Tea ... who likes it?

Belfont

Belfont

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Hello, a cup of tea !

I am not an expert in tea
As you can see from the material I use
I like to test different flavors,
Thank you for sharing, it gives me ideas
 
AlexNoodles

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I too have recently upped my tea game, and was wondering if you all could recommend a good site that I could get decent samples from, instead of filling up thouse with boxes of tea everywhere?
The wife would definitely appreciate that :)
 
pjgh

pjgh

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JING Tea do little samplers ... they're expensive, mind.
Simpli-Special do taster packs: http://www.simpli-special.co.uk/taster-packs-43-c.asp ... and pretty much all their loose leaf in 20g taster sachets.

There's a good number of vendors that do small sizes, say 25g ...

They say 5g per cup (with 3-5 infusions). Personally, I like 10g (about 1 tablespoon) in a cup-sized jug to steep then strained into cup.

There's an eye-watering variety of tea out there! You could approach it like we do blades or razors or soaps ... I like this one ... I like this one better, I don't like that one as much and eventually you'll land of a small set of favourites. You could just take the rest of your life to drink tea and take the slow road. I did something in the middle, landed on some lucky favourites first, tried one or two others and confirmed my favourites. Now I just enjoy whatever comes along ... I made up a massive hit-list, but didn't get too far down it. It remains something I can dip back into whenever I fancy something new.

Meanwhile, I know what I like and have landed on a good handful of real favourites.

Enjoy :)
 
pjgh

pjgh

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I noticed their eBay prices are a LOT higher than going via their website. I've bought a good few from them - probably the most comprehensive catalogue of tea out there. Little reason to shop anywhere else, other than hunting very peculiar teas.
 
Gairdner

Gairdner

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I really want to try a violet scented/flavoured black tea ala Rose Congo but with that Parma Violet flavour instead. Kent & Sussex have it listed but out of stock so I popped my email in for notification if and when it is re-stocked. I notice that there are other companies out there offering it but I would much rather stick with K&S.
 
pjgh

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Who's tried a Blue Sapphire? Like Rose Congou, but with Safflower petals ... I've seen Earl Grey with these flowers and I've seen straight-up black tea with these flowers. Do the flowers add significant flavour?
 
Gairdner

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pjgh said:
Who's tried a Blue Sapphire? Like Rose Congou, but with Safflower petals ... I've seen Earl Grey with these flowers and I've seen straight-up black tea with these flowers. Do the flowers add significant flavour?
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I too have often wondered about such flowers. Cornflowers in Earl Grey, yon Blue Sapphire and all that jazz but I've never actually dipped a toe, alas. Take one for the team, old chap.
 
AlexNoodles

AlexNoodles

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I'll do some browsing around but have found I have a thing for assam as of late, so might need to try a few of those first.

Reason I got into tea a bit more was my better half buying me a tea advent calendar from the Enligsh Tea Shop which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Found myself buying a few teas i used to drink (Temple of heaven gunpowder with some added fresh ment leaves) some loose jasmin and now have a teapot on my desk already a few more loose teas and a Libre for when I go out.

Also went down from 2-4 coffees a day to 1-2 a week, lol!
 
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