I don't think much of Yorkshire Tea

[Pip]

Bad year in the north west. The great tea farms 'o t' Dales lost a lot of valuable crops

I HATE redbush. I hate anything smoky though. It makes me gag and reminds me of my first boyfriend's mum. Bleurgh.

I loooove earl (and lady) grey though. My other favourite at the moment is rose petal tea, it makes me feel like I'm a Moroccan princess

I'll try the Clipper stuff in 160 cuppas time.

 

[dirtyfruit]

Tea is for losers

 

[Pip]

If tea's for losers I don't want to be a winner.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

I'm a fan of PG Tips triangles and Twinings Assam.

Assam is definitely the best for strong cups of tea with milk.

A lot of my colleagues really like Yorkshire Tea though.

But I don't take milk in my tea any more, so I prefer Earl Grey. Or Lipton Yellow Label at a push, i.e. if the works canteen runs out of Earl Grey.

Earl Grey has to be Twinings, or Carrefour supermarket own brand organic. Clipper fair trade isn't good enough.

 

[Pip]

Assam is definitely the best for strong cups of tea with milk.

A lot of my colleagues really like Yorkshire Tea though.

But I don't take milk in my tea any more, so I prefer Earl Grey. Or Lipton Yellow Label at a push.

You should try a bit of my rose petal tea. You can get it from the tea shop in Covent Garden.

ETA: yeah, never EVER try and be frugal by buying supermarket EG.

 

[toblerone3]

Tea from Truro, Cornwall is the only truly English tea, but I've never tried it.

http://englishtea.org.uk/tregothnan_english_tea.html

 

[onenameshelley]

ETA: yeah, never EVER try and be frugal by buying supermarket EG.

Wise words young grasshopper i did this once and might have well have drunk the fishtank water totally rank.

 

[Pip]

I forgot to mention btw, I've lost my sense of taste so maybe I'm not the best person to judge the subtle nuances and bouquets of new teabags.

 

[_pH_]

It's a name, they make no claims that their tea comes from Yorkshire, but I think the company does

i know, i know, just seems daft to me.

 

[Herbsman.]

I've tried yorkshire and it's shit, and so is that tetley shite. PG tastes shite at work but when I nick the bags from work and make it at home it tastes good - must be different water quality. Best tea is loose leaf of a decent quality, beats any bag cup. I notice the taste of paper in me cup after drinking loose leaf then going back to bags

 

[Voley]

I like it.

 

[ericjarvis]

Currently I mostly drink coffee because I can't find a halfway decent cheap teapot. Has to be the classic shape and brown, otherwise it's not a proper teapot. Seriously. A mate of mine did his Chemistry PhD on how to most effectively brew tea. It's the research that led to round tea bags.

When I get a proper teapot a trip to somewhere like Whittards will follow, and I'll end up stocked up with Darjeeling (for refreshment), Assam (to wake up), Pekoe (for emergencies), and Oolong (my favourite). No point messing about with second rate tea. I'm quite happy with second rate wine, but for beer and tea it has to be proper.

 

[Pip]

Currently I mostly drink coffee because I can't find a halfway decent cheap teapot. Has to be the classic shape and brown, otherwise it's not a proper teapot. Seriously. A mate of mine did his Chemistry PhD on how to most effectively brew tea. It's the research that led to round tea bags.

When I get a proper teapot a trip to somewhere like Whittards will follow, and I'll end up stocked up with Darjeeling (for refreshment), Assam (to wake up), Pekoe (for emergencies), and Oolong (my favourite). No point messing about with second rate tea. I'm quite happy with second rate wine, but for beer and tea it has to be proper.

What you want is called a Brown Betty. Have a look on ebay. I'll keep my eye out for you on my charity shop and car boot wanderings

 

[tim]

Tea does NOT come from Yorkshire ffs

it's as stupid as having Africa-brand polar bears. or something.

give me time, i'll come up with a better analogy. maybe

They might not have polar bears in Africa, but they do have penguins.

So I why shouldn't they grow tea in Yorkshire?

 

[oryx]

I really like Yorkshire Tea and Sainsbury's Red Label.

Two to avoid, tea-lovers: M & S Early Grey and Sainsbury's own label organic fairtrade. The former is just rank, the latter is too virtuous for its own good and even after five minutes' brewing tastes of nothing much.

 

[Herbsman.]

Currently I mostly drink coffee because I can't find a halfway decent cheap teapot. Has to be the classic shape and brown, otherwise it's not a proper teapot. Seriously. A mate of mine did his Chemistry PhD on how to most effectively brew tea. It's the research that led to round tea bags.

When I get a proper teapot a trip to somewhere like Whittards will follow, and I'll end up stocked up with Darjeeling (for refreshment), Assam (to wake up), Pekoe (for emergencies), and Oolong (my favourite). No point messing about with second rate tea. I'm quite happy with second rate wine, but for beer and tea it has to be proper.

whaty abuot kenya? thats quite tangy and refreshing IIRC

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Currently I mostly drink coffee because I can't find a halfway decent cheap teapot. Has to be the classic shape and brown, otherwise it's not a proper teapot. Seriously...

Yeah, I'd like one of those retro ones like my grandparents used to have.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

You should try a bit of my rose petal tea. You can get it from the tea shop in Covent Garden.

ETA: yeah, never EVER try and be frugal by buying supermarket EG.

That rose petal tea does sound lovely tbh. Will try to get some next time I'm passing through London.

Was there last week, won't be there again till next month at least. But it sounds worth the wait!

 

[ericjarvis]

What you want is called a Brown Betty. Have a look on ebay. I'll keep my eye out for you on my charity shop and car boot wanderings

Thanks. It's one of those obvious things that people don't seem to get. If your teapot isn't any good then it doesn't matter what tea you buy, it's not going to be any good either.

Or perhaps I've spent too much time around the sort of fanatic who sits by the pot with a stop watch to ensure the tea infuses for precisely three minutes and twelve seconds.

 

[Schmetterling]

I like it and especially their decaf tea.

Also like the strong stuff you get at the Turkish shops. I like that strong-strong, without milk and a fair amount of sugar. Reminds of when I was a little girl. Making the tea for the evening meal was one of my early chores.

 

[Yetman]

I prefer a nice cup of teat

 

[Herbsman.]

I prefer a nice cup of teat

wtf

 

[Chz]

Yorkshire's good stuff. I like that and Punjana for mass-market teabag tea. Tesco's Captain Scott's Strong Blend is rather nice, too.

Given all the time I need, Twinnings loose-leaf Assam is best. They used to do one called Rose Pouchong that's apparently gone now. Have to go elsewhere for rose tea.

And Clipper has an odd taste to it. Somewhat metallic to my tasebuds. Don't like it at all.