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View Poll Results: What is your favourite Brand of Tea?
PG Tips 3 5.45%
Typhoo 1 1.82%
Tetleys 5 9.09%
Yorkshire Tea 16 29.09%
Twinings 5 9.09%
Dorset Tea 1 1.82%
Clipper 3 5.45%
Supermarket Own Brand 12 21.82%
Cafe Direct 0 0%
Barry's Tea 0 0%
Teapigs 0 0%
Other 9 16.36%
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Old 18-10-2016, 13:21
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What is your favourite brand of tea?
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Old 18-10-2016, 13:28
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Yorkshire Tea all the way for me.
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Old 18-10-2016, 20:34
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The Poll now finally works!
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Old 18-10-2016, 20:38
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Yorkshire Tea
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Old 19-10-2016, 00:11
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Hi,

You went to a lot of trouble with the poll but unfortunately it doesn't cover my buying habits. I want teas with a certain taste, so that's the most important point (after the price), rather than who makes it.

To illustrate what I mean, currently I have 4 different teas on the go; 2 bags and 2 leaf. The bags are Ahmad Ceylon and Twinings Bold Kenyan, and leaf are Tetley Orange Pekoe and Tesco Original.

I've been pleasantly surprised by the Tesco Original that I tried for the first time only a couple of weeks ago and may buy more of, as it's good value for money. I might try their Finest Fair Trade leaf too and just hope the Assam is muted rather than dominant.

I've entered Other in the poll, and I suppose that would have to be the Ahmad Ceylon, as I buy it by the carton and never run out, whereas the other teas come and go.
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Old 19-10-2016, 00:32
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I don't drink tea anymore, but I used to drink loads.

In my opinion Twinings is the best, but of the cheaper brand then Yorkshire Tea is probably the most flavoursome.
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Old 19-10-2016, 06:25
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I don't drink tea anymore, but I used to drink loads.

In my opinion Twinings is the best,
but of the cheaper brand then Yorkshire Tea is probably the most flavoursome.
Same here, I used to love Earl Grey, tastes really weird at first like washing up liquid but you acquire at taste for it if you drink enough.
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Old 19-10-2016, 08:51
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I chose other. I buy loose leaf tea direct from a tea shop. It carries their branding (Baskervilles in Palmers Green, for anyone interested).
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Old 19-10-2016, 09:02
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For normal tea, I drink Yorkshire.

I also drink Tea Pigs peppermint tea.
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Old 19-10-2016, 09:22
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Nothing but Yorkshire tea all the way.
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Old 19-10-2016, 10:52
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Tesco Extra Strong is head and shoulders above any other I've ever tried. Aldi's Gold Label comes second but Yorkshire Tea is also good and so is Punjana. I think all the other big brands are inferior.
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Old 19-10-2016, 11:14
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Twinings is useless. You can leave the bag in for half an hour and it's still like piss water.
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Old 19-10-2016, 11:18
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Sainsbury's Red Label Extra Strong tea bags are my absolute favourite, but I'm not fussy as long as it is a strong blend. I find Yorkshire and Twinings both a bit inspid.

Wouldn't touch Tetley as to me it has a weedy flavour, and there's something almost mouth drying about it.
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Old 21-10-2016, 12:25
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M&S Gold

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Lidl 'Knightsbridge gold'
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Old 22-10-2016, 13:10
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Punjana tea. I look forward to my evening cup.
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Old 22-10-2016, 17:35
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I like assam and ceylon. Can't tell the difference between the supermarket and branded bags of those varieties, so I go with the supermarket.
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Old 22-10-2016, 20:04
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Twinings is useless. You can leave the bag in for half an hour and it's still like piss water.
So how browner the better then?
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Old 22-10-2016, 20:23
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When it gets really cold, I make my own Chai Masala with the grinder and saucepan. I still have some from last year in a pot. It smells lovely
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Old 22-10-2016, 22:58
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Old 22-10-2016, 23:21
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I do like Twinings though it can be a bit on the weak side so I put in two tea bags for a more satisfying brew.

For everyday tea I go with Tetleys decaff which suits me anytime of the day. I can't be a**ed with normal tea as it gives me the gripes.
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Old 13-11-2016, 00:17
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My wife, who doesn't drink alcohol, is a bit of a tea addict, every where you look in our kitchen there's tea!

Our standard everyday brew are bags of Twining's Breakfast, I like their Assam or Whittards Russian Caravan. If we're relaxing she'll have a pot of loose leaf Nilgiri and i'll have loose leaf Russian Caravan.
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Old 13-11-2016, 01:06
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I bought a caddy of Twinings Ceylon Orange Pekoe International Blend loose tea this week to add to my tea collection.

I see Twinings are discontinuing several of the International Blend teabags and are flogging them half price on their website. I was pissed off when they discontinued the Bold Kenyan teabags and this seems to happen whenever I find a tea of theirs I particularly like. Please stop doing this Twinings!!
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Old 13-11-2016, 10:55
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Ringtons Extra Fresh teabags.
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Old 13-11-2016, 14:43
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PG Tips Gold.
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