Moving to loose tea couldn't be easier, we offer:
Both Green Tea and Black Tea offer various health benefits, but they have some differences due to variations in processing and composition.
Green Tea:
Black Tea:
In summary, both green tea and black tea have their own health benefits. Green tea may have a slight edge due to its higher levels of antioxidants, but the specific health goals and preferences of an individual may influence their choice. It's worth noting that adding excessive amounts of sweeteners or milk to either tea can diminish some of their health benefits.
Chrstmas is all about sitting down with friends and family over a pot of tea and catching up with a comforting brew.
Whether you love our tea and want to give it to a tea lover in your life to improve their tea drinking experience this Christmas or just know that everyone need that "tea moment" in their lives , McEntees Tea is there for you.
As one great mind C.S Lewis put it “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."
So many reasons to drink and give tea, sure it makes everything right!
There's a great range of filter teapots, strainers and filter mugs to choose from that can be paired with our many excellent blends of tea, to make the perfect moment for a Christmas Gift this year.
As featured in The Guaranteed Irish Gift ideas - altogether better!
]]>McEntee’s Fine Teas is a family business run by Donal and Helen McEntee located on the family farm in Co. Louth. They are both passionate about their tea and crave the perfect strong soothing cuppa. They feel it’s important to bring back better grades of tea and this can be tasted in the quality of their loose teas. They now have quite a following throughout Ireland and abroad. Donal and Helens desire to develop McEntee’s Fine Teas dates back to their childhood where tea was central to traditional family life. Helen McEntee said “Tea has been a part of Irish family life for generations, it’s important to us to remind people to take a moment to enjoy a pot of proper tea with family and friends once more”. This passion has driven their desire to bring back proper great tasting tea brewed in a teapot.
Their blends of tea have been carefully crafted over a long period of tastings, sourcing their teas from all over the world from the finest gardens in lndia, Kenya and Ceylon. Their desire was to find that balance in their blends that combined the malty deep taste of the finest Assam teas with the distinctive fragrant and lemony taste of Ceylon Teas for their Breakfast blend. For their Gold Blend the desire was to balance the Assam with the brisk, full-bodied Kenyan teas. Having tasted hundreds of teas they feel they found that perfect balance. As one of their customers put it “nice tea no dust or powder just honest to goodness tea”. To complete their products, they sustainably source their packaging locally. They recently won a Gold Award in the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards 2020 for their Irish Afternoon Blend and a Gold Star Great Taste Award for their Mint and Nettle Infusion. This follows their success in 2019 when their teas won Gold (Mint & Nettle), Silver (Gold Blend) & Bronze (Irish Breakfast) at the Blas Irish Food Awards. Their success in lrish and UK food awards means their new customer can buy with confidence, knowing they are getting the best of Ireland!
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As we move towards a more sustainable world McEntee’s Tea asks “Do we really need a teabag to have a cup of tea?”
]]>As we move towards a more sustainable world McEntee’s Tea asks “Do we really need a teabag to have a cup of tea?”
According to Checkout Ireland the average Irish person consumes 1460 cups of tea a year, that’s a lot of teabag waste. ! Then multiply that by the number of tea drinkers in Ireland and you end up with a mountain of teabag rubbish. That is wasted paper, waste glue not to mention the plastic woven through the filter paper often used to ensure your teabag holds it shape. Is this really necessary? For a product that can easily be consumed loose with a strainer that you can use for a life time we don’t need to create all this waste.
As Board Bia points out 77% of us are look to buy products with less packaging, teabags are unnecessary packaging!! Tea bags?
Are we serious about creating a sustainable world? If so we need to take one small step at a time and consume our tea with as little impact as possible on the world. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
Sources:
https://www.bordbia.ie/industry/insights/global-sustainability-insights/tangible--consumer-facing/sustainable-packaging/
https://www.checkout.ie/technology/average-irish-person-consumes-1460-cups-tea-per-year-82140
]]>McEntee’s Tea, has been selected to supply Aldi’s 145 stores with their award winning teas through the Grow with Aldi programme from 6th March for 2 weeks! Grow with Aldi was launched a few years ago where Aldi offers the best of Irish small and medium sized food producers a 2 week window to supply its stores all across Ireland.
