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English Breakfast Tea Tin

A Perfect Gift of English Breakfast Tea in a tin!

25 ct. English Breakfast Tea in Gift Tin - $3.95

English Breakfast Tea English Style Blended Black Tea

Loose Leaf Tea in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags

Start your day with this excellent traditional tea!

2oz. for $2.99 ~ 4oz. for $4.79 ~ 8oz. for $7.69

Cup Characteristics: Good body but not overpowering with satisfying full tea flavour notes.

Origin: Sri Lanka (Blended Black Tea - English Style)

Information: Today the habit of tea drinking is inexorably linked to the British. Ironically the first mention of tea in English literature is a translation of a Dutchman’s travels to the east. Tea was first brought to England via Holland on Dutch ships. Since tea was becoming an ‘in’ beverage the British government became quite incensed that a tiny nation such as the Netherlands would control the shipment of tea to the UK. In 1651 the British government passed the Navigation Acts which forbade the importation of any products on non-British ships. Traders and Dutchmen, being resourceful continued the trade in the usual manner but for one little wrinkle - The tea was transshipped in Holland onto British ships!
Early in British life tea was known as a health beverage and claimed all sorts of curative powers. In the 1650’s, Garway’s Coffee House proclaimed that tea amongst other things:

“Tea makes the body active and lusty. Tea is declared to be the most wholesome; preserving perfect health until extreme Old Age”

Afternoon tea was the invention of Anna, wife of the seventh Duke of Bedford. At that time custom dictated only two planned meals per day: a hearty breakfast and a late evening dinner. Anna in a effort to ease the “sinking feeling” began instructing her servants to prepare tea and cakes in the late afternoon. Thus began a fashionable habit which still exists today.

Britain is steeped in tea history: Think of:

High Tea, The Brown Betty, The American War in Independence, The Opium Wars, The Boxer Rebellion, The Clipper Ship races from Fuzchou, China to Portsmouth UK, The Earl of Grey, English Breakfast etc.

Infusion: Coppery bright - especially enticing with milk.

Buckingham Palace Blended Black & Green Tea

Loose Leaf Tea in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags

Elegant tea for royal occasions or for everyday pleasure!

2oz. for $2.99 ~ 4oz. for $4.79 ~ 8oz. for $7.69

Cup Characteristics: Flavoury with medium body with delicate Earl Grey & Jasmine notes.

Origin: Kenya, China, India & Sri Lanka (Blended Black and Green Tea)

Information: Every May the Queen holds a garden party at Buckingham Palace -A lovely English springtime tradition. The Queen invites between 3000 and 4000 guests. Regal cucumber and watercress sandwiches served on white bread, smoked Scottish salmon pate, delicately scented Earl Grey cakes, and most importantly: Tea, are served on this prestigious occasion. The invitees are exotic guests from the far flung reaches of the Empire. The common thread is that they have made contribution to the British Commonwealth of nations. The guests rub shoulders with lords, earls, dukes, duchesses and ladies from the aristocratic British society. At about 3:00 p.m. the Royal Family make their entrance -the Queen, Prince Philip, the Queen Mother, and perhaps even Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew. You can seen the scene now -the Queen, Prince Philip and the Queen Mother -dressed in formal spring party clothing, mingling with the excited crowd; shaking hands, smiling, stopping briefly to chat with the guests, making eye contact and the royal nod of the head to acknowledge one’s presence for those unable to personally meet the Royal Family.
The tea that is served is long time favorite and delicious Palace medley specially selected for this occasion. Intriguing hints of high-grown pure Ceylon Earl Grey blend effortlessly with the soft jasmine from Fujian Province. Couple this with malty Assam (from the estate of Borengajuli) flavory Dimbula Ceylon (from Hatton), brisk and golden cup East of Rift Kenya (from Kambaa and Kagwe) and you have one of the most flavorful teas to come from the British Isles. Each cup is a cup of mystery - the flavors all come to the fore at separate times - one minute you taste the Earl Grey, the next second you can almost feel the soft floral notes of jasmine and finally you get the satisfying fullness of the Assam Ceylon and Kenya blend. Enjoy this tea and be a part of the annual tradition in the west gardens of Buckingham Palace.

