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Steeping Guide
1 teaspoon (2.5 grams) or tea bag per 8oz. cup
Fresh Water Boiling Hot
Steeping Time 3 - 5 Minutes
Scottish Breakfast Full Leaf Black Tea
$8.50–$136.00
This is our proprietary blend of finest full-leaf teas from the classic tea regions of Assam, Kenya, Ceylon, Sumatra & China. A Customer favourite for many years. Scotland played an active role in making tea popular. The relationship with tea started in the early 1600s, when it was formally introduced into the country. Later on, many Scottish people went to India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to start and run tea estates. The Scotsman James Taylor is known as the father of Ceylon tea. Although the most popular type of tea is still the English Breakfast blends, The Scottish Breakfast blend was created in Scotland. where over the years, companies across the world have copied this tea. Today, two types of Scottish tea predominate: Scottish Breakfast and tea blended specifically for Scotland’s soft water. Our Scottish Breakfast, is a full-bodied black tea with a malty flavor best served with milk & sugar. We blended this especially for the harder water found in most of North America.
Brew Ha-Ha
Black tea is a variety of tea from the Camellia sinensis plant that is a species of an evergreen shrub or small tree from the family Theaaceae whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce 'TEA'
Black Tea is fully oxidized in comparison to others like Green, Oolong or White which are much less oxidized. Black Tea is the most popular of all the teas and the most widely consumed in the world.
Nutritional
Black tea contains:
- alkaloids, including caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine, amino acids, carbohydrates, proteins, chlorophyll, fluoride, aluminum, minerals and trace elements, volatile organic compounds, which contribute to its odor and taste
The antioxidant effect of black tea is due to its polyphenol content. Polyphenols are chemical compounds that protect plants from ultraviolet radiation and harmful, disease-causing pathogens. Flavonoids are one type of polyphenol. They occur in grapes, red wine, and other foods.
Steeping Guide
1 teaspoon (2.5 grams) or tea bag per 8oz. cup
Fresh Water Boiling Hot
Steeping Time 3 - 5 Minutes
