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[The Kilted Reverend]

Hey Rabble,

I have a friend who is going to spend Christmas in Scotland, I am going to ask him to bring me some tea. I grew fond of hot tea while in England last November. I like Twinings English and Irish breakfast tea I also like Earl Gray.

So the question is what are your guy's and gal's opinions on scottish tea, what should I ask for.

Thanks for the sugestions

Slainte,
TKR

[Ozman1944]

I think most of the Tea comes from India/Arabia and Shri Lanka etc, so it's probably the same blends, but in different packages?

[Paul Henry]

it's worth while remembering that many teas taste different depending on the type of water.One tea blender
even makes a special blend for hard water as well.
I'm not much of a tea drinker myself , but many of my friends are and they seem to prefer "builder's "tea....strong and gutsy!! Yorkshire Tea seems to be amongst their favourites.

[Dirk Skene]

All the ones you mentioned are good. Just so happends I keep those 3 at work for an afternoon tea several times a week.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I've found that you can't beat Twining's Tea for consistent quality and taste. There is always some discussion over loose tea vs. tea bags (Twining supplies both). Frankly, if the tea is properly prepared I can't tell the difference. My preference is for tea in bags as it makes it easier to lug around when I'm on the road (I had a cup of Twining's Earl Grey at a Hardee's on my way to the Richmond Games-- try that with loose tea!) and it's not as messy at home.

Twining's by the way, is the tea merchant who first blended tea for Earl Grey. That should be reason enough to insist on Twining's Tea today.

[george7]

You don't have to go to the UK to get Twinnings.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

You don't have to go to the UK to get Twinnings.

Agreed, but I believe the tea sold here is packaged in the USA under license by a different company-- it's not bad, but it's not a good (read flavourful and aromatic) as the UK Twinings.

[bowser]

Agreed, but I believe the tea sold here is packaged in the USA under license by a different company-- it's not bad, but it's not a good (read flavourful and aromatic) as the UK Twinings.

I think you will find that there are different blends for different countries.

I am a coffee man myself but you cant go wrong with twinings. If you like earl grey try twingings lady grey

[Sionnach]

Macallan! Oops! not a tea! Sorry, don't know!

[Cat]

Macallan! Oops! not a tea! Sorry, don't know!

Hah! I'd never get or keep a job if I had a hot cup of The Macallan every morning!

But that aside, I do prefer Twining's Earl Grey myself, with Tetley British Blend as a cheaper "everyday" kind of tea. My grandmother LOVED Twining's, so I grew up on their various blends. And I like Tetley because it's the same price as Lipton but doesn't have the nasty bitter aftertaste.

However, I must say that I do have a really soft spot for Bigelow's "Constant Comment" orange pekoe tea, because that was my grandmother's absolute favorite tea.

I guess my point (even though I wasn't really aiming for one) is that the best tea is the one YOU like the best.