Absolutely delicious !!!!!!!!

Outstanding loose black tea, very flavorful. If you like strong tea that really packs a punch but is flavorful and comforting, this is for you. Very finely ground and makes a great brew.

Better than the tea bags. Much more flavor n smooth. Need very little for a cup so it lasts a while. I was hesitant cuz of price but i think its worth it. Tins look cute in my kitchen. Highly recommend

Enjoy my Irish tea this way. Much better than tea bags. Very tasty!!

I love this tea! It brews up robust just the way I like it. Since it is loose, you could add more or less to adjust to your liking. However, I don’t think if you are an “anemic tea” drinker this is the one for you. If you want to enjoy a strong tea flavor with a malty twist, buy this tea!

I love this tea only I wish it wasn't so pricey.

It's the only tea I buy. I prepare it every morning and my 8 year old grandson enjoys it with me.

I am writing this review primarily because of comments around how dusty this tea and the Twinning's tea in general can be. I am not a tea connoisseur and will use a plain black tea bag for ease or speed (or at work), the occasional Keurig cup, or loose tea. Both bags and loose tea will have a bit of dust and it is inevitable considering transportation and jostling.I have found in general the least rich taste would be a K-cup, next a tea bag, and loose tea at the top of the list for flavor, color and scent. You will definitely taste a difference. Although probably not as "pure", I have had great success in using a coffee filter to line my strainer for loose tea. With the bags steeping for 3-5 minutes I always seem to taste the the bag but not so with a coffee filter. I know, both the filter and bags would typically be paper but it may have something to do with the tea not actually being wrapped in the paper and being allowed to steep loosely before being strained. I can tell little if any difference between using a coffee filter lining or not other than an almost complete lack of dust.Irish Breakfast has become my daily favorite but using a filter in the strainer worked so well I usually keep tins of English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, and Earl Grey on hand. I'm also adding Lady Grey and will try Ceylon Orange Pekoe on my next tea order. I will typically drink tea from dawn to dusk and beyond so although not a connoisseur, taste and texture is still important to me.If you are really bothered by the dust but don't want to fall back to a bag (still dusty but less so), try using a coffee filter to line your strainer.

Nothing spectacular but nothing wrong with the taste either. Middle ground but it taste much better when you add 1/2&1/2 to it. MUCH better. The flavor balances out well. I don't add sugar but you could.

Strong flavored tea, but finer cut leaf than I’m used to. It means you must use less and steep for a shorter period than with other brands/varieties or you’ll have a harsh, bitter cup of tea. Once I got the hang of it, I do like this tea with milk and sugar. Not good with lemon, IMO. Price is good.

I had liked this tea previously in paper tea bags so tried the loose leaf. The difference in flavor could have been from processing or the tea batch used (just like coffee, flavors can be influenced greatly by weather, soil, etc. at the source). I did find inconsistency of the tea pieces; there were too many highly ground pieces that went through my strainers.

Twinings is supposed to be a premium tea, but sometime ago they went to a different process for their loose tea. Instead of cut tea leaves, their loose tea is no longer cut leaves but tea the looks similar to ground coffee which comes with tea leaf dust. Not good.

I usually prefer loose leaf tea to bags because the quality is usually superior. I did not notice any difference in quality between the tea bags and the loose leaf, both Twinings. This may be a testament to the quality of the tea bags, or it may be an indictment of the loose leaf tea. I am not dissatisfied with the product.One of my main problems with this tea is that when compared to other loose leaf Irish Breakfast Teas, this brand tastes subpar. There is always residue at the bottom of my cup or pot, something that is not observed with different brands. This prevents me from enjoying the entirety of my pot.All in all, the tea is fine, but not great.

