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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Roho on December 05, 2007, 07:36:43 PM
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With all the talk of tea in the threads, I was wondering how you take your tea.
I drink Twinings, namely: Earl Grey, Lady Grey, English Breakfast, and Irish Breakfast. Some times just sugar, other times sugar with a splash of milk, and very rarely with just honey.
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Typhoo with milk and 2 sugars :)
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I think this is the perfect British answer to TO's booze ups and liquor threads :D
Don't know what tea, vary as whatever is cheaper really, the pyramic monkey ones are usual though. PG tips?
Milk and one sugar
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So far, I don't know the two teas mentioned. Hmm, I'll need to pay attention to what is offered in the States. My wife is the tea drinker and the one who introduced me to tea and the one who buys it.
I'm trying to kick coffee, but I'm having a hard time with the caffeine withdrawl.
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PG tips strong as you like with no milk and no sugar
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Don't drink much tea, but when i do it's Twinings with milk no sugar
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PG Tips with milk and 1 sugar :D
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Strong tea (PG Tips by preference, but Yorkshire & Typhoo will do too), hot water - nothing else.
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Guinness is my main tea in the States, usually on draught from a decent pub.
PDT_008
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^ heh, those vulgar yanks...
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Nothing but a bunch of cowboys!
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Guinness is my main tea in the States, usually on draught from a decent pub.
PDT_008
I had a Guinness the other day after having a Theakstons Old Peculier, in comparison the Guinness was vile. Try and find some Old Peculier :D
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Guinness is my main tea in the States, usually on draught from a decent pub.
PDT_008
I had a Guinness the other day after having a Theakstons Old Peculier, in comparison the Guinness was vile. Try and find some Old Peculier :D
Stay on target, Rogue Leader ...
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Cut the chatter Red 2 :)
Got to be Yorkshire Tea, proper strong and no sugar. Apply at least 8 times a day to maintain focus! We have Tetley at work and I have to put 2 bags in to make a proper cuppa.
Milk last too - milk was only put in first to save the china: in the 19th century china was too delicate to take boiling water hence the milk first.
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Milk last too - milk was only put in first to save the china: in the 19th century china was too delicate to take boiling water hence the milk first.
some people put milk in first? :/
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Barry's Green Label. Good Irish Tae(sic).
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I usually put milk in with the bag and sugar because I have nothing better to do when waiting for the kettle to boil. I find it tastes the same either way, just need to get the amount of milk right though otherwise you can have too much in without realising which isnt very nice.
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I add milk afterwards, but I don't stir it. It looks like a 'nuage' of milk.
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I'm a fan of green teas, got me some very nice Gunpowder green, a light green. Milk is for babies :wink:
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I can't have milk in Earl Grey I must confess, much better without. But English Breakfast requires the cow juice or it is very dry.
If I could be arsed I'd probably drink loose leaf tea - its much better, but its too much of a fiddle to make a pot at work. Plus I'd probably get mercilessly ridiculed if I returned from the kitchen clutching a tea pot and associated loose leaf paraphernalia :)
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I'm another who puts milk in first :P
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usually Nambarrie loose leaf. put the milk in first because it stops the leaves from floating!!! :lol:
at work, whatever dirt cheap dirt-in-a-bag they've bought most recenty. really, you'd think for the difference of a few pence they'd get something half decent!
oh, and i don't take sugar. (but very occasionally a drop of whiskey :wink: )
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Milk last too - milk was only put in first to save the china: in the 19th century china was too delicate to take boiling water hence the milk first.
One way to prevent that is to put a teaspoon in the cup - acts as a heatsink and stops the bone china expanding too quickly and cracking
But anyway - proper tea should be made in a teapot (heated first of course)
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earl grey or gunpowder:
earl grey
boiling water, then a dash of milk, followed by a good long soak and a little squeeze of the bag as i take it out
gunpowder
cover with almost boiling water first, then throw away the water after 30 secs, keeping the leaves in the mug. then make it with hot water, no milk obviously.
ideally i'd be using loose leaf and a teapot, but these are modern times ;) some sort of buttery biscuit is always nice with tea
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Whittards of Chelsea Earl Grey or Fortnum and Mason's FOP Darjeeling or Gallery Restaurant Blend - milk is for those blends of left over and once used teas drunk by the rustic classes and thus not for a gentleman such as myself.
