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| Irish Breakfast Decaf Black Tea This Irish Breakfast tea is decaffeinated in the green leaf to give a malty tea taste. Per
capita, Irish consumption of tea is amongst the highest in the world.
The Irish prefer a full bodied cup of tea that if brewed long enough one
could almost stand their spoon upright. The strength is achieved by
buying the best teas available from seasonal production periods in Assam
and Kenya. This means that the Assam teas are from the second flush
period during June, and the Kenyas are from February and August growth.
2nd flush Assam
teas give a deep malty astringency and the best make your mouth feel
dry because they are so astringent. This astringency leads to a malty
character that is almost so thick you feel like you could chew it. The
seasonal Kenyas have a golden coppery color with an almost floral note
that give a complex depth to the tea.
Furthermore,
you will see that the grade is CTC - cut, torn curled. The green leaf
whilst it is being processed passes through a machine that cuts, tears
and then curls the leaves into tiny balls. This mash ferments very
quickly after which firing takes place to lock-in the flavor. These tiny
tea balls when infused release their full flavor, more so than whole
leaf tea. The reason is that there is more surface area on the tiny
balls which can infuse as compared to the whole leaf tea.
All decafs sold at Tea Laden are processed using the Co2 Process. The advantage of this decaffeination process is that no chemical solvents are used to remove the caffeine. Also, using the naturally occurring Co2 in a circulation process which carefully uses high pressure and temperature to extract the caffeine, the origin distinct character of the tea is retained in the cup. |
 Irish Breakfast Decaf Two Ounce $6.50 |
 Irish Breakfast Decaf Four Ounce $12.50 |
 Irish Breakfast Decaf Eight Ounce $22.00 |
 Irish Breakfast Decaf One Pound $40.00 |
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