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    Seul
    @pechelman
    Joined: 24 Nov 2009

    @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!

    last edited by 5 Feb 2025, 19:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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      T4920
      見習いボス
      Joined: 27 Apr 2022

      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 🙂

      “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

      last edited by T4920 10 days ago 5 Feb 2025, 19:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        ARNC
        啓蒙家
        Joined: 13 Dec 2020

        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.

        “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

        last edited by 5 Feb 2025, 20:54 S 1 Reply Last reply 8 Feb 2025, 23:17 Reply Quote 1
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          seawolf
          Mod Squad
          @Marty_funkhauser
          Joined: 28 Oct 2011

          @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. 😉

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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            Nick
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 14 Oct 2024

            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).

            < something witty TBC here >

            last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 08:58 A S 2 Replies Last reply 6 Feb 2025, 09:14 Reply Quote 0
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              Brian
              Joined: 24 Nov 2022

              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

              last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 09:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                ARNC
                啓蒙家
                @Nick
                Joined: 13 Dec 2020

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

                “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

                last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 09:14 N 1 Reply Last reply 6 Feb 2025, 10:02 Reply Quote 1
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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

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

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                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                  last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 09:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Nick
                    IHUK Crew
                    @ARNC
                    Joined: 14 Oct 2024

                    @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

                    < something witty TBC here >

                    last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 10:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                      RobeOfTheMagi
                      Haraki san Expert
                      Joined: 15 Apr 2024

                      Here's what I currently enjoy:

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                      last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 13:37 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

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

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                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                        last edited by Giles 21 days from now 6 Feb 2025, 13:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          RobeOfTheMagi
                          Haraki san Expert
                          Joined: 15 Apr 2024

                          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 :).

                          last edited by 6 Feb 2025, 13:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                            seawolf
                            Mod Squad
                            @Nick
                            Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                            @Nick here you go 🙂

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

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                              Denman John
                              Haraki san Prodigy
                              Joined: 27 Dec 2023

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

                              last edited by Denman John 2 Jul 2025, 13:53 7 Feb 2025, 13:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 3
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                                Alex
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 28 Sept 2009

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                                Big fan of chinese and japanese teas. not so keen on black teas, but I do like a couple (pu-erh is my fave)

                                last edited by Alex 2 Aug 2025, 08:46 8 Feb 2025, 08:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 6
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                                  pechelman
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                  Enjoying a bit of matcha this cold morning

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                                  last edited by 8 Feb 2025, 18:35 R 1 Reply Last reply 9 Feb 2025, 11:42 Reply Quote 3
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                                    seashift
                                    Haraki san Student
                                    @ARNC
                                    Joined: 12 Sept 2022

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

                                    @ARNC Ha, she is definitely more versed than I am in this, but I have had the pleasure of dabbling in the dark arts of the whites, greens, various needles of silver and Pu'er. But, being a man of simple tastes, this has been my daily driver recently:

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                                      Anesthetist
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 14 May 2011

                                      I have always been a coffee drinker enjoying both the coffee but also the ceremony. Unfortunately, massive amounts of caffeine don’t agree with me lately so I have been drinking more and more tea. So glad this thread is here, will get some pics of my teas tomorrow!

                                      IG: bluehandsslim

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                                        steelworker
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 16 Apr 2014

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                                        Teabox is the cats ass

                                        Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                        Well, I have others.

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                                          RobeOfTheMagi
                                          Haraki san Expert
                                          @pechelman
                                          Joined: 15 Apr 2024

                                          @pechelman. This emerald green! I can smell and taste it from afar <3.

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