I don’t have a plain boxed black tea in my cupboard, which I really need for those hectic mornings when I have just enough time to boil a thermos of water but not the extra 2-3 minutes to steep/strain a cup of looseleaf tea to put into the thermos. Currently the only black bagged offering in my cupboard is an EG, so a plain breakfast offering is definitely needed, but I’m admittedly very picky about them. I really liked the Taylors of Harrogate one, but it isn’t sold in my local grocery, so I’m going to have to go with a different option… I’ve done well with Twinings of London as a brand on a whole in the past, and I had a single-serving teabag sampler of this that I picked up from, I believe, PDX Tea Fest 2019. So I decided to brew it this morning.
I kept to a briefer two minute steep time (as I said, I can be a little iffy when dealing with black CTC breakfast teas) but I have a nice color with some reddish tones an aroma that is very bready, with notes of malt, toasty baked bread, cinnamon, and molasses. I think my steep time was spot on for my personal tastes because the tea isn’t too strong and doesn’t leave an unpleasant astringent bite after the sip like I’ve found with many breakfast blends; the flavor starts out with a strong notes of malt, bread, and autumn leaves, with a touch of citrus and spice coming in closer to the end of the sip and lingering on the tongue.
I am enjoying this one… I believe I’d tried their Irish Breakfast at one point and it came off too strong/astringent for me, but this is just right, especially at these steep parameters. I know my local grocery carries this, so next time I have to make the grocery rounds, I will probably add a box just so I have a quick grab-and-go brewing option for a breakfast black tea.
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Bread, Cinnamon, Citrus, Malt, Molasses, Smooth, Spices, Toast
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My choice for a plain bagged black would probably be Numi’s Breakfast Blend. Or Celestial Seasoning’s Nutcracker Sweet though that also has a vanilla type flavor.
I don’t think either of those are available in my local marts. I don’t think we carry Numi, and while we do carry Celestial Seasonings, the selection is limited (they don’t even have my beloved Tension Tamer, which bums me out).
Yeah, none of the stores around here would have them either, but I thought I’d mention them!
My choice for a plain bagged black would probably be Numi’s Breakfast Blend. Or Celestial Seasoning’s Nutcracker Sweet though that also has a vanilla type flavor.
I don’t think either of those are available in my local marts. I don’t think we carry Numi, and while we do carry Celestial Seasonings, the selection is limited (they don’t even have my beloved Tension Tamer, which bums me out).
Yeah, none of the stores around here would have them either, but I thought I’d mention them!