Twinings Irish Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea

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• ASIN: B000660MQ0
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Strong and full-flavored, January 20, 2006

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twinings Irish Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea (Misc.)

Twinings was founded in London, England in 1706, and has a long and respected tradition of producing only the finest of teas. Irish Breakfast tea is a mixture of Ceylon and Assam (black) teas, well-known for its strong, malty taste.

OK, let's get down to brass tacks - Irish Breakfast tea is not for everyone. There's an old Irish saying that says that a proper cup of tea should be "strong enough for a mouse to trot on," and this tea is certainly within striking distance of that target! But, if you add milk and sugar to this fine tea, you will be rewarded with a smooth and full-flavored drink.

Irish Breakfast tea is in a class by itself among the teas I have drunk, in that it comes closest to being like coffee - that is having a strong taste that gets you up and going in the morning. Not all teas will stand up to a proper breakfast, but this one will. Overall, I have found this to be a wonderfully interesting tea, strong and robust.

And that's my review. If you want a tea that will round out your hearty breakfast, then Irish Breakfast tea is for you. If you want tea from a great tea producer, them Twinings is for you. I highly recommend this hearty tea!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great morning tea from Twining, March 6, 2006

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Zechristof "zechristof" (Antonito CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twinings Irish Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea (Misc.)

Irish blend from Twining has a pleasing crisp taste, just a bit spicy, fragrant and hearty, not so robust as a Kenya, but much more than a gentle Darjeeling. If you have tried Twining's English Breakfast blend, you should expect this Irish Breakfast blend to be stronger and more complex in flavor, but with similar brewing properties.

You can buy Irish Breakfast blend either in teabags or as loose bulk tea. I strongly recommend the latter for greater flexibility, but the bags taste just as good -- no flavor that I can detect from the paper that Twining uses.

Twining produces some excellent teas, none better than this fine blend. It has my strongest recommendation. It is also available as a decaffeinated tea, with very much the same delightful taste.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Emerald Island's Favorite Blend., February 4, 2005

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Themis-Athena (from somewhere between California and Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twinings Irish Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea (Misc.)

Did you know that the Irish - *not* the English - are per capita the world's highest consumers of tea? No wonder, then, that there is a breakfast blend named for them; although Irish Breakfast is actually strong enough to be a great pick-me-up throughout the day. Traditionally, it consists primarily of teas from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and the state of Assam in northeastern India. Irish Breakfast has an intricately full-bodied, malty, floral aroma and goes particularly well with milk (or cream, but real milk is preferable). Enjoy!