Twinings English Breakfast Tea | Golden, Well Rounded & Full Bodied Black Tea | Loose Leaf Tea (4 x 125g Pack)

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We visit tea gardens all over the world to find the best teas for our English Breakfast. Our favourites are the leaves grown up in the Sri Lankan highlands. They give this blend a great depth of flavour and make for a truly great cup of tea. Lapsang Souchong tea Lapsang Souchong tea: smoky Formosa and China. Lapsang Souchong tea, from Fujian Province, are famous for having been smoked over pinewood fires to create an unmistakably smoky, if not tarry teas much loved by many tea drinkers. Their distinctive taste and aroma make them a favourite for tea blenders to add to their blends. It is a key constituent of our Good Afternoon blend. The teas were first created in 1646 when the Qing army invaded the Wuyi Shan. The populace rapidly dried their tea over what was at hand; freshly cut pinewood, before fleeing. Lapsang Souchong teas from Fujian Province were initially imported by the Dutch and became popular in England during the nineteenth century. They are ideal with savoury food such as meat, game, fish, cheese and at breakfast. The leaves are withered and then, after rolling, dried over pinewood fires to give them their unique smoky character which can be quite tarry for the most smoked teas. Lapsang Souchongs use larger leaves than is typical for tea production. Taiwan also produces coarser, smokier Lapsang Souchong teas, of which we offer an example. The Fujian ones are softer and milder. We also have an Assam Smoked Oolong which has a… These carefully chosen teas make our English Breakfast loose leaf tea a rich malty tea. It has some lightness due to the addition of Darjeeling teas and is ideal as an accompaniment to a traditional English breakfast yet it is not a 'builder's tea'. A great way to start the day and keep you sustained during the morning. Once you have had this superior English breakfast loose tea you will not want another! Use one teaspoon per cup and one for the pot with freshly boiling water and infuse for three minutes. The city itself sits at 1,868 m above sea level. North of the city, Sri Lanka’s tallest mountain, Pidurutalagala, peaks at 2,542 m, and the revered Adam’s Peak sits on the Southern edge of the district, peaking at 2,243 m above sea level. The area is famous for its cool, temperate climate (Cfb), which made it a popular hill station in the 19th century, and a much-loved resort and health spa in the present day. Temperatures remain steadily warm throughout the year. March and April are the warmest months with an average high of 22°C and low of 11°C. The coldest months, form November to January, range from 9°C to 20°C. English Breakfast spread — Wake up on the right side of the bed and indulge in a relaxing, carefree Sunday breakfast with the ultimate companion of English Breakfast tea by your side. And what better breakfast than a traditional English brekkie with crispy bacon, eggs, sausages and a steaming cup of English Breakfast tea?

English Breakfast is a tea blend, supposedly created by Robert Drysdale, a Scottish tea merchant and manufacturer in 1892. However, the story of breakfast teas is much longer. The traditional types are usually made from Chinese tea, and sometimes with the addition of stronger Indian leaves. Modern blends can be made from many different types of tea. They may include a combination of Assam and Darjeeling, Qimen and Yunnan, Kenyan and Chinese teas, or even a mix of teas from three or more countries. English Breakfast Tea is one of the most popular teas in the world. It's a classic strong morning tea with a long history and culture. Pro Tip:Oversteeping makes the tea bitter. Use a timer to ensure you don’t brew longer than needed. 7 Best English Breakfast Teas Warm the teapot and cups first. Pour hot water in, swirl around and pour it off—this aids in keeping the finished brew hot.A family favourite "This is the tea I offer at family get togethers. it is middle-of-the-road in terms of flavour: not so malty as Assam Harmuty [which is my favourite all-day tea] and less delicate than Nepal Kathmandu [brilliant early morning tea] or Darjeeling. It is also strong, bright and refreshing - the best English Breakfast blend" The breakfast tea blend was created for its rich flavor and copper color that takes milk well. You can drink it without milk, but most people drink it with milk and sometimes sugar. Tea bags are probably the simplest way to make your favourite cuppa and the one you’re most likely to be familiar with. For those not in the know, tea bags are porous, sealed bags that contain tea leaves and sometimes other herbs and flavourings. Steep one in hot water for two to five minutes and you’ve got your classic cup of tea.

