Irish Breakfast Tea

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Black Tea
Flavors
Malt, Tea, Thick, Biting, Spicy, Tannic, Drying, Astringent, Bitter, Vegetal, Floral, Lemon, Nutty, Pleasantly Sour, Wet Earth
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Loose Leaf, Tea Bag
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 45 sec 2 g 12 oz / 353 ml

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  • “I usually drink this bagged tea only in decaf, but today called for caf, so I yoinked a bag from my hubby’s stash. (I don’t know how he brews it for 5 min – after 3 it was looking plenty dark...” Read full tasting note
    75
  • “I’m not gung-ho on bagged teas generally, but I was looking for a cheap, decent black tea mainly to try for cold brewing. I had this about 7.5 years ago, and I thought it was O.K. I decided to have...” Read full tasting note
    77
  • “I have KeenTeaThyme to thank for sending me a bag of this. Thank you! Twinings is a company (or shall I say “are companies”?) that confuse me. It seems like there are two different companies: ...” Read full tasting note
    67
  • “I’m sure I have had this at some point in history. I can’t find any notes I’ve ever written about it. It is one of the half dozen Twinings teas that have always been on the local grocer’s shelves....” Read full tasting note
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From Twinings

The Irish really love their tea and are amongst the most frequent drinkers of tea around the world. In celebration of this tea drinking tradition, Twinings blended a special Irish Breakfast Blend. This tea is best taken with milk and sweetened to taste to bring out the best flavor.

This blend combines teas carefully selected from four distinct regions to give it added body, flavour and strength. The bold taste originates from teas grown in the tropical climate of Assam and the rich, amber color from teas grown in the fertile terra rossa soil of Kenya. The hardiness from these regions is complemented by the softer and more subtle teas from Indonesia and China to yield a full-bodied tea with a smooth finish.

-Dec. 2015

Ingredients: Fine black tea expertly selected from Kenya, Indonesia, Assam and China.

Brewing Instructions:

HOT TEA: Pour freshly boiled water over tea bag and allow brewing for 4 minutes depending on your desired strength. Enjoy sweetened or plain –the choice is yours.

REFRESHING ICED TEA: To make 1 Quart of Iced Tea, use 4 tea bags, brew as suggested above using 4 cups of water. Allow to cool then serve over ice.

LOOSE TEA: Use 1 teaspoon of loose tea in a strainer per cup (6-8oz). If making tea in a teapot and an infuser is not used, pour through a strainer. Brew 3 minutes or to desired taste.

K-Cup®: Using a Keurig® Brewer, press the 6-oz. or 8 oz. brew button for optimal flavour. Add cream, milk, and sweetener or enjoy as is.

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77 Tasting Notes

100
4 tasting notes

this might be my favorite morning tea. i love it so much. i don’t like it strong at all. i like it VERY weak with a little bit of sugar.

Preparation
0 min, 45 sec

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91
61 tasting notes

I bought the black tea sample pack from Twinings and was introduced to this beauty. This is a very yummy black tea. Some days I prefer it to English Breakfast. It is very rich and excellent for morning and afternoon.

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55
219 tasting notes

As far as Irish breakfast teas go, this was pretty mild. I probably should give it another chance since I was drinking it at 2 am during a youth group lock-in.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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69
1 tasting notes

This is a solid morning tea, not too strong but enough to get me out of the fog. I had it with milk and honey this morning. The honey gave it a strange after taste, but overall it was pleasant.

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34
16 tasting notes

Nothing jumps out except for the brand name.

Tasted pretty acidic and dry, but that would be your normal run of the mill breakfast blend.

Full review here: http://theteablag.blogspot.com/2011/01/when-in-rome-drink-with-irish.html

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68
7 tasting notes

This is a wholly adequate morning tea, especially given the circumstances.

Woke up this morning with a terrible head cold, but with a deadline at work, I couldn’t exactly call in.

I needed a good tea this morning. One that would give a swift kick in the groin and get me going.

I don’t have many options at work. Found a box of this hiding in our kitchen, filled a mug with tap water, heated it in the microwave (a little concerned about superheating, so I can’t be sure what the temperature was), steeped for 3:30, found some skim milk in the fridge and added a packet of splenda.

Ahh…Just what I needed. A nice, thick, hearty tea with just the right jolt and no bitterness. I can’t believe it didn’t end up tasting like raw sewage. I’m looking forward to seeing what this’ll do when I take the time to brew this properly.

I will definitely be having more of this today.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 30 sec

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81
18 tasting notes

My everday tea when I travel. An excellent wake-me-up. Hard to oversteep, this tea is very tolerant. I serve mine with 1/2 and 1/2.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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72
111 tasting notes

Nice breakfast tea, but can be very strong if steeped a long time. With a 20 seconds steep, and no milk or sugar, produces a nice smooth morning tea.
If you steep for a couple minutes, you start to get the strong tannins present, and it has a bite, but maybe good if you like milk and sugar, that will come thru.

Preparation
0 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
gmathis

It’s a good no-brain, no-frills staple. (Making mental note to see if I have a few bags left.)

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78
74 tasting notes

This is one of my go-to teas. I grew up with my Grandpa and Mother teaching me to drink black tea with lemon and sugar, so that’s how I prefer it. But tonight I’m drinking it black, to taste the tea itself. When it comes to a plain, satisfying black tea, Twinings Irish Breakfast is strong without being overwhelming, and it stands up nicely to whatever one chooses to put into it.
Tonight I’m comparing it to its sister, Twinings Irish Breakfast Decaf. Tastewise, this one is definitely fuller, deeper, and more complete. This is hardly surprising, since caffeine by itself is naturally bitter. So there are bound to be flavor notes in this regular cup that are missing in the decaffeinated version.
So grab this one in the morning, when that caffeine jolt is needed, with a thicker mouthfeel for a brisk beginning to your day. At night, you can still have that flavor, but in a more delicate fashion, when you’re trying to rest before bed. I usually make a pot of half & half. It’s the best of both worlds!

Flavors: Malt, Tea, Thick

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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68
1837 tasting notes

It isn’t that long I have tried this tea for last time (apparently 3 months ago) and exactly same as previous steeping. 3 minutes, boiling water.

This time it is from Madeline though. Thank you!

I think it is pretty much same as the previous note, though I haven’t noticed any malty notes today. It was drying, bold black tea. Not sure about rich taste, as it was, for a change quite one-dimensional.

Good for mining (keeping this cute typo for morning), when I don’t want anything, but strong tea. Keeping the rating on 68.

Flavors: Biting, Drying, Tannic

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 10 OZ / 300 ML
gmathis

Someday when I am bored, I need to make a top ten list of my favorite heavy-duty “just tea” black teas. I think Twinings would definitely make the cut.

tea-sipper

I would love to see that list, gmathis!

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