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[DeeDee85]

Coffee gets me through the working week but weekend morning ritual is… very very strong Yorkshire tea (Yorkshire gold if we are fancy that week) in a big mug, tiny bit of milk, no sugar, half a pack of McVities Digestive biscuits

[goosehd]

Damn good topic!! Very rarely a little honey and/or milk. Also like many teas unsweetened and cold.

Edit: Normally consumed from a mug but really enjoy a proper cup with deserts. No sugar, no milk, long steep (5-10 minutes). My wife likes hers with the bag left in the pot until the tea is gone and occasionally will add more water.

Normally drink coffee in the morning and tea after dinner.

[chrisjohnnick]

This wasn’t already a thread?

My wife stopped drinking coffee and started drinking tea maybe 3 years ago. I gave up coffee about exactly a year ago. There’s a local tea maker in Nashville called High Garden Tea, and we have a few favorites from there depending on the season.

My daily go-to these days is Yerba Mate. I’ll have to check the brand I use when I get home. We buy bulk sized bags.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@pechelman THIS is exactly my thinking behind an occasional french press on the weekends.

[Marty_funkhauser]

Not an expert, but this is what I make and love.

[Tago Mago]

Mainly servant’s tea, as my buddy‘s Indian dad calls it (PG Tips or the like, milk first, for anyone who can be bothered).

[Seul]

@pechelman said in + TEA. THAT'S IT: TEA. THE END. +:

It's not something to make in a hurry before trying to get out the door to work, but it's a nice mindful routine to enjoy on a lazy morning.

I switch to making coffee when I have some time... That being said I drink a liter of tea every day...

@chrisjohnnick said in + TEA. THAT'S IT: TEA. THE END. +:

This wasn’t already a thread?

A goddamn travesty!

[T4920]

Don't know a huge amount about tea but my friend's fiancé turned me on to loose leaf teas last year and I've never looked back.

I've replaced my standard 'Yorkshire Tea' milky cuppa with black 'Fujian Baroque' in the morning, and always enjoy a sweet/fruity/nutty Rooibos tea in the evening (caffeine free).

Currently sipping 'Honeybush Banana Nut'...

As with most things in life, you don't realise how mediocre what you were consuming before was before trying out the good stuff...

Sometimes that can be a curse, but for the sake of a few extra pence per cup, I think this new tea habit can stay

[ARNC]

This thread definitely needed to exist - thanks for starting it @Seul!

For me tea is a bit like beer – I can forget it exists for long periods (so many other good things to drink that I reach for first) but I enjoy it when I rediscover it. I might have to get something new next time I order from my coffee/tea dealer!

Also calling @seashift as he (or more likely Nadia) may have something to contribute here.

[seawolf]

@Marty_funkhauser My wife's family drinks Barry's and thus, we used to drink a lot of Barry's. It's really great stuff!

@Go-For-Chill

The biggest tragedy in the building of the British empire wasn't the atrocities committed to control spice and sugar trades. It was the fact that once they had that control, the Brits refused to use any of it.

I might agree if the national dish of England wasn't Chicken Tikka Masala.

[Nick]

If someone can recommend an Earl Grey, that would be nice. I'm pretty basic when it comes to tea brands (but I do enjoy trying out different Grey's in different coffee/tea shops).

[Brian]

2x PG tip bags in a mug
2 sugar
Milk

Builders tea

I miss the days of the greasy spoon with the urn that just kept adding tea bags and water to it, could almost have the spoon standing in the mug sometimes

[ARNC]

@Nick not strictly Earl Grey, but my usual tea/coffee merchant does this Blue Sky tea which might work for you.

[Giles]

@Kurt-faith very kindly keeps us supplied with beautiful Taiwanese tea....

[Nick]

@ARNC said in + TEA. THAT'S IT: TEA. THE END. +:

@Nick not strictly Earl Grey, but my usual tea/coffee merchant does this Blue Sky tea which might work for you.

Lovely, will check it out

[RobeOfTheMagi]

Here's what I currently enjoy:

[Giles]

Same as above, just the outer packaging.....

[RobeOfTheMagi]

I also enjoy the spicy and astringent flavours of Chinese and Taiwanese teas, but for some reason I happen to buy more Japanese tea. Even though I sometimes feel they like to keep their best teas to themselves :).

[seawolf]

@Nick here you go

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/post/866645

[Denman John]

Some Matcha my wife picked up the last time she was back in Japan.