Irish breakfast tea

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Irish Breakfast Tea is a blend of several black teas, most often a combination of Assam teas and Ceylon teas. Irish tea brands, notably Barry's, Bewley's, Lyons and Robert Roberts in the Republic and Nambarrie's and Thompson's Punjana in Northern Ireland are heavily weighted towards Assam. It is one of the most popular blended teas, common in Tea culture in Ireland. Tea was first introduced in Ireland in the mid-18th century. Despite the tea being introduced during the mid-18th century, it was mainly introduced to upper classes; however, throughout the mid-19th century, Irish Breakfast Tea became readily available for all to enjoy. The Irish population have one of the highest rates of tea drinkers globally.