Irish Tea

[commieboy257]

Now, this must be nectar of the gods with the way Mrs Brown quaffs the stuff, and being a tea fiend and seeing some in Tesco's I thought I'd give it a try.
Now I know it's probably never been near Ireland and is nothing like the real deal but it's not a bad brew for all that.
The question is however, what's Irish tea like?

 

[Wise Owl]

Only one true Irish brew

 

[commieboy257]

none of that sludge thank you. I mean the proper Irish tea, bejabbers.

 

[Silver fan 82]

My Mrs has Irish family. Whenever we go over to visit the tea pot is always on. To be honest I thought it was just like the tea I have at home

 

[Lee Richards]

Irish Tea

 

[Dave Spence]

Big pot of fresh Barry's, really hits the spot.

 

[DomCrtr1975]

Thompson's Punjana is my favourite brew! (Northern Irish)

 

[graham turner]

Love barrys tea actually discovered it in a cafe in menorca now ea ch year when we fish in ireland i bring plenty back.
ringtons breakfast tea is also very nice imo.

 

[commieboy257]

Thompson's Punjana is my favourite brew! (Northern Irish)

now it's Thompsons Irish we are drinking so it is, how does it compare to the Punjana?

 

[DomCrtr1975]

now it's Thompsons Irish we are drinking so it is, how does it compare to the Punjana?

I've have no idea, I was a Yorkshire Tea Drinker for donkeys, when a friend got hold of some Punjana from a rep (said friend worked in Tescos) and I tried it and that was it! (10 years ago).

 

[kevin o connor]

The two most popular teas in Ireland would be Lyons and Barrys. Lyons is produced in Dublin and Barrys in Cork . A bit like Guinness is Dublin based and Murphys is produced in Cork.

 

[commieboy257]

but is it a specific Lyons blend?

 

[kevin o connor]

Probably Lyons green label would be the most popular !

 

[commieboy257]

ta

 

[John Step]

What I want to know is how the heck do they manage to grow the stuff in their climate?