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Seconded. Waitrose Assam loose leaf is / was the business.Nearest I've got in bags from the supermarket is Twining's English Strong Breakfast but it doesn't cut the mustard. Miffed.
A friend works at this place. I haven't tried the assam but the earl grey was really good. Might be worth a try:
I love English breakfast tea and honestly believe that made to one's taste - three dunks of the bag, splash of skimmed milk, no sugar in my case - it is the most refreshing drink there is.
I drink a lot of green tea and also love Roibosch but will try any herbal tea. When I lived in Austria, doctors used to prescribe the appropriate medicinal tea for what was ailing you, along with modern medicine. The stuff my friend was prescribed to help her get over bronchitis looked like it had just been scooped out of Romney Marsh.
One of my favourite teas is sarantadentri, an amazing herbal tea I came across in Crete. A few normal shops sell it but my last two consignments were bought over the counter in a monastery, where the person manning the shop was an octogenarian monk who spoke no English. I did O Level Ancient Greek (I actually *chose* to study that: why? ) but the intervening 30 plus years have robbed me of any ability to speak it. The Greek name means "40 trees" and it contains sprigs of herb so large that a botanist would be able to visually identify every ingredient. The taste is intense and multifaceted mmm
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I love English breakfast tea and honestly believe that made to one's taste - three dunks of the bag, splash of skimmed milk, no sugar in my case - it is the most refreshing drink there is.
I drink a lot of green tea and also love Roibosch but will try any herbal tea. When I lived in Austria, doctors used to prescribe the appropriate medicinal tea for what was ailing you, along with modern medicine. The stuff my friend was prescribed to help her get over bronchitis looked like it had just been scooped out of Romney Marsh.
One of my favourite teas is sarantadentri, an amazing herbal tea I came across in Crete. A few normal shops sell it but my last two consignments were bought over the counter in a monastery, where the person manning the shop was an octogenarian monk who spoke no English. I did O Level Ancient Greek (I actually *chose* to study that: why? ) but the intervening 30 plus years have robbed me of any ability to speak it. The Greek name means "40 trees" and it contains sprigs of herb so large that a botanist would be able to visually identify every ingredient. The taste is intense and multifaceted mmm
I'd be very interested to try some of that sarantadentri action if you know of anywhere over here that sells it RFA. Those Cretians seem like a very underrated group these days. :)
I drank so much tea in the first twenty-five years of my life that my stomach can no longer cope with caffiene. Haven't had a cuppa in nearly two decades now and I hate you all, you swine.
Hi Brian, I get heart palpitations when I have tea with caffeine.
So now I have to drink caffeine free tea.
It's not the same, but now I've got used to it, wouldn't do without it.
I love English breakfast tea and honestly believe that made to one's taste - three dunks of the bag, splash of skimmed milk, no sugar in my case - it is the most refreshing drink there is.
I drink a lot of green tea and also love Roibosch but will try any herbal tea. When I lived in Austria, doctors used to prescribe the appropriate medicinal tea for what was ailing you, along with modern medicine. The stuff my friend was prescribed to help her get over bronchitis looked like it had just been scooped out of Romney Marsh.
One of my favourite teas is sarantadentri, an amazing herbal tea I came across in Crete. A few normal shops sell it but my last two consignments were bought over the counter in a monastery, where the person manning the shop was an octogenarian monk who spoke no English. I did O Level Ancient Greek (I actually *chose* to study that: why? ) but the intervening 30 plus years have robbed me of any ability to speak it. The Greek name means "40 trees" and it contains sprigs of herb so large that a botanist would be able to visually identify every ingredient. The taste is intense and multifaceted mmm
I think we’ve spoken about this before R - we used to bring this home from Crete all the time. Definitely an acquired taste but it must be so healthy.
Don’t mind a drop of green tea now and again, but made the mistake once of having quite a few in one day. Suffice to say, if the toilet were more than five steps away, there would have been trouble.
Should add.....no plastic, paper or small cups unless a beverage emergency. Used to prefer the mug to be white inside, now its more about the actual style of the 'vessel'. I bring two 12oz flasks to work with me every work day, first ones great, second - well its better than shop bought.
Whilst none of the women in my house can produce any actual evidence to back up the assertion that this is the best tea in the world and therefore worth the extra dosh Sainsbury’s charge as part of their Irish selection, the mere fact that it is a Cork product is supposed to be evidence enough apparently. https://lh3.googleusercontent.
