Organic English Breakfast {black tea}

This malty, full-bodied cup is a blend of black teas from Sri Lanka and India. A fine morning tradition, add milk and sweeten for a truly English experience.

20 bags per box

Aroma: intense malt, toasted nuts, slight vanilla

Flavor: malty, sweet, toasted grain, pipe tobacco, mild astringency

Instructions: Bring water to boil (212F). Steep for 3-5 minutes.

Kosher Pareve certified by the Orthodox Union

The Story

This blend includes tea grown by the small-scale farmers of the Potong Tea Garden in Darjeeling, India, an organic, Fair Trade tea garden managed by Tea Promoters of India (TPI). TPI is a pioneer in environmental and social reform in the tea industry. Once a colonial plantation, the Potong Tea Garden is now collectively run by its workers and paving a stronger, more democratic path forward for the community.

Most teas — even Fair Trade teas — come from large-scale plantations and tea estates where workers have little say, and are trapped in a system of dependency. Equal Exchange’s fairly traded, organic teas are different! We buy our delicious tea directly from democratically-organized groups of growers. When small-scale farmers gain access to the global market, they