English Teatime

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Astringent, Bitter, Malt, Sweet, Floral, Peach, Bread, Pleasantly Sour, Cloves
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Caffeine
High
Certification
Kosher
Edit tea info Last updated by Amanda
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 45 sec 10 oz / 283 ml

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  • “We arrived at Duke Medical this morning for the removal of the skin cancer about a quarter of an inch from my eye. The paperwork had said to eat a good breakfast as most people can expect to stay...” Read full tasting note
  • “My tea strainer is gone from the office, whether it was stolen or misplaced I have no idea. :( Anyway I decided I would have a teabag of this today, it has caffeine it it and that’s good but...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Yum! This may be a plain black tea but I really like it. It is a nice tea to have while focusing on other things because you don’t feel guilty about not noticing all the special extras about the...” Read full tasting note
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  • “OK, it was dark and my retinas were scorched by looking at (literally) four million Christmas lights—we had our traditional family day at Silver Dollar City yesterday—but I could have sworn the bag...” Read full tasting note

From Bigelow

Typically English, rich in flavor, and appropriate for any tea drinking occasion.

For this special recipe we use only hand-picked tea leaves from higher up in the mountains where the best teas are grown. These mountain grown teas give you a full bodied, yet smooth cup, making English Teatime the perfect pick-me-up tea any time of day.

Taste Profile: Bold bright brew
Aroma: Sweet malty aroma
Liquor: Rich amber with coppery tones
Recommended Temperature: 208 degrees F

-Nov. 2015

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79 Tasting Notes

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44 tasting notes

A good, basic, everyday black tea. Nothing exceptional about this tea but good black tea flavor. I add honey to mine.

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22 tasting notes

The first steep always has a pleasant bite, and dark liquor. I enjoy a cup or two of this in the afternoon, when I could use a bit more pick up than my sencha offers. I’ve never felt it needs milk, although I would often add milk to breakfast blends that somewhat stronger.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 2 min, 0 sec 8 OZ / 236 ML

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564 tasting notes

This came as a free sample in one of my other boxes of Bigelow (a good way to market it, by the way, because this is not one I’d reach for otherwise). It smells like a standard English breakfast and tastes pretty standard too, although there’s a touch of maltiness and even a little bit of a baked bread taste. It’s not bad. I won’t be buying it but I will finish the last bag of it I have without any problems.

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2 tasting notes

This is the one I drink at work when I need a caffeine fix. Still trying to get over drinking coffee too much, so this helps.

Flavors: Cloves

Preparation
2 min, 30 sec

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307 tasting notes

My dad came home from Florida with the remainder of a box of Earl Grey… and a free teabag of this. As it was not one that I currently had in my collection, I asked if I could steal it. He said yes, and so here I am, trying a free teabag of plain, black tea.
I’m actually thinking that the best way to have this may be steeped strong and with milk and sugar, which varies greatly from the recommended 2 minute steep (probably meant to be clear). I brewed it at 3.5 minutes, and… I’m really not seeing anything special with this. I want something stronger, richer, and more flavourful.
Glad I tried it, at least.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec

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56 tasting notes

Its very malty and bitter. Maybe i over steep it =(

Preparation
2 min, 0 sec

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62
20 tasting notes

Good but not great. I drink it for the sake of a hot drink and that’s about it.

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66
6 tasting notes

Like others, I didn’t have high hopes for this tea, but I was pleasantly surprised. You only need to steep for one or two minutes (don’t go over even though it’s a black tea), and I don’t think I could take this without sugar, but it’s very flavorful. Just a basic everyday black tea. I do find it a little too astringent, though.

Preparation
1 min, 30 sec

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94 tasting notes

added honey to it this morning. not such a good combo.

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113 tasting notes

A pretty okay standard black tea. Nothing fancy!

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