"Le Matin"
A wonderful way to compare and contrast these four popular breakfast blends.
English Breakfast
Ingredients: Black tea from India, black tea from Sri Lanka.
Description: Not too strong but not too mild, a little bitter and a little smooth, moderate enough for milk and sugar or flavorful enough to stand alone.
Irish Breakfast
Ingredients: Indian black tea.
Description: A blend of large and small leaf teas form the Assam region of India.
Scottish Breakfast
Ingredients: Indian black tea, Chinese black tea, and Sri Lankan black tea.
Description: The most robust breakfast tea in this sampler set.
French Breakfast
Ingredients: Sri Lankan black tea.
Description: Look for a sharp brisk taste with a smooth finish in this tea from the St. Coombs Estate in the Dimbula region of Sri Lanka.