favourite tea

[the village idiot]

Two thirds Assam, one third Earl Grey.

 

Not terribly butch but very nice.

[predator]

i get a better brew if i have boiled the kettle on the logburner it seems to taste loads better in the winter

[Andrew Gale]

Having found out last year that I'm a tad lactose intolerant, I moved away from the All Day Breakfast and moved over to Earl Grey and Lady Grey, no milk or sugar, just neat.

[TGB]

Can't remember its name right now but seem to remember it's classed as a white tea. Only been able to drink it, when I've been given small quantity as present on two occasions. Did once find an importer who would sell direct to a UK buyer. But minimum order was 95Lbs. dry weight and it's approx. £80 plus per pound weight wholesale but inc. of all taxes and delivery.

 

When it's dry, it's a dark green sphere about 5-8mm dia. Put in hot water and it unwinds to resemble a six legged green spider. 4-8 pieces will make maybe 2pts. But three drinkable infusions can be got from the same pieces. Maybe 4pts. in all.

 

If you're wondering about retail and prices. As far as I know, the tea is only readily available in parts of China and its territories. It retails dry per pound for approx. £110 to £180 depending on quality.

 

Second choice would be almost any Indian tea except Yorkshire and the the Chinese gunpowder teas. Both of which are akin to chewing oak bark. Yorkshire I'm sure has had many good exports; tea is not one of them.

Edited July 31, 2014 by TGB

[PC tree]

Clipper tea (yellow box) for us, I've tried quite a few others and this tops it. Closest in strength and smoothness to leaf tea which is a treat!

[treesrus]

Lapsang Souchong is my favourite, but i also like japanese twig tea, and Mu tea.

[Tim Stobart Tree Surgery]

It's better with water out of a kelly's kettle, it's just that wee bit hotter.

[clasp]

Green tea. Takes a bit to get a taste for it but when you do it's very refreshing and very good for you.

[oldwoodcutter]

Its a well known fact that old ladies make the best tea.For once i was working by myself this morning, and the lady customer and i sat down the bottom of her garden mid morning and shared the season,and her tea was absolutely delicious,and i told her so.

Her reply was that she's always used pg tips,and always uses freshly drawn water,not reboiled.

Mrs oldwoodcutter buys earl grey which ime not keen on,tastes like talcum powder.

[josharb87]

Gunpowder and cherry blossom green tea with a spoon of sugar