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

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Currently, there are some delays with sending parcels to EU countries from the UK. This is due to the UK leaving the European Union. We will keep you updated with any notifications as they happen. 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. Don’t allow the water to overboil. This can lead to lower oxygen levels and this plays an important role in the flavor of your tea. It helps in the transmission of atomic components.

Longer steep will extract more caffeine and stronger flavor. Your tea should never be unpleasantly bitter, only slightly astringent. Some blends may contain different flavor notes, such as chocolate, wood, caramel or molasses. Milk should enhance the flavor and offer a new experience, rather than cover the bitterness of tea. English Breakfast Iced Teas Water: I recommend using filtered water if you can. In my experience, the better the water the better the tea! 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. Warm the teapot and cups first. Pour hot water in, swirl around and pour it off—this aids in keeping the finished brew hot. Beware of over-steeping as the tea will become astringent. For a stronger tea, add more tea leaves.

Our Favorite Mild English Breakfast Tea: Numi

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… The exact amount of caffeine will vary from type to type. However, you may expect somewhere around 30-60 mg of caffeine per cup. English breakfast is not necessarily the strongest cup of tea out there, but it is the one capable of matching a strong meal. Moreover, when made with sugar and milk, it can satisfy the taste buds of even the biggest coffee drinkers. 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. 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. Pro Tip:Oversteeping makes the tea bitter. Use a timer to ensure you don’t brew longer than needed. 7 Best English Breakfast Teas

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.Professional tasters become excellent blenders, not just by tasting 36 teas in a row every day but by cultivating the ability to recognize thousands of flavors and fine notes within each tea.

To create a specific blend and flavor profile, professional tea blenders will taste hundreds of samples of different teas to find just the right mix. The ingredients might vary, but the result must be the same. Sometimes an English Breakfast Tea blend can be overly bitter, tannic, and bland. All the more reason to drown it with loads of lemon, milk, or honey to make it taste like something it’s not. English breakfast "my get out of bed brew. Can't do anything until I have had two large mugs. Why anyone would use tea bags is beyond me." Brewing English breakfast tea to perfection requires careful attention to detail. Here is our step-by-step guide to help you achieve the best English breakfast tea every time that will impress your tea-loving tastebuds: 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.

About Our Breakfast Teas:

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. 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. The amount of caffeine in tea can vary considerably—the longer the tea leaves are steeped in water, the more the infusion will extract caffeine. 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.

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