The Tea Hut ......

[mad-moon]

went to a japanese restaurant recently and had some peach tea..in one of those insulated flask type teapots...it was delicious...also Lemon and Ginger tea is another very refreshing cleansing drink...good for the digestion....I enjoy green tea too.......The missus drinks the fruit flavoured tea..which I cannot stand....I'm a black coffee man really...but a cup of supermarket tea...made strong with milk and half a sugar goes down a treat with a couple of biscuits...on occasion..

[Barry]

I like my tea weak and my coffee strong.

Depending on mood I will either drink Darjeeling, Lapsang Souchong, Orange Pekoe, of if late, Rooibos (as it's caffeine-fee) tea. The tea is made in a small pot using fresh filtered water that has just come off the boil (boiling water will scald the leaves and impair the flavour), and not allowed to 'steep' for too long. I drink tea without milk or sugar.

Occasionally I will drink black Russian tea and sometimes Chinese green tea. In the past when I visited a country known for it's tea or coffee, I would bring back a kilo of the stuff. Some of the nicest tea I have drunk was a leaf tea brought back from Burma; unfortunately whilst still have the empty packet, I can't read the name as it is written in Burmese script, so am unlikely to be able to obtain any more.

I thoroughly dislike any of the fruit-flavoured teas that are now commonly available - with the sole exception of mint tea (which is nice to drink in the Summer).

[Lawrence001]

Loathing Coffee (it's a Yank thing ffs)
But loving a good Cup o Tea (Gord bless ya Ma,am)

I thought it only fair to start a thread on the delights of a nice cup o char.

I love a cup o Scottish Blend (Tea bags steeped for a min of 3 mins)

Any others out there enjoy a Pot...?

This post reminds me of something from the dim and distant past. Can't quite put my finger on it. Almost... piratical...?

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[Ian7633]

I'm very unrefined in the tea department, A steaming hot cup of PG Tips with milk and sweeteners to accompany a bacon sandwich or a handful of Hobnobs...….disgraceful.

[Marco]

I like my tea weak and my coffee strong.

Depending on mood I will either drink Darjeeling, Lapsang Souchong, Orange Pekoe, of if late, Rooibos (as it's caffeine-fee) tea. The tea is made in a small pot using fresh filtered water that has just come off the boil (boiling water will scald the leaves and impair the flavour), and not allowed to 'steep' for too long. I drink tea without milk or sugar.

Occasionally I will drink black Russian tea and sometimes Chinese green tea. In the past when I visited a country known for it's tea or coffee, I would bring back a kilo of the stuff. Some of the nicest tea I have drunk was a leaf tea brought back from Burma; unfortunately whilst still have the empty packet, I can't read the name as it is written in Burmese script, so am unlikely to be able to obtain any more.

I thoroughly dislike any of the fruit-flavoured teas that are now commonly available - with the sole exception of mint tea (which is nice to drink in the Summer).

Indeed. I should point out that I only like 'builder's tea' strong(ish), so that means tea made from any of the commonly available types in bags, as for me they taste crap otherwise. 'Fine teas', such as the loose-leaf ones you mention, which I also enjoy, I much prefer weaker, or rather optimally/correctly brewed in the proper manner

Marco.

[mad-moon]

Coffee is a Yank thing?? If you call the brown liquid from Starbucks coffee maybe...

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''coffe is a yank thing FFS''.....and then this...

''That's all very well and good Grant, but Alex Harvey singing about the Boston Coffee Party just wouldn't sit right .....!!!!''

Now shoot me down if I'm wrong...but Where is Boston...??

[Lawrence001]

https://www.gocoffeego.com/professor...tory-of-coffee

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[Minstrel SE]

Yes but treat yourself to some proper tea blends M&S is a good place to start because you will never go back to builders tea when youve tasted the best
Cheap english tea tastes like heavy stodge. I dont know how they get away with selling it or people will put up with any old rubbish and call it tea

Pure laziness not to educate the palete! or I cant believe what I used to drink

Then you can try some Tea from the manor blends loose leaf mix( big leaves in a tea strainer)..… there is even a gin and tonic tea which smells lovely but I havent tried it yet

[thingfish]

Marco touched upon loose Tea ........ that takes me back, my granny was real old school in the tea department (no teabags in those days) She filled the teapot (complete with knitted tea cosy) with loose tea and boiling water let it mask for a good 10 mins then pour it through a wee metal tea strainer into the cup......Respect.

[tapid]

Thompson s tea ( Morrisons ) is an award winner, and very nice. When finances permit I get the bus to Fortnum and Masons and buy there loose blend breakfast tea
and Sencha green tea, both superb.