Needless to say that tea bags are an unspeakable heresy of the peasantry.
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I'm trying to kick coffee.
Sacrilege!!
:)
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I just wanna know how Jimmy Page has his tea. Once I find out, I will have the same :lol:
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Yorkshire gold when I want a quick decent cup- add a bit of milk after and no sugar. Otherwise I buy good Assam or Darjeeling though I am fond of Keemun.
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tea is one of those things i rarely drink but when i do its without milk and with a few biscuits.
mainly i am a coffee nerd and i am very glad to have my kitchen sorted so i can make a proper cup again - been stuck with instant for too long.
have a nice batch of australian peaberry i recently roasted but my favorite has to be guatamalan elephant bean from whittards - - not for everyone, its a bit earthy to say the least
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I must confess I don't actually like tea at all...
Coffee I can happily drink... but Tea? Why would I do that?! :lol:
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^ heh, those vulgar yanks...
I use these song lyrics to justify TO lack of tea drinking http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/fish/boston+tea+party_20053779.html
I don't like tea myself, though I do like herbal teas.
Like Sam I have to say coffee (and Guinness) is the real thing
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At home, PG Tips because my housemate bought it. But not for choice.
There is only one.
TWINNINGS!!!
Morning Breakfast (for the mornings) and Everyday (for every other brew of the day).
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I must confess I don't actually like tea at all...
Coffee I can happily drink... but Tea? Why would I do that?! :lol:
Get out of my house! :)
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I recently discovered Chinese Jasmine tea - thats nice without milk of course.
I'm more of a coffee drinker really, but cannot resist a cuppa with some scones, clotted cream and english strawberry jam. yum yum...
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I'm more of a coffee drinker really, but cannot resist a cuppa with some scones, clotted cream and english strawberry jam. yum yum...
HELL YEAH!
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I was going to mention loose tea, but I see you gents have already. There is a Russian tea (loose tea) I enjoy with an orange flavor, but for the life of me, I cannot remember the name of the tea. Loose leaf tea is better.
When I lived in the Washington DC area, our Japanese neighbor would come over and we'd all share our different teas (not all at once). I've had the real 'green' tea powder from Japan; takes some getting use to. She shared with us a Japanese tradition of green tea and beans. You have a cup of green tea while eating sweetened beans in a bowl. T'was good.
On another note. I've noticed with tea that I'm actually nourished, whereas coffee dehydrates and leaves me with a headache and the shakes if I've had too much. I've even noticed my complexion is changing with increasing ruddiness to my cheeks. Next thing you know, I'll be asking people for a spot of tea and a crumpet and screaming jolly-oh when excited.
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My wife a stickler for the proper old fashioned loose leaves in a pot when it comes down to having a proper cuppa when she has the time........otherwise it's the ubiquitous PG tips.
I drink the proper potted stuff (A Whitards blend for her) but rarely drink normal bagged tea due to being a bit of a coffee nerd :oops:
And by the way, for those who mentioned bringing themselves off coffee and onto tea suffering from the lack of caffeine........there's just as much caffiene in your standard cuppa as there is in a cup if instant coffee. :P
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My wife a stickler for the proper old fashioned loose leaves in a pot when it comes down to having a proper cuppa when she has the time........otherwise it's the ubiquitous PG tips.
I drink the proper potted stuff (A Whitards blend for her) but rarely drink normal bagged tea due to being a bit of a coffee nerd :oops:
And by the way, for those who mentioned bringing themselves off coffee and onto tea suffering from the lack of caffeine........there's just as much caffiene in your standard cuppa as there is in a cup if instant coffee. :P
But more in pre-ground beans and yet more in freshly ground beans and much more in Italian coffees and shiteloads more than that in Turkish (half dregs Mmmmmm.). It is true that tea leaves contain more caffeine than beans but when you consider the difference in quantity required for a cupload you can see where he's coming from.
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Up here in the Andes, I've switched to coca tea. :)
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At home, PG Tips because my housemate bought it. But not for choice.
There is only one.
TWINNINGS!!!
Morning Breakfast (for the mornings) and Everyday (for every other brew of the day).
