Babingtons Blends Tea, Launches in Six Avoca Stores Across The Republic of Ireland

The Babington Avoca Collection Breakfast Special A rich and wonderfully balanced English breakfast tea created for Babingtons in the 1950s. An extraordinary Breakfast tea, made by blending three black teas: Ceylon, Darjeeling, and Yunnan. Pair with a delicious breakfast; eggs, bacon, or cream cakes and desserts Beneficial properties: black tea, known as ‘red tea’, in China, is produced with fully oxidized leaves of the Camelia Sinensis. The tea plant contains vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, and caffeine, which help us improve performance and concentration. Award Winning Earl Grey Imperial Our delightfully balanced and elegant version of the famous bergamot infused tea, enriched with lemon zest and vibrant petals. When creating our Imperial Early Grey, we wanted a bergamot tea in which the flavour of the tea wasn’t overwhelmed by the scent of the other ingredients. As a base we chose a Ceylon black tea from Sri Lanka, to which we then added bergamot essence, lemon peel and flower petals, to make our blend delicious and good looking. In 2022, the Babingtons Earl Grey Imperial, Won Highly Commended at the Great British Food Awards Pair with savouries; smoked salmon, wild rice salad Pair with sweets: biscuits, apple cake, apple pie, carrot key and lemon pie Beneficial properties: black tea, known as ‘red tea’, in China, is produced with fully oxidized leaves of the Camelia Sinensis. The tea plant contains vitamins, minerals, polyphenols, and caffeine, which help us improve performance and concentration. Madame Blue Lady, Green Tea A sweet and scented blend of green tea with strong floral notes of cherry blossom and hints of tropical fruits. This mouth-watering, all-natural blend of Chinese Sencha green tea has a rich, floral cherry blossom note, blended with hints of soft tropical fruit. Pair with sweet treats; lemon pie, pavlova, Victoria sponge, shortbread, cheesecake, carrot cake and scones. Beneficial properties: green tea is the oldest of the tea categories and is produced mostly in China, with the buds of the Camelia Sinensis or with the bud and the first young leaves. Once the leaves are plucked, they are left to oxidize slightly before the process is stopped either by dry heat or by steam (Japan). Because green teas are only slightly oxidized they keep all the healthy benefits of the Camelia Sinensis, such as polyphenols, antioxidants, fluorides, minerals, and vitamins. Chiara Bedini Role: CEO of Babingtons srl Rome & Tea & Brand Experience Director BTC/Babingtons Blends Chiara is imbued with the aromas and essence of the brand, which has afforded her the gift of creating and curating Babingtons teas over the past 20 years. Chiara brings her gift and passion to life in every aspect of the brand experience. Whether writing her tea blog or designing and delivering tea courses & events ranging from tea etiquette to the perfect afternoon Victorian Tea. Chiara is very proud of her work in establishing and running the Babingtons Foundation whose purpose is to educate the predominantly female, young Darjeeling tea plantation workers. Rory Bruce Role: President of Babingtons srl Rome & Development Director BTC/Babingtons Blends Steeped in the business and the brand from childhood, Rory has spent the past 20 years running and growing the family jewel. He is passionate about the brand’s heritage and works to promote Babingtons Rome, through associations that promote historical locations in Italy, including Locali Storici d’Eccelenza and Locali Storici d’Italia. With Chiara, Rory works hard to progress the Babingtons Foundation and looks forward to the evolution of this journey through the UK launch of Babington Blends.