Question for the tea drinkers in the UK
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I am discriminating here, forgive me...or not. What is your favorite tea, and why? Must provide internet link. I am trying to drink less coffee throughout the day, thus replacing it with tea. I like the Irish Breakfast blends, by Twinings, I believe, and Typhoo, with added lemon.
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Forogar wrote:
That's called "Hot Chocolate" ...
Hot chocolate[^] and tea[^] are completely different drinks. Unless, of course, you believe in miracles[^]. :rolleyes:
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I saw "Hot Chocolate" live in Manchester many, many years ago. One of the few pop concerts I was persuaded to go to that I actually enjoyed!
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Hot chocolate[^] and tea[^] are completely different drinks.
I know this but... chocolate flavoured tea?!?!
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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
If you are seeking flavor in tea, then don't. Stick to coffee.
:confused: I seek flavor in coffee, as well. I will always seek flavor in what I drink. I think I will pass on the chocolate flavored anything. Thanks. :)
Chocolate flavoured hot chocolate (with perhaps a little bit of brandy) is just the thing after a day out in the cold!
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I saw "Hot Chocolate" live in Manchester many, many years ago. One of the few pop concerts I was persuaded to go to that I actually enjoyed!
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Hot chocolate[^] and tea[^] are completely different drinks.
I know this but... chocolate flavoured tea?!?!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
They put maple syrup in coffee in parts of the US... X|
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with added lemon.
Not the genuine way to drink tea in England! Any kind of fruit additive, e.g. Raspberry Tea, is an abomination to a true, traditional, English tea drinker. However, these things are more tolerated in today's "modern" society so it's up to you. A good hot tea served with milk and a biscuit (US: cookie) is a great way to feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the day. "Typhoo" is good, "Yorkshire" or "Tetleys" are also quite good. "Twinings" is good but usually overpriced; a bit like a BMW - it's good but not always worth the premium price brought on by the overly fashion-conscious advertising media. A good blend of Assam and Darjeeling is what you are looking for and most of the previously mentioned brands have that. DO NOT go for the stuff in the bright yellow box ("Liptons") that most Americans seem to think is normal but is actually cr@p.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
Forogar wrote:
A good hot tea served with milk and a biscuit (US: cookie) is a great way to feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the day.
I generally just skip the tea, and stick with the milk and cookies. :laugh:
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I think he forgot to use the word "gin" ;P
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I prefer chocolate flavored tea
That's called "Hot Chocolate" and the tea is irrelevant as the chocolate flavour is overwhelming. :|
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seeking flavor in tea
The above is why you have no idea about flavours in tea. ;P
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I am discriminating here, forgive me...or not. What is your favorite tea, and why? Must provide internet link. I am trying to drink less coffee throughout the day, thus replacing it with tea. I like the Irish Breakfast blends, by Twinings, I believe, and Typhoo, with added lemon.
I thought it was mandatory for geeks to drink Earl Grey. :) Personally I do not like it.
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I am discriminating here, forgive me...or not. What is your favorite tea, and why? Must provide internet link. I am trying to drink less coffee throughout the day, thus replacing it with tea. I like the Irish Breakfast blends, by Twinings, I believe, and Typhoo, with added lemon.
I would recommend Yorkshire Tea [^], despite being from Lincolnshire.
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I am discriminating here, forgive me...or not. What is your favorite tea, and why? Must provide internet link. I am trying to drink less coffee throughout the day, thus replacing it with tea. I like the Irish Breakfast blends, by Twinings, I believe, and Typhoo, with added lemon.
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I thought it was mandatory for geeks to drink Earl Grey. :) Personally I do not like it.
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Absolutely. I keep telling my shelf to make some, hot of course. Up to now nothing has happened.
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Absolutely. I keep telling my shelf to make some, hot of course. Up to now nothing has happened.
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This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
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I keep telling my shelf
Maybe your shelf is mad at you, they can be temperamental those shelves.
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I am discriminating here, forgive me...or not. What is your favorite tea, and why? Must provide internet link. I am trying to drink less coffee throughout the day, thus replacing it with tea. I like the Irish Breakfast blends, by Twinings, I believe, and Typhoo, with added lemon.
