I posted here earlier at my horror as to what had been done to Red Rose
Tea. Corporate geed is destroying our world and now has taken my
favorite tea as well. It is deeply disgusting!
I have since found PG Tips to be a very good tea. I get the "original" variety. It is said to be the most popular brand in England, FWIW...
I’ve been drinking Red Rose since kindergarten where I drank it after school at my best friend’s grandparents house for afternoon tea every
day. Recently I double the tea bags and still it is now just poorly
flavored water. I Can’t even call it tea anymore. Ps I’m turning 60 this year so it saddens me to say I will probably not buy it again.
I posted here earlier at my horror as to what had been done to Red Rose
Tea. Corporate geed is destroying our world and now has taken my
favorite tea as well. It is deeply disgusting!
Liptons is shite.
Get real tea from the source. India. If they ship to Canada, they'll
ship anywhere ! The only bag you need is in your pants. Loose leaf tea
is the way to go.
Silver Skull <silver.skull@nopsam.com> wrote:
Liptons is shite.
Get real tea from the source. India. If they ship to Canada, they'll
ship anywhere ! The only bag you need is in your pants. Loose leaf tea
is the way to go.
In general true, but Red Rose tasted to me like it was mostly African
teas.
Although I like India teas a lot, I think a Kenyan or Malawaian tea is
likely to be closer to that blend.
On Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:40:30 +0000, Scott Dorsey wrote:
In general true, but Red Rose tasted to me like it was mostly African
teas.
Probably, on the whole African tea would be cheaper to source.
Although I like India teas a lot, I think a Kenyan or Malawaian tea is
likely to be closer to that blend.
Indian teas are most definitely the nicest. The top grade Assam's, >TGFOP/SFTGFOP, are as good as it gets.
2025 Update - finally gave up on teabags! I was in the habit of leaving
them in my mug, and squeezing the last, best drops out of them before discarding. 'Got tired of getting a mouth full of fine, loose tea
particles as the mug was getting empty, and I didn't really enjoy any of
the brands I tried to replace the old Red Rose.
'Bought myself a nice, 1L glass teapot and have been experimenting with
loose leaf teas. Previously, I always brewed 1 bag black (Red Rose)
with 1 bag green tea in a 16 oz mug. This morning, I am having 1
heaping teaspoon of Queen Anne blend + 1 heaping teaspoon of green tea
with elderflower. I like my tea brewed strong so I heat the teapot by boiling water in it in the microwave while the RO water for my tea heats
to boiling in an electric teapot. When both are boiling, I dump half of
the boiling water from the teapot down each drain in the kitchen sink
(keeps those itsy bitsy flies from camping out in the drains) and then
place the teapot in a 6-quart cooler with towels nestled around it to insulate. Put in the tea basket, fill with boiling RO water, install
the pot lid, and cover the tea pot with more towels.
I let it steep at least 10 minutes before pouring the first mug.
The best part is that you can buy as many types of tea as you wish, and
brew what strikes your fancy at the moment. I've found many I truly
enjoy more than any tea I ever made from a bag.
On my several trips down the Yellowstone each year, I can't force myself
to take the time for the teapot brew from my treasure hunting time so I revert to the expediency of teabags. It's now such a disappointment
that I usually don't even bother with a second mug.
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