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English Breakfast Tea

Organic English Breakfast Black Tea

• Format: Loose Leaf Black Tea
• From Organic Farming

English Breakfast Tea: The Classic Tea

The English Breakfast tea, or English Breakfast tea, is a typical blend of black teas from Assam and Sumatra, an island in the Indian Ocean, broken leaf or 'broken'. In particular, this English Breakfast tea comes from organic cultivation in the gardens of Darjeeling tea, made using the best leaves in a classic blend, suitable for those who are fond of traditional flavors and do not prefer too eclectic aromas and notes. English Breakfast Tea is perhaps the most classic of teas, very widely consumed in England along with Earl Grey, suitable for drinking in the morning, with breakfast, to start the day with the right energy. This type of tea is also simply called 'Breakfast Tea' (there are other variants, such as Irish Breakfast tea), traditionally made with blends of black teas from Assam, Ceylon, and Kenya, pillars of British and Irish culture.

Ingredients

Blend of broken black teas from Assam and Sumatra.  

History of English Breakfast Tea

The origins of English Breakfast tea are not completely clear, but the tradition of drinking a blend of strong and intense black teas for breakfast has existed in England for some time, as well as the term 'English Breakfast' applied to these tea blends by producers and merchants, precisely because English breakfast black tea is suitable to be paired with hearty morning meals. Some trace the birth of this tea to the Edwardian era, a period when it was customary to consume very rich and robust breakfasts accompanied by a tea blend, namely English Breakfast tea. Others argue that the term 'English', instead, seems to have been coined in America, in colonial times, in reference to these blends of black tea initially marketed by a tea merchant who had emigrated from England. Since the mid-1800s, there have been testimonies of the incredible success of the English Breakfast tea blend: some attribute its invention to Scotland, and its spread in England itself to Queen Victoria, as the queen reportedly tasted this blend at Balmoral Castle and fell in love with it, bringing it to London.

Taste and Aroma

English Breakfast tea is a tea with a high caffeine content (or theine), and is therefore particularly suitable for drinking at breakfast, to give the body the right energy and start the day well. Being a blend of black teas, it has a slightly bitter taste, a robust and full-bodied flavor, perfectly balanced between the different varieties of black tea, which blend perfectly in the English breakfast tea infusion. This tea can be drunk plain, or with a splash of milk, a classic pairing, and is suitable to accompany strong flavors of savory and rich breakfasts, brunch, or to provide an energy boost to a lighter breakfast, but it can be enjoyed throughout the day.

How to Prepare English Breakfast Tea?

English breakfast tea gives rise to an infusion with a dark red color and an intense and marked aroma, thanks to the oxidation processes in processing. It should be prepared like a classic black tea, boiling water in a saucepan and pouring it over the leaves, letting it infuse and then filtering.

• Infusion time: 3-4 minutes
• Infusion temperature: 95°C
• Dosage: 2 grams per cup

The English Breakfast Tea can be enjoyed pure, for those who love the pure taste of black tea, or 'English-style', with the addition of milk and sugar, elements that complement it perfectly.

Properties

English Breakfast tea, like other black teas, contains many flavonoids and therefore has antioxidant properties, which fight free radicals and slow down aging and cellular degeneration. Additionally, its caffeine content makes it a tonic and stimulant, improving concentration. According to some studies, English Breakfast tea may also be beneficial for blood circulation.

Where to Buy English Breakfast Tea?

If you are wondering where to buy English Breakfast tea in Italy, on Terza Luna we have selected a high-quality English Breakfast tea, available for online purchase in our loose leaf black tea section from around the world, all sourced from organic farming. Buy our English Breakfast Tea online from our black tea shop and receive it directly to your home in a simple and fast way.