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I like a good cuppa and depending on the situation it can be anything from Yorkshire tea to a cup of Chinese white tea.
Normally I buy more specialist teas from Canton tea but wondered what other tea lovers on here drink and where do you buy it from?
Are there any exciting new teas or blends which you look forwards to drinking?


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:15 pm
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Waitrose Organic or Twynings Everyday.

Occasionally Mint...


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:16 pm
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1 sugar.Milk in first.Leave the bag in.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:25 pm
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Sadly I'm a teabags kind of guy and am more concerned about the milk I use and getting just the right amount of sugar in my mug.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:26 pm
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Punjana, strong as possible without stewing. Milk and two lumps


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:28 pm
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Darn sarf the water is shit so I double bag and leave them in. I like a [s]nice strong[/s] stewed brew as a livener 3-4 times a day.

Have tried loads over the years. DJ Miles is the best so far.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:30 pm
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Mostly bog standard stuff in tea bags. Occasionally Earl Grey or Jasmine. Always without milk or sugar, obviously the Jasmine tea wouldn't have milk added anyway.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:31 pm
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Twinings Everyday at home Yorkshire at work both black no sugar


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:32 pm
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Loose leaf Twinnings Earl Grey for me.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:43 pm
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I mainly drink Assam but quite like a Lapsang Souchong sometimes. I buy it from Tesco.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 10:43 pm
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Earl Grey Roobois, sweetened soy milk and a dab of brown sugar = teavana.

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Posted : 15/11/2017 10:56 pm
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http://www.t2tea.com/en/au/Home1

Available in the UK now, going between Sydney a d London breakfast in the mornings, couple for the others in the house.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 11:05 pm
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Usually buy from Pekoe tea in Edinburgh or waterloo tea gardens in Cardiff. Oolong of a variety of types, silver needles, first flush Darjeeling and nice breakfast tea.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 11:06 pm
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Ringtons, miles better than that Yorkshire crap.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 11:29 pm
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Ireland's finest.....Barrys.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 11:37 pm
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Phoenix Honey Orchid or White stallion from Tea & Glory in Camden.
That or PG from the supermarket.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 11:49 pm
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Suki teas Russian Caravan.


 
Posted : 15/11/2017 11:53 pm
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Tea leaves for me, Sainsbury's Red Label is fine.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 12:00 am
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PG, Yorkshire or Twinnings Everyday/English Strong...I'm not fussy (aside Tetley, I hate Tetley)


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 12:03 am
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Typhoo loose leaf straight in a cup or thin walled mug. The leaves settle quickly only when the water is boiling. Full fat milk. No stewing, really refreshing, 8-10 cups a day.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 12:03 am
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Currently Yorkshire, but choice would be for Ringtons Extra Fresh but I never catch the van round here. Also it'd be weird paying for it after several years getting it for nowt.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 12:04 am
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Black Earl grey for me, ideally clipper.

Years ago I used to drink a loose tea called blue lady, used to put milk in it. I'd like to get some of that now I prefer it black, I reckon it'd be lovely.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 1:30 am
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Strong loose Assam or Ceylon tea for me with plenty of sugar NO milk with fresh mint leaf if I have some. 😛

I have tried many other tea but the price value taste is not worth the money so I stick to reasonable price brands.

I think I have about 16 kg of Assam tea at the moment, not to mention other Chinese green tea etc ... 😛


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 2:05 am
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Start as you mean to go on...

Tatonka Stainless Steel Teapot 1.0 Litre https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000FSDOZU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_bwtdAbR0QD5PP

On the odd occasion that I've drank tea from the unbagged leaves, this has been fantastic.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 7:55 am
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Malvern Rider.... Where do you get the Earl Grey Rooibos? Never seen that before (usually a normal Rooibos/ Twinings at home, Yorkshire Tea at work cos that's what is provided)


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 8:30 am
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PG Tips usually, but I'm not fussy. White, no sugar. I often have a black Earl Grey in the afternoon, again no sugar.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 9:05 am
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Yorkshire hard water in our house plus lots of peppermint & chamomile .
Missus likes 3ginger infusions , bawk!


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 9:15 am
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Yorkshire


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 9:21 am
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Malvern Rider.... Where do you get the Earl Grey Rooibos?

