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Home / Discover our rich and robust Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea

Discover our rich and robust Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea

Welcome back to the ‘Tea of the Week’ series. This week, we continue to explore the world of teas with our revered Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea. We have some regal food pairings together with tasting notes from our resident Tea Master. We also have a suggestion about how to make a cup of Royal Breakfast with a twist. And, as you sip on your Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea, discover how the humble tea leaf captured the heart of a Queen, and a nation.

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There’s nothing more traditional than a pot of
Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea. Here’s how
you create your own:
• 3 tsp Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea
for a 500ml teapot
• Freshly boiled water
• Steep for 4-5 minutes.
• Strain and serve.
• Best enjoyed with milk.

If you prefer a velvety smooth and silky
alternative, here is how to make it:
• 1 ½ tsp Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea
• 50ml of freshly boiled water
• 150ml milk
• Brew 1 ½ tsp of Royal Breakfast loose leaf
black tea
, in 50ml of freshly boiled water.
Steep for 4-5 minutes.

• Using a milk frother, heat 150ml of milk
until frothy, carefully add to the tea.
For an indulgent seasonal treat to accentuate
the rich, robust, full-bodied flavour, top with
caramel syrup.

PERFECT PAIRINGS

Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea with a
peanut butter sandwich.

Royal Breakfast Tea has the strength and malty, earthy depth of flavour to work
admirably with the rich, sweet spice of a Swedish cinnamon roll as well as a toasted
peanut butter sandwich. Its bold tannin rich taste works well with roast meats especially
roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and beef jerky snacks. It complements more spicy
dishes whether Mexican chiles rellenos, stuffed poblano peppers with quesillo cheese
or spicy West African suyu beef with a dry peanut rub flavours heightened by a
combination of ginger, garlic, paprika, chilli and salt. Royal Breakfast also works well
with more robust pasta dishes such as lasagne. Even try it to cut through the richness of
more creamy traditional English desserts like trifle or lemon posset.


Sudi Pigott is a discerningly greedy food, drink and travel journalist who has

 contributed to The i Paper, National Geographic Food, Fine Dining Lovers,
The Spectator and Falstaff International as well as international publications for over 20 years.
 She runs food writing workshops and is the author of the seismic handbook ‘How to be a Better Foodie’.



TEA MASTER’S NOTES


Our resident Tea Master, Lalith Lenadora shares more of his expert
knowledge on our Royal Breakfast loose leaf black tea:


Our full-bodied alternative to the English Breakfast tea, our Royal Breakfast
 loose leaf black tea is aromatic, full of colour and body balanced in equal
 measure. Personally selected, only the very best picks are plucked from the
misty hills of Ceylon, and the lush estates of Assam in India. Using traditional
 and organic harvesting processes including hand-rolling individual tea leaves,
our rich blend is classic and robust, making it the perfect start to the day, and
 is best enjoyed with milk and a hearty English breakfast.


We have direct relationships with the finest tea estates and our teas are some

 of the freshest available as they arrive in stores and online just 28 days after the
 leaves have been picked. As Tea Master, I personally ensure that we offer premium
quality teas with a consistency of taste, aroma and flavour throughout the year.


FLAVOUR PROFILES

CEYLON
Our black teas grown in Sri Lanka (formerly
Ceylon) vary from the color of sun-drenched
honey to a burgundy brown. Ceylon tea leaves
are easy to recognize thanks to their long, wiry
appearance and featuring notes of chocolate,
spice and citrus, Ceylon black teas are
described as having bold, full-bodied flavours
complimented by a brisk finish, making them
the ideal start to the day.

ASSAM
It was the pioneers of The East India Company
that brought tea to India and Assam. Today,
our Assam teas are brisk and bold with a strong
colour. The tropical climate here contributes to
the rich, malty flavour for which Assam teas
are best known, making them a perfect partner
to milk for a robust breakfast tea.



How did the humble tea leaf capture the hearts of a Queen and a nation?

It was customary for The East India Company to bring gifts on returning ships for the Sovereign.
 In 1664, the Company was distressed to find that no provision of a gift for King Charles II
 had been made. Accordingly, two pounds of tea found on board were presented to the King, much to
 the delight of his wife Catherine of Braganza from Portugal (who had grown up with a taste for tea).
 She introduced tea as a fashionable drink in courtly and aristocratic circles and so began a
 long Royal tradition of tea drinking and the start of the British love affair with the humble tea leaf.


What are breakfast teas?

It was customary for The East India Company to bring gifts on returning ships for the Sovereign.
 In 1664, the Company was distressed to find that no provision of a gift for King Charles II
 had been made. Accordingly, two pounds of tea found on board were presented to the King, much to
 the delight of his wife Catherine of Braganza from Portugal (who had grown up with a taste for tea).
 She introduced tea as a fashionable drink in courtly and aristocratic circles and so began a
 long Royal tradition of tea drinking and the start of the British love affair with the humble tea leaf.


DID YOU KNOW

Sales of traditional black teas are generally in decline in many countries,
 largely due to the increased popularity amongst younger tea drinkers of green
 teas and infusions, but a traditional cup of black tea is still the glue that holds
 many people’s day together, indeed the British still drink more than 100
 million cups of black tea with milk, every single day.


Discover our full range of Royal Breakfast teas here.




Join us next week as we continue to bring you the best from the world of tea and infusions.
 Discover why our Jasmine Pearls green tea is an irresistible blend steeped in history and flavour.

If you’ve enjoyed the journey, then continue exploring
 by visiting our extensive tea range here.

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Our Platinum Blend takes you on a sensory journey through the soaring hills and luscious lowlands of Sri Lanka. The blend of rare platinum-tipped lowland teas picked on the edge of the southern rainforest, and delicate high grown leaves from the Nuwara Eliya region in the island’s centre, produce a unique cup – elegant and nuanced while remaining robust and full of character. A black tea to savour and treasure.
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Reinterpreting the union jack for HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we have given it a livery of platinum with intricate gold illustrations of the lion and the unicorn behind the flag, based on the royal coat of arms. These heraldic supporters, motifs of the UK, symbolise dauntless courage, nobility, virtue, and strength. Qualities Her Majesty possesses in abundance. 
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