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Favourite brand of tea

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    #92
    witchgirl26
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    I love Campbell's tea but it can be a bit more of an effort than a tea-bag in the cup. Generally Barrys tea at home & Green Tea with Lemon in work. Oh & Twinnings Lady Grey is really nice too.


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    #93
    Slot Machine
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    Twining's masala chai, Darjeeling or Earl Grey, depending on my mood.


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    #94
    Precious flower
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    McGraths or Lyons or even Tesco's own brand. Barry's tea is a joke, wouldn't touch it! I'd go without tea before I'd drink Barry's tea.


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    #95
    gidget
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    Lyons and only Lyons


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    #96
    kylith
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    I love Yorkshire Tea, but it's hard to get hold of so Barry's is the blend of choice.

    Can't beat a bit of the auld Lapsang Souchon either.


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    #97
    mark17j
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    kylith wrote: »
    I love Yorkshire Tea, but it's hard to get hold of so Barry's is the blend of choice.

    Can't beat a bit of the auld Lapsang Souchon either.
    You can buy Yorkshire tea in the Iceland stores here in Dublin.
    Aldi's McGrath's is also a favourite of mine.


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    #98
    [Deleted User]
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    Barry's. Anyone who says otherwise is just wrong!

    After Barrys, Twinings English Breakfast is nice, and so is the Yorkshire Tea.

    Strong, splash of milk, huge big mug. Every two hours, please and thank you.


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    #99
    Easca Peasca
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    Lyons original blend ftw :D a lot depends a lot on the water.


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    #100
    Mesrine65
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    Loose leaf tea FTW


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    #101
    gerrybbadd
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    Another +1 for McGraths


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    #102
    Steve F
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    Ann22 wrote: »
    i think a lot of it's to do with the water...sometimes my tea is sh1te but spontaneously goes back to normal no matter which brand I use. My ma in law makes lovely tea and she uses Dunnes own brand...it doesn't taste the same in my house though.
    Overall for me though Tetley's is probably the nicest, followed by Punjana.

    Tea brewing side issue aka TBSI

    Do people use BOILING WATER or freshly BOILED water
    This point is critical.The whole tea drinking world and the future of the brew hinges on this question;)

    Also using reboiled water removes oxygen from said water and doesn't brew the leaves properly


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    #103
    bagofweasels
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    Wish Lyons would bring back the Kenya Blend, that was a cuppa you could trot a mouse on!


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    #104
    thattequilagirl
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    Years ago my brother and my uncle got into an argument as my uncle had bought lidl cola when my brother wanted Coke. My uncle decided to do a blind taste test to see if my brother could actually tell the difference. Sneakily, he put the Lidl cola in both glasses but my brother triumphantly proclaimed one as the real deal.

    I prefer Barry's, but I reckon few who reckon they could only drink one or the other would pass the taste test.


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    #105
    homerun_homer
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    Robert Robertson FTW. I really like their decaf teabag too.


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    #106
    Permabear
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    #107
    StripedBoxers
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    I've two, Lyons, and the McGrath's brand from Aldi.


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    #108
    StripedBoxers
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    Permabear wrote: »
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    My mum puts a teaspoon of it in the cup and pours the boiling water in on top of it, then the milk etc.

    Anytime I've used it I make it in a pot and use a small sieve to pour it into the cup as I hate the loose bits floating around, puts me off it does.


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    #109
    ScumLord
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    Don't care, it's all the same. Except for English tea, that's rubbish.


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    #110
    Miaireland
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    Rarely drink tea but when I do it is normally Barry's as both work and most nearby cafes have it. Work got this limited edition master blend Barry's over CHristmas. It was vile


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    #111
    snubbleste
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    McGraths from Aldi or Tesco own brand


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    #112
    failinis
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    Punjana mainly, or whatever my brother sends me in the post.
    English tea is weak as hell.


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    #113
    Aongus Von Bismarck
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    I'm a coffee drinker for the most part, and bought a Jura a few years back (great investment for the serious coffee connoisseur). I'll always have a box of Barry's loose leaf on the go though if I fancy something different.

    A pot of tea with a hearty breakfast at the weekend is always a memory of home.


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    #114
    [Deleted User]
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    Permabear wrote: »
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    Infuser or tea strainer.


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    #115
    LordSutch
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    Fuzzytrooper wrote: »
    Inspired by the other tea related thread, which is your chosen brand?

    Only two brands in the poll :cool:

    Punjana tea bags.
    Bewleys loose tea (real tea)


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    #116
    Peregrine
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    I'm a fully paid-up member of the Church of Barry's. I also like Bewley's.


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    #117
    mark17j
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    PG Tips tea is a nice cuppa.


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    #118
    Spanish Eyes
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    Everyone laughs at me when I tell them that Aldi Mc Graths tea is excellent.

    I am so glad to see so many on here agreeing with me!

    Don't know what it is, but it tastes great. I hope they don't change suppliers any time soon.


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    #119
    Asaiah
    Registered Users Posts: 174 ✭✭Asaiah


    Well now that I live in the UK my tea choices are limited. PG Tips and Tetley are awful, but I found Yorkshire tea is quite nice. They sell Barry's in Tescos but I'm more of a Lyons or Mgraths man myself. So Yorkshire tea will have to do for now.

    I wish they sold McGrath's in Aldi here, I'd be sorted.


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    #120
    wandatowell
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    Cambells is here its at ye cnuts


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    #121
    [Deleted User]
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    Recently I've found the Aldi mcgraths tea in the gold and black box (reserve blend maybe?) to be the nicest tea around! at the minute I'm working my way through a box of Barry's "classic blend" in the black box - it's okay, a bit weak though.


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