What is Irish Breakfast Tea?
Irish Breakfast tea is a strong, full bodied blend of black teas. The tea is heavily drunk in Ireland, which explains the name, and it is associated with breakfast teas in the rest of the world. Fans of Irish Breakfast tea say that the robust flavor helps to revitalize them in the morning, making for a more productive and enjoyable day. Many shops and tea stores carry Irish Breakfast, since the tea is quite popular in many nations. The primary black tea in Irish Breakfast is Assam tea, named after a region in India. Tea has been cultivated in Assam for centuries, and the area is famous for its very dark, rich, malty black tea. Assam is a lowland tea, unlike many teas which are grown in the highlands of various regions of the world, and it has been an important part of Indian culture since around 1,000 CE, if not earlier. Assam is one of the major tea producing regions in the world.
