Royal English Breakfast

Red packaging of Harney & Sons Royal English Breakfast tea, featuring elegant gold design and text, containing 5 sachets.

35415 Black Tea

Royal English Breakfast

Name: Royal English Breakfast
Brand: Harney & Sons Fine Teas
SKU: 35415
Price: 16.50 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.89 (1069 reviews)

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Description

A stout combination of Kenilworth Ceylon and Kenya Milima black teas makes a smooth, medium-bodied brew. Royal English Breakfast is delicious when complemented with milk and sugar.

Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle and Gardens.

Brewing at a Glance

Caffeine: Caffeinated
Water Temperature: 212°F
Steep Time: 4 to 5 minutes
Flavor Notes: The mellow, dark honey flavors of the Kenilworth are complemented by the citrus and spice of the Kenya Milima. They work perfectly with milk and sugar.

Mike's Rating

3 Briskness

3 Body

2 Aroma

Details: English Breakfast tea was never designed or formulated all those years ago. Rather, teas were chosen that were plentiful and not too expensive and would taste good with milk and sugar. Something an English person would enjoy at the start of a busy day. So in the early 1800s, that tea would have been black tea from China. Later on, many Brits drank the brisker teas from the British colonies of India and Ceylon. After the Second World War, when the colonies became independent, the source of English Breakfast for the British became Africa. Nowadays, the English drink plenty of tea from Kenya. Those teas have taken over from the teas from Assam. And what tea from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) has a better pedigree than Kenilworth? It is right and fitting to drink this Royal English Breakfast.

Dry Leaves: A mixture of dark brown leaves.

Liquor: This tea brews a medium brown.

Aroma: A nice blend of the aroma of honey with lemon tones. There are faint clove-spice notes.

Flavors: The mellow, dark honey flavors of the Kenilworth are complemented by the citrus and spice of the Kenya Milima. They work perfectly with milk and sugar.