Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

i came in to tell about how I've recently changed to twinnings bags and love the Irish breakfast and earl Grey. however now i feel like i am not worthy after seeing the stuff you are posting.

ps i can do loose tea i just dont have the equipment lol

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You're not.

Oh, I mean...nice tea pot!

EDIT: To add something constructive, I do think that teabags can vary quite a lot in quality and they do have their place. Recognising that quality and place is important, though, and Twinings are good on that front. What annoys me is when people turn their noses up at a loose leaf tea because it's NOT in a bag.

I've had people accuse me of drinking dirty water when I've been steeping a nice black, been accused of being gay for drinking green tea (because that makes sense) and been told that if it's not in a bag with milk and sugar then it's not tea.

Whatever.

I think tea is a wonderful thing (along with anything that isn't poor quality, mass-produced and well-marketed rubbish) and more people should be introduced to what tea really is.

Yummy lady gray before bed.

Originally Posted by PigHog

You're not.

Oh, I mean...nice tea pot!

EDIT: To add something constructive, I do think that teabags can vary quite a lot in quality and they do have their place. Recognising that quality and place is important, though, and Twinings are good on that front. What annoys me is when people turn their noses up at a loose leaf tea because it's NOT in a bag.

I've had people accuse me of drinking dirty water when I've been steeping a nice black, been accused of being gay for drinking green tea (because that makes sense) and been told that if it's not in a bag with milk and sugar then it's not tea.

Whatever.

I think tea is a wonderful thing (along with anything that isn't poor quality, mass-produced and well-marketed rubbish) and more people should be introduced to what tea really is.

Hmm...funny,I've had the complete opposite of that. I get dirty looks for drinking PG Tips which is a fine bag tea along with Yorkshire and Barry's,far better than most bagged american brands. Kusmi which comes in loose and muslin bags is premium leaf tea and will always be my favorite for green or black. Twinnings here in the states is floor sweepings loose or bag. No offense to those who like Twinnings,I started on it myself,but there are better out there for about the same price . Green tea is king here. And I get dirty looks for being a black tea drinker. Hmm ?

Havin some nice knuckle draggin PG Tips bag tea as I speak...mmm ugh good. Me like

Hey guys, i want to take a step futher in the tea world.
I drink some classic tea in bag, earl grey, the basic stuff.
I would like to try a good quality green tea or something that will make me love tea, if someone can guide.
Thank you.

Originally Posted by langlois

Hey guys, i want to take a step futher in the tea world.
I drink some classic tea in bag, earl grey, the basic stuff.
I would like to try a good quality green tea or something that will make me love tea, if someone can guide.
Thank you.

I will unshamelessly push these guys. They are premium blenders since the revolution of russia and both their green and black tea blends are excellent.The same quality loose tea can be bought in muslin bag form and is just as good quality as the loose. Don't believe me? Try their sampler packs.You can get green and black in them. Seriously they are good affordable tea and will not let you down.http http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=...om&pqstr=kusmi

P.S. They have excellent earl greys in traditional and untraditional as well.

Sorry ... here is the link kusmi tea - Yahoo! Search Results