What's your favourite tea?

[beloitpiper]

I really like good Irish Breakfast teas. The loose leaf ones are the best. Stash is a really good brand

What he said!

[McFarkus]

My favorite black tea is lapsang souchong - I love the smoky flavor. But I probably drink more herbal tea than black tea - peppermint, chamomille and others.

int: (iced tea not beer)

[Jock Scot]

Loose "Ceylon" tea for me,please.

[Arlen]

For everyday use I like a blend of Darjeeling, Assam and Ceylon. (Or plain old Scottish blend.)
I am also a fan of plain Darjeeling, any good green tea and, on a cold day, a nice cup of home made Yogi Yogi Chai.

(Not that I spend a lot of time at the local teahouse, nooooo.)

[Dirk Skene]

English Breakfast 1st thing when I get to work. Coffee till about 11:00. Then an Earl Gray at about 4:00 or 4:15. I'm usually woke up by then.

[Pleater]

Black tea, I used to get broken orange pekoe, but now I am using Twinings Lady Grey. I must get some more of the pekoe from my favourite vendor back in Portsmouth, Hampshire, where we used to live. It is an hour's drive though.

I also have Twinings green tea and sometimes get Gunpowder tea from the local Chinese grocery.

In the winter I often get fruit teas, but they are normally sold as individual tea bags and the quality varies - possibly with age.

I tend to make black and green tea quite weak, and with filtered water - the tap water here is very hard and some teas just will not release their flavours into it if not filtered. Leaving them to steep just results in a bitter taste.

[pdcorlis]

Good basic black tea is my favorite - but I'm no snob. In the UK PG tips brewed strong or Tetley British Blend here in the states suits me fine. Add a dash of milk and I'm ready for a nice cup of tea and a sit down.

[Yaish]

I like Earl Grey, but pretty much any black tea will do. I probably would be a tea snob, I just never put the effort into looking for really good brands, or the material for brewing a superb cup.

Irish breakfast tea is good too, and Rooibus tea is a nice change once in a while.

[escherblacksmith]

never got in the habit of drinking tea . . . I do like a good strong black or green, but I don't know any particular blends/varieties.

On the other hand, I have always liked a long-island iced tea on hot days . . . ;-)}

[Frank McGrath]

I have been a tea drinker all my life. I don't like the taste of coffee. I like my earl grey. I keep a few bags in my service truck for emergencies. Lipton is an emergency. I have even taken tea with me to Germany and Austria. I was afraid I wouldn't get good tea. Found some anyway. The temperature in Md. just droped 35 degrees in 2 days. Time to turn on the stove and put a kettle on.