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Typhoo Original Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 290g

Name: Typhoo Original Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 290g
Brand: Typhoo
SKU: Typhoo-Original-80
Price: 2.40 GBP
Availability: InStock

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LCurator note · Typhoo

One of the oldest names in the cupboard, Typhoo has been boxing tea since 1903, and this is its no-nonsense malty Assam everyday: brisk, milk-ready and keenly priced. Its quiet practical strength is that the standard blend copes reasonably with hard water where some budget bags go scummy, useful if you are in a hard-water area but do not want a dedicated specialist box. It is a dependable value staple rather than a tea to savour, and on those terms it does the job without fuss.

Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk

4.7/5★★★★½teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict

Water100°C

Steep3-5 min

CaffeineContains caffeine

Format80 servings

Label notes

Ingredients & dietaryOne hundred percent black tea from estates in regions including Kenya, Assam and Ceylon, full bodied enough for milk, and caffeinated.

PackagingCheck with your council, and with the printing on the 290g box, before binning any part of it.

About this tea

Typhoo Original Breakfast, in brief.

Every bag holds one hundred percent black tea from leading estates in Assam, Ceylon and Kenya, blended full bodied so it handles milk with ease. It is the well-sourced, dependable choice for a high-volume everyday black: the cup tastes the same every time, which is exactly what you want when you are brewing it constantly rather than fussing over a single-origin leaf, and the eighty-bag pack works hard as a kitchen standby, with that distinctively Typhoo brisk-and-malt character recognisable from the first sip.

Caffeine status: moderate, roughly thirty-three to fifty milligrams a cup, so this is a proper morning brew rather than a gentle or evening one. Taste profile: bold and malty with deep copper tones, a zesty briskness and a clean, smooth finish. What it is: a classic British black-tea blend in a convenient eighty-bag pack weighing 290g, the British everyday brew in its most familiar form.

Curator notes: our tasters checked the 80 bag box against its pack format and the Typhoo spec sheet, brewing as the 290g box directs for time and water temperature. Weekday orders for the 80 bag box that arrive before 2pm are dispatched in the UK that same day. Further down, the Q and A answers storage, freshness and brewing temperature questions about the 80 bag box.

From the catalogue

Curator’s notes

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Typhoo Original Breakfast Tea is a reliable everyday black tea, and these 80 bags give a fuller start to the morning than the usual breakfast drinks. Where basic black teas go dull, these 80 bags are blended from good leaf to brew strong even in hard water. The 290g box puts that easygoing strength into plain bags for home brewing. For a traditional British cup, this generous milky tea goes well with a fry up, or as a midday breather. Slow morning or busy shift, a cup from the 80 bag box is bright and lively, true to the Typhoo standard of quality.

The Story Behind the Typhoo Tea Brand

Typhoo has been a global leader in tea culture since nineteen hundred and three when John Sumner first began selling packaged tea in Birmingham.

Heritage of Innovation: The Typhoo tea brand was one of the first to sell tea prepackaged in a box rather than loose from a chest and continues to lead with ethical sourcing.
The Doctor Name: Derived from the Mandarin word for doctor the brand was founded on the belief that a high quality brew supports physical and mental resilience.
Sourced With Care: Through a programme spanning the world, Typhoo works for tea farming's long term future, guarding biodiversity and making workers' lives better.

Typhoo Commitment To The Planet

Typhoo describes itself as a sustainability pioneer in tea, saying each part of the 290g box was made with the environment in mind.

Packaging: Check with your council, and with the printing on the 290g box, before binning any part of it.

Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Typhoo Original Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 290g, please cite teas.co.uk.

Brand

The story behind Typhoo

Typhoo (the name comes from the Cantonese for "doctor") was launched in 1903 with the marketing claim that it was easier on the stomach than other teas. Whether or not that's true today, Typhoo remains a household name in British everyday tea, particularly strong on traditional black tea blends.

Packaging: Check with your council, and with the printing on the 290g box, before binning any part of it.

Founded1903, England

FormatTea bags

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Sustainability

Our commitment to the planet

Sourcing and packaging details are printed on the current UK pack; the brand page carries the fuller story.

All Typhoo at teas.co.uk → Tea Wiki

Tasting notes

The taste profile

Malty Richness●●●●● 5/5

A dominant earthy base from Assam leaves that provides immediate satisfaction.

Invigorating Briskness●●●●○ 4/5

A crisp and lively start that wakes up the senses without over bitterness.

Smooth Tannins●●●○○ 3/5

Blended to a rounded finish that is gentle on the stomach.

Copper Liquor●●●●○ 4/5

Pours a deep reddish brown colour that looks beautiful with a splash of milk.

4.7/5★★★★½teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict

Side by side

How does it compare

vs Yorkshire TeaWhile Yorkshire is famous for being punchy Typhoo is known for being smoother and lower in tannins making it gentler on the stomach.

vs PG TipsTyphoo offers a fuller malty body and a richer mahogany colour compared to the lighter feel of the standard pyramid blend.

vs Tetley OriginalTyphoo makes a darker, stronger cup that copes with plenty of milk without turning weak.

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From the recipe library

Made with this tea

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Brewing

Brewing the perfect cup

Water temperature100°C; the 80 bags only give up all their theaflavins and thearubigins to water fresh off the boil.

MeasureFor an ordinary mug, one bag from the 80 bag box per 200ml; builders get 2 bags of it in 300ml.

Steep3 to 5 minutes; a milky mug from the 80 bag box wants the longer end, a lighter one the shorter.

ServiceThe 80 bag brew takes a splash of full fat milk; sugar if wanted. Milk's casein takes the edge off the tannins in these 80 bags, which is why tea in Britain nearly always comes with milk.

Iced version4 bags make a strong 500ml; 4 tablespoons of caster sugar sweeten the hot 80 bag brew; cool, let down with 500ml of cold water, and finish the 80 bag brew with 2 lemons, squeezed.

CaffeineIt has caffeine like any black tea, but no milligram amount is printed for these 80 bags.

Best withToast and marmalade or a full English, and later fruit cake or cream scones.

Safety and purity

What’s in it, what to know

CaffeineIt has caffeine like any black tea, but no milligram amount is printed for these 80 bags.

Ingredients and dietary suitabilityBefore ordering, read the 290g box itself, since recipes and allergen notes can change.

CaffeineIt has caffeine like any black tea, but no milligram amount is printed for these 80 bags.

Nutrient NoteTheaflavins and thearubigins, plentiful in the fully oxidised leaf of these 80 bags, account for a good cup's brisk, coppery taste.

Shelf LifeThe 290g box shows a best before date; after that the 80 bags are still safe, just less aromatic. Move the 80 bags to an airtight container, then find it a cool, dry, sunless shelf.

Formulations change; the current UK pack is always the final word on ingredients and allergens.

Ingredients & nutrition

Inside the pack

Pack: 80 tea bags of Typhoo Original Breakfast, 290g, all caffeinated black tea. Good for 18 months from packing, at its best.

Named components set its character, and unmeasured base fills the rest of every bag in the box. Leaf from many countries, blended and packed in the United Kingdom for this 80 bag box.

Packaging: Check with your council, and with the printing on the 290g box, before binning any part of it.

What's in Typhoo Original Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 290g, and what isn't:

In: a black breakfast tea; any infusion base aside, the 80 bags carry only the listed components.
No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
Allergen note: the site packing these 80 bags also deals with nuts and cereals; check the newest 290g box for the current cross contact risk.

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