Best English Breakfast Tea

[PlaneNoiz]

Very boring question I know! We have used Twinings for years but I am on mat leave and drinking lots of tea and want to treat myself to something fancy! Should I try fortnum and mason? Or any other brand?

We like Tregothnan's.

Loose leaf Assam, try the Sainsbury one first.

Making a pot of tea is a treat. Sticking a teabag in a cup is just functional.

I buy clipper, which are organic / unbleached tea bags. I only drink tea, no coffee, so prefer what I see as a better quality one!

The one from buywholefoodsonline is really good for a standard, loose-leaf cuppa. It's organic, too, if you're into that.

I only buy Marks and Spencer Extra Strong teabags. They're a great pick-me-up in the early morning and good for later in the day. I also used to buy Waitrose Gold Extra Strong teabags for my old workplace; they were better suited to the water there.

I’ve never tried Assam! I am excited.

I like clipper - both breakfast and earl grey and anyone visiting always asks me what tea we use

I haven’t tried the English Breakfast but other Fortnum’s tea is excellent so it’s probably worth a try.

Taylors.

We mix equal parts English Breakfast and Assam loose leaf with half a packet of Earl Grey. Makes a lovely refreshing tea. All Waitrose own.

Tea pigs or loose leaf M&S extra gold…

This is my favourite

https://suki-tea.com/products/fairtrade-breakfast-tea

Don't think it is an English Breakfast tea but Barry's Tea is the absolute best cuppa!

Yorkshire Gold and if I can’t get that the M&S dupe is great too

The Rare Tea Company's Malawi breakfast tea is delightful. It's head and shoulders above every other breakfast tea I've have - the flavour is so rich and deep and complex.

Do you like strong or weak tea OP? I'd branch out into Twining's Darjeeling (very mild but deliciously layered flavour) or Irish Breakfast (stronger than English Breakfast); you can buy nice tins of both on their website.
Having said that, I do want to try Harrods' Georgian Blend and Fortnum and Mason Explorer blend teas too. 😍