Comments on: Mad About Tea

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:24:21 +0000

Each to their own Anthony, I reckon. I think Nick was pointing out that in his (admittedly vast) experience, pouring milk in first does make a difference taste-wise. Of course it’s not possible to do that if you brew in the cup – and I know many people who, through habit or tradition, will have a very definite preference one way or the other, regardless of what any tea master says.

By: anthony

anthony — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:44:02 +0000

i don’t agree with putting milk into the cup before the tea. traditionally it was only done to stop the cups from staining. If you brew the tea in the cup (rather than using a teapot) it wouldn’t be possible either.

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:12:55 +0000

Hi there Janet – of course you’re right to point out that we Irish don’t have the monopoly on loving tea (and also that Russians enjoy drinks other than vodka :) )

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:39:46 +0000

Russians love their tea, too. The best cup I had was actually in a glass in a holder on the train to St Petersburg, with sugar and lemon.

By: The Irish Crisp Sandwich

The Irish Crisp Sandwich — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:56:36 +0000

[...] dirty great big mug o’ Lyons or Barry’s tea to wash it all [...]

By: One Potato, Two Potatoes, …

One Potato, Two Potatoes, … — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:47:36 +0000

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By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:24:17 +0000

Hey RoTEAn (is that your new Japanese name? :) ) – sounds like you’ll be having your own, very special Japanese tea ceremonies when you break out the Barry’s! And you make an excellent point re: the not-so-flat-packability of Lyon’s pyramid teabags. Could that be why Barry’s have the edge in the ex-pat tea stakes I wonder? :D

By: RoTEAn

RoTEAn — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:26:30 +0000

I just moved to Japan and although I didnt have enough room in my suitcase for about 4 pairs of shoes or my winter coat I still managed to squeeze in a good 40 bags of Barrys tea. Would have prefered the Lyons but the oul pyramid teabags were somewhat unwieldy for flat packing. It is reserved for (very) special occassions only!

By: Pu-erh Missus

Pu-erh Missus — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:20:31 +0000

[...] tea is what we mean when we talk about tea in Ireland, that cup that will be offered to you on entry to almost every Irish household. Be it Lyons or be [...]

By: Waking Up To Coffee

Waking Up To Coffee — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:54:21 +0000

[...] with nothing either grande or latte about it. Even so, it seemed like a big step up from drinking tea, if only because that’s what you did at home, morning, noon and [...]