Whats your favourite tea?

KPM.ie

I have always been a bit of a tea addict but slowly but surely moving over towards the coffee bean, the real McCoy not the instant stuff.

Anyway, I'm curious as to what tea everyone buys. No doubt the Cork natives will be addicted to the Barrys stuff.

My personal favourite is Lyons Kenyan blend and only made by the pot not by the cup.

Whats yours???

squeakyduck

Lyons are Barry's either or!

I do love Lipton tea though, those tea bags are kept for special occasions.... :P I went to Oslo in January and they sold it in the little supermarket, I bought like 5 boxes and was desperately trying to fit them in my suitcase!

FTGFOP

This one

KPM.ie

Liptons is usually a pretty weak tea, is that correct? Perhaps that is why you like it :rolleyes:

Berty

It was just a Red Berry from Suki Tea but they recently brought on the Russian Caravan so I'm all over that now.


Nothing wrong with a cup of Lyons with milk and sugar every now and then though.

KPM.ie

Oh and what happened to good old tea leaves

the west wing

Nambarrie Tea...FTW!!

KPM.ie

Nambarrie now theres a brand I havent heard of in ages lol

squeakyduck

No I like tea strong and black. I don't find Liptons tea weak at all.

col.in.Cr

squeakyduck wrote: »

Lyons are Barry's either or!

I do love Lipton tea though, those tea bags are kept for special occasions.... :P I went to Oslo in January and they sold it in the little supermarket, I bought like 5 boxes and was desperately trying to fit them in my suitcase!

Where I am living lipton tea is everywhere,Im sick of the stuff,Lyons tea would be nice though

the west wing

KPM.ie wrote: »

Nambarrie now theres a brand I havent heard of in ages lol

I go on holidays to Donegal every summer and when I'm up that far I go across to Strabane and buy 15 large boxes of Nambarrie to do me for the year. It's the best tea imo. Strong with a smooth taste. I find Barrys/Lyons way too weak.

KPM.ie

what aboutt the good old PG Tips?? remember those monkeys or chimps in their ads

sarah88

I like Barrys but like my tea fairly weak aswell, my fav is the decaff stuff in the pink box, cant remember the name

Dr_Phil

Earl Grey FTW, also the green one with a few drops of lemon juice.

darkmaster2

Punjana tea is loverly!
Next would be barrys, but I find it weak in comparison.

sarah88

actually anyone like Bewleys tea?? i'm usually fairly picky about the teabags, but Bewleys are actually lovely!

KPM.ie

Yes, forgot all about Bewleys actually, really good tea and coffee products in fairness.

Warronh

I buy a box of Lipton tea and green tea every month.:)

shtemcguire

barrys tea

TanG411

I'm a Lyons person.

PPC

http://www.palaisdesthes.com/en/tea-shop/the-no25-rooibos-10920.html and http://www.palaisdesthes.com/en/tea-shop/the-des-alizes-1875.html are my teas of choice at the moment.

Cavehill Red

A good Lapsang. Or a Pu-Erh or Matcha on the green side of things.

For bags, I second the call for Punjana.

KPM.ie

some exotic brands entering the thread now. I have cut down on the tae last few nights and taken to hot whiskeys :rolleyes:

trishw78

usually Barry's, but because it's the Christmas season, I like No.25 Black form Palais des Theis

D1976

Sundy

Earl Grey or Lady Grey.

Ordinary tea tastes of so little. Must also be stressed i only drink black

homolumo

Assam preferably loose leaf

Fergaloc

Barry's! God, I find that Lyon's tastes horible, I don't know why. Lol.

Burnt my hands making tea this morning actually.

AkiThePirate

Lyons green blend made in the cup.

You can tell I'm a student.

darjeeling

I don't know why but when it's cold out I have a thing for smoky tea, like this lovely mellow Grand Lapsang from the Palais des Thés. Smoky whisky too, but that's another forum.

johnnycee66

Off milk now, so getting to take my tea black, and going the extra mile. loose leaf ceylon, Mariage Freres ratnapura for a treat. Whittards Russian Caravan loose leaf golden and malty, Kenyan tea like a copper penny, good old fashioned taste

ThunderApple

I like green tea, jasmin green tea and earl grey with milk. I also always try new teas when it comes to it but these are my faves.

Cherrycoke

I love Ahmad tea, the Ceylon one. I get it in my local ethnic shop in a massive box! Lovely and strong

Tallon

Thanks to the Polish guys in work, I'm starting to drink it more and more without milk.

It's not that bad, and sometimes I have it like that at home

Wurly

sarah88 wrote: »

actually anyone like Bewleys tea?? i'm usually fairly picky about the teabags, but Bewleys are actually lovely!

Yep. Seconded. It's absolutely fabulous. Just make sure to squeeze the bejaysis out of the tea bag for the ultimate taste sensation.:D

SuperGrover

I like Genmaicha the best but it's not really an every day with bickies type of tea. It has toasted rice in it. You can get it in Asian foodstores. Very nice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genmaicha

apsley

Barry's
Bewleys
and surprising the green box from LIDL is not bad at all and good value
for tea addict like me!!!

nesbitt

Barry's tea from now on. Never even been to Cork:) Tried it recently and it was way better than Lyons gold blend.

Occasionaly Earl Grey, but NEVER with milk, dahlings......

pajor

Robt. Roberts. Period

Rhamiel

Barrys or Bewleys ... Golden rule: If it begins with 'B' - then its good tea!

kearney13

Punjana nothing better drink about 8 cups a day I'd say

Boggie

Pity there's not a big Tea drinking forum in here. Anyway for black tea I have to say the Fairtrade Clipper Breakfast Tea is the best "builders" tea I've ever tasted. I'm familiar with all the "Irish" brands, and they're all blended to have a particular taste, so down to taste really, not quality.
For loose tea, I'd have to say two teas from Lily's Tea Shop, "Dragon Pearl" Jasmine, and "Dragon Well" Green Tea are two of the best loose Teas I've tasted. Not blended, but single variety Tea. Quality at a price, but imo well worth having in the kitchen press.

xtinataguba

cold red tea! very refreshing.

Just Like Heaven

Twinning's Earl grey, sometimes with couple drops of lemon juice Omnom. I'm a tea fanatic though, so many more to try

spurious

Campbells.

Slaphead07

Bewley's Irish Breakfast tea in loose leaf. Ye can't beat it. Sometimes it's hard to find it, even in Bewleys, so I stock up when I can.

snollup

Also drinking Campbells of late.

Planet X

Slaphead07 wrote: »

Bewley's Irish Breakfast tea in loose leaf. Ye can't beat it. Sometimes it's hard to find it, even in Bewleys, so I stock up when I can.

.......and I've been buying Breakfast Tea from Kingfisher Teas in Dunlaoighre market for a few years now only to find out that Bewleys Breakfast is half the price. Will stick with Bewleys now. Not bad. Will also buy their Earl Grey. Like EG.


(never with milk, both teas)

Slaphead07

Planet X wrote: »

.......and I've been buying Breakfast Tea from Kingfisher Teas in Dunlaoighre market for a few years now only to find out that Bewleys Breakfast is half the price.

Yep, been there too!

gregers85

Bewleys or Barrys al the way haha