Teabags - which ones?

[hunnymonster]

Twinings EG is like drinking perfume - there's just no need for that level of perfuminess (is that a word? it is now!)

 

[Blyth Spirit]

For higher quality (ergo price), Twinings English Breakfast.

For everyday decent good quality, reasonable cost, Ringtons Extra Fresh.
(Ringtons are an old established company in Newcastle and have a good web site and do export, I believe).

YMMV of course...(I've been itching to use that term for ages! )

Regards,

BS

 

[Millay]

YMMV oh no the acronyms are creeping back help.... :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Blyth Spirit]

YMMV oh no the acronyms are creeping back help.... :shock: :shock: :shock:

:lol: Sorry Millay, its a one off from me but I had to use it just once ...I only found out what it meant a couple of days ago. [He said, blushing ashamedly in old fogey-ish magificence]

Doh!
:roll:

 

[Millay]

YMMV oh no the acronyms are creeping back help.... :shock: :shock: :shock:

:lol: Sorry Millay, its a one off from me but I had to use it just once ...I only found out what it meant a couple of days ago. [He said, blushing ashamedly in old fogey-ish magificence]

Doh!
:roll:

its ok now, ive been breathing into a brown paper bag since i read the post.. my breathing is back to normal. :lol:

 

[Paul]

Loose leaf tea is all I drink, bags just don't seem very good anymore. All you need is a tea strainer to convert.

It's a bit like shaving with a DE & then using a free Quattro you get in the post. No more bags for me.

I recently ordered some Taylors Vanilla tea, super stuff.

 

[Frederick]

I've now located a nearby tea store that sells Taylor of Harrogate teas. I will settle on their pure Assam loose leaf, which is wonderful really.
Fortnum & Mason is for Sundays. :hungrig

 

[Rev-O]

Something fairtrade for me, I like people to get paid a living wage.

I think a tray of tea saplings (? - seedlings?) to make my own plantation would be my Desert Island luxury. Oh, after my anti-depressants, of course. Need them.

 

[Paul]

Taylors are in the Ethical Trading Initiative & Ethical Tea Partnership. They don't have the Fair Trade logo on their boxes as this costs quite alot to join.

http://www.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/TradingFairlyHome.asp

 

[Paul]

I've now located a nearby tea store that sells Taylor of Harrogate teas. I will settle on their pure Assam loose leaf, which is wonderful really.
Fortnum & Mason is for Sundays. :hungrig

Yes the Pure Assam is a really good tea, I'm drinking a cup right now.

 

[Flatfish]

Assam tea made properly with the full ceremony in a teapot.

 

[Paul]

I don't normally have a ceremony but I definitely use a teapot. Time for another cup I think.

 

[Blyth Spirit]

Taylor of Harrogate and Yorkshire tea are one and the same...I am led to believe...could be a marketing thing. Check out the prices and the taste.

Of course I could be wrong, it has been known.

 

[Paul]

Yorkshire is a range of blends for the supermarket. Taylor & other Tea merchants offer a much wider range of loose leaf tea than you find in ASDA etc. It is a bit more expensive but 100% Assam or Keemun leaf is going to be more expensive than a blend.

http://www.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/subcattea.asp?catid=119

 

[Pig Cat]

I'm not a tea drinker so I'll quickly pop in then out of this thread!

I recently went to Tesco to buy some tea for SWMBO. She's not too bothered about which tea she drinks but draws the line at real cheapo crap. I wanted a Fair Trade tea and was surprised at the amount these teas varied in price. In the end I actually went for Tesco's Finest Fair Trade. You'd think it would be quite pricey but was cheaper than the others of that type.

I also noticed that Tesco were selling some smaller packs at a cheaper price per bag than larger 'value' packs. I think this was PG Tips. Anyway, it pays to look at the labels to compare the prices. In some cases two smaller boxes may work out better value than one big box.

:mrgreen:

 

[g-train]

I always have a huge coffee in the morning and that takes care of my caffeine, so at night I'll have some red berry tea or something. I also like black tea, but tend to get the decaf versions lately. Clipper has a decent fair trade, organic decaf black tea. Other than that my fav was always the Twinings English Brekko.