Twinings English Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea

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• ASIN: B000660MPQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly drinkable, February 24, 2006

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twinings English Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea (Misc.)

Twinings was founded in London, England in 1706, and has a long and respected tradition of producing only the finest of teas. English Breakfast tea is a mixture of black teas from Sri Lanka, which are blended to produce a smooth yet flavorful tea. Though often served during breakfast, this tea tastes excellent all day long.

OK, let's get down to brass tacks - this is another great tea. Harder to over-steep than some of the teas I have known, it consistently produces a smooth and highly drinkable cup. Highly conventional in its taste, English Breakfast tea has a robust flavor that stands up well to lemon and milk, which makes it a favorite among those who like to accessorize their tea. Plus, I must say that this tea is wonderful iced - add some lemon and sugar, and you've got the right tea for a hot afternoon!

And that's my review. If you want an excellent all-round tea, hot or iced, one that goes well with any food, then English Breakfast tea is for you. If you want tea from a great tea producer, them Twinings is for you. I highly recommend Twinings' English Breakfast tea to all, even those not normally into tea drinking. (Or, perhaps especially to those not normally into tea drinking!)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Twinings English Breakfast tea, February 23, 2007

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Thomas E. Woods (Manchester, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twinings English Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea (Misc.)

This is great tea, I still like making tea in a pot using bulk tea and this fits the bill.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The quintessential breakfast tea., October 27, 2004

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Themis-Athena (from somewhere between California and Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twinings English Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea (Misc.)

Given this blend's orgin, the name "English" Breakfast is a bit of a misnomer, because it was a Scotsman - a 19th century Edinburgh tea master named Drysdale - who first marketed his particular blend under the name "breakfast tea." It proved so popular, however, that it was soon copied by tea houses all over Britain, many of which then added the word "English," which has been part of its name ever since.

English Breakfast can contain black teas from a variety of origins, among them India, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Malawi and China. Stronger than most other teas, the blend is made to match the traditionally heavy English breakfast, which to this day often includes pork, sausages and eggs, and for this reason English Breakfast tea also maintains its flavor very well with the addition of cream or milk. It is certainly less refined than Darjeeling or even Earl Grey, but hard to beat as an everyday "work horse," and as good or better an early morning pick-me-up as any kind of coffee.