I've been searching for a while for a strong black tea to be my morning pick-me-up. I do drink coffee, but I enjoy tea a great deal more. Most of the teas I've tried have good flavor, but they get bitter very fast if I've accidentally steeped the tea too long, which tended to spoil my enjoyment. I'd expect a smooth drink, and I'd end up making a face in reaction to how bitter the tea would be. So why don't you just make sure you don't steep it so long, I hear you ask. Because I'm not a morning person, and I'm not setting a timer for steeping my tea. That's a level of commitment I'm not prepared to make every day while I'm getting ready for work. I also drink my tea black, so I don't cover up flavors with sugar and milk.
I've tried the Choice Organic English breakfast tea, and, while strong and flavorful, it falls into the bitter-if-oversteeped category. Given the good flavor of that tea, I crossed my fingers and went ahead with the purchase of this 6-box set. This tea, the Celtic breakfast tea, isn't bitter. The flavor is stronger than almost any other tea, as you'd expect from an Irish breakfast style tea. I also think is the best-tasting tea I've had; better than the expensive loose-leaf stuff you can by from Octavia or other brands. I was sold after the first cup of Celtic breakfast, and this will be the only tea I'll buy for a while.
If you like a strong black cup of tea, stronger than English breakfast tea and with a slightly malty flavor, you'll like this Celtic breakfast tea.
Organic Peppermint & Organic Liquorice.