At McEntee’s Fine Teas they are passionate about quality Irish Blends of loose tea. Helen McEntee asks “Do we really need tea bags to make a cup of tea? Would it not be better to use loose tea and reduce packaging? McEntee’s range of loose tea is a better grade of tea than the dust in tea bags. Better for you, Better for the Environment and a much Better tasting cup of tea! ”
The three McEntee’s Irish loose Tea Blends created by Donal & Helen are all locally blended in Co.Louth, and are proud to be Guaranteed Irish.
They have all won awards at The Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards, with the Afternoon Blend winning Gold recently. In addition their Blends have won Gold Star awards at The Great Taste Awards. Their teas offer a great tasting, more sustainable offering for tea lovers.
Their range of Three Loose Irish Teas - Irish Afternoon Tea, Irish Breakfast Tea and Gold Blend Tea will be available in 145 Aldi stores nationwide from Sunday 6th March while stocks last for 2 weeks.
McEntee’s Tea is a family owned business run by husband and wife team Helen & Donal McEntee based in rural Co.Louth on the family farm. Both passionate tea drinkers, they developed the idea of McEntee’s Tea a number of years ago to bring back quality, great tasting Irish Blends of proper loose tea to make everyone’s cuppa a moment to enjoy. Donal said “I felt everyone had forgotten the aroma and flavour of proper tea, we need to remind them!”
Donal and Helens desire to develop McEntee’s Fine Teas dates back to their childhood where tea was central to traditional family life. Helen McEntee said “Tea has been a part of traditional Irish family life for generations, it’s important to us to remind people to take a moment to enjoy a pot of proper tea with family and friends once more”. This passion has driven their desire to bring back proper great tasting tea brewed in a teapot. They source a very select range of loose teas together with filter teapots from around the world. By offering both the range of quality teas alongside the tea ware, they aim to make the move to proper tasting loose tea easier and affordable for everyone.
For more information, press only:PR: Helen McEntee 0876794090 helen@mcenteestea.ie For more information on Product:www.mcenteestea.com |
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Thé de l'après-midi de McEntee est un mélange traditionnel de thés d'Assam, de Ceylan et du Kenya. C'est notre thé le plus fort et le plus savoureux offrant une infusion piquante de malt et d'agrumes.
]]>Thé de l'après-midi de McEntee est un mélange traditionnel de thés d'Assam, de Ceylan et du Kenya. C'est notre thé le plus fort et le plus savoureux offrant une infusion piquante de malt et d'agrumes. Gagnant du prix d'or aux Blas Irish Food Awards 2020.
Great Taste, le prix des aliments et des boissons les plus convoités au monde, a annoncé ses stars de 2021. Après 86 jours d'évaluation socialement distanciés à Londres et dans le Dorset, Great Taste, qui valorise le goût avant tout, a déniché les meilleurs aliments et boissons de tous les coins et recoins du monde. Indépendamment de la marque ou de l'emballage, chaque produit est jugé sur un pied d'égalité, selon sa texture, son apparence, sa composition et bien sûr son goût. Des critiques gastronomiques, des chefs, des restaurateurs, des acheteurs au détail, des cuisiniers, des producteurs et une multitude d'écrivains gastronomiques, de journalistes et d'influenceurs des médias sociaux font partie des 355 palais estimés qui ont rigoureusement goûté à l'aveugle et jugé les 14 113 entrées de 108 pays.
Helen McEntee de McEntee's Tea explique : « Nous sommes ravis de remporter un autre prix Gold-Star Great Taste Award pour notre thé irlandais traditionnel en feuilles de l'après-midi. C'est notre troisième mélange à recevoir une étoile d'or dans ces prix prestigieux, contre une concurrence féroce.
Reconnu comme une marque d'excellence auprès des consommateurs et des détaillants, Great Taste valorise le goût avant tout, sans égard pour la marque et l'emballage. Qu'il s'agisse de vinaigre, de granola, de bacon ou de fromage en cours de jugement, tous les produits sont retirés de leur emballage, bocal, boîte ou bouteille avant d'être dégustés. Les juges savourent, discutent et re-goûtent ensuite pour décider quels produits méritent une récompense 1, 2 ou 3 étoiles.
