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[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.

[vmac3205]

We drink tea by the buckets full, and found that even the cheapest brands (we use Red Rose) made with good water at a rolling boil makes better tea than the most expensive blends made with tepid water from a restaurant insta hot tap. I wouldn't worry so much about what your friend brings you back, as that you make it correctly once you get it.