Infusion: Bright with touch of golden coppery colour.

Irish Breakfast Tea Blended Black Tea

Loose Leaf Tea in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags

Luck of the Irish to you with this fabulous tea!

2oz. for $2.99 ~ 4oz. for $4.79 ~ 8oz. for $7.69

Cup Characteristics: A very full bodied cup of tea. The strength and malty flavour of Assams is combined with the brightness and lively flavour of the best Kenya teas. The longer you allow this tea to brew the stronger it becomes. This tea is best enjoyed with milk since the casein in milk renders the tannins in tea insoluble and reduces the characteristic bitterness of strong tea.

Origin: India & Kenya(Blended Black Tea)

Information: Per capita, Irish consumption of tea is amongst the highest in the world. The Irish prefer a full bodied cup of tea that if brewed long enough one could almost stand their spoon upright. The strength is achieved by buying the best teas available from seasonal production periods in Assam and Kenya. This means that the Assam teas are from the second flush period during June, and the Kenyas are from February and August growth. 2nd flush Assams give a deep malty astringency and the best make your mouth feel dry they are so astringent. This astringency leads to a malty character that is almost so thick you feel like you could chew it. The seasonal Kenyas have a golden coppery color with an almost floral note that give a complex depth to the tea. Furthermore, you will see that the grade is CTC - cut, torn curled. The green leaf whilst it is being processed passes through a machine the cuts, tears and then curls the leaves into tiny balls. This ‘mash’ ferments very quickly after which firing takes place to ‘lock-in’ the flavor. These tiny tea balls when infused release their full flavor, more so than whole leaf tea. The reason is that there is more surface area on the tiny balls which can infuse as compared to the whole leaf tea. This is how the Irish like their tea.

Regarding the addition of milk, there is the age old argument of when to add the milk to the cup -before you add the tea or after. Milk-firsters argue that adding milk last scalds the milk noticeably and therefore the milk should be warmed slowly with the addition of tea. Milk-lasters argue that adding milk after the tea has been poured is the only way of judging the proper amount of milk to add by watching the color of the tea change. Non users of milk regard the whole issue as silly..

Infusion: Bright and Coppery.

Cream Irish Breakfast Tea English Style Blended Black Tea

Loose Leaf Tea in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags

Creamy caramel highlights dot a wickedly full-bodied tea.

2oz. for $2.99 ~ 4oz. for $4.79 ~ 8oz. for $7.69

Cup Characteristics: All the traditions of Irish tea and then some! Black tea, Calendula petals, Everlasting, Marigold, Natural flavours.

Origin: Kenya, China, India & Sri Lanka (Blended Black and Green Tea)

Information: Here’s to Ireland, the country that can lay claim to the honor of having the most tea drinkers per capita in the entire world! The average Irishman, when not hoisting a Guinness, imbibes an average of 6 cups a day. Even with the country’s relatively small population of 3.9 million, that’s almost 24 million cups a day!
Tea and Ireland go way back. The drink was first introduced to the country in 1835 by British traders when Ireland was still part of the British Empire. Maintaining a secure supply was never a problem as Ireland relied on British importers for a steady flow of the drink – that is until WWII. During the war, Britain was forced to ration foodstuffs of all kinds, tea included, throughout the Empire. The problem for Irish tea-drinkers arose when part way through the war, much to the consternation of the British government, Ireland declared itself neutral in the global conflict. The British retaliated for what they saw as an act of subversion by cutting their tea ration down to almost nothing. Undaunted, the enterprising Irish government set up its own tea importing company, Tea Importers (Eire) Ltd., and tea drinkers throughout the Emerald Isle rejoiced!

