English Breakfast
This page is for the caffeinated version. See also English Breakfast Decaffeinated.
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Commercial Description
Tea from Kenya and Malawi provides the briskness and coppery-red colour while Assam gives full-body and flavour. The robustness from these regions is complemented by the softer and more subtle teas from China and Indonesia. The combination of these varieties yields a complex, full-bodied, lively cup of tea that is perfect any time of day.
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Ratings & Reviews
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63 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5MimiG (46 reviews) on Mar. 22nd, 2015
This is my everyday black tea, as it's a few hundred times better than Lipton and still affordable. It's okay on its own, but I usually add cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, sugar and milk to make my own chai. I don't find it to be too strong or astringent, but I don't steep it for very long and I never go for a second brew.
70 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5Teatotaler (1 reviews) on Jul. 30th, 2014
Just yesterday I brewed a pot of Twinings English Breakfast Tea (loose leaf) for an impromptu tea party with my sister who is a coffee drinker. She loved it! It's flavor is malty with pleasant notes of nuts and toast. Both comforting and energizing, this tea is great for a morning wake up brew or a soothing pick me up cup in the afternoon. Like a faithful friend, Twinings English Breakfast Tea comes through for me every time. It is a nice tea that I will always have on hand in my tea pantry.
47 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 3/5Brytta Sóþword (334 reviews) on Feb. 23rd, 2014
I'm not sure if I'll ever be crazy about black teas. I got a sampler pack of Twinings black teas so that I could try out my tastes, and this one was the most *meh* to me. Neither the aroma nor the taste were my style. I think I'll bring the remainder of these to work for others to use.
47 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5spaflam (180 reviews) on Jan. 16th, 2014
I actually enjoyed the first & second infusion of the teabag I brewed out of sheer desperation. Maybe it was because I was sick, maybe it was the 2 packets of Splenda I added (no honey to be found) and maybe it was because a hot cup of ANYTHING would have helped, but I rather liked the Twinings. Not a holy grail, but not bad. A little bit of a bitter after-taste. I've had better and I've had worse.
Update: It is now 2018 and I (again) was desparate for a hot cuppa at the office - and this actually tasted great with 2 packets of "sugar in the raw".
37 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 2/5geologyguy (108 reviews) on Sep. 1st, 2013
bitter and astringent smell, taste is bitter black tea that is too strong in bitterness...alex gets it right saying it tastes a bit like cardboard...not pleasant x3
40 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 3/5Mistea Drinker (15 reviews) on Aug. 15th, 2013
This tea is nothing special. It's a pity, you'd expect Twinings to get at least a basic English Breakfast tea right, but sadly this one falls short. Not only is the flavor lacking, but it's easily overbrewed, and tends towards the bitter side.
If one manages to properly brew it, there's still nothing to write home about. It tastes strong, and a little malty, but there's an unpleasant edge to it. I tolerate it because it's standard fare when you ask for an English Breakfast tea around here, but if you can find something else, definitely do.
47 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Apr. 12th, 2013
I thought this tea uninteresting. As an English Breakfast tea, I strongly prefer Twinings Ceylon Orange Pekoe. If they labelled that tea as their English Breakfast, I'd be perfectly convinced.
This tea has a very bold flavor. It is quite bitter--more so than astringent, which I like. Produces a clear cup with a rich reddish hue. The aroma is very flat, however. Slightly malty, but also tastes a little like cardboard. The teabag I tried was very fresh too, so I know this isn't a question of freshness, I just thought this tea was lacking.
50 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 2/5Sylvia (215 reviews) on Apr. 11th, 2013
I'm not crazy about the flavor of this tea. It's a little bitter, and very sensitive to brewing time. I brewed it for 2 minutes and that seems to be optimal. I usually brew tea for at least 4 minutes because I like it strong. I added cream and sugar.
50 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 2/5 Value: 3/5Smithy (14 reviews) on Mar. 9th, 2013
To be honest this really doesn't do a lot for me and sadly it's the usual offering in cafes and teashops here if you ask for an English Breakfast. Never brews up strong enough for my tastes, and it's a fairly insipid flavour. To be honest, It won't offend but it's not going to blow your socks off and wow you either. I also seem to remember it being better back thirty odd years ago but whether there's any truth in that or just my fuzzy memory I can't say. Not the most thrilling English Breakfast one can find.
63 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5samspade10 (1 reviews) on Dec. 11th, 2011
A stronger, fuller flavour than cheaper brands of breakfast tea. I struggle to describe the aroma, but anyone familiar with English style tea will recognise and appreciate it. It also has a familiar taste of bitterness that will go down nicely with any tea lover.
This one deserves a proper tasting at any time of day, not just for an early morning 'pick me up'.
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