The loose leaf tea thread

[thinfourth2]

My other half bought me one of these for crimbo and its brilliant



So what is the PH knowledge say about the best place to get decent loose tea

[jumplead]

Harrods

[Noger]

HR Higgins (Coffee Man) - despite the name does good tea.

Or Twinings on the Strand (and your local supermarket).

[lord summerisle]

http://www.lancashiretea.co.uk/teashop.htm

Fantastic Tea! small independant company, but makes a lovely cuppa.

[Neil_Sc]

Fortnum and Mason have a nice range if your in the big smoke

[Glassman]

Indian tea. Made in an open saucepan.

[tubbystu]

Neil_Sc said:

Fortnum and Mason have a nice range if your in the big smoke

Much better than Harrods, they started out as tea merchant 300 years ago so should know their stuff.

Royal Blend is excellent

[Eggman]

It depends on what works with your local water (and, of course, your own tastes in tea). Waitrose own brand Kenya makes a lovely cuppa here, but I live in a hard water area so ymmv.

[bint]

Always use filtered water as it does taste better. Also served in a thin bone china cup/mug seems to make it taste better - no idea why.

Colleague recommends this site for tea;

http://www.allabouttea.co.uk/

[staceyb]

We get all the other half's teas from a local independent yes shop in Lincoln called Imperial Teas www.imperialteas.co.uk

Do both lovely tea and coffee.

Edited by staceyb on Tuesday 1st January 18:01

[markmullen]

Neil_Sc said:

Fortnum and Mason have a nice range if your in the big smoke

I have an American ex I still keep in touch with, she loves tea and I get her tea hampers sent out, they do mixed selections, very good stuff.

[ali_kat]

thinfourth2 said:

My other half bought me one of these for crimbo and its brilliant



So what is the PH knowledge say about the best place to get decent loose tea

Does it pour properly? As I need to get my Dad a birthday pressie........

[staceyb]

ali_kat said:

thinfourth2 said:

My other half bought me one of these for crimbo and its brilliant



So what is the PH knowledge say about the best place to get decent loose tea

Does it pour properly? As I need to get my Dad a birthday pressie........

Ali the the shop in my post above does a tea cup set with a strainer and a little glass lid to keep everything warm whilst the tea is brewing for around 16 squid. The cup holds a generous portion of tea and stops you wasting leaves as you only use enough for one.

[jmorgan]

Chuffin eck


I still use loose tea and get it down the shops or supermarket. Didn't realise it was mystical stuff. You could cut open tea bags? Gunpowder tea is fun.

[ali_kat]

staceyb said:

Ali the the shop in my post above does a tea cup set with a strainer and a little glass lid to keep everything warm whilst the tea is brewing for around 16 squid. The cup holds a generous portion of tea and stops you wasting leaves as you only use enough for one.

Cheers Stacey, but Dad drinks it by the potfull (the one he has just broken held 8!), so that would be a bit small

He is a fussy bugger about his tea pots, and if it doesn't pour properly, it goes to Oxfam

[Balmoral Green]

ali_kat said:

if it doesn't pour properly, it goes to Little Chef.

EFA

[thinfourth2]

ali_kat said:

thinfourth2 said:

My other half bought me one of these for crimbo and its brilliant



So what is the PH knowledge say about the best place to get decent loose tea

Does it pour properly? As I need to get my Dad a birthday pressie........

Totally dribble free

The teapot not your dad

[ali_kat]

[tubbystu]

Balmoral Green said:

ali_kat said:

if it doesn't pour properly, it goes to Little Chef.

EFA

You would think that by the early 21st century we could manage to make a (particularly cheap, rugged, ideal for use in service areas etc) style of teapot that doesn't put more tea on the table than in the cup or burn your hands whilst pouring. It can't be that hard surely ?

[RDE]

We've always used loose leaf in our house - don't know why.

Waitrose sell Clipper loose leaf green tea which is quite nice. I've bought some Whittards Earl Grey loose leaf as well, which is alright.