Clipper Ship Tea Company

Irish Breakfast

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$6.57 $9 In stock

Category: CLASSIC BLACK TEAS

Tasting Notes: malty, sturdy, smooth

Description: A sturdy black tea with deep smooth flavor, rich body, and a malty sweetness at the finish. A round mouth-feel and a thick stout body makes this our most full-bodied breakfast blend. Irish Breakfast Tea is an ideal accompaniment to a morning meal.

This robust tea is a blend of BOP (broken orange pekoe) Indian and Kenyan teas. The combination of these two strong teas creates a stout tea that is strong enough to stand up to whole milk, cream, and sugar.The style of small leaf used in this blend offers more surface area of leaf, therefore, a deep and strong brew occurs.

Compared to English and Scottish, Irish Breakfast has a rounder mouth-feel and a thick stout body.  It’s rich and mellow at the same time.  English Breakfast has a lighter body with a smooth balanced flavor. Scottish Breakfast differs due to its robust and hearty notes of peat, earth, and oak.  Comparing all three of our breakfast blends, we suggest Irish as the tea you definitely pair with milk.

Ingredients: blend of black teas from India and Kenya in BOP (broken orange pekoe) leaf style

Steep Directions: steep 1 heaping teaspoon of tea per 8 oz boiling water, 205-212°F, for 3-4 minutes

Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Amelia ★★★★★

I usually need a splash of milk in my black teas, but this one drinks smooth enough that I've been taking it plain most mornings. The body is genuinely thick and sturdy, closer to a stout than the thin breakfast blends I've had before.

Alexander A. ★★★★★

The malty sweetness comes through exactly as described, and the mouthfeel is genuinely thick without any astringent bite. I've been brewing it strong with a splash of milk first thing in the morning, and it holds up beautifully for a second steep too.

Elizabeth W. ★★★★★

This is my second pot of the day and the malty sweetness at the finish keeps pulling me back. It’s got that thick, stout body that actually feels smooth on the tongue rather than harsh. Exactly the sturdy cup I needed to cut through the morning.