Box of Equal Exchange Organic Irish Breakfast tea with 20 tea bags
Cup of brewed Irish Breakfast tea on a white table with purple and yellow flowers

Organic Irish Breakfast Tea

A breakfast tea specially blended to deliver the fullest body and most malt. With just a touch of sweetness, it’s perfect straight up, but strong enough to handle milk and sugar. 6 Pack contains six boxes (20 tea bags per box).
Unit of Measure
$23.40
SKU: 13312 ISBN: 745998900207

Bring water to a boil (212ºF/100ºC) and steep for 3-5 minutes.

100% Organic Black Tea Leaves

USDA Organic logo  Star-K Kosher logo

Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth

Kosher certified by the Star-K
Tea farmer from one of TPI's tea gardens in India plucking leaves to collect in basket on her back

Rebuilding small farmer communities

We are proud to support the members of the Small Farmer Tea Project (SFTP) in Kerala, India. The members of SFTP are marginalized small-scale producers and members of tribal groups who have suffered from social and economic injustice for generations. They’ve experienced massive erosion, deforestation, and acute water shortages and are working to promote changes in growing practices to rebuild the area through tea production. Most teas–even those that are certified as fair trade–come from large plantations where workers have little say and are trapped in a system of dependency. The small farmers who grow our teas control their land and their livelihoods. Together, we’re building an alternative tea model and a farmer-led future for the tea industry.

Four of our coffee team in front of the roasting machine

Our worker-owned, solar-generating roastery

At our Massachusetts HQ, our team batch-roasts coffee daily under a 1,418 panel solar array, bringing out the best flavors of each harvest. At the lighter end of the roast spectrum, we accentuate the unique fruity and floral notes within the beans. As the roast length increases, the natural sugars in the coffee beans caramelize and darken to elicit a richer body. Our darkest roasts fully express the beans’ natural oils, yielding subtle smokiness and flavors akin to dark chocolate. At every level, our expert team creates a smooth, clean, and balanced cup with reliable consistency from batch to batch.

Overall rating: 4.8717947 / 5 from 117 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Organic Irish Breakfast Tea offers a rich and robust flavor that customers highly appreciate. It is considered the best Irish Breakfast Tea by many, with a perfect balance of sweetness and strength. The tea is suitable for various preferences, whether enjoyed plain or with milk and sugar.

Summary topics

  • Flavor Quality: 35%
  • Irish Breakfast Tea Satisfaction: 8%

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Review highlights

  • "Irish Breakfast Tea is my favorite tea and Equal Exchange's IBT is the best I have had." — Lip B.
  • "Nice and strong, smooth taste, fast delivery, and the satisfaction of knowing that the farmers got a fair price." — Francesca T.
  • "I buy nearly all my teas exclusively from Equal Exchange." — Sharon L.

Reviews

Rich and flavorful black tea

"This aromatic and full bodied, flavorful black tea gets me through work afternoons, happily and fully awake! And, it's organic, which makes me feel good inside. I'm happy to support Equal Exchange to keep the goodness going."

— Sanchie B. (5/5)

I love Equal Exchange Fair

"I love Equal Exchange Fair Trade teas, and Irish Breakfast is a fave!"

— Debra L. (5/5)

Delicious Dark Tea

"Delicious, dark tea. Haven't had it for breakfast yet, but enjoying it with a cookie or two in the afternoon."

— Edward M. (5/5)

Faith and Begorra!

"I love this tea — full-bodied, delightfully robust. Irish Breakfast Tea, where have ye been all me life?!"

— Bill R. (5/5)

Good breakfast tea

"Strong enough to wake you up without bitterness or astringency. My second favorite morning tea, Assam is my number one choice."

— Evelyn L. (4/5)

Tea at breakfast is a

"Tea at breakfast is a given at our house. Irish Breakfast is often our choice and it does not disappoint."

— Arlene R. (5/5)

The Best Tea!

"This is my husbands favorite tea and he’s particular when it comes to his tea."

— Dawn B. (5/5)

a great tea that brews

"a great tea that brews clear and light on tannins"

— Debbie P. (5/5)

Happy customer

"Nice and strong, smooth taste, fast delivery, and the satisfaction of knowing that the farmers got a fair price."

— Francesca T. (5/5)

Zip and flavor

"Listen, if you need some get up and go in the morning, this tea has got you covered. When I found it at my HEB in Texas I was so excited to see an “Irish” breakfast tea as opposed to the typical English! The flavor is lovely, I have mine with honey and almond milk."

— Dominique (5/5)

Q&A

What are the bags made of?
The paper in Equal Exchange tea bags is made from all-natural abaca, a fiber derived from a species of banana plant. Instead of chlorine bleaching, we use a process called oxygen delignification. Our tea bags do not contain epichlorohydrin, nor are they treated with this substance. If you'd like to read more you can check out our blog article https://blog.equalexchange.coop/plastic-in-your-tea/ Enjoy!
I wrote a review yesterday and haven't seen it published. It was a negative review regarding your new pricing policy. Are you only choosing to publish positive reviews?
All reviews are checked for inappropriate content before they are published. Equal Exchange includes both positive and critical reviews and have published your review about the case only options. Thank you for your feedback.
Is this tea caffeine free?
Our Organic Irish Breakfast Tea is a black tea that contains caffeine.
If I am remembering correctly, when I looked at buying some tea a few weeks ago there was the option to buy only one box and it cost $4.50 or $4.75 per box. Is that no longer an option? When I try to select a size it is only showing a 6-pack as an option. Thanks!
Equal Exchange recently made the switch to offering only full cases for our products on our webstore. You can read more about this change here https://shop.equalexchange.coop/pages/cases-only-program
is this loose leaf tea or teabags
These are tea bags.