River Shannon Breakfast Blend

River Shannon is smooth and palatable, highly acceptable, yet made interesting with a little earthiness.

Now this is a cup of tea. Not for the light weight tea drinker. This a good strong cup for the mamas of 4,5,6 kids. Brings me back to my irish grandma's kitchen table. It is good , nice with a splash of milk.

If you don't want to feel unreasonably optimistic after your first cup, you're not ready for this tea. To feel the sea air brush your cheek before you sit before a blazing hearth? To feel convinced that you're not only about to conquer your "to do" list, but also your "to live" list? You're not ready for this tea. But you should be. Get ready.

I bought this after it was recommended to me by Alex at RateTea.com. I'm glad I took his advice! It checks all the boxes for me as a breakfast tea. Bold flavor made up of a lot of subtleties; malty but not as distractingly as The Scottish blends I've had, strong but too strong, kind of between English and Irish. Also inexpensive for the quality!

Freshly steeped you get the smell of raisins and hint of honey and possibly citrus. The color after a 4 minute steep is a rich orangish-red. The mouthfeel is smooth with a light coating on the tongue and throat that lingers. I drink it neat but believe this tea could take a splash of dairy well. This is a great cold tea too.

I treat myself to this about ½ of X my morning ritual for a pot of full flavored blend. The Assam is predominate. It brews quickly and takes a second infusion well (I add a tiny bit for a 3rd infusion). I've been purchasing this blend since the 90's. The maltiness isn't overbearing but complex. I brew it stiff and pour over generous whole milk.

This robust blend holds up well as a very flavorful iced tea

There’s something magical about this blend. It doesn’t just wake you up — it *perks* you up. I love how I feel after a couple of cups. It’s just wonderful, and a rich cuppa to boot.

This tea is (for me) even stronger than the Scottish blend. I can tell that there’s no Chinese black tea in this mix. Tannins are hard on my stomach, so I need to use extra sugar to drink it. That doesn’t, however, make this a bad tea. Quite the opposite, I love it.

Another reviewer described this as being similar to Barry’s, but “stepped up to a sublime notch.” I bought this tea because of that review, and I am happy to say that the reviewer was correct. It makes a robust and pleasantly dry cup with a 4-minute steep. I tried it with sweetener and without, and it’s delicious both ways.

I lived in Ireland and became a tea fanatic there drinking Barry's. This blend reminds me of that Barry's flavour, but stepped up into a sublime notch. Morning, or afternoon pick-me-up rainy day bliss!

A sturdy and flavorful breakfast tea that you could drink every day. We were looking for a breakfast tea with both complexity and 'muscle' to replace the discontinued Peets Irish Breakfast. This tea is smooth and not harsh, and will get your day going, with or without milk. Try River Shannon Breakfast Blend steeped for 3 minutes.

I personalize my labels and called this one Happy Dance. I was so right. One sip in and I knew this was a reorder. I steep for 3.5 minutes and add a splash of milk.

Strong, bright. I don’t use milk or sweetener.

I steep mine stronger than the average person, but the flavor just lingers longer that way. Tremendous flavor, cream and honey make my day😁with this tea flavor.