Barry's Tea Gold Blend

Barry's Tea - Gold Blend For me, Barry's Tea is THE taste of Ireland, acquired through many trips there on holiday as a child. And the Gold Blend is the best of the bunch coming in its trademark red box. Barry's Tea was started in Cork in 1901 and is the best-selling tea in Ireland. Unfortunately it is fiendishly difficult to find in the UK, and I have never seen it stocked in a standard supermarket, instead I have to beg friends who are going to Ireland to bring me some back (along with some Galton's cheese, but that's another story!). Despite it being very central to Irish culture, Barry's Tea is blended from the finest Indian tea leaves (believe ...  Read the complete review

Ah Barry's. What would breakfast be without it? Or indeed, the eleven o'clock tea break, lunch, the four o'clock tea break, the after dinner cuppa, or the cup you have with a slice of toast just before you go to bed at night. Nothing beats a good cup of tea, and Barry's is a good cup of tea. Maybe you have to be Irish to understand the significance of Barry's as a brand. There are two types of tea in Ireland. Barry's and Lyon's. Most people are brought up on one or the other, and nothing else will do from that point forward. I was brought up on Barry's and I now bring it a few tea bags worth wherever I travel. It's a ...  Read the complete review