I'd be very interested to try some of that sarantadentri action if you know of anywhere over here that sells it RFA. Those Cretians seem like a very underrated group these days. :)
I love English breakfast tea and honestly believe that made to one's taste - three dunks of the bag, splash of skimmed milk, no sugar in my case - it is the most refreshing drink there is.
I drink a lot of green tea and also love Roibosch but will try any herbal tea. When I lived in Austria, doctors used to prescribe the appropriate medicinal tea for what was ailing you, along with modern medicine. The stuff my friend was prescribed to help her get over bronchitis looked like it had just been scooped out of Romney Marsh.
One of my favourite teas is sarantadentri, an amazing herbal tea I came across in Crete. A few normal shops sell it but my last two consignments were bought over the counter in a monastery, where the person manning the shop was an octogenarian monk who spoke no English. I did O Level Ancient Greek (I actually *chose* to study that: why? ) but the intervening 30 plus years have robbed me of any ability to speak it. The Greek name means "40 trees" and it contains sprigs of herb so large that a botanist would be able to visually identify every ingredient. The taste is intense and multifaceted mmm
'English breakfast tea'....' Yorkshire Tea.'
Tea is not grown in England to my knowledge. Those companies should be done for false advertising.
Tea is not grown in England to my knowledge. Those companies should be done for false advertising.
There is some from Cornwall now.
Odd thing is that tea is a camellia and ought to grow quite well in plenty of the mild wet parts of the UK with acid soil. It's not native to any of the ex-British colonies it's grown in (India, Sri Lanka, Kenya etc) and in all those places it has to be grown at altitude because otherwise they are too hot.
Odd thing is that tea is a camellia and ought to grow quite well in plenty of the mild wet parts of the UK with acid soil. It's not native to any of the ex-British colonies it's grown in (India, Sri Lanka, Kenya etc) and in all those places it has to be grown at altitude because otherwise they are too hot.
I usually drink bog standard tea, leave the bag in, splosh of milk, no sugar I gave up and stopped getting new fillings.
I work right by the Twinings shop though and me and my mate are a bit partial to a 'Lady Grey' Earl Grey also with a splosh of milk. Quite refreshing for afternoon tiffin.
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I usually drink bog standard tea, leave the bag in, splosh of milk, no sugar I gave up and stopped getting new fillings.
I work right by the Twinings shop though and me and my mate are a bit partial to a 'Lady Grey' Earl Grey also with a splosh of milk. Quite refreshing for afternoon tiffin.
You put milk in it! If you’re an Earl or Lady Grey fan, I’m telling you, cut along to M&S and procure their Empress Grey.
Plus when you next go to the Twinnings shop, try out their Rose Pouchong. They stopped doing it for a while, but I think they’re back on. In there absence, I stumbled on RP at Fortnum & Mason. It is however a tad pricey there, but no harm in a treat every so often.
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Well we’ve worked out how far your knowledge goes before it stops: Devon!
Tea has been growing in Cornwall for some time now.
Grown in Cornwall since 2005. It's been called English for nearly 200 years. But then you know how far my knowledge goes. Now say something evenmore patronising.
My favourite ‘normal’ tea is the M&S Everyday tea bag. They were all out when I went there a few weeks back so got a box of their ‘Luxury’ range but I still prefer the Everyday. Normally have this at tea-time with a biscuit.
Clipper - Pure Green Tea is my choice mid-morning and often have a Tick Tock - Rooibos tea before bed.
Seconded. Waitrose Assam loose leaf is / was the business.Nearest I've got in bags from the supermarket is Twining's English Strong Breakfast but it doesn't cut the mustard. Miffed.
Just received my kilo of Assam from Hampton Hill teas. Good but not quite as good as Waitrose Assam. Waitrose Assam is now back on the shelves however, in a differently designed box.
You'll never stop anyone from Yorkshire claiming to do everything better than anyone else, including growing tea. Whether or not it has ever happened is irrelevant.
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) but the intervening 30 plus years have robbed me of any ability to speak it. The Greek name means "40 trees" and it contains sprigs of herb so large that a botanist would be able to visually identify every ingredient. The taste is intense and multifaceted mmm 
