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James Joyce's Black Tea Blend


James Joyce's Black Tea Blend
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James Joyce was born February 2, 1882 in a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. He attended a private boarding school until his father’s debts caught up with the family and he and his siblings were forced to leave. He would later attend college and, while he achieved high marks, his views never aligned with the Jesuit professors. A collection of his short stories, The Dubliners, was published in 1914 and introduced Joyce’s dense and atmospheric prose to the world. He would go on to travel Europe, spending most of his productive years in France, where Ulysses was published in 1922. Joyce’s influence continues into the 21st century where his method of conveying the complexity and chaos of random thought as a stream of consciousness is still in use.

For Joyce, tea was an expected part of life and it appears in his works as a routine part of the day. As a man of taste, he enjoyed the finer things in life and, as an article describing a meeting at his house says, “Mrs. Joyce gives us the best tea and the nicest cakes that are to be had in any house in Paris.” Our James Joyce tea blend uses a distinctly Irish mix of black teas to mimic the type of drink he and his friends would have enjoyed.

This delightfully bold blend of teas brews to a golden cup with a malty flavor and a slightly fruity aftertaste.

Ingredients: Black teas from India, Sri Lanka and Kenya.

Certified Kosher

 Brew tea at 212º - steep for 3 minutes.

4 Ounces of loose tea makes approximately 50 cups of tea.

Please note that the photo is shown for our 4oz tin. We are also offering this in a 4oz pkg size, which will come in one of our double lined bags labeled with the name of the tea.

Works by James Joyce:

     The Dubliners
     Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
     Ulysses
     Finnegan’s Wake

Check with your local bookstore for more titles or for recommendations for further reading.

Customer Reviews
Decent Irish Blend 4/15/2020
I can't say anything bad about this tea. That being said, I can't say it has highlights either. It's a good tea for sitting around dreaming. It won't distract you from other things.
- C McG, PA
 
Great fans of James Joyce's ... tea! 9/24/2019
Not much for his writings, but love this tea that carries his name. Hearty yet smooth and full of flavour and aroma. When our supply of Dunmore East runs low, this is the tea DH reaches for. Very enjoyable when you want a full-bodied black tea.
- JanisB, SC
 
Delightful Irish Blend 11/16/2018
The James Joyce Tea Blend is the favoririte of the 4 tins I chose for a literary gift sampler for the family. It brews to a beautiful golden color, reminding me of a fine Darjeeling Second Flush. The taste was slightly fruity which I love in a good cup of tea. It tasted great as is, no milk, no sugar, I'm at the end of a very bad cold, and this tea is very gentle and comforting and I'm glad I did not need to add any milk but when I feel better, I'll try it with milk. Thanks S&V, for offering this lovely tea blend!
- Fanny Ip, NY
 
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