Barry's Tea Bags, Classic Blend, 80 Count, 8.8 Oz, (00102506)

Barry's "black label" tea is one of my favorites. Wonderful flavor an aroma.

This is a superb Assam that takes milk well and is excellent for making chai [ For chai, I break open the tea bags to cook the tea in milk] . Smells fruity and sweet as you open it. The quality difference from the lower "Barry's Gold" is striking in terms of rich flavor. I find it smoother and less edgy in terms of caffeine from PG Tips and other competitors, meaning that I can enjoy more without over caffeination. I wish they would name or label it to clearly indicate that it their premium.

When this box arrived, I set up a little taste test: I brewed up all four varieties of Barry's that I could find (Classic, Gold, Irish Breakfast, and Decaf), then compared them all side by side. I and two of my tea-snobbish friends all agreed the Classic was the best (followed by Gold blend). The one flaw in the experiment was the Irish Breakfast blend was purchased off the shelf of a local store, and I don't know how fresh it was. Anyway, this is a very good tea, especially for a bulk-packaged bagged tea. DO follow the printed instructions and move the tea to a better container once opened, or it will soon taste like the cardboard it’s packed in. (I use a stainless steel tin.) I normally drink loose-leaf tea, but when I want the convenience of a teabag, this is my go-to. Incidentally, I weighed an individual bag, and compared it to a Twinnings teabag: Barry's weighed 3.48g, Twinnings weighed 2.17g. So about 60% more tea per bag. No wonder my Irish friends swear by this tea! :)

Love the taste. Wish it wasn’t so expensive

Sexy Tea.

I've tried a lot of black teas, this is the best. Hearty and strong.

This is the best tea on the planet bar none! Buy this tea. Bring exactly 27 oz (3 cups and 3 oz) of water to boil on stove or microwave (mine takes 3:30 seconds and then add 3 bags and allow to steep for 3 minutes (in the winter I go 5 minutes for stronger, wake me up tea). I add 3 teaspoons of honey after I pull the teabags. You can refrigerate them an put em on your eyes to reduce wrinkles. :-) So 3 cups and 3 oz, 3 bags, 3:30 in micro, steep 3 minutes, add 3 tsp honey. All about 3s

These tea bags have a stronger flavor than Lipton. I’ve been using this brand flavor for several years and would not use anything else. I tried Barry’s Tea in the red box and the flavor is much milder. I like a bold tea flavor.