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Same as me, morisons had twinings everyday on offer and i got four... wish i had bought eight now, nearly on the fourth box!
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In terms of Coffee - its Lavazza espresso for me - fourteen times a dayyyyyyyyyyy
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At home, PG Tips because my housemate bought it. But not for choice.
There is only one.
TWINNINGS!!!
Morning Breakfast (for the mornings) and Everyday (for every other brew of the day).
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Same as me, morisons had twinings everyday on offer and i got four... wish i had bought eight now, nearly on the fourth box!
Four?! That's totally teacore that is!
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Up here in the Andes, I've switched to coca tea. :)
is that tea with cocaine in? shoulda known yu were a drug lord
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Another shout for Taylor's 'Yorkshire Tea' here, made strong, with milk and
1/2 spoon of sugar.
mmmm ! :D
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I have my tea with 2 spoons of coffee, one sugar and milk and no tea.
Actually I do quite like tea, so long as its strong. Milk or no, one sugar or none.
But for every cup of tea I've ever had I've probably had 500 mugs of coffee.
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I make the best tea ever. Srsly.
Lil bit of milk and two and a bit sugars! Note... not two... not two and a half... two and a bit! :D
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how long do you guys leave a bag to brew? the reason i ask is that i've seen people pretty much put em in and take them straight back out - i have to leave them in for at least a couple of minutes.
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About a minute, followed by some hardcore squeezing with the teaspoon against the inside of the cup to release all that gorgeous flavour.
Fairtrade tea can kiss my arse, I like knowing someone got paid 2p and went to perilous lengths to get me my brew. 8)
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how long do you guys leave a bag to brew? the reason i ask is that i've seen people pretty much put em in and take them straight back out - i have to leave them in for at least a couple of minutes.
A few minutes, this is usually the colour I try to achieve
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1208/cimg0222yj9.th.jpg) (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0222yj9.jpg)
:)
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how long do you guys leave a bag to brew? the reason i ask is that i've seen people pretty much put em in and take them straight back out - i have to leave them in for at least a couple of minutes.
A few minutes, this is usually the colour I try to achieve
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1208/cimg0222yj9.th.jpg) (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0222yj9.jpg)
:)
lmao, i like how you still got something guitar related in the picture there haha!
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Up here in the Andes, I've switched to coca tea. :)
is that tea with cocaine in? shoulda known yu were a drug lord
;) Alas, not quite so exciting. Coca tea is just tea made with the leaves of the coca plant; long used by the native of the region to combat the effects of altitude and just generally, in the way Europeans or Americans drink coffee or regular tea.
If you take a big ol' pile of coca leaves and run them through a fearsome chemical extraction process, then you get a small amount of cocaine. If I were a drug lord, I'd have more guitars! ;) I'm more like a drug peasant. 8)
But not being from "round these parts", I get a silly vicarious thrill out of sipping coca tea and strumming the chords to "Snowblind". :lol:
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Twinings Breakfast Tea, but more recently I've been getting into Lady Grey and Lapsang Souchong is nice occasionally (smokey aroma & taste).
Their infusion range is nice too, well - the Ginger, Orange & Honey one is (the only one I've tried).
I generally brew tea in the cup (my Mam always gives me grief over it and even bought a teapot which only ever gets used when she visits). I leave the tea to brew for a few minutes, but don't squeeze the bag.
No sugar (urgh!) but fairly milky. Plain digestives are a must for dunking.
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Apparently if you leave it in for 5 minutes, then most of the goodness will come out, but not worth leaving it any longer.
Personally about 3 minutes, and then the usual stirring of bag and squeezing.
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Ah well I never squeeze the bag as I think it makes the tea slightly bitter.Not such an issue for you sugar loving chappies but not for me.I just ensure that the mug is warmed and then stick the bag in, fill with freshly boiled water ( as it apparently has more air in it) and just give it a stir a few times and brew for 3.5 minutes.
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Clipper organic, done with a teapot but not loose.
a tiny splash of milk in the bottom, no sugar, drunk hot.
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I used to drink PG 'cos the pyramid bags taste better than the round ones and they tasted a lot better than the square ones!
