I'll be bringing some Darjeeling home from India next month.
Darjeeling and Assam are quite fabtastic.
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I'll be bringing some Darjeeling home from India next month.
Darjeeling and Assam are quite fabtastic.
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I've seen mention of it more than once in this thread.
Put honey in tea and it muddys the flavour- tastes like the smell of old socks.
I really think honey and tea is a no-no. Not recommended.
Making your own Earl Grey is easy- flavour your your choice of loose tea with essential oil of Bergamot(common sense must prevail- there is toxicity).
That's all Earl Grey is, Bergamot flavoured black tea.
Chai(mixed/cooked tea) is best made from scratch and is best with fresh ginger, or cardamom- tea masalas have their place, I guess but simplest is best.
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Honey is good in tea for coughs....
In the Russian side of my family, we also use jam...say a kamquat or apricot one..something fairly tart..in tea...that and lemon ....
and I drink it in British style, milk two sugars, on my own.
So I drink tea two completely different ways, and never mix the two ideas...they are like two different beverages in my mind.
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I suppose it's rather pedestrian, but we drink PG Tips ever since my wife found out that Julie Andrews drinks it. But, good enough for Dame Julie, good enough for us.
My wife also puts honey in hers. I'm a heathen though, I drink it straight, unadulterated, no milk/cream/sugar/honey/whatever.
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I like lapsang souchong tea (I believe it is also called Russian caravan). It is very stout and has a strong smokey and earthy flavor that reminds me of a peat fire. I also like to drink black assam tea.
I drink my tea straight. I enjoy the astringent qualities and the flavor of tea and don't like to change it with additives.
I've never been a big fan of the more perfumey/floral teas like earl grey. They always make me feel like I'm drinking perfume. I guess that's because I've never been a fan of sweets. I prefer savory flavors any day.
Honey without tea is even better!Originally Posted by Miss Neecerie
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Another good mailorder place is Simpson and Vail
I order two pounds of their Keniworth Estate Ceylon (wonderful, long leaves!) every other month for my breakfast/morning tea.
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dnjan--Yes sir, I have also ordered from them sometimes. They have a really interesting blend for those who like a flavered/scented tea called J. P. Morgan Blend. It is a blend of Lapsang Souchoung and Earl Grey. I bought some on a lark once and actually liked it but it was way too far out for my wife. I don't particularly care for Earl Grey but I really enjoy the Lapsang on a cold night with a nice peaty scotch, warmed as well. I llike my tea just as my scotch...neat!
The Malawi Estate Kenyan tea from SpecialTeas is also a fine black tea.
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My best friend's mother is Ukrainian (her father is Russian, but she no longer lives with him).
I don't know if it's a Ukrainian or a Russian way of making tea, but she mixes a bunch of different flavors together I'm pretty sure. I've never had tea at their apartment that isn't a swirl of different flavors. It's good stuff.
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Ah yes, Russian Caravan. I had forgotten the name. The first time I was aware of it, I thought that my parents were frying ham for breakfast.
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