I have enjoyed thistype and braand of tea befor as a bagged tea so i thought i knew what to expect. But i was wrong. After following the directions i found the loose tea to be very bitter and harsh when following the directions. I recomend if u like the bagged tea that u use half the tea recommended by the directions, or steep for less time then recommended

I'm a huge fan of Twinings tea, but I used to drink English Breakfast as my goto. I was given a Black Tea variety pack as a gift, and I tried the Irish Breakfast tea. I was instantly hooked. It has a dark, full flavor, an excellent aroma (opening the tin is a joy in itself), and, unlike their English Breakfast tea, it is strong enough to stand out alongside milk.As for the form, this isn't a tin of tea leaves, it is a granular tea, little spherical pellets, so it won't work in an infuser. I used to get tea bags of the Irish Breakfast (side note: the tea in this tin is coarser and more varied than what comes in the Irish Breakfast tea bag, giving it a much more complex flavor), and just boil some water, add tea bag, sugar, milk, and drink. However, I have a Krups Espresso machine (Krups XP4600), and this loose tea form is perfect for it. I fill the little metal basket from the tin, insert it into the machine, place a cup underneath, and press a button. Instant, delicious tea. It also has a steamer for frothing milk, which is amazing with this tea. Unlike a keurig or any of those individual brewers with cups, the only part of the machine that your beverage touches is the metal basket/filter (which is dishwasher safe), so you don't need to spend 15 minutes cleaning the machine and running empty cycles just to avoid your tea tasting like coffee.The tin of loose tea is much more economical than tea bags or k-cups, and tastes much better. With an Espresso machine, it is also damned convenient. I can't recommend this hard enough, to anyone who drinks tea regularly (especially if, like me, you can't stand coffee). If you only drink tea occasionally, I still recommend it, but in tea bag form.Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make a cup...

I LOVE this tea. I just tried my first cup of Irish Breakfast tea after years of the English version. The English, is still quite yummy, in my opinion, but this is my new favorite. Smooth, strong, without and astringent or bitter aftertaste, I take mine with a bit of milk and sugar. It is my new favorite black tea. Use a fine mesh strainer and steep for 5 minutes and you will end up with a great morning blend!

For me, this a good strong tea that I drink in the morning as an alternative to English Breakfast and PG Tips. I make 1 or 2 single cups most mornings when I'm not drinking another black tea. I usually drink it with half & half (cream), but it is not bad with lemon either. It is definitely stronger and more flavorful than the regular Lipton black tea.I order another can about every 6 months and I see no reason to stop doing that. They also make this tea into teabags, but they seem quite a lot more expensieve per cup.

I love the Twinings Irish Breakfast blend -- which is truly sad because I hate the waste of tea bags and I prefer the taste from loose leaf tea... but as other reviews have noted, the Twinings brand loose tea is the finest, powdery, fannings and dust texture ever seen in the history of the empire.Fortunately, there's this: Tops PermaBrew Tea Bag Infuser (amzn.com/B007WZQKGO); also comes in larger 'pot infuser' size (caution: make sure it's snapped shut and tight!).I own a variety of loose leaf infusers, and this is the only one that can hold the Twinings loose teas and not leak. Seriously, don't bother buying one without the other, or plan to emergency MacGyver a cup, funnel, and coffee filter system when things go tragically awry. (Or just use tea bags, if you hate the environment and aren't a fan of delicious flavor.)

Word to the wise, once you make the switch from tea bags to loose leaf it's kind of hard to go back. This is my favorite tea right now and I absolutely loved this. It has a strong, rich flavor and is delicious with milk and sugar. You don't want to make it too strong though. One spoon full of tea leaves can get me about 2-3 cups of tea. If you like Irish breakfast tea you can't go wrong with this.

The tea is strong, as expected. I favor adding milk and little bit of brown sugar. However, my major issue is that the leaves are not whole. They are basically in the same form you would find in a tea bag, but without the bag. Some particulates do get through the mesh of my teapot (the mesh has about a 2mm diameter hole) and it's a bit annoying. Might as well have bought the bagged tea.