Créé en 1994, Great Taste est organisé par la Guild of Fine Food et est le programme d'accréditation alimentaire le plus important, le plus ancien et le plus respecté au monde pour les producteurs d'aliments artisanaux et spécialisés.
14 113 produits différents ont été entrés en 2021 en provenance de 108 pays. 355 juges ont dégusté à l'aveugle les candidatures de cette année, notamment ; Joanna Blythman, journaliste d'investigation et écrivain culinaire, cuisinière, écrivain, styliste et voix de la cuisine végétarienne moderne, Anna Jones, auteur, Olia Hercules, Kenny Tutt, champion et restaurateur MasterChef 2018, écrivain culinaire et cuisinier, Xanthe Clay, présentatrice, auteur et tuteur, Steven Lamb, boulanger et auteur, Martha Collison, et Kavi Thakrar de Dishoom, ainsi que des acheteurs de produits alimentaires de Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason et Partridges.
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Nous pensons que cette tendance se poursuivra après les commentaires positifs que nous avons reçus et nous serions ravis que les entreprises nous parlent de nos produits à inclure dans les paniers-cadeaux irlandais pour la nourriture et les boissons. Consultez nos critiques de produits 5 étoiles. Livraison gratuite en Irlande pour les commandes supérieures à 150 €.
]]>L'article mettait en évidence plusieurs des producteurs alimentaires qui ont bénéficié de la présentation de leurs produits sur les étagères Aldi dans toute l'Irlande au cours des deux semaines début juin. @Woodfireandgreen, @Mamabear, @ballyhubbockfarm, @connamarabrewing et @Kookee ont également été présentés avec leurs histoires et aspirations commerciales.
Si vous êtes l'un des nombreux à avoir acheté un paquet de notre thé à Aldi et que vous souhaitez maintenant vous réapprovisionner, notre gamme de thés irlandais en vrac peut être achetée sur notre site Web, avec une expédition rapide dans toute l'Irlande, le Royaume-Uni, l'Europe et les États-Unis ! Abonnements maintenant disponibles.👇
https://www.mcenteestea.com/collections/mcentees-tea-range
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Many people have experienced or will experience the death of someone close during these exceptional circumstances. It may be a COVID-related death, a death from other causes, or a previous bereavement that you are finding more difficult at this time.
Irish Hospice Foundation launched this service in June 2020 as a response to the pandemic, and to support the many people grieving in isolation.
Having the Bereavement Support Line number displayed on this new Master Blend product means that more people who need the service will know of its availability. Apart from the awareness raised, with every purchase, Irish Hospice Foundation will receive a 10 cents donation towards the Line
Tea is known for its calming and reassuring qualities, and IHF Bereavement Support Line offers that comfort and reassurance to hundreds of bereaved people in the country.
“We're delighted to partner up with Irish Hospice Foundation to raise awareness for a crucial service, the IHF Bereavement Support Line. We are happy to share that for every purchase of our Loose-Leaf Master Blend tea we will donate 10 cents towards this vital service. We also encourage people in Louth who are dealing with bereavement and finding it particularly difficult in these exceptional times to call the line. You will receive the support and comfort that you deserve." Helen & Donal McEntee.
Irish Hospice Foundation Bereavement Support Line is a national freephone service on 1800 80 70 77 available 10am to 1pm, Monday to Friday. Many people have experienced and will experience the death of someone close during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of such loss, the IHF Bereavement Support Line, in partnership with the HSE, is there to provide connection, comfort and support in these exceptional times.
