“This is a pretty brisk breakfast blend. I steeped it for 2 minutes 10 seconds, and I wouldn’t want to go any longer. The banana flavor is lovely, as always, and the tea backing it up packs a punch....” Read full tasting note
“Drank this the other day – I don’t mind it, but I think I prefer other banana blacks from 52teas. However, it’s a decent base and the flavouring isn’t intense, but is present – mostly just a light,...” Read full tasting note
“There are so many 52Teas banana blends that I love, so I was excited to see this in the monthly subscription box. It’s just not a favorite, particularly when compared to the other banana blends. I...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown! (38 | 168) I have to say, this is not my favorite banana black tea from 52teas. It’s because of the base. This is a Scottish breakfast base apparently, and I’m not a big breakfast blend...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for February 22, 2021!
The inspiration for this one comes from way back when we first took over 52Teas – one of our backers for the start-up Kickstarter campaign selected the “create a blend” reward. She couldn’t decide between two tea ideas – a Banoffee tea & another blend idea. Ultimately, she decided on the other blend idea, but I kept the idea of a banoffee tea rattling around in my head – because BANANA!
Over the nearly 6 years since we’ve been doing this thing – we’ve crafted quite a few banana teas (some of them have been reblended on multiple occasions) – but I’m always excited for another banana tea. Banana is one of my very favorite tea flavors. This one is quite different from the others – because of the base we’ve selected for it.
This blend starts with a Scottish Breakfast blend – which is a blend of finely cut CTC black teas – which means it’s SUPER rich, bold & malty! (Because of this, it’s very important to pay attention to your steep time! This one can go from perfectly steeped to oversteeped & bitter in a matter of seconds!) This is the same blend I used for the Wake Me Up, Scotty! Blend.
The breakfast blend is then flavored with vanilla & toffee essence before it’s blended with a bunch of organic, freeze-dried bananas! Have your dessert for breakfast! This blend is VEGAN, gluten-free & allergen-free!
PLEASE NOTE – Due to an operator error, this tea has been labeled “Banana Breakfast Blend” rather than Banoffee Breakfast Blend – the labels were misprinted.
organic ingredients: black teas, bananas, vanilla beans, calendula petals & natural flavors
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