100g Scottish Breakfast Black Tea

Malty, full bodied character with bright flavoury notes and hints of cask oakiness. A bracing Highlander’s cup of tea.

Luxury Ingredients: Black tea.

Small Batch Blended and Packed in: Canada

Tea(s) From: India / China

Region(s): Assam + Nilgiri / Anhui

Antioxidant Level: Very High  

Caffeine Content: Medium 

The primary sociological structure in old Scotland was the 'clan'.  The roots of the system are very ancient, stretching back into  Scotland's Celtic past. The country had been occupied by many different  peoples - Britons, Romans, Angles and Vikings - but two races came to  dominate: the Picts in the north and east who divided their territory  into 7 petty kingdoms and in the west it was the Scots. Originating as  an Irish tribe, the Scots migrated from Ulster in the 6th century. The  kingdoms of the Scots and the Picts were eventually united by Kenneth  MacAlpin in the mid 800's.

These people were organized along  tribal lines, which eventually became known as clans. One of the  downfalls of the clans was the propensity to feud. Some disputes  simmered for centuries such as the feud between the MacDonalds and  Stewarts, which began at Culloden in 1314, finally being settled in the  1600's. Highlanders guarded their traditions fiercely and were well  known for their loyally robust character.

This tea is like a  proper Highlander - robust, malty (not unlike a good Scotch) and full of  life and vigor. Highlanders liked their tea very strong and insisted on  hints of cask oak to remind them of their clan's own special elixir -  single malt Scotch. This blend consists of 2nd Flush Assam tea (thick,  robust with delicious hints of malt); January production South Indian  tea (high mountain grown that has wonderful flavour notes which  accentuate the robust Assam); Keemun Panda #1 which has a delicious winy  character further enhancing the stout malty character of the blend and  finally a Chingwo County Orange Pekoe which gives the distinct oaky  character. This tea is especially delicious with milk, which further  lends a malty character to the tea and highlights the brightness of the  premium tea, which has hints of a red color.