Tea - 'It’s an old person's drink.'

jimmyjazz said:
Oh you tea connoisseur you.. you must have exquisite tea taste buds that can only be matched with a what a box of $4 Yorkshire Tea from the supermarket? Classy.
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See my original post for what I class as "better tea"

But for a start, loose leaf, never bagged (unless it's the aforementioned Teapigs blend bags.)
 
Norman_Conquest said:
Maybe not a party for the taste buds but it greets guests and cures all ailments. ;)

When you have a visitor, you offer them tea. If someone is upset, you offer them tea. someone's not feeling well, you offer them tea. You've returned from your travels, put your bags down and have a cup of tea and you think, 'That feels good.'
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So it’s the habitual manner in which you drink the tea rather than the tea’s taste in itself. Fair enough. I like to mix it up tho depending on the occasion and the mood.,,
 
The old NAAFI tea bags weren't bad. Used to come in a plain white bag or box.
That strong you could stand a spoon up in it.

You just get catering bags of Tetley now.
 
I love a Yorkshire tea cuppa and a Twinings Everyday brew. I don’t mind PG. Tetleys and Typhoo are undrinkable muck.

I will occasionally have a Green tea or a Lemon infused brew.

Coffee and all those mucked about added flavours are not for me.
 
To be honest I find English Breakfast Tea a bit bland, whereas my better half lives on the stuff. I don’t mind green tea, but usually prefer something with a kick to it, like ginger infused.

I’ll always choose coffee over tea, but I need something with a strong taste. Same with wine, beer, food, etc. Basically I like to taste whatever I consume, bland food and drink just seems pointless to me.
 
Juninhoburger said:
I usually drink my tea from a bone china cup with a saucer so yes
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Nearly spat me tea out reading that! But yeh, of course you do. I just use my favourite mug that has an image of Dane Edna morphed into a Guinea pig. Does the job, makes me giggle too.

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I've stopped drinking Black Tea for now, it reduces the absorption of non heme iron. My wife suffered low iron so she has now reduced the amounts of cups she drinks of black tea.

I have a bit of time nowadays, it takes me about 35 mins to make my porridge, with all the stuff I put in it 🤪 Chi and Flax seeds, blueberrys, blackberrys, raspberrys, 1 fresh apricot, 3 walnuts, 2 dates.

I've gone on to drinking herbal and fruit teas and enjoy them much more. I made my 11 year old grandson a cup of Tetley's Black tea this morning, he stopped over as his game was called off. He always enjoys a cuppa on a morning.
My 2nd eldest doesn't drink tea or coffee and he's 44 yo, he's never drank tea or coffee.
I cant see tea dying out in Britain myself.

I drink warm freshly squeezed Lime or Lemon juice first thing every morning. Through the day Twinnings Strawberry & Raspberry is my favourite - it smells and tastes fantastic. Also Spiced Ginger, which has a nice ginger burn. Also 1 or 2 cups of black coffee.

Some of the herbal teas are very bland but I would recommend these two, they are full of flavour and very good for you.

Yours Hippy health kick.

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mercury_redstone7 said:
I've stopped drinking Black Tea for now, it reduces the absorption of non heme iron. My wife suffered low iron so she has now reduced the amounts of cups she drinks of black tea.

I have a bit of time nowadays, it takes me about 35 mins to make my porridge, with all the stuff I put in it 🤪 Chi and Flax seeds, blueberrys, blackberrys, raspberrys, 1 fresh apricot, 3 walnuts, 2 dates.

I've gone on to drinking herbal and fruit teas and enjoy them much more. I made my 11 year old grandson a cup of Tetley's Black tea this morning, he stopped over as his game was called off. He always enjoys a cuppa on a morning.
My 2nd eldest doesn't drink tea or coffee and he's 44 yo, he's never drank tea or coffee.
I cant see tea dying out in Britain myself.

I drink warm freshly squeezed Lime or Lemon juice first thing every morning. Through the day Twinnings Strawberry & Raspberry is my favourite - it smells and tastes fantastic. Also Spiced Ginger, which has a nice ginger burn. Also 1 or 2 cups of black coffee.

Some of the herbal teas are very bland but I would recommend these two, they are full of flavour and very good for you.

Yours Hippy health kick.

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I drink the Peach and Cranberry & Raspberry versions of these at work, just as nice served ice cold too
 
guisborough_rob said:
Yorkshire tea all the way, decaf after four. The only other hot drink I have is a mid morning coffee, and it has to be ground rather than instant. I’m a creature of habit, so imagine my dismay when I was at Norm’s just before Christmas last year and we had AFTERNOON coffee and Christmas cake……😳
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I'd be dismayed too if someone served Christmas cake without cheese.
 
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