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post #46 of 58
12/14/09 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by Tangfastic View Post
A small but useful tip: If you are using tea bags and adding milk, always remove the bag before adding the milk. I don't know why but if the bag and milk touch the tea is fouled.

Don't touch PG tips or Tetley's bags, go for Twinings. Yorkshire Gold is acceptable too.

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Originally Posted by ama View Post
?? Twinings, with the exception of their special collections, is not as good as PG Tips or Teltey's.

Get the best leaf tea you can. Twinings is crap. Dilmah is better.

Different theories on adding milk: adding last let's you measure the amount better, but some say that this scalds the milk (small amount of cold suddenly into hot cup), but I would have thought the tea coming straight from the pot would be hotter that the tea once in the cup. Anyway, if you have good tea you don't need milk.
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post #47 of 58
12/15/09 at 12:27am
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Originally Posted by KitAkira View Post
Also, I much prefer honey over sugar. I think sugar gives it a bit too much of a processed sweetness (can't really describe it, too sugary lol) whereas the honey is more of a mellow sweet falvor

I always use honey as well. Orange blossom honey is excellent due to its subtle flavor, while wildflower honey can be a little strong for some tea.
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post #48 of 58
12/16/09 at 2:58pm
Depends when you take it. Breakfast (English, Scottish, Irish)? Afternoon? Christmas... But please not PG, OMG not PG!
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post #49 of 58
12/16/09 at 3:18pm
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Originally Posted by Cleav View Post
But please not PG, OMG not PG!
PG is quite good, Twinings is also nice
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post #50 of 58
12/16/09 at 5:24pm
I had some Twinings today. It was smooth, but seemed to lack some of the characteristic tea flavors. I'll compare it to Tetley's soon.
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post #51 of 58
12/16/09 at 5:55pm
I keep 4 different tins of Twinings loose leaf in my desk at work. Earl Grey, Darjeeling, Jasmine, and Ceylon Breakfast Tea. At home I have about 15 different types of loose leaf from englishteastore.com which I think are great.
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post #52 of 58
12/16/09 at 7:10pm
jeepers, twinings is not good tea. it's all the leftover bits and dust which no-one else wants. a lot of the main brand teas are like this. sure, if you want a tea-bag cuppa then use a cheap tea bag. not being a snob about this, but if you're going to make leaf tea in the pot, then at least get good tea to make it worthwile. it costs b_gger all per cup anyway
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post #53 of 58
12/16/09 at 7:54pm
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Originally Posted by Gutman View Post
jeepers, twinings is not good tea. it's all the leftover bits and dust which no-one else wants. a lot of the main brand teas are like this. sure, if you want a tea-bag cuppa then use a cheap tea bag. not being a snob about this, but if you're going to make leaf tea in the pot, then at least get good tea to make it worthwile. it costs b_gger all per cup anyway
My defence of Twinings is only in relation to their bags quality over other widely available brands of bags and I do not like their new 'standard tea'. I love Twinings Earl Grey bags though, other brands of this blend are usually too perfumey for me. I would put a Twinings Earl Grey bag in a much higher class than a PG tips or Tetleys standard blend bag. I'd almost prefer Tetley or PG tips to the new Twinings 'tea' bags that come in the yellow box.
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post #54 of 58
12/17/09 at 5:36pm
yes compared to those other brands perhaps - i use *really* cheap tea bags, but do try getting some really good leaf tea and you'll find it hard to drink the middle-of-the-road brands. gunpowder green tea is worth a try too.
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post #55 of 58
12/18/09 at 4:05am
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Originally Posted by flashback View Post
Here's how I do it. It aint rocket science

boil water in hot pot

after the water is boiled pour it over the tea-bag

here is where it gets a little subjective. If you want a milder tea then you don't let it steep for too long. If you like a strong builder's tea then you let it steep for at least 2 minutes or so.

Take the teabag out before adding milk. As for how much milk, well you're going for a nice color balance... this one will come with experience, its kind of hard to describe. For a standard sized mug I would say 1 ounce of milk.

Add in 2-3 cubes of sugar, and some fresh squeezed lemon to taste if you like.

Voila! I use PG Tips or Yorkshire Gold. YG is milder overall than PG Tips. Tetley's or Twinings is alright too but not my preferred.

Maybe I just misread your post but are you suggesting adding lemon to milk tea? I've never heard or tasted this before.
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post #56 of 58
12/18/09 at 5:35pm
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Originally Posted by Cordwinder View Post
Maybe I just misread your post but are you suggesting adding lemon to milk tea? I've never heard or tasted this before.
Really? well it is done over here although never done it myself
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post #57 of 58
12/19/09 at 4:37am
I'm not English, but I do drink a 2-3 cups of tea per day. First: boil water. Second: put in tea bag. Third: wait for 3-5 minutes, depending on how strong you want the tea to be. Fourth: take out tea bag, reuse later if desire, or toss out. Fifth: wait for a minute or two for the tea to cool. Sixth: inhale the tea aroma, then sip, and careful not to burn yourself. Seventh: repeat, enjoy.
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post #58 of 58
12/27/09 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by DarkNWorn View Post
I'm not English, but I do drink a 2-3 cups of tea per day. First: boil water. Second: put in tea bag. Third: wait for 3-5 minutes, depending on how strong you want the tea to be. Fourth: take out tea bag, reuse later if desire, or toss out. Fifth: wait for a minute or two for the tea to cool. Sixth: inhale the tea aroma, then sip, and careful not to burn yourself. Seventh: repeat, enjoy.

This, only after step four I put a little bit of milk and two sugars in. I use Asda's own brand, the bog standard stuff. You lot are a right bunch of southern fairies.
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