I just found this site: Adagio Teas I'm thinking about you Jason,as I post this. 😉 It's a really cute site. There are some great reviews of the teas,so I will try some.
I also like the ICED TEA section!!
I also like the ICED TEA section!!
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I have been an Adgio Teas customer for more than a decade. It is a great company. If you like traditional black loose leaf tea - brewed in a real teapot with the leaves free to circulate, and served with milk, - then you cannot go wrong with Irish Breakfast in the loose leaf black tea section.
A proper cup of English tea will make those Tannoy's sound perfect.
Have fun.
D.
A proper cup of English tea will make those Tannoy's sound perfect.
Have fun.
D.
Check out Upton Teas as well, another great online resource for good loose teas.
I am currently enjoying a nice Assam (Irish Breakfast) from Upton, and have Earl Gray, Lapsang Suchong, and a variety of teas from Rwanda. (Rukeri etc.)
Loose Leaf Tea From Around The World - Upton Tea Imports
My preference is for black tea with a bit of milk and sugar. (My family is English) I have found earl gray ice tea (without milk) surprisingly nice as well. I don't care for any green teas which is funny because my wife loves them, and also gets them from Upton.
I am currently enjoying a nice Assam (Irish Breakfast) from Upton, and have Earl Gray, Lapsang Suchong, and a variety of teas from Rwanda. (Rukeri etc.)
Loose Leaf Tea From Around The World - Upton Tea Imports
My preference is for black tea with a bit of milk and sugar. (My family is English) I have found earl gray ice tea (without milk) surprisingly nice as well. I don't care for any green teas which is funny because my wife loves them, and also gets them from Upton.
Maybe not really a “tea” by some purists’ standards, but I’ve been enjoying Earl Grey based London Fogs of late, and Murchies does put out quite a nice London Cream blend of black tea. Interestingly enough, I just watched YT video earlier today on exactly what the “oil of bergamot” that gives Earl Grey its citrusy aroma and flavor notes is.
Kevin, I’m with you on green teas.
Kevin, I’m with you on green teas.
Lipton tea is good - they do (hot) black tea in an artisan box of teabags with everything from "muffin tea" to peach and a more suped-up bergamot earl grey.
Countess Grey from Fortnum & Masons is a nice alternative to Earl Grey. Both make a very nice iced tea btw - sacrilege I know buy hey
Fortum & Mason Earl Gray in loose tea form was about the best Earl Gray I've encountered, in more recent times I have the impression it's not quite as good. It's not as easy to get here as it once was and I've shifted mostly to Upton for my loose teas.
Lipton here in the U.S. is pretty close to the bottom of the barrel, the product sold into the UK market is so much better. Not sure why that is.
PG Tips is another one to consider if you like a robust black tea. PG tips is a blend of Assam, Ceylon, and Kenyan teas, but I don't know anymore than that. As teas go it's very British. 😀
Tea with milk added = YUK. The Brits copied the Indians who make horrible milky weak tea. Milk completely destroys the taste of any tea.
The tea market world wide is still dominated by UK companies. CTC - cut torn curled is the rubbish these companies sell in the UK, they sell the good stuff - long leaf in Europe and elsewhere. In Europe tea (without milk) is almost as popular as coffee
When I went to work in the Netherlands at the end of the 70s' I was surprised to find specialist tea shops there. It's all quality stuff. I'd never seen vanilla/orange or any of the other flavoured teas. Orange flavoured tea is excellent but you must drink it quickly or it sticks like the proverbial, there was no ctc rubbish to be found anywhere.
When we lived in Spain, in Andaluz there was a very good Chinese restaurant in Granada and one day we decided to try their green tea instead of a traditional desert. Wow this was excellent and as a bi-product it completely cleaned the mouth of any after taste of the meal. Do you think we could buy any of this green tea, no way. What is described as green tea isn't. One of my go-to TV channels is NHK world, a Japanese free to view channel and every time I see the beautiful Japanese tea ceremony it is always green tea. I get really hacked off that I cannot find anywhere to buy this green tea.
Once you make tea without adding milk you may well find the the traditional black teas don't taste nice at all. There are so many great teas that like wine can have very different effects on your taste buds. It's good to see that more and more Brits are rejecting the milky crappo for real tea.
The tea market world wide is still dominated by UK companies. CTC - cut torn curled is the rubbish these companies sell in the UK, they sell the good stuff - long leaf in Europe and elsewhere. In Europe tea (without milk) is almost as popular as coffee
When I went to work in the Netherlands at the end of the 70s' I was surprised to find specialist tea shops there. It's all quality stuff. I'd never seen vanilla/orange or any of the other flavoured teas. Orange flavoured tea is excellent but you must drink it quickly or it sticks like the proverbial, there was no ctc rubbish to be found anywhere.
When we lived in Spain, in Andaluz there was a very good Chinese restaurant in Granada and one day we decided to try their green tea instead of a traditional desert. Wow this was excellent and as a bi-product it completely cleaned the mouth of any after taste of the meal. Do you think we could buy any of this green tea, no way. What is described as green tea isn't. One of my go-to TV channels is NHK world, a Japanese free to view channel and every time I see the beautiful Japanese tea ceremony it is always green tea. I get really hacked off that I cannot find anywhere to buy this green tea.
Once you make tea without adding milk you may well find the the traditional black teas don't taste nice at all. There are so many great teas that like wine can have very different effects on your taste buds. It's good to see that more and more Brits are rejecting the milky crappo for real tea.
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I like tea. I have some Cardamon tea which is v pleasant. I like Chinese green tea with meals in particular.
But nothing beats a hot mug of Builders tea, especially after a day of hiking or canoeing. And it’s hard to go wrong with Yorkshire Gold, with it’s Rwandan based blend being responsible for the colour.
I like tea. I have some Cardamon tea which is v pleasant. I like Chinese green tea with meals in particular.
But nothing beats a hot mug of Builders tea, especially after a day of hiking or canoeing. And it’s hard to go wrong with Yorkshire Gold, with it’s Rwandan based blend being responsible for the colour.
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I used to drink tea - my parents being the stereotypical tea drinkers, including before bedtime!
Switched to coffee without milk or sugar, even espresso but now drink one caffeinated coffee in the morning then water for the rest of the day. I don’t drink coke etc if i can help it either now.
The saying here goes that "tea makes you bald" 🙂
Seriously, when I once visited such a factory where "tastes" were developed I never bought any tea with "tastes" anymore. And eh .. milk in tea?! You should try beer with olive oil.
Seriously, when I once visited such a factory where "tastes" were developed I never bought any tea with "tastes" anymore. And eh .. milk in tea?! You should try beer with olive oil.
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Tea makes you bald! Ha ha, these people should be in audio, we have even more bs nonsense for them!
Last time I was in India we had milky tea on the train from Kolkatta to Bhubaneshwar -- served in little clay cups which could be dispatched through a window or the hole in the floor of the mobile loo.
Fortnum & Mason will ship, but at enormous cost, to the US and Canada. (25 pounds). When we go to England or France the last day of the trip mamselle fills up a suitcase with teas.)
If you mean matcha tea, it has become quite easy to get. It is expensive however. If you're in France, see for example: https://www.palaisdesthes.com/fr/thes/matcha/
This shop in Brussels has become my go to place : http://www.comptoirflorian.be/teas-coffees--accessories.html , with Nepalese black teas as favorites.