Ewa

Bond Street English Breakfast Blend (TB10) from Upton Tea Imports

Ewa drank Bond Street English Breakfast Blend (TB10) by Upton Tea Imports

Whoops! Completely forgot that this A. existed and B. was a breakfast blend, so now I guess I need to compare it to the Scottish Breakfast to see how it measures up.

In terms of quick brewing it certainly seems to be fine, although I think it comes out a bit lighter than the Scottish and Irish breakfasts. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing. The taste definitely doesn’t pack the punch of either of the above two, but it’s also more nuanced with a fruity aftertaste that I find kind of pleasant. It would be nice for mornings where I am actually feeling kind of awake, well-rested, and not full of hate for the world. Sadly, those never happen.

2010-05-05 13:44:55 -0400

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Rabs 2010-05-05 14:11:21 -0400

That’s the perfect description of being a “non-morning person.” I like to think that I’m a nice person overall, but in the morning I just hate everyone and everything.

__Morgana__ 2010-05-05 15:18:43 -0400

I wasn’t a morning person until I had children. Then it was thrust upon me.

Rabs 2010-05-05 15:22:04 -0400

LOL! One of the many reasons I do not want children ;)

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I’m a Pole who grew up in Texas, is currently a graduate student in California studying Japan. How’s THAT for random?

Being Polish, my family has always drunk a lot of tea, and I am no different. I may drink more tea than water. On the other hand, I can’t say that I’m very particular about it; I’m generally pretty careless with steeping times and water temperature and I don’t even have a proper teapot (mostly because the lid broke during the move to California ;_;).

I always drink my tea unsweetened and I only add milk in the case of the most egregiously chai-ish of chais. (not really a big fan of milk in general)

Given that so many of my entries seem to be about my morning tea, I felt I should add something here about me and mornings: I fail at mornings. I fail at them a LOT. Therefore I often also fail at proper tea making in the mornings.