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Old 21-02-2015, 19:18
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Go on then.... which brand makes the best brew?

Yorkshire Tea get my vote. Lovely strong flavour.
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Old 21-02-2015, 20:00
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I do like Yorkshire but I think Ringtons are better, it's a lovely brew.
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Old 21-02-2015, 21:42
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Tea bags are the work of satan. Loose tea's much better
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Old 21-02-2015, 21:53
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Certainly not Twinings!

I bought an expensive pack of their breakfast tea and, even in a small mug and leaving the bag in for some time, there is NO tea taste in them at all. I'm using two at a time just to get a bit of flavour and to get rid as soon as possible, never to buy them again.

The 'gold box' ones at Lidl are infinitely superior to the above.
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Old 21-02-2015, 22:29
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Tea? Pah!
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Old 22-02-2015, 08:30
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We usually alternate between Yorkshire and PG. The likes of Tetley & Typhoo are a big no no as they don't taste of anything.
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Old 22-02-2015, 08:35
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I usually just get whatever on special.

At the moment I've got some Assam and English Breakfast from Aldi and they are both very nice indeed.
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Old 22-02-2015, 08:44
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I like clipper tea bags, they can be slightly more expensive ( look out for deals) but I do find they make a great cup of tea.
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Old 22-02-2015, 09:01
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I like Taylors tea as well, the orange box type.
I also like Morrison's own organic tea.
Both are strong and use good paper material for the bag that let the tea brew well.
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Old 22-02-2015, 09:08
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For regular tea it has to be Yorkshire Tea

Earl Gray we get Twinnings.

Peppermint tea and other such as Ginger and Lemon we vary between several.
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Old 22-02-2015, 22:10
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ringtones connoisseur do a nice flavor cuppa, Yorkshire is to weak for me...bought twinning breakfast tea,to weak also..
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Old 23-02-2015, 20:56
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Punjana forever.
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Old 24-02-2015, 04:54
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I teabagged my girlfriend when I was drunk once. I thought it was quite funny.
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Old 01-03-2015, 17:29
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Once I've been through a whole box I'm bored of the taste so I get a different brand each time. At the moment it's Knightsbridge Green Tea from Lidl and it's not bad at all.
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Old 03-03-2015, 14:01
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ringtones connoisseur do a nice flavor cuppa, Yorkshire is to weak for me...bought twinning breakfast tea,to weak also..
Each to their own, of course, but I also like strong tea and would never describe Yorkshire Tea as "weak"...
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Old 03-03-2015, 14:42
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Don't care what anyone else likes my favourite is twinings English breakfast or their traditional afternoon, we also like their everyday tea too.

A lot of the teas previously mentioned are far too strong for me. More like builders tea than for a lady !
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Old 03-03-2015, 14:44
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Each to their own, of course, but I also like strong tea and would never describe Yorkshire Tea as "weak"...
I believe a lot depends on where you get your water, all teas are quite weak here because of the hard water.
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Old 07-03-2015, 23:15
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Clipper Gold Tea. It's a little more pricey than your standard everyday teas but worth it, everyone who comes to mine comments on how nice the tea is. As far as I know they only do it in Tesco for some reason.

I love teapigs Darjeeling but the price is insane.
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Old 08-03-2015, 01:51
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Thank goodness I'm almost at the end of the Twinings Breakfast Tea (henceforth known as gnat's pee, to me). I was very disappointed with them and don't even like strong tea. I've been using two tea bags per mug - and only a normal sized mug too.

My next box is back to the Lidl Gold that I've used for years. They never let me down.
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Old 10-03-2015, 13:41
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For regular tea Typhoo tastes fine to me......
240 pack half price in Morrisons (£2.74). Long shelf life so fill your boots.
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Old 10-03-2015, 16:02
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I love Twinings. Can't beat a cup of English Breakfast or Earl Grey
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Old 10-03-2015, 16:15
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Mrs Diva is the tea drinker in the house and she only likes PG. I drink coffee 99% of the time, but if I have tea, I'll drink whatever's to hand
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Old 10-03-2015, 16:48
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Thank goodness I'm almost at the end of the Twinings Breakfast Tea (henceforth known as gnat's pee, to me). I was very disappointed with them and don't even like strong tea. I've been using two tea bags per mug - and only a normal sized mug too....
Proabably the reason I like English Breakfast. It has more of a subtle taste than the normal builder's tea brands.

I use to keep a box of Earl Grey for when friends came round but find I personally can't stand the taste now.
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