Tea!

BaronVon · Post by **BaronVon** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:05 am

Bass_Culture wrote:
Baron_von_Carlton wrote:Fuck Tea Bags

People in England have very little knowledge of good Tea (im english)
All the shit you buy in the supermarkets is complete dirge. Indian floor sweepings.

If you want to try some good Tea go to this vendor and try the real shit.
http://stores.ebay.com/Yunnan-Sourcing-LLC

I recommend this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ginseng-Oolong-Tea- ... m153.l1262
I agree with you to an extent, although I would argue it is more of a cultural thing than necessarily a "lack of knowledge". English people started brewing tea badly and loading it with sugar and milk in the seventeenth century, and very little has changed since then! China, Japan, Korea, India and many other countries have wonderful rich tea cultures, but you have to accept that England also has its own, albeit it somewhat different! Scone anyone?

Big up Yunnan Sourcing btw, never ordered from them but have heard good things from fellow tea heads!

I just hate the debate about which teabag is better when all of them are absolute garbage.
You are right, it's just embarressing.

Yunnan sourcing is grand. The guy is really helpful as well. Never had any bad Tea from him. The prices are also pretty reasonable in comparison to other stores.

blizzardmusic · Post by **blizzardmusic** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:08 am

absense wrote:Anyone who puts sugar in tea ..IS NOT DRINKING TEA!

Stop and get out.

Truth

leftdub · Post by **leftdub** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:47 pm

English Breakfast is the only way

rekall · Post by **rekall** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:07 am

oolong with honey.
rooibos with milk and/or honey.

djelements · Post by **djelements** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:44 am

Iced with so much sugar it's just runny syrup. This and a BBQ sandwich, I'm in heaven.
But normally, it's just green. Straight green tea.

reason · Post by **reason** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:53 am

Tazo Awake, after that Earl Grey, a solid English Breakfast, or of course Lipton!

rekall · Post by **rekall** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:16 am

DJelements wrote:Iced with so much sugar it's just runny syrup. This and a BBQ sandwich, I'm in heaven.

considering what you've just said here...
if you're ever in the greater philadelphia area,
it is a moral imperative that you visit Sweet Lucy's BBQ
http://www.sweetlucys.com/

sri · Post by **sri** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 5:35 pm

tazo organic apple red and goji berry pomegranate green tea. both with a little bit of honey only.

Pi-Krust · Post by **Pi-Krust** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:13 pm

It's gotta be the Lapsang for me,love that hardcore smokiness.Lemon and ginger tea is nice as well though especially when the weathers somewhat inclement.Tea aint shit without a decent biscuit on the side tho, check this out for tea and biscuit linkage.

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/

rekall · Post by **rekall** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:14 pm

bassmonk wrote:love that hardcore smokiness

try russian caravan

djake · Post by **djake** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:54 pm

Legendary wrote:Standard PG Tips . Everything else is just a wannabe

3rdeye · Post by **3rdeye** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:32 pm

I've been partaking in a lovely Japanese/Chinese (im not sure which) tea called 'Buddha's Tears'.

a very nice drop, its slight bitterness can be removed with a dash of honey

Tea!

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