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English Breakfast Iced Tea Loose Leaf Black Tea

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18p per cup

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A beautiful blend of black loose leaf teas โ€“ specially created to be a bright, refreshing and deliciously rich iced tea.

We have combined harvests from Taitung in Taiwan, Satemwa in Malawi and Cloud Tea from the foothills of the Himalayas in India. They have been expertly blended to enhance each harvest and make each tea sing in wonderful harmony.

Tasting Notes

Exceptionally smooth, rich and refreshing. Tropical fruit, burnt caramels, honey and a subtle floral notes. A silky texture and bright finish. This iced tea is perfect on its own without the need for any additives or sweeteners โ€“ much like a good quality English Breakfast tea you might miss out on some of the most elegant, subtle flavours.

Cost Per Cup

18p per cup based on 10g of tea per 1l of water, 150ml servings and 1 infusion.

Origin

Taitung, Taiwan
Satemwa Estate, Shire Highlands, Malawi
LaKyrsiew Tea Garden, Meghalaya, India

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Recommended Infusion Guide

  • Quantity

    Use 0.4 oz of leaf per 35.5 fl oz of water.

  • Temperature

    For the optimum cold infusion use water around 40ยฐF and keep in the fridge.

  • Time

    Infuse for at least 8 hours in the fridge (or overnight โ€“ you donโ€™t have to worry about over infusing).

  • Infusions

    This iced tea blend is only suitable for one infusion.

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More infusion tips

How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.

Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, donโ€™t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

For the most sublime flavour, we recommend infusing in cold water overnight โ€“ which creates the most nuanced and elegant flavour by slow extraction and is completely flavour stable in the fridge for 3-4 days. The cut is fine to increase the surface area โ€“ ideal for this long, cold method.

For an iced tea to sip without anything added, like a chilled glass of wine, please use 12.5g per 1 litre of cold filtered water.

If you are looking for something stronger and adding a lot of ice (which dilutes the tea) or perhaps you are using it as a lengthener for a cocktail (on non-alcoholic drink) then please increase it to 15g or 20g per litre. As with all our tea do please experiment a little to get it exactly the way you like it.

It can also be infused hot and left to chill for a more tannic bite. (In this instance it should be used within one day).

Greater than the sum of its parts...

When we talk about an English Breakfast blend we are referring to a blend of black teas. There is no exact recipe or formula.

The original idea - and one we adhere to fervently - is to make something even better than the sum of its parts.

Amazing tea from amazing communities

You can take a lot of cheap, industrially grown and crafted black tea and blend something pedestrian and not too special. Or you could take amazing teas, grown and crafted by some of the most amazing tea communities in the world, and blend something sensational.

We know which one weโ€™d rather drink. We know who we want to support.

  • Satemwa, Malawi

  • Lakyrsiew, India

  • Taitung, Taiwan

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We have combined harvests from Taitung in Taiwan, Satemwa in Malawi and Cloud Tea from the foothills of the Himalayas in India. They have been expertly blended to enhance each harvest and make each tea sing in wonderful harmony.

RARE TEA FLASK

Take your iced tea to another level

Our Rare Tea Flask is the perfect accompaniment to cold infusing iced tea.

Featuring extra tough double-walled borosilicate glass (BPA free) to keep your tea hot or cold, a stainless steel filter that can be removed for easy filling, and to top it off (sorry) a sustainable bamboo lid.

It's equally at home with hot or cold infusions, and will keep your tea at the correct temperature for several hours!

Strong enough to go in a daily bag and smart enough to be on your desk, this will take your iced tea to the next level.

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Returns

The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.

In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any tea or teaware you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*

In most instances we will give you a full refund of the itemโ€™s cost excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us. Customers in the European Union have a statutory cooling-off period of fourteen days that is not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches much remained sealed for this to be in effect.

*We only accept returns/refunds for tea within two months of receipt, because it is impossible for us to know if the tea has been stored correctly.

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