I like Assam or English Breakfast from Saino's, 1 pint mug, 2x bags squeezed to death, milk and three brown (2 in a bairns mug)
Coffee, 1 x Stainless flask that comes to work with me with Java strength 5, it's like rocket fuel and makes the day fly by.
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I don't take much consideration for making tea.
Lob in a teabag - pour in boiling water.
Squeeze out the teabag, stir, squeeze again, throw it out.
Pour milk in, stir,
One and a bit sugars and enjoy.
That's for Tetley, for Earl Grey I just leave the teabag in.
I guess I make an OK tea seeing as the 'rents always demand/ask for it.
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I got inspired by this thread and got some green tea with lemon tonight - really nice actually with just a 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
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What tea do you have for breakfast? Is there a certain type for breakfast and a certain type for all day, etc? Do you prepare the breakfast tea the same as any tea?
I'm having a Lady Grey, milk, one teaspoon sugar with my breakfast, right now.
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PG tips strong, no sugar. When in the Maldives I really got into green tea, but its just not the same in England. It still tastes the same, but the sceanary's just not as good.
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I like Chai Tea, by Twinings, they appently drink it more than any other drink in India, it's got a nice spice to it, and has no caffene.
I love Earl Grey as well, but one must use the correct technique.
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well, i don't drink tea, just pure black coffee , sometimes i ad some booze to it :D :P
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PG tips strong (bag squeezing), 2 sugar, and a dash of milk. If I really want to push the boat out... I drink coffee :)
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Any tea bags - although Tetley and Co-Op Organic seem to be the most likely in my house.
Pour boiling water straight over the tea bag (in the cup obvously) and add milk a couple of seconds after. You have to add the milk when the water is hot otherwise it goes scummy as the fat in the milk doesn't disperse properly. Quick stir and leave to brew........ In actual fact when I'm at home, my cup holds a little over a pint so I leave the tea bag in the cup fairly often.
At work the drinks are out a machine and the tea is terrible. I drink white coffee at work - no sugar.
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If I ever release an album, perhaps I can get an endorsement deal for my preferred brands of tea and coffee! 8)
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After spending literally weeks trying to work out the perfect way to make my perfect cuppa at work. (yeah at work, i experiment on making the perfect cup of tea instead of work but shhh)
I have came to this:
One sugar in first then add hot water, Stir and add the second sugar. Wait until the water has stopped swirling then add the milk. Stir again and remove tea bag after a good squishing against the side...
I prefer Earl Grays but my works to cheap to get them so we get the massive bags of tetly ones. There miles better than the no name ones the patients have though, those things are horrible.
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After spending literally weeks trying to work out the perfect way to make my perfect cuppa at work. (yeah at work, i experiment on making the perfect cup of tea instead of work but shhh)
I have came to this:
One sugar in first then add hot water, Stir and add the second sugar. Wait until the water has stopped swirling then add the milk. Stir again and remove tea bag after a good squishing against the side...
I prefer Earl Grays but my works to cheap to get them so we get the massive bags of tetly ones. There miles better than the no name ones the patients have though, those things are horrible.
Please tell me you don't put milk into a cup of Earl Gray.
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After spending literally weeks trying to work out the perfect way to make my perfect cuppa at work. (yeah at work, i experiment on making the perfect cup of tea instead of work but shhh)
I have came to this:
One sugar in first then add hot water, Stir and add the second sugar. Wait until the water has stopped swirling then add the milk. Stir again and remove tea bag after a good squishing against the side...
I prefer Earl Grays but my works to cheap to get them so we get the massive bags of tetly ones. There miles better than the no name ones the patients have though, those things are horrible.
Please tell me you don't put milk into a cup of Earl Gray.
Sorry thats my work xup of tea. When it comes to Earl Grey its just hot water and 2 sugars. The one at work has the elaberate setup that has maximum time wasting.
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I got bought some Teapigs (http://www.teapigs.co.uk/) tea recently, and I have to say, it's by the far the best tea I've had, even better than loose tea. The only problem is, it's £4 for 15 bags...
Other than that, Earl Grey with a teaspoon of honey in it is the way to go.
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Tea, made by my mum of course :lol:
I suck at making it, but make a damn good coffee (from instant stuff).
Also, got some Apple Tea from Turkey, and it was sweeeeet