Impra Earl Grey Big Leaf is a loose-leaf black tea in a 200g metal caddy, built around Orange Pekoe A grade Ceylon tea leaves sourced from the highlands of Sri Lanka and finished with a nature-identical bergamot flavour and pieces of blue cornflower. OPA is the largest of the whole-leaf Orange Pekoe grades — long, bold leaves that brew to a lighter, gently fragrant cup — and it is this grade that gives the blend its unhurried character.
Earl Grey has long been defined by the pairing of black tea with bergamot, and Impra follows that tradition faithfully. The OPA leaves are specially selected, then blended with the bergamot flavouring and the blue cornflower pieces that have become a visual signature of the style. The result is a loose-leaf tea that carries the certified Ceylon Tea Lion mark, confirming that every leaf originates in Sri Lanka and was packed there too.
The metal caddy is a practical part of the proposition. It keeps loose-leaf tea away from air, moisture and light between servings, and the 200g fill is enough to see a household through a comfortable stretch of daily cups. The caddy sits in Impra's Metal Caddy Collection and is labelled Selected Quality — the company's own designation for this tier of leaf.
Impra is a brand of Imperial Tea Exports (Pvt) Ltd, a Sri Lankan manufacturer established in 1994 and operating from Peliyagoda. The facility that packs this tea holds FSSC 22000 certification, the internationally recognised food safety system standard. Impra teas reach more than fifty countries, from Australia and Germany to markets across the Middle East and Central Asia.
To store the caddy between uses, keep it in a cool, dry place — the same straightforward instruction printed on the tin itself. The tea is sold individually as a single 200g caddy, or as a pack of six for households and offices that prefer to stock ahead.
