The Tea Thread

[Bordersfox]

6 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Russian Caravan is exceptional if you like smokey flavours. Absolutely superb stuff.

Genuine conversation:

 

Me: someone has just commented positively about Russian Caravan.

 

Wife: is he taking the piss?

 

Me: (outraged) it's @Finnegan

 

Wife: who the fvck is that?

 

Me: errr yeah he likes tea and stuff.  

[Raj]

Yorkshire tea.

Cornish tea.

Masala tea 

Cardammon  tea.

 

[Samilktray]

Got quite into chai tea recently 

[Drink Water]

Ive seen a few people mention Yorkshire gold, is there a noticeable difference from the regular one?

[Jattdogg]

3 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Got quite into chai tea recently 

Tea tea is good

 

 

[Jattdogg]

3 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Got quite into chai tea recently 

Tea tea is good

 

 

[Silebyfox_89]

Yorkshire teabags for me, colour is important too gotta be a good tan like appearance.

 

I do enjoy a flavoured green tea like lemon, apple etc...

 

Fruit tea with vitamins too if I'm feeling the need for one.

 

Also had a soft spot for lady grey too.

 

Had a few lapsong shochong which are very strong.

[Trav Le Bleu]

14 hours ago, Bordersfox said:

Cos I'd hate this thread to descend into people's favourite teabags and all puns related thereto.  

Nothing too rude boys.

[String fellow]

Earl Grey for me. Tesco's own brand. The only downside is that the bags come in pairs and if you try to tear them apart all at once, some bags split open, because the perforations down the middle aren't great. To make, avoid using a teapot. Just pour boiling water over one bag in a cup or mug, add two sweeteners, stir, remove the bag and finally add semi-skimmed milk. Perfect!

[nnfox]

Love tea.  Not really fussed by the brand, just so long as the milk goes in before the water.

 

[FoxesDeb]

1 minute ago, nnfox said:

Love tea.  Not really fussed by the brand, just so long as the milk goes in before the water.

 

No!

[Wolfox]

Twinnings English Breakfast for a standard brew

 

Drink a lot of the Pukka tea during the day - various flavours…. More herbal stuff 

 

Also love Twinnings Sleepy tea

 

piling through Les Deux Marmottes…. Linden and verbena infusion…I can only get it from France, so pile high (along with wine) when I visit my Mum…

[Foxdiamond]

45 minutes ago, nnfox said:

Love tea.  Not really fussed by the brand, just so long as the milk goes in before the water.

 

Green tea. No milk required 

[StanSP]

2 hours ago, nnfox said:

Love tea.  Not really fussed by the brand, just so long as the milk goes in before the water.

 

This is wrong and I'm surprised you've not been banned from the internet, let alone this site.

 

Mug.

Teabag in.

Water in.

BREW.

Squeeze teabag and take out.

Milk in.

Stir.

Drink.

 

 

[nnfox]

5 minutes ago, StanSP said:

This is wrong and I'm surprised you've not been banned from the internet, let alone this site.

 

Mug.

Teabag in.

Water in.

BREW.

Squeeze teabag and take out.

Milk in.

Stir.

Drink.

 

 

Lots of weird people say this to me.

[Parafox]

2 hours ago, nnfox said:

Love tea.  Not really fussed by the brand, just so long as the milk goes in before the water.

 

 

2 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

No!

 

I'm with @FoxesDeb on this.

 

Pouring boiling water onto milk scalds it and ruins the subsequent flavour.

 

The worst cup of tea I ever had was made by an Asian guy who made it for me as I was treating his wife. He simply put a spoonful of leaf tea, the milk and water in a pan and boiled it all together. 

 

 

[nnfox]

9 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

 

I'm with @FoxesDeb on this.

 

Pouring boiling water onto milk scalds it and ruins the subsequent flavour.

 

The worst cup of tea I ever had was made by an Asian guy who made it for me as I was treating his wife. He simply put a spoonful of leaf tea, the milk and water in a pan and boiled it all together. 

 

 

But pouring cold milk into boiling water is OK?

 

I've done it for years.  It's the best.

 

I've never tried the water/milk/loose tea in a pan, but that really doesn't sound right, and I feel sorry that that happened to you!

[Iran]

30 minutes ago, nnfox said:

But pouring cold milk into boiling water is OK?

 

I've done it for years.  It's the best.

 

I've never tried the water/milk/loose tea in a pan, but that really doesn't sound right, and I feel sorry that that happened to you!

Yes, because you can adjust the amount of milk to your liking.

 

That's not possible when adding the milk in first.  

[StanSP]

49 minutes ago, Parafox said:

 

 

I'm with @FoxesDeb on this.

 

Pouring boiling water onto milk scalds it and ruins the subsequent flavour.

 

The worst cup of tea I ever had was made by an Asian guy who made it for me as I was treating his wife. He simply put a spoonful of leaf tea, the milk and water in a pan and boiled it all together. 

 

 

These two things are linked

[Iran]

17 hours ago, Bordersfox said:

Prince of Wales - afternoon tea.

I will definitely have to give that a try.

 

From Twinings, I've had the English Breakfast tea which is 3 out of 4 leaves in the Twinings strength rating, and recently bought their Irish Breakfast tea ranked 4 out of 4 leaves in the Twinings strength ranking. Prince of Wales appears to be ranked 2 out of 4 leaves in strength, making really it optimal to drink for the afternoon.

[Bordersfox]

7 minutes ago, Iran said:

I will definitely have to give that a try.

 

From Twinings, I've had the English Breakfast tea which is 3 out of 4 leaves in the Twinings strength rating, and recently bought their Irish Breakfast tea ranked 4 out of 4 leaves in the Twinings strength ranking. Prince of Wales appears to be ranked 2 out of 4 leaves in strength, making really it optimal to drink for the afternoon.

It's a beautiful tea to look at, odd thing to say but you'll see when you open the pack what I mean, if you buy it loose that is.  

 

It's one I will drink even though I'm not a huge tea drinker, floral and a little fruity.  My wife swears by a cup in the afternoon and who am I to argue with the great lady...

Edited 26 August 2023 by Bordersfox

[nnfox]

28 minutes ago, Iran said:

Yes, because you can adjust the amount of milk to your liking.

 

That's not possible when adding the milk in first.  

But I know how much milk I like! It doesn't really vary.

[Bordersfox]

What a surprise this thread, which could have been about the bounteous beauty of the freshest, hand harvested tea, has descended into a debate about when to add milk to tea dust.  Add it whenever you like it'll still look and taste like mud.

 

Bloody heathens.  

[Drink Water]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

Mug.

Teabag in.

Water in.

BREW.

Squeeze teabag and take out.

Milk in.

Stir.

Drink.

 

 

Mug.
Teabag in.
Water in.

BREW.

Milk in.

Squeeze the teabag (not so hard that it ends up ripping, been there done that)

Sugar.

Stir.

Let the tea sit for a few minutes to achieve maximum flavour.

Drink.

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

These two things are linked

Wonder if this is on teapornhub.com