Helen McVeigh, Director of Fundraising for Irish Hospice Foundation, said: "We're delighted with this partnership which will raise awareness and funds towards our vital service the IHF Bereavement Support Line. Since the inception of the service just over a year ago, we've received over 1,500 bereavement calls. Our staff and volunteers offer a listening ear in a confidential space where people can talk about their experience. We are grateful to McEntee’s Fine Teas and all their customers for this support"
Support this initiative:
You can purchase the Master Blend Tea in aid of IHF here:
https://www.mcenteestea.com/products/master-blend-irish-tea-250g-100-cups-mcentees-tea
If you are looking to buy a special present for a loved one, you can also purchase the exclusive Irish Hospice Foundation Sunflower Gift Set here:
https://www.mcenteestea.com/products/sunflower-gift-set-supporting-irish-hospice
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Having grown up in the Isle of Man Helen McEntee has fond memories serving Tea in her Grandparents Hotel in Port Erin. The Towers Hotel located at the top of the promenade served tea silver service style and it is this tea experience Helen is trying to emulate with her blend of proper tea she has created.
The Isle of Man is a UNESCO Biosphere which recognises it's pledge on it's
It makes sense that we have created a Manx loose Tea Blend with non of the plastic found in teabags. A recent study showed that many teabags released up to 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 Billion Nanoplastics into a single cup!
Our Manx Blend is a delicate combination of Ceylon and Assam tea's which deliver that refreshing strength of flavour you associate with tea from the Isle of Man. For all times of the day when you need a reviving cup of tea. When you can't visit the Isle of Man the next best thing is to sit with a cup of tea that brings you back to the moments spent in the Isle of Man and dream of your next visit!
MAKING A PERFECT CUP OF TEA USING MANX LOOSE TEA
Find out more information about visiting The Isle of Man here
]]>Cold brewing your iced tea will add a nice body to your beverage and enhance the leaves’ natural flavor and sweetness. This will give you a subtle taste and lasting finish that is much more refreshing and enjoyable than the quick, hot-brew method.
And yes, this is our favorite way to brew iced tea. Here is how you can do it:
1. Start by adding about 1 teaspoon of loose leaf tea to a clean mason jar. Our golden ratio is 1 teaspoon of tea per every 8 ounces of water, so if you are brewing a larger batch, feel free to double or triple the amount.
2. Next, cover the tea with water (8 ounces per 1 teaspoon). It is best to use tap or room temperature water.
3. Then, put the lid on, seal, and place the mason jar in the refrigerator, allowing it to steep naturally, for at least 4 hours, but the best taste is extracted after 8-12 hours.
4. Add sugar to taste
5. Strain and serve with ice, lemon slices, and other favorite add-ins.
This is a somewhat quicker version of the previous method.
1. Place 1 teaspoon of loose leaf tea inside your cup or strainer.
2. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil, then pour the boiling water over the tea.
3. Allow it to steep for 5 minutes, then strain and discard the leaves.
4. Add sugar to taste
5. Let the tea sit at room temperature for about half an hour, then transfer it to your jar/pitcher, and place it in the fridge to cool for a couple of hours.
6. Serve with ice and preferred add-ins.
While both methods will generally brew you a delicious iced tea, the first recipe definitely delivers a more satisfying flavor. Besides, there is no need to worry about over-extraction or bitter taste with cold brewing since the cold water can only bring out the natural sweetness.
source
https://www.perfectbrew.com/blog/how-to-make-loose-leaf-iced-tea/
]]>They will be running a competition to win a €100 Aldi voucher, just share a photo of your McEntee’s Tea purchase between 6th – 20th June and tag #McEnteestea to have a chance to win.
McEntee’s Tea is a family owned business run by husband and wife team Helen & Donal McEntee based in rural Co.Louth on the family farm. Both passionate tea drinkers, they developed the idea of McEntee’s Tea a number of years ago to bring back quality, great tasting Irish Blends of proper loose tea to make everyone’s cuppa a moment to enjoy. Donal said “I felt everyone had forgotten the aroma and flavour of proper tea, we need to remind them!”
Donal and Helens desire to develop McEntee’s Fine Teas dates back to their childhood where tea was central to traditional family life. Helen McEntee said “Tea has been a part of traditional Irish family life for generations, it’s important to us to remind people to take a moment to enjoy a pot of proper tea with family and friends once more”. This passion has driven their desire to bring back proper great tasting tea brewed in a teapot. They source a very select range of loose teas together with filter teapots from around the world. By offering both the range of quality teas alongside the tea ware, they aim to make the move to proper tasting loose tea easier and affordable for everyone.
