English Breakfast Tea

English Breakfast teas are generally full-bodied, robust and rich, designed to go well with milk and sugar. Black teas included in the blend can include Assam, Ceylon, Kenyan and Keemun teas. Tradition holds that the blend was first sold in Edinburgh simply as “Breakfast Tea” in the 19th century, and that Queen Victoria helped to popularize it (thanks in large part to her love of all things Scottish). When it was brought down to London, merchants altered the name to “English Breakfast” and it has stuck ever since.

There are 18 reviews available for this category, for 11 different blends of tea. The average rating for products in this category is 6.74.

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Tea Forte English Breakfast

9/10 — 1 review

Troy's review:
"A Strong Rich breakfast blend, exactly what a breakfast blend should be. It begs to be used as the fodder in an "I like my tea like I like my men" joke."
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9/10

Choice Organic English Breakfast Tea

8.5/10 — 1 review

Joe's review:
"It tasted fantastic. It had the characteristic smooth and malty flavor that I love about English Breakfast teas. "
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8.5/10

KTeas English Breakfast

7.5/10 — 1 review

Jamie's review:
"As a whole the tea has plenty to make you look forward to the mornings - fruity high notes with clean, sweet and dry finishing along with a refreshing astringency that remained at all times well balanced. "
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7.5/10

Boston Tea Company English Breakfast

7.5/10 — 2 reviews

	Lynn's review: "As it cooled, a bit more complexity developed, and hints of leather, blackberries, chestnuts, and sweet hay emerged. It was a bit on the mild end of my taste scale, but quite good." Read review »		7.9/10
	Vanessa's review: "When brewed, this tea is very robust and certainly earns its name as a breakfast tea. This tea's flavor is primarily one of chocolate and a mild fruitiness, perhaps apricot. " Read review »		7.0/10

You, Me & Tea English Breakfast

7.3/10 — 2 reviews

	Emma's review: "If you don't like strong tea, watch the steeping time on this one. " Read review »		7/10
	Vanessa's review: "Taken black, it offered a bold, rich morning brew highlighted with sweet cocoa notes. This tea worked quite well as a nice morning pick-me-up; it was fragrant and full-bodied (although not aggressively so), yet also easy to drink. " Read review »		7.5/10

Darvilles of Windsor English Breakfast (Bagged)

7/10 — 1 review

Stephen's review:
"A hearty English Breakfast tea with a bit of a peppery bite... once again Darvilles comes up with a simple, well-blended brew."
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7/10

CupTeavity Russian Court English Tea

7/10 — 2 reviews

	Katie's review: "The tea was hearty and spicy and warming. The flavours blended together well into a bold, unique blend." Read review »		6.9/10
	Troy's review: "Bust out the Matchbox for this Russian inspired, English Blend." Read review »		7/10

Stash Organic Premium Breakfast Blend

6/10 — 1 review

James's review:
"Strong and earthy, almost reminiscent of an oolong... I would have preferred it a bit stronger and more full-bodied though."
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6/10

Jacksons of Piccadilly English Breakfast

6/10 — 4 reviews

	James's review: "A good, standard English Breakfast tea... one of the better bagged teas I've tried." Read review »		7/10
	Rebekah's review: "An unremarkable and very bitter bagged tea... so far I've been largely unimpressed by Jacksons of Piccadilly." Read review »		4/10
	David's review: "A pretty good Keemun blend considering its in a teabag. For the convenience and price, you could do worse." Read review »		7/10
	Cindy's review: "Smooth and tasty, but nothing particularly special about this blend." Read review »		6/10

Revolution Tea English Breakfast

5.5/10 — 2 reviews

	Erika's review: "I’m a fan of breakfast tea and I’ve tried many different brands and blends. When I compare Revolution English Breakfast to some of my favorites it doesn’t match up. " Read review »		5/10
	Patty's review: "This is neither bad tea nor great tea. It's a nifty idea as a bring-along for a traveler who wants to have something tastier than Lipton or Farmer's at hand." Read review »		6/10

Stash English Breakfast

5/10 — 1 review

James's review:
"This has a strong, rich aroma but in the end its a rather weak blend, as English Breakfasts go. "
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5/10