Barrys or Lyons?

Mycroft H

Campbells Loose Leaf.

Sarn

At the moment I am an equal opportunity tea drinker. My quest to find the perfect tea continues.

buyer95

Lads tis almost a dead heat. The question that divides the nation, Saipan 2.0 one might say. There's the makings of a RTE series in this, does someone have Montrose's number, I'll do the sales pitch.

LizT

I only recently started drinking tea (:eek: I know) so I don't know the difference. What is the difference?

wp_rathead

Punjana

Most underrated brand out there!

Mycroft H

wprathead wrote: »

Punjana

Most underrated brand out there!

Definitely. If I don't have loose tea, it's punjana.

uch

Tea is Poxy stuff, now if it was whiskey it'd be Jemmy or Kilbeggan for me

wp_rathead

LizT wrote: »

I only recently started drinking tea (:eek: I know) so I don't know the difference. What is the difference?

..you.. you can't tell the difference..?
You know, I feel dirty that i talked to the last night now...
*shakes head*

LizT

Yeah it all tastes the same to me: crap. I like Campbell's loose leaf tea though!

elfy4eva

Nothing like a cup of Lyons Gold blend left brewing
till it's nice and strong with a fair drop a' milk in it.

and two milk chocolate Hob Nobs.

honestbroker

Haven't read all the thread but I presume we're discussing loose leaf, only the uncouth would use tea bags.

Mr.Prodston

honestbroker wrote: »

Haven't read all the thread but I presume we're discussing loose leaf, only the uncouth would use tea bags.

It's all lies, they're not even square!

LostBoy101

I refuse to buy Lyons since they stopped operating in Ireland.

honestbroker

honestbroker wrote: »

Haven't read all the thread but I presume we're discussing loose leaf, only the uncouth would use tea bags.

I prefer tea bags to loose leaf to be honest. The odd time I have lose leaf its never as nice as from the bags.

Mycroft H

Belle Black Backpack wrote: »

I prefer tea bags to loose leaf to be honest. The odd time I have lose leaf its never as nice as from the bags.

Your doing it wrong then :pac:

Ponster

smcgiff wrote: »

Barry's v Lyons is a bit like your religion.

More like politics. Barry's = Fine Gael and Lyons Fianna Fáil (by default I guess, I don't think that Lyons were every associated directly with FF)

Seaneh

Barry's is Irish owned, operated and produced.

Lyons is dutch owned and operated and produced in England.


Barry's for me every time.

Layinghen

Barry's tea for sure.

Stojkovic

Barrys are for culchies and northsiders.
Lyons all the way.
In fact I never heard of Barrys til I met northsiders in London.

Mr.Prodston

Stojkovic wrote: »

Barrys are for culchies and northsiders.
Lyons all the way.
In fact I never heard of Barrys til I met northsiders in London.

And this is why Barrys wins :pac:

LeBash

Scylla wrote: »

Bewleys teabags are great, so are Punjana.
Barrys is muck. Piss. Swill. And so on...

Agree on the punjana but i was brainwashed into buying substandard irish tea. Oh Barrys btw its a little stronger

Sergeant

Ponster wrote: »

More like politics. Barry's = Fine Gael and Lyons Fianna Fáil (by default I guess, I don't think that Lyons were every associated directly with FF)

There is a story behind that. The Barry's of Cork have been involved in selling tea for over 100 years. Employ about 90 people down in Cork. They were on the Collins side in the Civil War. Actively involved in the making of FG. There has been a Barry elected for FG (and the predecessors) in Cork pretty much since the founding of the State.

So loads of people in Munster associated Barry's tea with FG. Hence the reputation.

It's a great example of a well-ran Irish company though.

Vita nova

endacl wrote: »

Lyons. Daft question. Who in their right mind would willingly drink bogger tae...?

Possibly people who don't want to buy a product from a company (Unilever) responsible for closing several long established Irish factories and moving production abroad. There are several locally produced (blended and packed) alternatives to Lyons besides Barry's, such as Bewleys, Campbell's, Robert Roberts and Mc Grath's.

Btw, I grew up drinking Lyons; I haven't knowingly drunk it since Unilever closed their tea factory here.

LordSutch

Such a rubbish thread, with only two brands of tea to choose from

I think I'll start a proper Tea thread, with a poll that includes the top ten teas drunk & enjoyed in Ireland.

LordSutch

So what tea would you want Mrs Doyle to serve with your plate of biccies in the Craggy island Priest house?

Ya will, Go on, go on http://splashofmilk.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mrsdoyle.jpg

Off the top of me head
Aldi (own brand)
Barrys Tea
Bewleys
Decaf
Earl Grey
Fair trade
Lidl (own brand)
Lyons
Typhoo
PG Tips
Punjana
Tetleys
Proper tea for me (no bags)!
Coffee for me please. . .
Other*

Mr E

M&S Breakfast Blend.
Or Bewleys if I'm slumming it.

BGozIE

Barrys

Nemeses

Non herbel/organic/ multicolours / ubercrazy tea.

Just plain simple tea really.

**Vai**

Does Mrs. Doyle have a can of Lilt? Im parched.

Manach

Barrys - like most things from Cork; the best.

wobbles-grogan

Poor show for lyons thus far.
Other than lyons though, has to be the tea leaves!

iDave

Harrods

LeinsterDub

The originality of this thread is off the scale

codie

Barry's boy

KKkitty

Lyons green label all the way.

DenMan

Dunnes Stores tea bags. Simply the best! :pac:

NothingMan

My gf's mother still can't comprehend that I don't drink tea or coffee. I feel like I'm disappointing her every time I decline a beverage.

Ruudi_Mentari

Why is it always black tea, type polls people drink other colours

Where is Twinings and Roberts' only brands I trust in finding - have a stomach bug anyhow; and is all I can consume this wk it seems so go on, go on go on go on go on.

LordSutch

Barrys or Lyons?

Hay, what's happened to my 'Multi brand' Tea thread?

The title on this thread has little to do with the thread I started

The other tea thread that was active today has been merged with the other which tea thread which was also active today.

The results of the last very important poll were:
Barrys - 96 (42.86%)
Lyons - 109 (48.66%)
Other fancy shtuff - 19 (8.48%).

These are the pressing matters of today.

LordSutch

Why is the title of this thread Barrys or Lyons?

Because that was the title of the other thread which was on the front page and was active for the past week. When merged, the old name stuck. You got your poll.

Ponster

> I'm a coffee drinker

Not that we're taking this poll seriously but that's a silly option. Just because you drink coffee doesn't preclude you from drinking tea.

WilyCoyote

Not much of a choice out here. If I see Lyons, Tetley, Typhoo or any English Tea I tend to buy and hoard it.

becost

endacl wrote: »

Lyons. Daft question. Who in their right mind would willingly drink bogger tae...?

Barrys is Irish. Lyons is British.

WilyCoyote

becost wrote: »

Barrys is Irish. Lyons is British.

May be so. But Peter Barry is a Blueshirt. FG Tay? No Way!

Steve_o

Lyons, but i'm not opposed to a cup of Barry's if it's goin'!! small drop of milk, no sugar please..... any bickies?

Backstreet Moyes

Mcgraths.