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  Irish Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea
 
Loose Leaf 2oz. for $3.39 ~ 4oz. for $5.19 ~ 8oz. for $8.09


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Irish Breakfast Tea - English Style Blended Black Tea - Luck of the Irish to you with this fabulous tea!

Cup Characteristics: A very full bodied cup of tea. The strength and malty flavour of Assams is combined with the brightness and lively flavour of the best Kenya teas. The longer you allow this tea to brew the stronger it becomes. This tea is best enjoyed with milk since the casein in milk renders the tannins in tea insoluble and reduces the characteristic bitterness of strong tea.

Origin:  Origin: India & Kenya (Blended Black Tea)-Loose Leaf in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags.
Loose Leaf 2oz. for $3.39 ~ 4oz. for $5.19 ~ 8oz. for $8.09



Features:
  • Cup Characteristics: A very full bodied cup of tea. The strength and malty flavour of Assams is combined with the brightness and lively flavour of the best Kenya teas. The longer you allow this tea to brew the stronger it becomes. This tea is best enjoyed with milk since the casein in milk renders the tannins in tea insoluble and reduces the characteristic bitterness of strong tea.
  • Infusion: Bright and Coppery.




Technical Specs:
  • Information: Per capita, Irish consumption of tea is amongst the highest in the world. The Irish prefer a full bodied cup of tea that if brewed long enough one could almost stand their spoon upright. The strength is achieved by buying the best teas available from seasonal production periods in Assam and Kenya. This means that the Assam teas are from the second flush period during June, and the Kenyas are from February and August growth. 2nd flush Assams give a deep malty astringency and the best make your mouth feel dry they are so astringent. This astringency leads to a malty character that is almost so thick you feel like you could chew it. The seasonal Kenyas have a golden coppery color with an almost floral note that give a complex depth to the tea. Furthermore, you will see that the grade is CTC - cut, torn curled. The green leaf whilst it is being processed passes through a machine the cuts, tears and then curls the leaves into tiny balls. This ‘mash’ ferments very quickly after which firing takes place to ‘lock-in’ the flavor. These tiny tea balls when infused release their full flavor, more so than whole leaf tea. The reason is that there is more surface area on the tiny balls which can infuse as compared to the whole leaf tea. This is how the Irish like their tea. Regarding the addition of milk, there is the age old argument of when to add the milk to the cup -before you add the tea or after. Milk-firsters argue that adding milk last scalds the milk noticeably and therefore the milk should be warmed slowly with the addition of tea. Milk-lasters argue that adding milk after the tea has been poured is the only way of judging the proper amount of milk to add by watching the color of the tea change. Non users of milk regard the whole issue as silly..




Extended Information:
Irish BreakfastTea - English Style Blended Black & Green Tea - Elegant tea for royal occasions or for everyday pleasure! Cup Characteristics: Good body but not overpowering with satisfying full tea flavour notes. Infusion: Bright and Coppery. Origin: Origin: India & Kenya (Blended Black Tea)-Loose Leaf in 2oz., 4oz. or 8oz. Foil Bags. Loose Leaf 2oz. for $3.39 ~ 4oz. for $5.19 ~ 8oz. for $8.09
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