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We have 2 types of tea in our house. Earl grey for me and English breakfast for butcher. That seems to cover most blends for us. My son drinks green tea and others chamomile???
Russ
Russ
I think Mr Twining needs a teapot around the ear'ole. We were there only last year:I think Mr. Twining developed this just to drive @karadekoolaid insane:
I’d gladly drink a gallon of that!Tea, slices of ginger, a cinnamon stick, a few cloves, milk, a touch of sugar. They loved it!
For the folks (like myself) who let their tea leaves/bags steep in a teapot (as opposed to in a mug or cup), do you ever wash your teapot with soapy water, or do you just give it a little rinse and set it aside for the next day?
I never wash mine, nor the pots I use to hold brewed coffee, because I like to let it sort of season the pot over time.
I buy " Tea of Assam" loose leaf tea from an Indian online grocery. I like it because it's a strong brew. There are several reasons for my preferring it to ratbags. Firstly - it's cheaper. Loads cheaper. All that shiny packaging and marketing and cute little boxes; that just puts the cost up. 100 Twinings Breakfast Ratbags cost £4.99 in the UK. ($6.40), for 250 gms (8.8 ounces). 397 gms (14 ounces) of Tea of Assam costs me £3.91 ($4.99) .
Secondly, my son drinks tea like an Irish mammie. Probably 10 cups a day which, if it were ratbags, would mean I'd have to buy a new packet every 10 days. My Assam tea lasts more than a month.
Thirdly, it tastes better, and I can confirm this because we've got ratbags at home and sometimes, they're useful. Sometimes.
Finally, I can chuck out the loose leaves on to the garden and they're good for compost. Ratbags - need to be broken up!
But I absolutely adore Twinning's shop in London. Once when I went to London I did a previous research on the best tea shops, and spent a good amount of time visiting them and buying tea. I went to Fortnum's, Twinnings, The East India Company, Whittard, Postcard Teas, Drury Coffee and Tea, and The Tea House. Bought enough tea to last me a lifetime lol
Is it the Yorkshire tea, or does tea caddies that look a bit more fancy?My ex wife and I really liked Taylor's of Harrowgate. I still buy some from time to time.
CD
I favour Fortnums on flavour but not price followed by Whittards. But like wine I can almost any tea in the UK and enjoy it.I got this as a Christmas gift, a tea calendar! The calendar is lovely, it looks so pretty, and each window had a tea bag and a nice quote behind it, but...out of the 24 tea bags, I only like 3 lol I usually don't like Christmas teas since they often have spices
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But I absolutely adore Twinning's shop in London. Once when I went to London I did a previous research on the best tea shops, and spent a good amount of time visiting them and buying tea. I went to Fortnum's, Twinnings, The East India Company, Whittard, Postcard Teas, Drury Coffee and Tea, and The Tea House. Bought enough tea to last me a lifetime lol
OH yeah Fortnum is expensive. Still love it though.I favour Fortnums on flavour but not price followed by Whittards. But like wine I can almost any tea in the UK and enjoy it.
Spanish tea however is an abomination!