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Bewley's Irish Afternoon - 80 Tea Bags

Original price $17.99 - Original price $17.99
Original price
$17.99
$17.99 - $17.99
Current price $17.99
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In stock — ships from Canada

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

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About Bewley's Irish Afternoon

About Bewley's Irish Afternoon

Bewley's Irish Afternoon is the kind of tea that does not need much of an introduction, particularly if you grew up in Ireland or Britain and consider a mid-afternoon cup less a lifestyle choice and more a basic structural requirement of the day.

This is a classic black tea blend, sold in a box of 80 tea bags, and built for exactly what the name suggests: a straightforward, no-nonsense afternoon brew. Not a delicate floral situation, not a cold-brew experiment. Just a proper black tea that gets on with it.

For anyone living in Canada who finds themselves explaining to colleagues why the tea situation is not quite right, The Great British Shop stocks Bewley's Irish Afternoon as part of a range of British and Irish groceries imported from the UK and Ireland. No waiting on a parcel, no hoping a visiting relative remembers to pack it. It ships from within Canada.

The 80-bag format makes it a sensible buy for the cupboard rather than a cautious trial. Whether it ends up in a staff room, on a kitchen shelf, or quietly rationed by someone who knows how fast it goes, a box this size earns its place without much fuss.

Shop more Bewley's in Canada or browse the full range of British tea and coffee at The Great British Shop.

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Frequently asked questions about Bewley's Irish Afternoon

Q: Where does Bewley's Irish Afternoon tea come from?

A: Bewley's Irish Afternoon is a black tea blend sourced from Kenya and Rwanda, then blended and packaged in Ireland. Bewley's is one of Ireland's most recognised tea names, and this is the genuine Irish-made product rather than a local approximation. For anyone in Canada who grew up with it, or who has had it in an Irish kitchen and quietly decided it was the right tea, that provenance is rather the point.

Q: How many tea bags are in a box of Bewley's Irish Afternoon?

A: Each box contains 80 tea bags, which makes it a sensible buy for anyone who goes through a fair amount of tea. It is the kind of box that earns its place at the back of the cupboard and stays there, reliably, until someone has a difficult afternoon or a visitor who needs a proper cup put in front of them without any fuss.

Q: Is Bewley's Irish Afternoon available to order online in Canada?

A: Yes, Bewley's Irish Afternoon is stocked and ships from within Canada, which means there is no waiting on a parcel from overseas or explaining to customs why you needed 80 tea bags urgently. It is the sort of pantry staple that Irish and British expats across Canada tend to add to an order once they realise it is actually available here, and then quietly keep ordering.

More about Bewley's Irish Afternoon

Bewley's Irish Afternoon is a blended black tea in the Irish tradition, positioned between a lighter afternoon cup and the full robustness of a breakfast blend. The leaves are sourced from Kenya and Rwanda, then blended and packaged in Ireland, giving the tea a bright, brisk character that suits milk well and holds up in the pot without going bitter.

Irish tea has a devoted following among people who grew up with it, and finding Bewley's Irish Afternoon in Canada is not always straightforward. It sits in a specific niche: not quite the same as standard British breakfast tea, and carrying its own flavour memory for anyone who drank it at a kitchen table in Dublin or Cork.

This box contains 80 tea bags, which makes it a sensible pantry purchase rather than a trial size. It stores easily, takes up little cupboard space, and is the sort of thing worth keeping a spare box of if you drink tea seriously.

Bewley's produces a range of teas available through The Great British Shop, and the broader British tea and coffee collection covers everything from breakfast blends to herbal options. The full Bewley's in Canada range is worth a look if this is a household staple.

The box ships from within Canada, so whether you are in Halifax, Kitchener, Whitby or Charlottetown, it arrives without the delays or customs uncertainty of an overseas order.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy. We keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. Manufacturers sometimes change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes or branding without notice, so the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown. If you have a question about ingredients or allergens before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check for you.

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