caze Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Irish breakfast tea for me, Barry's make the best (Gold blend especially, but the classic is pretty good too). I have to bring it over to London myself from back home because English tea is awful (I'm sure you can probably get it somewhere in London, but it's probably expensive and nowhere near me anyway). I drink about 5-6 cups a day. The correct way to drink this tea is with a small drop of milk (can drink without as well, though might be a bit bitter for most), and under no circumstances are you allowed to put any sugar in. Brew in a heated china tea pot with freshly boiled water, steep for at least 4 minutes. Their tea bags are good quality, but obviously leaves are best. I was considering buying this ridiculously expensive kettle: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CI32S5M?colid=HSEBLT1DBC5Z&coliid=I20S5478WWU80Z&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl but at that price would probably want to be brewing something a bit more fancy, must get into the Assam's and Ceylon's by themselves rather than using blends. Don't really know anything about Chinese tea, the robust Indian and African ones are the best I've had though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricone RC Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 spot the tricone in tricone's tea cupboard! I normally just drink Tetleys or King Cole, but have tonnes of other stuff. That Boston Harbour Tea is fantastic, apparently the very same tea that was thrown in the harbour in the revolution (prolly just a marketing gimmick lawl, but it is great tea). I also make teas out of leaves from blackcurrants, roses etc, which can be quite nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 yeah, a good one is japanese sencha green tea with roses and fruit in, and steep it no higher than 85 degrees else it goes bitter. tiny bit of sugar and its so lush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblequadrat Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 matcha is where it's at otherwise i just have regular green tea, piss-poor quality actually, like 10 cups or so a day, no sugar no milk. i think i actually have a serious tea addiction... basically if i'm not outside i'm drinking tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I got one of these things in China, not stop oolong (admittedly not the good stuff since I'm broke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I got one of these things in China, not stop oolong (admittedly not the good stuff since I'm broke) do you get taiwanese oriental dream oolong? if not, try some, the cheap stuff is still really good :) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Taiwan-Oriental-Beauty-Oolong-Tea-Loose-Leaves-/151731824327?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2353ebe6c7 something like that, make sure the leaves are different colours, means the bugs have been at 'em. my expensive one was hand picked leaves for flavour by a master tea maker, the cheaper one i presume isnt? not sure, but get one that looks like this: Ting Ling Darjeeling, was nice, not sure if that or Turzum Muscatel dream are my favourite darjeelings so far, the turzum has a rediculous aroma im drinking the puttabong eagle eye now, less grape aroma, but nice on the tongue, a bit nutty maybe oh yeah - this place https://www.imperialteas.co.uk/really do sell the nicest tea they actually drink it and know what they are on about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 My company switched to having a Keurig machine instead of any tea bags or loose leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I got one of these things in China, not stop oolong (admittedly not the good stuff since I'm broke) do you get taiwanese oriental dream oolong? if not, try some, the cheap stuff is still really good :) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Taiwan-Oriental-Beauty-Oolong-Tea-Loose-Leaves-/151731824327?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2353ebe6c7 something like that, make sure the leaves are different colours, means the bugs have been at 'em. my expensive one was hand picked leaves for flavour by a master tea maker, the cheaper one i presume isnt? not sure, but get one that looks like this: Ting Ling Darjeeling, was nice, not sure if that or Turzum Muscatel dream are my favourite darjeelings so far, the turzum has a rediculous aroma im drinking the puttabong eagle eye now, less grape aroma, but nice on the tongue, a bit nutty maybe oh yeah - this place https://www.imperialteas.co.uk/really do sell the nicest tea they actually drink it and know what they are on about Oh man, I'm going to have to order some of that Taiwanese one soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 im drinking it now (the really good one). changes every steep... im a massive oriental beauty convert. SO GOOD argh. its so complex i dont know where to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 it makes your mouth go numb and taste it still after finishing each mouthful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kymppinetti Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Oolong tea is where it's at, bitches. And spice dat shit with a bit of jasmin. DAMN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 also, flavour any oolong with a few of the good leaves. double damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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