Best Black Tea for Breakfast: English Breakfast, Earl Grey and More

Best black tea for breakfast

Breakfast tea should be dependable: full-bodied enough to wake up the cup, smooth enough to drink every morning and strong enough to handle milk if that is how you like it.

English Breakfast

English Breakfast is the classic starting point. It is bright, malty and full-bodied, making it a natural morning tea and one of the easiest black teas to enjoy with milk.

Earl Grey

Classic Earl Grey is black tea scented with bergamot. It is still full-bodied, but the citrus aroma gives it a more fragrant, lifted character. Drink it black or with a small splash of milk.

Single-origin black tea

If you prefer black tea without milk, try Yunnan Golden Monkey. It has golden tips, a smooth body and natural notes of cocoa and honey.

How to brew breakfast tea

Use 95-100C water, one teaspoon per cup and steep for 3-5 minutes. For a stronger cup, add more leaf rather than over-steeping.

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