Scottish Breakfast

 
Updated: Dec. 16, 2011 

About Scottish Breakfast

Scottish Breakfast is a style of breakfast black tea. Like English Breakfast and Irish Breakfast, this tea is usually a blend of black teas from different regions, and is defined by its character, not by the particular teas used in the blend.

Scottish Breakfast tends to be strong, full-bodied, and bold in flavor, usually stronger than English Breakfast. More so than English and Irish breakfast teas, it often has smokiness and/or a suggestion of wood in the aroma, although the degree of smokiness is highly variable, and sometimes completely absent. Some blends achieve such character by blending Lapsang souchong with other black teas. Other teas commonly used in Scottish Breakfast include Assam, teas from Kenya, and Ceylon.

Best Scottish Breakfast

The notion of the "best" Scottish Breakfast is subjective, because different people have different tastes. We present the most often-rated and highest-rated teas in this category, and allow you to draw your own conclusions.

Most Often-Rated Teas: Scottish Breakfast Tea Bags Brand: Taylors of Harrogate Region: Blend Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Teabag 1 Rating Scottish Breakfast Leaf Tea Brand: Edinburgh Tea and Coffee Company Region: Blend Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose 1 Rating

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Examples of Scottish Breakfast

The following are examples of the 11 selections of Scottish Breakfast in our database.

Scottish Breakfast Tea Brand: Revolution Tea Region: Blend Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Sachet	Scottish Breakfast Brand: Peet's Coffee and Tea Region: Blend Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose
Scottish Breakfast Brand: English Tea Store Region: Blend Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose	TB14: Scottish Breakfast Blend Brand: Upton Tea Imports Region: Blend Caffeine: Caffeinated Leaf: Loose

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