Add English Breakfast tea bags to the teacups or one scoop of English Breakfast tea leaves per cup to your teapot, teamaker or tea mug with an infuser. In the humid Sri Lankan hills, the process of oxidation takes up to four hours, during which the leaves turn copper brown and the tea's unique fragrance starts to unfurl. This process also ensures that the steeping liquid is strong and flavourful. Our English Breakfast tea has a grade of BOP/FBOP.The best English breakfast tea should provide enough energy in the morning and a well balanced full bodied flavor. It should be strong enough to handle both milk and sugar, without losing its character. There are hundreds of types of English breakfast tea and every producer has its own way of blending it. It can contain only Indian teas, or it can be made with teas from different countries, such as India, China, Kenya and Sri Lanka. Most deliveries will be made within the usual time frame, but some areas and services may experience delays. CUSTOMS CHARGES: All commercial goods arriving from the UK are subject to VAT, Import Duty and a handling fee in the country receiving the goods. Their training encompasses all aspects of tea, from learning how tea is grown, cultivated, and produced. Some professional tea tasters are so valuable they even have their million-dollar taste buds insured.

Does English Breakfast Tea have caffeine? Yes, it does. An 8-ounce cup of tea contains about 42 mg of caffeine.While about 80% of the caffeine from the tea enters your brew within the first minute of steeping, longer steeping can lead to higher caffeine levels. This is considerably less than a cup of coffee which contains about 96 mg per 8-ounce cup. To make this tea refined-sugar-free try: Assam: Assam is India’s most famous tea-growing region after Darjeeling. It’s a low-grown tea producing a bold and brisk cup of tea. Assam teas are from the large leaf Camellia sinensis var assamica and are often robust. They are well known for their warm malty smoothness. When brewed, the winning tea had to have robust flavor that wasn't tamped down by the addition of milk and sugar—in our opinion, the only way to drink breakfast tea. The tea needed to have a malty, bright quality and couldn't veer too far into floral or smoky territory—hints of those flavors were okay, but they couldn't dominate the cup. For example, we really liked Harney & Sons English Breakfast Tea made with Chinese Keemun, but the hints of smoke and strong floral quality were beyond what we consider the profile of a classic breakfast tea. How We Tested As for its popularity in times past, it was Catherine of Braganza, Portuguese wife of the English King Charles II, who started the habit of drinking tea in the morning. As a new arrival at the English royal court, Catherinewas known to prefer tea to ale – at the time the customary breakfast drink of choice – and a new upper-class trend was set. But as the 17th century rolled into the 18th and 19th, tea transitioned from an upper-class luxury to a beverage enjoyed by British citizens of all stripes. By the time Scottish tea master Robert Drysdale introduced what would eventually become known as the English breakfast blend to Queen Victoria in the 1890s, almost everyone had a caddy in their kitchen. The leaves for our Great Taste award-winning Ceylonbreakfast tea are harvested all year round in Sri Lanka's celebrated Dimbulaand Nuwara Eliya tea regions, located at 1,448m and 1,868m above sea level, respectively. This is where artisan producers have farmed the plantations for more than 150 years, taking advantage of the mountainous terrain and monsoon-affected climate. Here, cool blustery blasts blow through the valleys, rainfall is high and frosts can be seen in winter, which places a measure of stress on the tea plants.English Breakfast tea is renowned for its robust and full-bodied flavour. It offers a well-rounded combination of malty, slightly earthy and subtly sweet notes. The refreshing aroma of this tea is sure to perk you up and provide a delightful start to your day. English Breakfast is one of the jewels in the British tea crown. Bold, satisfying and deliciously smooth, it’s a brew to be treasured any time of the day.