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Crofter Traditional Breakfast Tea
A delicious breakfast tea that works anytime of day! Crofter is a robust tea – like the inspiration behind it. Highly rated, this firm favourite is here to stay. Meet the wee grey fergie tractor.
Hints of: baler-twine and marauding livestock
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Description
Crofter Breakfast Tea was inspired by a little grey fergie tractor. The little grey fergie has lived on our croft since she was born in 1947. She is still a working tractor.
Like the fergie, Crofter Breakfast Tea is a versatile blend equally suited to breakfast, a flask on the go or, (in true Tiree style) accompanied by a couple of biscuits after an already large meal. Leaving it in a teapot on the stove to stew for a couple of hours is traditional, but entirely optional.
Ingredients
Ingredients: Indian Assam Black Tea, Kenyan Black Tea, Sri Lankan Black Tea.
Brewing
Brew for 3 mins in 100 degree water
Packaging
Net weight: 60g (20 teabags) | 30g (10 teabags)
Plastic free tea bags. Use commercial compost or your council food waste where required.
What is English breakfast tea?
English breakfast tea is a blend of black teas, strong enough to take milk. Crofter is ours: Indian Assam, Kenyan and Sri Lankan black tea. It works at breakfast, in a flask on the go or, in true Tiree style, with a couple of biscuits after an already large meal.
Despite the name, English breakfast tea started with Scottish merchants. Read the history.
Questions about Crofter
Is Crofter an English breakfast tea?
Yes. It is a traditional breakfast blend of Assam, Kenyan and Sri Lankan black tea. We named it after a tractor.
Does it have caffeine?
Yes, it is black tea. For a breakfast-style cuppa without the caffeine, try Decroft.
How do I brew it?
3 minutes in 100 degree water. Leaving it in a teapot on the stove to stew for a couple of hours is traditional, but entirely optional.
Why is it called Crofter?
It was inspired by the little grey Fergie tractor, who has lived on our croft since she was born in 1947. She is still a working tractor.
While the kettle boils
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419 Crofter reviews
Wylie (verified owner) –
The tea was braw. Nice blend. In a spirit of positive feedback, and I hope not in the spirit of a ‘blow-in’ I’d suggest you move from the plastic tea bag to some kind of compostable containers for the leaf tea. I realise this could be tricky on the island but if your tea-bags are being made off island then it should be possible. If you mentioned this in your marketing materials, I think it would help your sales. HTH
teatha (store manager) –
Hi Wylie! Thanks so much for your feedback! The tea bags themselves are in fact plastic free and 100% biodegradable – it sounds like I could definitely do a better job of highlighting that! From the next production run, the pouches will be degradable within 12-24 months in the general waste stream. Glad you enjoyed the tea 🙂
Lena (verified owner) –
Lovely cup of tea and very nice packaging.
Mrs Anne Budd (verified owner) –
Jackie Cotter (verified owner) –
Tha ti sgoinneil. Mòran taing 😻
Jo R. (verified owner) –
Lovely tea, great packaging, delivered quickly. Will be reordering as it makes a great gift!
Kenina Mackinnon (verified owner) –
Love this tea.
Iain M. (verified owner) –
A good strong cup of tea!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Good flavour & prompt delivery service
Gary Miller (verified owner) –
Maybe a wee postcard included- giving background to your business and a photo of the unique setting – would make it even more interesting
teatha (store manager) –
That’s a lovely idea!
Andy Wilson (verified owner) –
Fantastic what more can I say?