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CDP1802 wrote:
I keep telling my shelf
Maybe your shelf is mad at you, they can be temperamental those shelves.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
That's ok. I would probably not be able to pay the E = mc^2 energy bill for one pot of Earl Grey. Simply making hot water the oldschool way is cheaper.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
That's ok. I would probably not be able to pay the E = mc^2 energy bill for one pot of Earl Grey. Simply making hot water the oldschool way is cheaper.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.Oldschool sounds good to me.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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with added lemon.
Not the genuine way to drink tea in England! Any kind of fruit additive, e.g. Raspberry Tea, is an abomination to a true, traditional, English tea drinker. However, these things are more tolerated in today's "modern" society so it's up to you. A good hot tea served with milk and a biscuit (US: cookie) is a great way to feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the day. "Typhoo" is good, "Yorkshire" or "Tetleys" are also quite good. "Twinings" is good but usually overpriced; a bit like a BMW - it's good but not always worth the premium price brought on by the overly fashion-conscious advertising media. A good blend of Assam and Darjeeling is what you are looking for and most of the previously mentioned brands have that. DO NOT go for the stuff in the bright yellow box ("Liptons") that most Americans seem to think is normal but is actually cr@p.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
Lipton is good for what it is, but calling it tea is probably a mistake. It's made from tea (maybe? they say it is) but it doesn't particularly resemble what one might consider proper tea. In my experience, their Iced Tea is quite acceptable (especially with lemon added,) but that's just what my palette enjoys. It's vastly different from hot teas (which I also enjoy,) but it's really just down to what the drinker likes. I've had expensive teas that I loved, and expensive teas I thought were disgusting. Different strokes and all that. Just have to find what works for you. :-)
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I thought it was mandatory for geeks to drink Earl Grey. :) Personally I do not like it.
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I'm in the same boat. I love black tea. Add Bergamot... Retch. My taste-buds say no, thank you.
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Two problems with Captain Picard ordering and drinking "Earl Grey, hot": First of all, it should always be drunk "hot" so the phrase is only there so that the American audience knows that it isn't Ice Tea. Secondly, Earl Grey is disgusting stuff that smells and tastes of bad perfume and I believe the Star Trek script writers had heard of it, thought, "that sound really English; I mean, it's got an Earl in it!" and wrote it in without ever having tasted the awful stuff.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Two problems with Captain Picard ordering and drinking "Earl Grey, hot": First of all, it should always be drunk "hot" so the phrase is only there so that the American audience knows that it isn't Ice Tea. Secondly, Earl Grey is disgusting stuff that smells and tastes of bad perfume and I believe the Star Trek script writers had heard of it, thought, "that sound really English; I mean, it's got an Earl in it!" and wrote it in without ever having tasted the awful stuff.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I am discriminating here, forgive me...or not. What is your favorite tea, and why? Must provide internet link. I am trying to drink less coffee throughout the day, thus replacing it with tea. I like the Irish Breakfast blends, by Twinings, I believe, and Typhoo, with added lemon.
I've not visited the UK, discontinue reading if this presents a problem. :-\ I've tried many, many teas over the years but simply cannot go past a cup of Dilmah Extra Strength. (the purple one) I like it because: 0) It smells amazing and is never bitter in the slightest. 1) It's good enough and consistent enough that it doesn't need blending from different sources. 2) It's nice and strong - a far better experience than dropping 2 normal bags into a cup. 3) It is to Lipton and Twinings what a fine restaurant meal is to McDonalds. 4) It's always recommended by SriLankan & Indian friends, who drink hot water in preference to any other brand of tea. 5) My taste-buds are the final word when it comes to the taste of food/drink. I'd tell you more, but they only tell me Mmmmmmmmmmm! You should be able to find it for a much better price, but here's a fleabay link nevertheless: DILMAH 100% PURE CEYLON TEA,100 TEA CUP BAGS,EXTRA STRENGTH,240g,HIGH QUALITY[^] It's a single-origin tea that my taste-buds quite enjoy. A touch of sugar and a splash of milk and I'm in heaven.:cool:
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