English Breakfast tea is a full-bodied, robust, very typical English brew. This is because it is a blend of several black teas. These are often Assam, Ceylon and Kenyan teas, and also sometimes China's distinctive Keemun tea. Keemun tea, when blended with milk, is said to be reminiscent of the typical hot-toast aroma, and many believe that its inclusion in the tea is one of the reasons for the name 'English Breakfast.' Most companies, however, do not include China teas in their English Breakfast brews.

Interestingly enough, despite its name, the tea is said to have been invented first in Edinburgh, Scotland by one Master Drysdale. Originally it was marketed simply as 'Breakfast Tea,' but it soon became very popular in England, owing largely to Queen Victoria's love for Scotland, and transportation of Scottish goods to England as part of the craze. For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...

Most commonly, English Breakfast tea is taken with milk, but sometimes people drink it with lemon as an alternative.

Some of the most common brands of tea include Twinings, Taylor of Harrogate, PG Tips, Stash, Lipton and Dilmah. All of these companies create their own blend of English Breakfast tea. Twinings is a brand of tea, primarily operating in the United Kingdom. ... Yorkshire Tea is produced by Taylors of Harrogate, one of the few remaining family tea and coffee merchants in the United Kingdom. ... PG Tips is a popular brand of tea in the United Kingdom; its manufacturers Unilever UK Foods say that Britons drink 35 million cups of PG Tips a day. ... A tin of Lipton Finest Earl Grey Lipton is the worlds biggest tea brand, selling both hot and iced tea around the world. ... Dilmah is a Sri Lankan tea company, founded by Merrill J. Fernando, and named for his two sons, Dilhan and Malik. ...

See also

• Irish Breakfast tea

External links

• http://www.mrbreakfast.com/ask.asp?askid=22
  
• http://www.stashtea.com/w-050080.htm