The Irish-Breakfast tea is a blend of several black teas such as the Assam teas and the Ceylon (Sri Lanka) teas. Consumption of the tea is quite a much in Ireland and that clarifies the title given to it. According to a survey Ireland is graded as one of the largest tea consumers in the world. The history of Irish Breakfast Tea is as ancient as of tea in England (another renowned tea consumer country). Initially the tea entered the houses of Lords, Dukes and the duchesses and that was somewhere in the early 18th century but later in mid 18th century it crept into the common folks and the lower class.
The people all over the world who like Irish Breakfast claim that the full-bodied flavor helps invigorate them in the morning and makes them ready for a hectic day ahead. It is available easily with the name of Irish-Breakfast tea as it is quite well loved around the world. The Irish do not call it Irish breakfast tea they just call it a tea, rather. Although, it is termed as breakfast tea but it is loved throughout the day.
The Irish Breakfast tea mainly contains the Assam tea. Assam is part of India. Tea cultivation in Assam can be traced back to centuries, and the region is well known for its very dark, rich and malty blends of black tea. Amongst the major tea producing regions, Assam is known well.
Irish Breakfast tea is not purely an Assam tea; it carries the combination of black teas to include Darjeeling and Ceylon (Sri Lankan) blend. It is blended in a way that it should be able to produce a dark, layered flavor. If brewed well it turns out to be a very dark red to brown in color. A rightly brewed cup will simply be invigorating in essence and will carry a trace of dark, rich malt. The Irish breakfast tea is commonly taken with milk and sugar to remedy the hard flavor but there still are a people who prefer to take it straight with lemon.
The best Irish Breakfast tea is generally available in loose-leaves as the loose leaf tea is procured from the best parts of the tea plant. The loose leaves when brewed, unfold very slowly to release the actual essence. The brewing should ideally be undertaken in a pot, allowing the leaves to fully expand in the water and produce the best of it they carry. One is lucky to get the real stuff as now a day in order to meet the bulk demands the sellers resort to multiple nefarious ways and means. You may get a perfectly wrapped up tea box but the contents may be just the leaves with dull taste.
Like all other kind of teas the Irish-Breakfast tea also come under different brand names such as, Twinning’s, Tetley, Nambarrie, Barry’s, Bewley’s, Republic of Tea, Taylors of Harrogate, Stash Tea Company, Fortnum and Mason, Harney and sons, Mark T Wendell and the Upton Tea Imports.
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