disappoint. Rich in flavor, not bitter, high in caffeine for that afternoon pickup!

The best

This tea has been a fav of mine for many years.

Perfect black

Clean and complex, my all time favorite black.

Great tasting Black Tea

Black tea with high caffeine and notes of chocolate. This tea has quickly become my new favorite!

Best. Many cups per leaf

Rich and bold!

This is black tea and it isn't shy about letting you know it. It's a smooth, bold flavor that pleasantly coats your tongue. Definitely going to buy this again!

Love This Tea

I absolutely love this tea. My go to tea every morning is Lapsang Souchong and now Classic Laoshan Black is my daily afternoon treat. The flavor is rich yet smooth and subtle at the same time. Very satisfying. Now that I’ve tried it, I can’t imagine not having a cup every afternoon. Highly recommend it to all tea enthusiasts.

Remarkable layers of flavor: malty, earthy, I don't know if the terms are right, but fantastic "normal" tea.

Best black tea, so good

Top of the line tea

One of my favs! Rich, chocolatey, never bitter.

I love this one and will purchase it for regular use

Solid choice.

I highly recommend this shop

Nice deep black tea

Bold taste

This is my favorite tea. I love a bold tea. Great flavor.

The perfect breakfast tea

Love this tea in the morning. A delicious way to start the day!

Sumptuous black tea

I love this tea so much. Bold but totally smooth without a hint of bitterness. Rich and flavorful. I will return to this again and again

good

Mellow

This is a light colored, mellow, black tea. I like it because it’s not bitter. I think I will let it steep a little bit longer than it calls for though, because I like it a little stronger.

Good tea for coffee lovers???

This tea, one of my top two favorites, is strong without being astringent or overpowering. It leaves a good aftertaste of chocolate, but it’s not drying. I don’t drink coffee, but it seems like this would be a good transition for someone trying to get away from coffee and into tea.

My favorite tea

This is easily my favorite tea. (I prefer strong black teas with no natural sweet flavor) It's got a hint of chocolate, but it doesn't have that overly sweet carmal taste to it. It's not too astringent. It's what I drink most often. If you like this tea I also recommend High Mountain Tu Cha Black.

Best black tea

This is easily the best black tea I've ever had. It's smooth and earthy and resteeps well. This is going to be a new staple in my tea cabinet.