Tea Types Tier List
Tea is the most forgiving drink in the world and the easiest to ruin, which makes brewing tolerance a real criterion. Twelve types, unranked, from single-origin leaves to the blends in the back of the cupboard. Every entry starts in Unranked — drag or tap a tile to fill S through F, rename any row, then export the finished board as a PNG.
Green Tea
Black Tea
Oolong
White Tea
Pu-erh
Matcha
Chamomile
Earl Grey
Chai
Rooibos
Jasmine
Peppermint0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Tea Types board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Tea Types board
Rank flavour depth first — how many things the tea does across the sip, and whether it changes as it cools. Then weigh brewing tolerance. A tea that turns bitter after thirty extra seconds costs you every morning; one that survives a distracted steep earns a higher row. Third, judge time of day fit. A strong black tea and a chamomile are not competing for the same slot, and a list that ignores that is comparing drinks rather than experiences. Finish by separating leaf quality from type. Bad oolong and great oolong are further apart than most categories, so rank the type at its best and note the variance.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- flavour depth
- how forgiving it is to brew
- afternoon or morning
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardGreen TeaBlack TeaOolongWhite TeaPu-erhMatchaChamomileEarl GreyChaiRooibosJasminePeppermintTea Types tier list FAQ
Do herbal infusions count as tea?
Not technically, but they belong on the board. Call them tisanes in a note and judge them on the same criteria.
How much does water temperature matter?
Enough to change the ranking. A green tea brewed at boiling tastes like a different, worse drink, and that penalty belongs to the method, not the leaf.
