jgh said 2010-04-23 12:04:26 -0400

Good Alternative to Irish Breakfast from Adaigo Teas?

Hey All,

I just joined today after finding a link to this site on Adaigo Teas. I’ve been drinking the Irish Breakfast for nearly 5 years now, and was curious if there are any lovers of this tea out there that have a similar favorite?

Thanks!

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Lori said 2010-04-23 13:21:30 -0400

If you go on Upton Imports website, they have a British Blend Sampler-they sell a selection of small tins with a variety of English breakfast blends for $13 bucks… Descrription is below:

A tin (approx. 35g.) of each of the following teas: Bond Street English Breakfast (TB10), Finest Russian Caravan (TB70), Baker Street Afternoon Blend (TB75), and Richmond Park Blend (TB86). Specially blended for us in London by master tea blenders.

Cofftea said 2010-04-23 13:38:18 -0400

I try my best not to cross post, but I just saw this from Samovar. Their signature breakfast blend is in the set.
http://shop.samovarlife.com/Momma_s_Brew_Tea_Set_p/50mobr.htm

JacquelineM said 2010-04-23 13:58:16 -0400

I’ve gone through a few tins of Adaigo’s Irish Breakfast myself ;) If you are looking for something around the same price point, try Upton’s River Shannon Blend. If you are willing to spend a little more, I think Golden Moon’s Irish Breakfast and English Breakfast are both really delicious and full bodied. I’ve also heard some great things about the Simple Leaf’s Mountain Malt – I just got some but I haven’t tried it yet. But it is spoken of VERY highly here :)

Cofftea said 2010-04-23 14:00:14 -0400

JaquelineM… maybe this is a sign you should try it today so you can give your official opinion:)

JacquelineM said 2010-04-23 14:06:16 -0400

It’s at home! Sad! – but I think it’s a MUST for this weekeend!!!

Opera Tea Maiden said 2010-04-23 19:14:55 -0400

A couple of teas you may not have heard of, both really powerful and full of aroma & flavor, esp. nice for breakfast:

Aurora Breakfast Blend http://www.theteadrinker.com/te0104-aurora.html
and Totally Assam Blend http://www.theteadrinker.com/te0100-totallyassam.html
from Edwards Premium Tea, via The Tea Drinker — http://www.TheTeaDrinker.com
Enjoy!

Harfatum said 2010-04-23 23:35:40 -0400

I would also endorse The Simple Leaf’s Mountain Malt as an excellent, strong breakfast tea with a lot of character. Their American Breakfast is another great breakfast tea – a little less character but smoother and harder to overdose on the leaves.

That blend includes Ceylon teas too, so you might experiment blending with a Kenilworth or Adawatte estate from Upton – those are my current Ceylons, and they are both good.