In honor of the tea drinking spirit of the hardy Irish, we’ve developed this good strong blend. This blend, like most tea consumed in Ireland these days is made from East African and Ceylon varieties with a special addition – a good strong Assam. The addition of the Assam adds a depth to the tea that is beautifully offset by the addition of cream, another Irish favorite. This is one tea that’ll have you standing up singing Danny Boy in no time!

Infusion: Bright, with an origin specific character.

ROYAL BENGAL TIGER English Style Blended Black Tea

Loose Leaf Tea in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags

Black tea, Calendula petals, Marigold, Cinnamon pieces, Natural Flavours.

2oz. for $2.99 ~ 4oz. for $4.79 ~ 8oz. for $7.69

Cup Characteristics: Round cup with good tea flavour. Hints of cinnamon, passion fruit and mango result in a deliciously mild spice and fruit tea.

Origin:India & Sri Lanka (Blended Black Tea)

Information: When British planters first ventured into the Assam Valley in the 1850’s and 1860’s with the view of establishing tea plantations, they faced many difficulties; especially with the wildlife. They had to contend with marauding elephants, king cobras and troops of monkeys, (the monkey’s were more of a nuisance than a threat as they would quickly steal anything left unattended). Perhaps the most feared animal was the mature Bengal Tiger, an animal that could kill with one swipe of its powerful paws and carry away young people.

Historical accounts tell of the planters boiling water and adding locally grown fruits and spices along with the tea to ward off pangs of hunger and bouts of thirst. The fruit would give them the vitamin C their body required; the cinnamon had a curative affect on their digestive system... and the tea - well! what citizen of England could survive without tea! Step back in time and relive a moment or two with the Tea Planters of the British Empire as the faced another day in the ‘Ulu’ with a cup of ‘Royal Bengal Tiger Tea’
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Infusion: Bright coppery colour.

	Twinings English Breakfast Tea English Style Blended Black Tea A blend of Ceylon & Indian tea producing a full-bodied typically English brew. 20 Tea Bags ~ $3.75
	Twinings English Breakfast Tea English Style Blended Black Tea A blend of Ceylon & Indian tea producing a full-bodied typically English brew. 3.53oz Gift Tin ~ $4.95
	Stash English Breakfast Tea Loose Leaf Black Tea in 3.5oz. Pouch This old favorite is full-bodied and stimulating. Adding milk gives it a silky texture. This tea is packaged in a convenient re-sealable pouch. 3.5oz. for $5.75
	Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea English Style Blended Black Tea A traditional full-bodied blend favoured by the Irish. 3.53oz Gift Tin ~ $4.95
	Stash Super Irish Breakfast Tea Loose Leaf Black Tea in 3.5oz. Pouch The 'espresso' of tea, this robust blend of rich Assams, Ceylons and other premium black teas is an excellent morning cup. This tea is packaged in a convenient re-sealable pouch. 3.5oz. for $5.75
	Twinings Prince of Wales Tea English Style Blended Black Tea A superb black tea used in the days of the Imperial Tang Dynasty.Loose Tea / 3.53oz Gift Tin ~ $4.95
	Twinings Ceylon Breakfast Tea 3.53oz Gift Tin A full flavoured blend of high grown Ceylon Tea. 3.53oz Gift Tin ~ $4.95
	Twinings Lady Grey Tea 20-bag box An Elegant Tea, lightly scented with Bergamot and other citrus flavours - a classic favorite! 20 Tea Bags ~ $3.75
	*Twinings DECAF* English Breakfast Tea English Style Blended Black Tea A blend of Ceylon & Indian tea producing a full-bodied typically English brew. 20 Tea Bags ~ $3.75**
	Twinings Herbal Lemon & Ginger Tea English Naturally Caffeine Free Tea An expertly blended combination of zesty lemon & soothing ginger flavours. 20 Tea Bags ~ $3.75

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