r/ireland • u/midnight-on-the-sun • 1d ago

Food and Drink Love this tea!

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Drove way across town to get this, Seattle.
So much tea in the bag! Some tea bags are very miserly with how much tea is in the actual tea bag! Not this one…I like a brew that you can stand the spoon up in…this fits the bill😆

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u/No_External_417 1d ago

Yes 💯. I normally get the red one. Beautiful tea ☕

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u/Rollexia 23h ago

My BFs hubby is from NI and they put me on to this brand - love it!

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u/Occamsfacecloth 21h ago

Interesting relationship

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u/midnight-on-the-sun 1d ago

This was the only Irish tea in the store…all the rest were English.

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u/Brief-Study3743 16h ago

The Yorkshire tea brand is the closest to a strong Irish blend because it includes African bends from Kenya and Rwanda.

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u/No_External_417 16h ago

Yorkshire tea is lovely

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u/thatswildhey 23h ago

Know it’s the standard response on this sub but was avid red Thompsons (Punjana) drinker for decades but last five years it’s Barry’s Gold all the way

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u/Disastrous-Length976 20h ago

My mother, a lifelong Barry's drinker, is convinced that the Gold has gone downhill.

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u/Brief-Study3743 16h ago

During World War II, Ireland’s neutrality led it to independently source tea directly from East Africa rather than relying strictly on traditional London auctions, establishing long-term relationships with Kenyan and Rwandan growers. Irish tea drinkers still favor strong tea from African producers.

Traditional British black tea blends are typically composed of a combination of Assam (India), Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

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u/Justin_Heras 1d ago

I'll have to look for this. I much prefer Irish breakfast to English. Haven't seen this brand where I'm located, but Twinings and Taylors are my go-tos

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u/Beach_Glas1 Kildare 1d ago

It's a Northern Irish brand, which might explain why you haven't seen it. They probably don't sell it down here.

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u/Consistent_Rate326 1d ago

They sell it in dunnes!

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u/Justin_Heras 1d ago

oh I'm in the US lol, I just have a fascination with your country

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u/Beach_Glas1 Kildare 1d ago

Ah, sorry for assuming you live in Ireland. Last I saw it was when I went to Northern Ireland. Barry's, Lyons and to lesser extent Bewley's would be the more common brands here.

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u/Justin_Heras 1d ago

no worries ☺️ I'll look for those brands too, maybe at an international grocery store

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u/Ok_Bed8855 22h ago

Thepaddybox dot com, is an international delivery service for all kinds of Irish snacks and drinks including teabags.

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u/YorkyLives 20h ago

Irish tea is generally stronger than English tea. If you can try get your hands of Barry's Tea. Probably on Amazon.

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u/midnight-on-the-sun 16h ago

Yes, so expensive.

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u/YorkyLives 15h ago

I live in Canada and luckily can buy it at my local Walmart and it's not to expensive.

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u/not-ideal-but-true 1d ago

They sell it in Morrisons in the UK.

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u/Zatoichi80 1d ago

Great tea, I don't drink anything else.

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u/chimpdoctor 17h ago

How does it compare to barrys

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u/irishtemp 22h ago

I stock up on the gold label version when its in store, its the best tea by far.

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u/QuarantineBeerShitz 1d ago

Barry's and nothing else

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u/Yer_One 1d ago

Do yourself a favour and get the gold label Thompsons. I only get the green label when I'm stuck, the gold is delicious.

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u/sergtbuck 1d ago

It's one of my favorites.

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u/barrys_tea 2h ago

Have you tried Barry's?

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u/clarstar5 22h ago

Black label Barry’s 🐐

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u/Brief-Study3743 17h ago edited 16h ago

Loose leaf is better quality, tea bags are mostly tea dust (and microplastics). Loose leaf isn’t dusty - it’s the good stuff.
Barry’s is a favorite in Ireland. Also Campbell’s made in Dublin est,1797, is an East African blend.

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u/midnight-on-the-sun 16h ago

I’ve used loose leaf tea a lot but resent the loose leaves mess. I like this tea…the tea bag is so full of tea, not like the wimpy 1/2 full ones.

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u/Brief-Study3743 13h ago edited 13h ago

Loose leaf requires a teapot. The classic teapot for a proper brew is the earthenware “Brown Betty”.

https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/beazley-designs-of-the-year-2018/a-time-honoured-teapot-the-brown-betty

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u/midnight-on-the-sun 6h ago

I love this….such a deep dive into the history of an everyday object.

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u/DylonTheDog2 19h ago

Thompson's tea is British but do enjoy.

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u/HexesForever 18h ago

Irish tea drinking culture is a holdover of British colonialism so I don't think anyone can get on their high horse about people drinking British tea. At least the baked beans enjoyers know what they are

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u/DylonTheDog2 17h ago

I did say enjoy haha

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u/Western-Ad-9058 18h ago

Punjana is a northern Irish brand

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u/DylonTheDog2 17h ago

Owned and founded by British people in Northern Ireland. Not Irish people.

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u/WickerMan111 Showbiz Mogul 1d ago

PG Tips or nothing.