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Irish Brands You Should Try
Ireland shares a culture with the UK that is somewhat similar but also quite different. Many Irish people enjoy tea as much as the Brits do. They also enjoy similar foods such as scones, shortbread, and peas. Let’s take a look at some of the fine Irish brands we at the English Tea Store purvey. … Continue reading
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Luck You
Time to start bringing out the shamrocks, green decorations, and traditional Irish recipes (Irish soda bread, anyone?), it’s St. Patrick’s Day once again! In the US, people wear green, go to pubs, attend parades, and make corned beef and cabbage. In Northern Ireland and Ireland, it’s an entirely different story. It’s a public holiday… Continue reading
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Shamrocks and Tea
Shamrocks are associated with Ireland, and so is tea. So, by a bit of playful logic, if shamrocks symbolize Ireland and tea is deeply woven into Irish culture, then shamrocks and tea naturally belong together. It’s no wonder the famous three-leaf emblem often finds its way onto the tea table. What Is a Shamrock? As… Continue reading
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8 Things to Know About the Irish and Tea
Ireland and tea go together like holly and ivy, like Wooster and Jeeves, like flowers and vases…well, you know what I mean. Time for some more details just in case you end up popping over there for a cuppa some day. 1 Ireland has fallen to #3 world-wide for tea drinking per capita Well, it’s… Continue reading
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5 “Lucky” March Teas Not to Miss!
The third month of the year is here, and hopefully the weather will lean more toward lamb than lion. March is closely associated with the color green—thanks in part to St. Patrick’s Day—but when it comes to tea, there’s plenty of room for variety. After all, there’s a whole rainbow of flavors to explore. In… Continue reading
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The Tea of the Irish
For reasons that are hardly mysterious, March is the time of year when many people turn their attention to all things Irish. Of course, the driving force behind this seasonal enthusiasm is St. Patrick’s Day, a widely celebrated holiday in Ireland and around the world. While originally tied to religious and cultural traditions, it has… Continue reading
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The Story of Bewley’s, an Irish Fave Tea
There was a time when tea was unknown on the “Emerald Isle” that we call Ireland. And then came people with entrepreneurial spirit who thought, “Hey, I think some tea would go over big here.” One of these people was Samuel Bewley, founder of what is now a top tea brand in not just Ireland… Continue reading
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