A great classic blend, English Breakfast is a name created by tea marketers. Today the term refers to any combination of teas that yield a brew with characteristic medium body and brisk character.
Tea Corporation's English Breakfast is a blend of carefully chosen best quality high grown Ceylon teas from the better known tea districts in Sri Lanka. Its taste is enhanced by the better grade quality of the leaves.
Tea Lore: For the English, tea is a way of life. Great Britain is one of the largest tea consuming nations in the world. The story of its rise from oriental obscurity to absolute necessity is a tale of global commerce, subterfuge and politics. Tea's supporters fought their battles with coffee-lovers. in the empires. The leaf beat the bean soundly in England's affections.
Type: |
blend of two black teas |
Origin: |
Ceylon tea estates, Sri Lanka |
Taste: |
full bodied, aromatic, rich flavor designed to satisfy 'western' tastes |
Preparation: |
one level teaspoon per infusion, brew three to five minutes dependant on strength required this pure leaf tea can be re-infused until all the essence has been brewed from the leaf |
| Self-drinking: | the term given to single estate blended or unblended teas - the tea tasters expression for teas with sufficient aroma, flavor, body and color to stand alone. |
| Enjoy: | with milk or other additives - or without additives to best take pleasure in the pure essence of the tea leaves also suitable as an Iced Tea |