Tea...Earl Grey...Hot
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LOL, I've been drinking Twinings Teas since the 70s. Lemon scented is my favourite.
Quite interesting listening to all the Americans talking about English teas...
90% of my daily fluid intake is from tea.
Because the English know how to make the best tea of course!
I love earl grey tea, i hadn't tried it until i found out about it from picard. But I've always liked tea especially green, white, peppermint and chamomile.
Fresh-brewed Earl Grey also makes a wonderful iced tea, as well.
You really should give it a shot. It's very similar to adding a dash of lemon juice to a cup of black tea, but less acidic.
You do know that I'm a Dinki-Di Aussie chick, don't you?Quite interesting listening to all the Americans talking about English teas...
90% of my daily fluid intake is from tea.
Because the English know how to make the best tea of course!
Fresh-brewed Earl Grey also makes a wonderful iced tea, as well.
Although I enjoy a nice iced tea every now and then, I prefer hot tea. Good for digestion.
Fresh-brewed Earl Grey also makes a wonderful iced tea, as well.
Picard would not approve...
Twinings sells Earl Grey, too. Earl Grey isn't a brand of tea - it's a blend (it's just black tea that's been...I think the term is "tumbled"...with the rind of a bitter orange called bergamot. So it's basically black tea with a slight citrus-y taste). Anyway, lots of different companies sell it.
Twinings is fine - it's perfectly reliable. It's not as good as the fanch-schmancy pricey brands (which is, yes, what I buy!), but it's fine. I"ve had much, much worse. And I know for a fact that it has Earl Grey because I have a few teabags in my cupboard right now - just in case I run out of my fancy-schmancy tea!
And I agree that Earl Grey makes a lovely iced tea, too. Sorry Picard, but it really does.
Andromeda said:
Yep, mine too. I'm an American but I never did acquire a taste for coffee, a nasty bitter drink if you ask me. And sodas are just too sweet. Tea is the way to go, at least for me.
Canadadave said:
It was the smell of the vanilla that really put me off. That just was NOT right. Besides, if I want lemon in my Earl Grey, why not just...you know...add some lemon to my Earl Grey?
Indeed! Coffee is vile stuff, never liked it. Although I love the smell of fresh coffee beans/powder. Very different to the taste though
Not if it's made properly, with beans that have been roasted to perfection (not burned) and not "overextracted". Same rules apply re water temp. Aso helps of you have a really good espresso/ cappucino machine that allows you to adjust water temp. I bet you'd love the coffee I make. It is definitely nicer than the stuff Starbucks used to make here.=Andromeda;4777865
Indeed! Coffee is vile stuff, never liked it. Although I love the smell of fresh coffee beans/powder. Very different to the taste though
See my above post. It's only bitter when the beans are burned/over-roasted and they've used water that is boiling instead of off the boil.
Perhaps. I've had coffee plenty of times and I've always had to add cream and sugar due to how bitter it was. I prefer tea. Like some gunpowder green tea from the local Asian market. Comes loose in a tin. Delich. The bagged variety is blasphemy.
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