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“A classic English Breakfast blend, on the malty and robust side with a classic citrus aftertaste. It can go rogue quickly so do not oversteep. The flavour is not particularly outstanding or...” Read full tasting note
“Holiday Tea-son! This was included in a Lupicia holiday sampler of some sort that came out last year, and I picked up on the super-cheap from a mottainai sale last April! It’s just a classic...” Read full tasting note
“This is an excellent tea that emulates the flavor of british tea for a Japanese palate. I’ve tried a few english teas and this tea tries to achieve the full body flavor of british tea with less...” Read full tasting note
Lupicia’s re-creation of the black tea that is widely enjoyed in Britain as an everyday cup. Elegant and authentic flavor.
Ingredients: Indian, Kenyan, and Sri Lankan black teas
Steeping instructions:
212 F water, 2-3 min.
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A classic English Breakfast blend, on the malty and robust side with a classic citrus aftertaste. It can go rogue quickly so do not oversteep. The flavour is not particularly outstanding or memorable, but it’s a perfectly serviceable morning blend for those who prefer their tea on the astringent and robust side.
Flavors: Astringent, Citrus, Malty
Holiday Tea-son! This was included in a Lupicia holiday sampler of some sort that came out last year, and I picked up on the super-cheap from a mottainai sale last April! It’s just a classic English Breakfast black tea blend of Indian, Kenyan, and Sri Lankan black teas, but the packaging of the sampler is all cute and golden and covered in snowflakes and Christmas ornaments and a puppy with some sort of holiday-colored collar. Eh, whatever works. Good enough for me to count it under the theme, and it’s a quick-and-easy sipdown. I do enjoy an English Breakfast during my Doctor Who episode viewing. Feels so… thematic.
This was a very robust blend. It was quite malty, with very strong citrus notes, creating a strong lemony flavor, with a light peppery note at the end of the sip. The strong citrus flavor combined with the hint of pepper reminded me a bit of yuzu (just with a more subdued peppery taste). Even though I used my typical brisk steep, the black tea produced a fair amount of bitterness and a strong astringency on the tongue. Enough so that I decided to add a bit of honey to this one.
All in all, not my favorite breakfast blend. I’ve had several that came out very smooth, that I could drink plain just fine, and since I don’t really go for a breakfast blend because I want to add milk and sweetener, those are my preferred sorts of breakfast blends. This would probably be more suitable for those that like the robust sort of black blend that is more suited to adding milk and sugar or honey.
Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Citrus, Lemon, Malt, Pepper
This is an excellent tea that emulates the flavor of british tea for a Japanese palate. I’ve tried a few english teas and this tea tries to achieve the full body flavor of british tea with less astringency and bitterness. I would recommend a try to anyone that found english teas to be very flavorful but perhaps too bitter/course.
