Any Tea Connoisseurs in the house?

[bluebastardo]

I tried Earl Grey tea some time ago, and it's actually quite nice to be fair. I used the Asda brand despite the Twinings picture, and jolly nice it was too. Quite a smokey taste.

Well, today I went one step further and tried the Twinings Chai. Chai is an Indian recipe with Ginger, Cinnamon and cloves. It was certainly a bit different, and my first impression wasn't hugely positive, but then I got used to it and it actually wasn't too bad.

No doubt someone will chime in raving about Tetley tea etc as normal, but do you have a passion for an unusual tea that you feel we should try?

Any others from the Twinigs range that are nice?

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

the mrs reckons lady grey is nicer and not as perfumy, she drinks allsorts of camomile shiz these days and sometimes just water with a slice of lemon (ensure the lav is vacant and be on the blocks though)

you should look up a recipe for lactagog tea, the mrs used to drink it in N.Z,, full of cloves, fenugreek etc, she used to get it from a herbalist and make it in a caffetiere.

just keep the moobs in check though.

coffee every time for me like, but if someone only has that instant shoite I'll have a brew, preferably English Breakfast.

 

[bluebastardo]

I could only find this:
http://doularightthing.blogspot.com/2010/04/diy-galatagogue-tea.html

Not sure I like the sound of breast milk in my tea lol, though when you think about it, we actually drink milk from the cows breast. What strange peeps we are lol.

I've seen the Lady Grey, and might try it.

Regarding coffee, I stopped drinking it for 2 years, and have only recently started to drink it again. I like filter or perculated coffee the best.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Won't touch EG - Ceylon for me.

 

[Lao]

Well, today I went one step further and tried the Twinings Chai. Chai is an Indian recipe with Ginger, Cinnamon and cloves. It was certainly a bit different, and my first impression wasn't hugely positive, but then I got used to it and it actually wasn't too bad.

Chai Tea - sounds like some far eastern martial art for relaxation and focusing the mind....

You have got to try Lapsang Souchong BB. Taste is indescribable, you have to experience it yourself.

Assam for me.

 

[heatmeiser]

Darjeeling is my 'fancy'' tea of choice. It's not known as the 'Champagne of teas' for nothing. I have a few green teas that I have also, mainly with food though. The mrs has all those fruity herbal teas, they smell like fruity farts though, so I swerve them.

I plough through about 10 cups a day of 'regular' english tea. Don't really have a favourite of that, it's all pretty similar.

I probably prefer ground coffee overall, but can't drink as much of it - as I'd probably be dead within a week.

 

[Dylan]

keep teppic out of this thread!!!! HE loves tea....probably a bit too much!!

 

[bluebastardo]

Won't touch EG - Ceylon for me.

Wassit taste like Dan?

Chai Tea - sounds like some far eastern martial art for relaxation and focusing the mind....

You have got to try Lapsang Souchong BB. Taste is indescribable, you have to experience it yourself.

Assam for me.

Indescribeable in a good way? I presume not, as Assam is your fave.

The Twinings website has a bit of info on each one:
http://www.twinings.co.uk/our-teas/

Assam : Imagine a world where Elephants and Tigers wander freely and lush green paddy fields sit under stormy skies. That place is Assam in North East India. The tea it produces is one of the worlds most famous - a rich and strong, deep amber tea that goes perfectly with brunch, or after dinner, instead of coffee.

Lapsang Souchong : They say smells and tastes can conjure up memories in an instant. Well, we say there isn't a scent or flavour more distinct than Lapsan Souchong. It's all down to the pinewood smoke that permiates the tea leaves when they're being dried. The result? A smokey, golden tea that will evoke forsets of pine trees and ice capped mountains with every sip.

Ceylon : Back in the 1860's, when Sri Lanks was called Ceylon, the islands economy was in crisis. The coffee crop had failed and there was only one thing for it: to grow tea instead, but noone could have imagined how light or fresh that tea would be. After one sip of the amber liquid, the islanders thirst was quenched. Coffee was forgotten forever.

You'd think you were booking a holiday lol.

 

[spikeman]

Chinese tea for me. The teabags they give out are fantastic.:blink:

 

[bluebastardo]

Chinese tea for me. The teabags they give out are fantastic.:blink:

Such as mate?

 

[spikeman]

Such as mate?

I dont know. They give you teabags to go a long with your food when you take out.

 

[Cena]

I'm just old fashioned and enjoy a good Tetley's.

Occasionally have a Yorkshire tea-bag because i like the strength.

Sorry to be boring

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

This one's mainly for those Stateside although I do believe you can find it in the UK. They have just about anything you could want and it's quality. Thank me later... Incidentally, you can find some of their varieties at the Barnes & Nobles coffee bars inside the stores.

www.harney.com

Personally, I prefer white teas (ie. Ceylon etc). Their 'White Christmas' tea is the shizzle...I just got in a whole pound about a week ago. And, although it's an herbal, I do love me some Rooibos.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Ceylon tea is rich and aromatic. Strongish taste, strong aroma. Good stuff, readily available.

 

[bluebastardo]

This one's mainly for those Stateside although I do believe you can find it in the UK. They have just about anything you could want and it's quality. Thank me later... Incidentally, you can find some of their varieties at the Barnes & Nobles coffee bars inside the stores.

www.harney.com

Personally, I prefer white teas (ie. Ceylon etc). Their 'White Christmas' tea is the shizzle...I just got in a whole pound about a week ago. And, although it's an herbal, I do love me some Rooibos.

What do you mean by white tea? I presume you don't mean the colour white, but with milk. Yes?

Apparently this picture is Ceylon tea.
http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/ceylon-tea-8.jpg
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Thanks for the link.

Ceylon tea is rich and aromatic. Strongish taste, strong aroma. Good stuff, readily available.

I might try Ceylon next. I tend to have my tea with milk and very little sugar ( normally sweetener ). It sounds nice.