Ellensbrook English Breakfast

Ellensbrook English Breakfast is a black tea from Sri Lanka, sold as a 70 g pack of loose leaf. The maker calls it a full-bodied, robust and rich blend, perhaps the world's most popular tea, and says it goes well with a slice of lemon, with milk or with sugar. The only ingredient listed is black tea.

The maker's brewing instructions are 1 teaspoon of loose leaf per 200 ml cup, boiling water, and 2 to 3 minutes, then a slice of lemon or milk and sugar to taste. The tea is named after Ellensbrook, a historic homestead in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. Explore Parks WA says Alfred Bussell began building it in 1857 as a home for his wife Ellen, using crushed shell and limestone, that the National Trust has restored it, and that the Wardandi people know the place as Mokidup.

It is the plain black tea of the maker's range we list. Injidup Earl Grey adds bergamot orange rind to Sri Lankan black tea, and Kilcarnup Chai adds spices to black tea. Boranup Forest Green Sencha is the green tea.

Made by Margaret River Tea Company, which says it has been operating since 2018, hand blends its teas where possible and hand packs every blend in Margaret River. It sells in resealable bags and amber jars, and many of its blends are named after South West landscapes.

Seeing it in person

We found no shop open to visitors. Margaret River Tea Company lists where its teas are sold on its own where to buy page (checked 13 October 2026).

Delivery

The maker's site banner says standard shipping is a flat rate across Australia, and that a free tea infuser comes with orders above a set spend. We found no shipping page with delivery times on 13 October 2026, so check them at checkout.

Questions

How do I brew it?
The maker says 1 teaspoon per 200 ml cup, boiling water, and 2 to 3 minutes, with lemon or milk and sugar as you like.

Does it contain caffeine?
It is made from tea leaves (Camellia sinensis), which contain caffeine. The maker's page gives no amount.

Good to know

• Loose-leaf black tea from Sri Lanka
• 70 g pack
• 1 teaspoon per 200 ml cup, 2 to 3 minutes in boiling water (maker)
• Hand packed in Margaret River, Western Australia

Facts checked by Shane Simmons from Margaret River Tea Company's website and Explore Parks WA on 13 October 2026. Sources: Margaret River Tea Company product page and Explore Parks WA: Ellensbrook at Mokidup.