Name: Brewing Thompson's Irish Breakfast (Belfast Style)
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 1 mug
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tea bag of Thompson's Irish Breakfast; 250ml freshly boiled water (100C); Milk, to taste; Sugar, to taste (optional)

Thompson's Irish Breakfast is an Assam led Belfast blend, stronger and maltier than a typical English Breakfast and built for hard water. Brew it properly and you get a deep, reddish brown cup that takes milk beautifully.

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Makes one mug. Boiling water, three to five minutes, then milk to taste.

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You'll need

1 tea bag of Thompson's Irish Breakfast
250ml freshly boiled water (100C)
Milk, to taste
Sugar, to taste (optional)

Method

Pop the bag into your mug and pour over freshly boiled water.
Brew for 3 to 5 minutes, pressing the bag once or twice for a stronger cup.
Lift out the bag, then add milk until the colour is a deep, reddish brown.
Add sugar if you like, stir, and enjoy.
Press the bag firmly against the side of the mug before lifting it; Irish breakfast is built to take it, and the cup comes out darker.

What you'll end up with: A strong, deep coloured cup that stands up to milk, exactly as an Irish breakfast should.

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Thompson's Irish Breakfast, 80 Tea Bags 250g£6.00