Waitrose or Sainsburys. You can get them from Ocado too. Also occasionally find Dragonfly Earl Grey Rooibos in the larger stores, and sometimes from local health-food/wholefood stores.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 9:56 am
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1 sugar.Milk in first.Leave the bag in.

Delete your account.

Earl Grey Roobois, sweetened soy milk and a dab of brown sugar = teavana.

You an' all.

Typhoo loose leaf straight in a cup

Now we're talking. You can stay.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:02 am
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Lots, for my builders! 1500 Yorkshire tea bags so far!!! One of them is a tea diva though, says the first kettle out of the pipes every day tastes bad, and is much happier now on filtered water.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:02 am
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Green tea only


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:03 am
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Ringtons Gold. EOT.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:04 am
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Lady Grey is so much nicer than Earl Grey, black of course, but I need a spoon of sugar in it. Tea just should not have milk in it.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:16 am
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I'm a big fan of using a proper tea set occasionally.

I like the Oolongs - the lighter less caramel ones. like Li Shan, or variations of High Mountain Taiwanese Oolongs.

So a cheapish one is Jade Oolong from www.eastteas.com

Expensive ones I like are Li Shan from www.eastteas.com or Monkey on Top of the Mountain from www.imperialteas.co.uk

Good old Silver Needle is also to my taste (and cheap)

For standard milky tea, I stick to Yorkshire Tea 🙂


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:36 am
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You an' all.

Yegods did I just get sn[s]u[/s]obbed by a tea-tard?

Listen, proper tea is normal tea. And normal tea is PG Tips in bags.

I know this because I know some people who will always snub an Earl Grey, (let alone a rooibos, which is met with confusion, ugly-faced scoffing and vocal derision) and instead ask for 'proper tea' or else no tea. At home they always drink PG Tips. Likewise, if you offer them 'black tea' instead of 'proper tea' you'll get more than some funny looks. Coffee, likewise, is 'meh, not normal and too modern/trendy'. Got the picture?

Conclusion: If it's not PG Tips, then your tea is neither proper or normal'. If you now claim 'normal' to be 'subjective', then your own argument self-destructs*

I'm Sherlock Holmes and Mythbusters and I claim my fiver and a pack of biscuits 🙂


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:37 am
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Yorkshire tea tastes of soap.
Ironic really.
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Tetleys, Typhoo and PG Tips, in that order.

Co-op tea used to be top quality, not tried it for ages.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:41 am
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Glengettie (sp?) teabags, made in the cup. I am very partiular about brew times though. 3 1/2 - 4 minutes and lift out, no swirling, no squeezing. Then add milk.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:43 am
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I know this because I know some people who will always snub an Earl Grey,

I'm not snubbing Earl Gray, rather that you're putting milk in it. You monster.

Also, sugar in tea is evil.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 10:57 am
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More importantly, why hasn't roper posted any decent spider pictures recently?????


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 11:04 am
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Twinings breakfast tea in the morning. Twinings Assam in the afternoon. Milk, no sugar.
When I was a kid, my mum would tell me that tea was a refreshing drink. This didn’t compute. How could hot brown liquid be refreshing? Dandelion & burdock was where it was at. Now at 48, with a mug of breakfast tea in hand, I finally realise where she was coming from.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 11:05 am
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I like mine strong, in a massive mug, and preferably available on an hourly basis. 🙂

Don't really care what type of standard tea bag is used, but I'm not into fancy flavoured rubbish.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 11:10 am
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I'm not snubbing Earl Gray, rather that you're putting milk in it. You monster.

Also, sugar in tea is evil.

Again, wrong. I defer to 'proper tea' acquaintances who both have milk and one sugar. It must be UHT milk though.

#whatsyournationaltea

but I'm not into fancy flavoured rubbish.

Milk and sugar?

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Posted : 16/11/2017 11:11 am
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I like Yogi and Puka teas. Used to drink a lot of normal tea, but now drink coffee instead.


 
Posted : 16/11/2017 11:24 am
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Rusty Spanner -
Yorkshire tea tastes of soap.
Ironic really.

Tetleys, Typhoo and PG Tips, in that order.

At last someone talks sense! Well, apart from the fact that I've never been able to get any flavour out of Yorkshire, soap would be a bonus.
Tetley is the only one strong enough, and I'd put Thompson's Punjana 2nd (maybe 1st, but it's more expensive)


 
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