Irish Tea
Irish tea is strength and habit: black tea in a pot, milk close by, biscuits within reach, and the second cup assumed before anyone says it.
Featured irish tea
- Irish breakfast tea pot - Drink desk - Dublin - A strong black blend steeped in a warmed pot and built for milk.
- Strong mug tea - Drink desk - Cork - A practical mug with enough body to survive milk and weather.
- Tea and biscuits cup - Drink desk - Galway - A plain pot poured beside biscuits, where the drink and the plate take turns.
- Black tea with lemon - Drink desk - Waterford - A no-milk cup sharpened with lemon, clean and brisk.
- Spiced winter black tea - Drink desk - Limerick - Black tea with orange peel and clove for a wet evening.
- Afternoon pot for cake - Drink desk - Kilkenny - Loose black tea held steady beside fruit cake or sponge.
- Honey black tea - Drink desk - Dingle - A strong cup softened with honey, not enough to turn sweet.
- Second pot tea - Drink desk - Belfast - Fresh leaves, fresh water, and no pretending the first pot was enough.
- Peppermint after dinner - Drink desk - Sligo - A simple herbal cup after a heavy plate, no milk and no ceremony.
- Cream tea Irish style - Drink desk - Kerry - Strong black tea beside scones, butter, jam, and the long table.