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Irish Breakfast

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$4.5 $9 In stock

Category: CLASSIC BLACK TEAS

Tasting Notes: malty, sturdy, smooth

Description: A sturdy black tea with deep smooth flavor, rich body, and a malty sweetness at the finish. A round mouth-feel and a thick stout body makes this our most full-bodied breakfast blend. Irish Breakfast Tea is an ideal accompaniment to a morning meal.

This robust tea is a blend of BOP (broken orange pekoe) Indian and Kenyan teas. The combination of these two strong teas creates a stout tea that is strong enough to stand up to whole milk, cream, and sugar.The style of small leaf used in this blend offers more surface area of leaf, therefore, a deep and strong brew occurs.

Compared to English and Scottish, Irish Breakfast has a rounder mouth-feel and a thick stout body.  It’s rich and mellow at the same time.  English Breakfast has a lighter body with a smooth balanced flavor. Scottish Breakfast differs due to its robust and hearty notes of peat, earth, and oak.  Comparing all three of our breakfast blends, we suggest Irish as the tea you definitely pair with milk.

Ingredients: blend of black teas from India and Kenya in BOP (broken orange pekoe) leaf style

Steep Directions: steep 1 heaping teaspoon of tea per 8 oz boiling water, 205-212°F, for 3-4 minutes

Customer Reviews (4.2 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Amelia ★★★★★

This is my third pot this week, and the body is so thick and round it feels like I’m drinking a proper stout instead of tea. The malty kick holds up strong even after the cup cools down, which I’ve found most blacks don’t do.

Zoe T. ★★★★★

The malty sweetness at the finish really caught me off guard in the best way—it lingers just long enough to make each sip feel complete. The body is so thick and round it almost drinks like a stout, which is exactly what I want from a morning cup.

Mia ★★★★★

That malty sweetness at the finish is exactly what I look for in a morning cup, and this delivers every single time. The body is so thick and smooth it almost feels like a proper stout in tea form, which makes it perfect for a slow, quiet start.

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