Tea Time

[lemonlime]

Tried Dr. Stuart's Echinacea Tea last night, really liked it. Tangy and the flavour wasn't weak. (Higher Living had sent a sachet of it as a sample with my order.) Has anyone tried that brand? Never saw it on shelves before or never noticed it.

 

[MonkeyTennis]

Are these the ‘Specially Selected’ posh’ pyramid teabags a la Teapigs but for a fraction of the price?

I love the mao feng green tea from that range. They say the teabags are 100% biodegradable but I’m not sure if that’s true. So hard to trust brands on recycling etc.

Yeah they say 'Specially Selected' on the box but reading the back of it it states that the bags are non biodegradable.

Tried Dr. Stuart's Echinacea Tea last night, really liked it. Tangy and the flavour wasn't weak. (Higher Living had sent a sachet of it as a sample with my order.) Has anyone tried that brand? Never saw it on shelves before or never noticed it.

I've tried a few from his range and thought they where a nice, good quality flavour.

 

[RandomAlpaca22]

I'm an office worker (who doesn't drink coffee) so tea is all I drink

I looooove twinings buttermint, but have found that in all my local supermarkets it has been discontinued I am heartbroken

 

[soymilk]

I always have Green tea in the morning - to kick start my digestion for the day. Peppermint if I'm feeling bloated, Camomile before bed / if I'm feeling anxious and Earl Grey (black) occasionally. I live in Spain and it's really difficult to buy good tea here, that isn't too expensive.
When I lived in England I used to get this really great loose Green tea from Aldi and it was super cheap!

 

[Mustard]

I’ve been drinking these and Lady Grey.

 

[Countrybumpkingirl]

Twinings sleep tea. Best thing to help you sleep. I have one most nights and I definitely find it helps me to fall asleep and it smells lovely

 

[Yel]

pukka were up there but they’re a bit chav lately, the bags break really easily and I really don’t like their cinnamon

That's what happens when Unilever buys a brand!

I have such fond memories of the pukka tea samples they always give out from the pukka tent at the Eden project. But the tea just isn't as good now a bit evil owns it.

I can't stand teas that have added flavours, if it costs less than £2 it often has them. All the supermarket own brands often do. It feels like cheating and the tea ain't good either.

Does anyone have a good peppermint tea recommendation?

Chuck some mint in your garden and it'll grow like crazy. Or for fresh you don't need that much so even buying fresh probably works out cheaper than Tetley's teapigs brand.

 

[1001 others]

I absolutely love Twining's Irish Breakfast tea. We have English Breakfast too, but I like the slight difference of the Irish.

 

[MonkeyTennis]

I cannot deal with 2020 anymore. It’s like a year of April fools days.

Whats the bets some fool will try and pour a cup of tea into a toaster, to try and get the full breakfast "effect."

 

[martaS]

Guys, Bird & Blend are offering a free UK delivery today and I plan to treat myself to some new tea!

 

[mrsmk]

Cupper Liquorice & Spearmint Infusion

 

[Dancing Dave]

Ussed to drink PG Tips when we were younger. Then kinda moved to Yorkshire, now I live in Ireland I love Barrys Tea. The former is very close to Barrys though.

 

[Black.bird]

I drink far too much coffee (occupational hazard as I co-own a couple of coffee carts and have just started working part-time in one) ... about three a day! I do have to watch myself because my heart is starting to beat really fast as a result.

At about 3:00pm I really love a cup of Twinings English Breakfast, or Twinings Irish Breakfast, tea.

Just before bed, I have a cup of Healtheries 'Sleep Tea' which makes me feel so calm and relaxed.

 

[Spambot]

Bought pukka tea for the first time (vanilla chai) and it's so weak, even after letting it brew for 10+ mins. Since learning about the green washing shite won't be repurchasing personal favourites are Suki Tea, T2 and good old Punjana (which I don't think you can buy out of Ireland unless it's on Amazon maybe - best tea imo)

 

[RandomAlpaca22]

I was out shopping yesterday and would you believe it, Pukka teas are now £4.75 at Holland and Barrett, and £5 in Waitrose! How mad is that?

I saw teapigs tea bags in waitrose this morning for £9.75.. what is going on with the planet?

 

[lemonlime]

Does anyone have a good peppermint tea recommendation?

I usually have Twinings for everyday and Teapigs as a treat, however neither are near as good as fresh leaves.

I really like Pukka's Three Mint, despite the Unilever being the demon.

 

[Mustard]

Here are some of my favourites. I also like Lady Grey.

 

[martaS]

Are these the ‘Specially Selected’ posh’ pyramid teabags a la Teapigs but for a fraction of the price?

I love the mao feng green tea from that range. They say the teabags are 100% biodegradable but I’m not sure if that’s true. So hard to trust brands on recycling etc.

Anything that is biodegradable requires very specific conditions to decompose, it will probably not decompose in home conditions, e.g. garden compost heap. The biodegradable materials are fairly new thing and I believe they'd need a separate recycling chain, like an industrial scale composting or something. But then the councils would have to collect it separately from the garden waste which creates extra cost... One day, hopefully, maybe, it can be done.

 

[martaS]

I really like matcha, is quite a marmite thing

I love matcha, I now have one every morning instead of coffee

Tried Higheriving's Green Chai a couple nights ago. Found it very fresh and tasty. It's definitely milder/lighter than regular 'black tea' chai but I can see myself reaching for it whenever I want something delicate but warming. Would recommend.

I had a box of it last year, I loved how bright it was, I think it was thanks to the cloves and the orange peel. I might get a box when I get through my current tea stash.

Ussed to drink PG Tips when we were younger. Then kinda moved to Yorkshire, now I live in Ireland I love Barrys Tea. The former is very close to Barrys though.

People who like strong breakfast tea, do get some Welsh Brew (Paned Gymreig) if you're ever in Wales. Especially the Gold variety. So nice.

 

[Apple In My Pie]

Ooooh, my kinda thread.

Yorkshire Tea is the dog’s bawbags for me - gorgeous. I also have the ‘bedtime brew’ Yorkshire tea for a few hours before bed - I love it, it’s spiced nutmeg and vanilla I think. Don’t think it does much in terms of sleepiness but it tastes nice! Haven’t tried the biscuit brew one but think it’ll be nice, the jam and toast one on the other hand sounds vile
Tried some cheap tescos own chai tea, it was grim, like showing the kettle a few sprinkles of cinnamon and that’s it! Maybe it was because they were teabags and not strained leaves?
Bought the teapigs box for my mum, ended up drinking them myself, didn’t rate them, they tasted no different to the other cheaper varieties out there although did introduce me to new flavours!
Had a free sample of twinings tea posted through my door once. No idea why? It was gingerbread flavoured green tea. I didn’t like it but then I don’t enjoy drinking my tea black (and, as I soon learned, I don’t like green tea! ) BUT I found it very aromatic and flavoursome in a way the teapigs (and Tesco’s own but that’s self explanatory isn’t it) weren’t.