Tea: English Breakfast
An English Breakfast from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Brand: | Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf |
Style: | English Breakfast |
Region: | Blend |
Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
Loose? | Teabag |
# Ratings: | 1 View All |
Product page: | English Breakfast |
Reviewer: Tchuggin' Okie
✓ 398 teas reviewed
✓ 18 of English Breakfast
✓ 76 of Black Tea
✓ 2 of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
✓ 200 of blends
Review of English Breakfast
November 30th, 2016
Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
3 of 10 | 2 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 43 of 100 |
Poor | Mediocre | Reasonable |
As with their Chamomile (which was a good bit better), I got a few bags of this blend as a hotel guest in edifices where this was provided in-room, in individually wrapped bags. I hoped for more. The tea was surprisingly bitter and rather plain in taste, without any originality or uniqueness. I'd expect that from a massively mass-produced black tea like Lipton, but not this. Most "English Breakfast" teas I've had were considerably richer and more flavorful; this was a flat and bland offering dominated by bitterness.
It's not a terrible tea, and can be tolerated if that's what you're stuck with on a hotel stay. Maybe my expectations were too high. Very little aroma either in the bag or in the cup, too...