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PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g
★4.8 Curator’s rating from teas.co.uk
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LCurator note · PG Tips
The mirror image of Yorkshire Hard Water: this is PG Tips re-engineered for soft-water areas like Scotland, where standard blends can brew flat and thin or throw an oily film. Different leaf grades release their flavour properly in low-mineral water, so you get a deep, malty, no-nonsense strong cup where the ordinary box would disappoint. The catch is the same in reverse, only worth it if your water is genuinely soft; in a hard-water region the standard blend is the better buy. Where it fits, though, it is a real and noticeable fix.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
4.8/5★★★★★Teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict
PreparationUse the pack guidance
TimeAdjust to taste
CaffeineContains caffeine
Format80 servings
Label notes
Ingredients & dietaryCheck the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
PackagingFollow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
About this tea
PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, in brief.
PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea is the Scottish-water variant of the PG Tips line, an Assam-led black tea blend specifically formulated for the soft water typical across Scotland which would brew the standard PG Tips recipe too light, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the proper Scottish-water alternative to the standard PG Tips, Yorkshire Tea or Tetley English Breakfast tier.
The blend leans heavier on robust Assam leaf than the standard PG Tips Original, designed to brew dark and strong even in the soft Scottish tap water that would thin out a normal English Breakfast cup. The 80-bag household pack is the standard kitchen format north of the border, and the Scottish Blend variant has held its place as the daily kitchen tea across Scotland for decades, the local sibling to the famous monkey-advert PG Tips brand that runs across the rest of the UK.
An eighty-bag PG Tips household pack at an accessible price for the supermarket tier, the proper Scottish-water variant for anyone living north of the border or for anyone in soft-water areas of England and Wales who finds the standard PG Tips Original brews too light in their local water and wants the same PG Tips brand reassurance with a robust enough Assam-led leaf.
Curator notes: the tasting profile reflects our own editorial review against the current pack format and the brand spec sheet, cross-checked with brewing trials at the recommended steep time and water temperature. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Storage notes, freshness windows and brewing temperature ranges are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.
From the catalogue
Curator’s notes
Read the full write-up
PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea 80 Tea Bags serves as a functional foundation for those seeking to integrate a consistently great tasting cup into a modern daily routine. This intelligent blend was created to solve a specific problem faced by tea lovers in Scotland and other soft water regions. Standard blends can often taste flat or develop an oily film when
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.The Story Behind the PG Tips
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g, please cite teas.co.uk.
Brand
The story behind PG Tips
PG Tips is the Brooke Bond brand that brought the pyramid tea bag to British kitchens and gave us the chimps adverts. Solid everyday black tea, dependable, mass-market and fairly priced. Owned by Lipton Teas & Infusions; the leaf is sourced from Rainforest Alliance certified estates.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
Founded1930, England
FormatTea bags
CertificationRainforest Alliance
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Sustainability
Our commitment to the planet
✓Rainforest Alliance
Tasting notes
The taste profile
Deep Malty Aroma●●●●● 5/5
Bold Full Body●●●●○ 4/5
Clean Refreshing Finish●●●●○ 4/5
Liquor Depth●●●●● 5/5
4.8/5★★★★★Teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict
Side by side
How does it compare
vs Yorkshire TeaPG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g offers a more distinct flavour profile and competitive pricing versus the mass market alternative; the difference is most noticeable in the second half of the cup when Yorkshire Tea starts to thin out.
vs PG TipsWhere PG Tips leans into a single dominant note, PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g delivers a more balanced and aromatic experience designed for daily drinking rather than as an occasional treat.
vs Twinings English BreakfastBoth occupy a similar price band and shelf position, but PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g differentiates through its certified sourcing, ethical packaging and the PG Tips brand heritage outlined above.
From the recipe library
Made with this tea
Brewing
Brewing the perfect cup
PreparationUse the pack guidance
TimeAdjust to taste
Caffeine noteContains caffeine
Format80 servings per pack
Safety and purity
What’s in it, what to know
CaffeineContains caffeine; a product-specific milligram figure is not claimed.
Ingredients and dietary suitabilityCheck the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.
CaffeineContains caffeine; a product-specific milligram figure is not claimed.
Nutrient NoteRich in theaflavins and thearubigins from the fully oxidised leaf; these are the compounds responsible for the brisk, coppery character of a good cup.
Shelf LifeSee best before date printed on the pack; product remains safe past that date but loses aromatic strength. Store somewhere cool, dry and away from direct sunlight in an airtight container.
Formulations change; the current UK pack is always the final word on ingredients and allergens.
Ingredients & nutrition
Inside the pack
Pack: PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g; contains tea (caffeinated). Best within 18 months of the pack date.
Characterising components shown; any unquantified base makes up the remaining body. Globally sourced, blended and packed to brand specification.
Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.
What's in PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g, and what isn't:
- In: a pg tips scottish blend breakfast black tea, with nothing in the bag but the listed components and any infusion base.
- No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
- Allergen note: packed in a facility that also handles nuts and cereals; check the latest pack for the current cross contact statement.
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Source: Teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference PG Tips Scottish Blend Breakfast Tea, 80 Tea Bags 232g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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