Delighted to be featured in our local Drogheda Independent paper this week .
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Gold Blend Tea -
"The quality, taste and texture of this loose leaf tea is excellent. It has become a firm favourite in our household. In fact it is almost always commented on by friends who come to visit. It’s a strong full-bodied tea with a rich robust flavour. I’d highly recommend it. Fast shipping with excellent customer service. Many Thanks"
"Makes a really wonderful cuppa. Cant fault it .Added to which , unlike tea bags, no plastic and no dust."
Irish Breakfast Tea
"McEntee's is the best breakfast tea I have tried over decades from different parts of the world whether as single origin or blends by the most famous brands. I often have it in the afternoon as well. You might find it strong for high tea though. I like it very much and recommend everyone to try."
Irish Afternoon Tea
This tea is so good words cannot do justice to it. It is a rich, tasty and very smooth drink, refreshing without a tannin aftertaste.
Well done all at McEntee's!
The Alzheimers Society of Ireland is supporting people with dementia and their families as their Home Care; Dementia Advisers; National Helpline, and Online Family Carer Training are all still running, their administration staff are operating from their homes across the country and in addition they are looking at new ways of providing ASI support to their clients and their families.
Their Home Care Service offers dementia specific, person centred care and their trained staff work with clients.
Their Dementia Advisers work with people with dementia, their families and carers to provide a highly responsive and individualised information and signposting service.
To sign up and register your own Tea Day fundraising event click here
]]>After the success of their Tea ware range launched in 2020 which includes a range of filter teapots in different colours, styles and sizes, McEntee’s Tea has launched their own unique filter ceramic teapot design with removable infuser and their distinctive logo on the base.
“We hope this new quality Cara ceramic filter teapot priced at €15.90 will enable more and more people to make the move to improve their tea drinking experience using our proper loose tea. We believe in the true tea experience of serving tea from a teapot using loose tea, it’s like a ritual taking us back to our childhood. Encouraging us all to take a moment to enjoy time with friends and family around the fire or kitchen table whether it’s with those in our household or linked via the web to those further afield, a hot warming cuppa can start any conversation and solve many a problem!”— Helen McEntee, Owner & Director
McEntee’s Tea is a family business run by married couple, Donal and Helen McEntee in on the family farm in Charlestown, Co. Louth. Last year their Irish Afternoon Blend tea won the Gold Award in the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards and their Mint and Nettle Infusion won a Gold Star Great Taste Award in the UK. This follows their clean sweep at the awards the previous year in 2019 when we won Gold, silver and Bronze in their first year participating in the event: Gold for their Mint and Nettle Infusion, Silver for the Gold Blend and Bronze for the Irish Breakfast Blend as well as the Gold Blend winning a Gold Star Great Taste Award that year. The awards give the range of loose teas, including their Organic Sencha Green Tea and now a Moroccan Mint Tea, the national recognition that you can only get from these National Awards.
Their range of tea is now available in Gerry Fresh Foods in Bryanstown, Stockwell Foods and Coffeebox and look out for the tea within Supervalu stores in the North East. Online Markets such as www.neighbourfood.ie in Blackrock & Slane. Café’s such as and Beo in Duleek and have also started stocking the tea.
PR: Helen McEntee 0876794090 www.mcenteestea.com |
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We recognise the transition to loose tea can be daunting, we hope this range of Tea Ware will help you to enjoy our McEntee's Tea range of loose teas, at any time of day.
We have included our tea ware in a range of hampers to be enjoyed for all occasions, match them with your favourite tea and send to friends and family at home or abroad.
]]>As we embark on a new year at McEntee’s tea we are pleased to see our new look tea accessories. Both our tea strainers and Teapot range have received a face lift with new labelling.
At McEntee’s Tea we understand that moving to loose tea and enjoying all the benefits of a great tasting cuppa requires all the tea ware to be provided easily in one place. We have scoured the globe to find our current selection of strainers and Teapots and continue to seek out quality products to enhance your tea experience to allow you to enjoy the moment with McEntee’s fine Teas.
