Profile : Irish Breakfast Cream
Loose - English Favourites Tea
March 6, 2019
CUP CHARACTERISTICS: All
the traditions of Irish tea and then some! Creamy caramel highlights
dot a wickedly full-bodied tea. Milk accentuates the golden cup.
Ingredients: Black tea, Natural flavors (organic compliant)
INGREDIENTS FROM: Assam / Nuwara Eliya + Dimbula + Uva / Nandi Highlands
REGION(S): India / Sri Lanka / Kenya
SHIPPING PORT(S): Calcutta + Haldia / Colombo / Mombasa
GROWING ALTITUDES: 500 - 6500 feet above sea level
GRADE(S): OP (Orange Pekoe)
MANUFACTURE TYPE(S): CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled) and Orthodox (Traditional leafy)
ANTIOXIDANT LEVEL: High
CAFFEINE LEVEL: Medium
VEGETARIAN: Yes
VEGAN: Yes
INFUSION: Bright and coppery
INFORMATION:
Here's
to Ireland, the country that can lay claim to the honor of having the
most tea drinkers per capita in the entire world! The average Irishman,
when not hoisting a Guinness, imbibes an average of 6 cups a day. Even
with the country's relatively small population of 3.9 million, that's
almost 24 million cups a day!
Tea and Ireland go way back. The
drink was first introduced to the country in 1835 by British traders
when Ireland was still part of the British Empire. Maintaining a secure
supply was never a problem as Ireland relied on British importers for a
steady flow of the drink - that is until WWII. During the war, Britain
was forced to ration foodstuffs of all kinds, tea included, throughout
the Empire. The problem for Irish tea-drinkers arose when part way
through the war, much to the consternation of the British government,
Ireland declared itself neutral in the global conflict. The British
retaliated for what they saw as an act of subversion by cutting their
tea ration down to almost nothing. Undaunted, the enterprising Irish
government set up its own tea importing company, Tea Importers (Eire)
Ltd., and tea drinkers throughout the Emerald Isle rejoiced!
In
honor of the tea drinking spirit of the hardy Irish, we've developed
this good strong blend. This blend, like most tea consumed in Ireland
these days is made from East African and Ceylon varieties with a special
addition - a good strong Assam. The addition of the Assam adds a depth
to the tea that is beautifully offset by the addition of cream, another
Irish favorite. This is one tea that'll have you standing up singing
Danny Boy in no time!