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

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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. 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.

This English Breakfast loose tea has been chosen for its distinctive, balanced flavour, aroma and appearance. Our tea is carefully sourced from long-established shippers. We can therefore guarantee the quality and origin of each tea and that it conforms to UK food and drink health regulations and our own demanding grading requirements. The benefits of loose leaf tea A tea to look forward to! "After trying this tea (and becoming familiar with it) for several months, we really do enjoy it. It has just the right weight and blend for the morning - especially the first cup of the day, which we always look forward to. We missed it when we ran out - so we won't let that happen again!" Blended tea is unlike drinking single estate tea, which can vary in flavor and strength from year to year, depending on the growing conditions. Our teas are loose leaf and we specialise in large leaf grades. All are made using traditional orthodox methods. Our teas are from named tea gardens or defined areas of origin. Sourcing our tea

There is heavy cloud cover throughout the year, with slightly cleared skies from December until March. The district is part of the Wet Zone in South-Western Sri Lanka. Consequently, rain falls throughout the year, with the highest precipitation in October and November, combined with low wind and medium humidity. Spring and summer experience lower but consistent rainfall, with gentle wind and increased humidity in April and May. Use a dash of boiling water to warm your beautiful T2 teapot, teamaker, teacup or tea mug with an infuser. 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 best type of leaves for making English breakfast are smaller broken leaves, and even fannings and dust. Both of them are used for tea bags, which made it easier for English Breakfast to spread across the world and win over tea lovers’ hearts. Nowadays, English Breakfast, or some type of breakfast tea, is available in most convenience stores across the world. How much caffeine is in English breakfast tea?

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. Interesting and enjoyable "A personal favourite - easy and interesting to drink." Tea from Grey's Teas

More Learning About Tea

Interestingly, English Breakfast from the same tea merchant should always have the same flavor, regardless of the year. It may contain different teas in different ratios, but they should be blended to keep the flavor intact and recognizable. English Breakfast should never be a single origin tea. It’s made from both tea plants, camellia sinensis var. sinensis and camellia sinensis var. assamica. Good breakfast tea. "Literally it does what it says on the tin, a good interesting breakfast tea. Good flavour but not overpowering. Much better than any mass commercial brands that I have tasted." 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. English Breakfast Tea is a strong tea with a gentle dose of caffeine to perk you up in the morning. It pairs well with the hearty cooked breakfast foods typical of an English breakfast. Buying the right blend can make all the difference. What Is English Breakfast 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… Professional tea blenders make a living tasting, buying, and blending tea for large commercial tea companies. Most tasters are trained through an apprenticeship program within the company. 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. 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.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.

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? Known for its rich flavour and intoxicating aroma, English Breakfast tea has become a popular choice for tea lovers worldwide. Whether you treat yourself to the occasional English Breakfast tea or are a regular English Breakfast tea drinker, T2’s collection is sure to stimulate your taste buds. So, grab a cup of tea and explore the wonders of English Breakfast tea! Looking for some options to the standard milk and sugar? And what about caffeine content? My favorite dairy alternatives include: To brew a cup of perfect English breakfast tea, use 2-4 grams of tea per cup of water. Although 2 grams will give a strong brew, 4 grams will undoubtedly give a better morning boost. Bring water to a boil and let it cool down to 203 °F. Some blends may require a lower temperature. English breakfast is one of rare teas that should be made using western style brewing technique. Multiple steeping will never give a strong enough brew in a single steep, and won’t be enough to hold the milk. Steep for 3-5 minutes. Description English Breakfast loose leaf tea: our large leaf tea blend contains Assam, Ceylon and a little Darjeeling

Tasting notes

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. Now that we’ve briefly delineated the main types of tea, let’s take a look at the different forms and brewing methods used to make tea. Adding herbal tea could be considered cheating when it comes to making a best tea list, but we’ve given it an honourable mention anyway. This is because herbal teas don’t usually contain any tea leaves. Instead, they rely on a range of other leaves, spices, herbs and dried fruit to deliver flavour. While they might be better classed as infusions rather than tea, as they’re so popular, we’ve still included them in our list below. What are the different forms tea can take? Warm the teapot and cups first. Pour hot water in, swirl around and pour it off—this aids in keeping the finished brew hot. 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.