Date: 24TH January 2021
For more information: Helen McEntee
]]>Great to see some of our fellow Boyne Valley Flavours products on the piece and to have Neighbourfood markets to get a mention too as we have our products on sale in both Blackrock, Dundalk and Rock Farm, Slane.
]]>We thought we’d take a moment to give a shout out for an environmentally friendly thing we do with our used tea leaves: compost! Here’s a four step summary…
Local paper Drogheda Independent highlights our Gold Award for the Irish Afternoon Blend at the Blas Irish Food Awards. We were one of 12 Boyne Valley located business to win a prestigious Blas award.
— Helen McEntee, Owner & Director
McEntee’s Fine Teas is a family business run by married couple, Donal and Helen McEntee in Co. Louth. With a unique mix of experience and backgrounds Donal and Helen, both passionate tea drinkers, brought together the idea of McEntee’s Tea from their office on the family farm in Charlestown, Co. Louth. They are proud of their progress since launching their McEntee’s Tea brand in 2018 with 4 Blas Irish Food Awards and two Great Taste Gold Star Awards they are looking forward to developing the availability of their teas across Ireland and to the UK, European and the US.
McEntee’s Tea are aware of the growing desire for a better quality cup of tea and the pleasure in sitting down around a pot of Tea with friends and family and enjoying the moment. People are also increasingly conscious of the environmental benefits of not using tea bags due to the microplastics found in them, another factor that has added to the growth in loose leaf tea. They believe that the increasing numbers returning to loose leaf tea is a sign of this trend in tea drinking.
All their Teas are available to buy in a number of Shops and catering outlets locally, such as Gerry Fresh Foods, Supervalu across the North East, Coffeebox, Stockwell Foods, Bio Coffee Café, and at www.mcenteestea.ie and we are interested in finding more stockists, contact McEntee’s Tea for more information.
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McEntee’s Fine Teas is a family business run by married couple, Donal and Helen McEntee in Co. Louth. With a unique mix of experience and backgrounds Donal and Helen, both passionate tea drinkers, brought together the idea of McEntee’s Tea from their office on the family farm in Charlestown, Co. Louth. They are proud of their progress since since launching their McEntee’s Tea brand in 2018 with 3 Blas Irish Food Awards and two Great Taste Gold Star Awards.
McEntee’s Tea are aware of the growing desire for a better quality cup of tea and the pleasure in sitting down around a pot of Tea with friends and family and enjoying the moment. People are also increasingly conscious of the environmental benefits of not using tea bags due to the microplastics found in them, another factor that has added to the growth in loose leaf tea. They believe that the increasing numbers returning to loose leaf tea is a sign of this trend in tea drinking.
All our Teas are available to buy in a number of catering and retail outlets locally, such as Gerry Fresh Foods, Supervalu, Coffeebox, Bio Coffee Café and at www.mcenteestea.ie and we are interested in finding more stockists, contact McEntee’s Tea for more information.
]]>— Helen McEntee, Owner & Director
McEntee’s Fine Teas is a family business run by married couple, Donal and Helen McEntee in Co. Louth. With a unique mix of experience and backgrounds Donal and Helen, both passionate tea drinkers, brought together the idea of McEntee’s Tea from their office on the family farm in Charlestown, Co. Louth. They are proud of their progress since since launching their McEntee’s Tea brand in 2018 with 3 Blas Irish Food Awards and two Great Taste Gold Star Awards they are positive about the upcoming Blas Irish Food Awards.
McEntee’s Tea are aware of the growing desire for a better quality cup of tea and the pleasure in sitting down around a pot of Tea with friends and family and enjoying the moment. People are also increasingly conscious of the environmental benefits of not using tea bags due to the microplastics found in them, another factor that has added to the growth in loose leaf tea. They believe that the increasing numbers returning to loose leaf tea is a sign of this trend in tea drinking.
All our Teas are available to buy in a number of catering and retail outlets locally, such as Gerry Fresh Foods, Supervalu, Coffeebox, Bio Coffee Café and at www.mcenteestea.ie and we are interested in finding more stockists, contact McEntee’s Tea for more information.
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