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Controversy will be brewing with this one I think. :D Was given some "Yorkshire" tea the other day. Has a company name beneath the Yorkshire bit but forget what it was. Was told that it is the best tea in England. Large tea bag, no string. It was very, very good IMO, and a friend is bringing back a box or two from England in a few weeks.

Got me thinking that so many people talk about British tea, but in fact no tea is grown there so it all comes from places like Ceylon, India, China etc. Therefore, what sets British tea apart from other teas of the world?

While we're at it, what is the best British brand in your opinion? Pete :cheers:
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The Yorkshire Tea I know, is by Taylors - and yes, a damn fine cuppa it is! :cheers:

The only differences in teas as far as I'm aware is simply the blend. I would assume 3 or 4 types of leaf are blended to produce the different teas (bags of course). :?
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I drink Yorkshire tea and import it from the UK because it is not available in Hua Hin - 4 years ago it was in Ham & Bacon but the supplier in Bangkok stopped importing, I think.

There are two types of Yorkshire tea, just the plain Yorkshire or Yorkshire Gold, the latter is somewhat stronger and I presume has a larger dose of ASSAM in the blend, anyway it is the one I use.

They sell in boxes up to 160 tea bags which makes sending to HH somewhat easier.
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That's what I had also Pharvey. I just looked it up and it's called "Taylors of Harrogate". I remembered the Harrogate but not the Taylors part. Pete :cheers:
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I am quite partial to Sainsbury's "Red Label" and I much prefer it as lose tea rather than in tea bags. When I can get it, I also do my own blending and mix it with what is called CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl) from Ceylon and to my taste it produces a nice, fairly robust cup of tea. Mind you, it is still not the same brew as in the UK, which I put down to the milk, but it is the best I have come up with. Always bring a few boxes back with me in my suitcase.
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Liptons! Has to be the way forward ;) Although thank the Lord for my sister bringing out shedloads of Tetley's for me :)
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Piesat42 wrote:Liptons! Has to be the way forward ;) Although thank the Lord for my sister bringing out shedloads of Tetley's for me :)
Yes 50 gallons of the stuff would be perfect!!
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Twinnings English Breakfast is my preferred brew. However, it never tastes as good when I have used it in Thailand. Again think the problem is the milk.
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I used to be a PG Tips man, but the price has got silly. So now, when I need to top up, I just check which brand is on offer and buy that. I really like Twinings everyday tea and now have about 300 of their tea bags to get through, having taken advantage of offers at Tesco's and the co-op!

Also agree with PJG, their English brekky is the tops, but pricey and as I don't use milk as tea is far more refreshing without, I don't have a milk problem!

When in LOS, I've used Liptons, which is available everywhere, Tesco's and Dilmah, which I like and is an Oz brew.
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Sarge, I know you used to import tea from England, because you couldn't get your favorite here. What was yours?
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As far as I'm concerned, tea is the Devil's nectar - can't stand the stuff. :guns:
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Yes, the milk issue is indeed an issue. I've tried three different fresh milk companies: Foremost, Chokchai and Meji. All three have the same strange taste but Chokchai is the least offensive. UHT from Thai-Danish I'm actually finding to be better than the fresh in tea. :shock: Pete :cheers:
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caller wrote:I used to be a PG Tips man, but the price has got silly. So now, when I need to top up, I just check which brand is on offer and buy that. I really like Twinings everyday tea and now have about 300 of their tea bags to get through, having taken advantage of offers at Tesco's and the co-op!

Also agree with PJG, their English brekky is the tops, but pricey and as I don't use milk as tea is far more refreshing without, I don't have a milk problem!

When in LOS, I've used Liptons, which is available everywhere, Tesco's and Dilmah, which I like and is an Oz brew.

I don't like milk either so have tea black, or with lemon - lime in the LOS is fine too. And no sugar. Maybe that does in fact make the difference, because I've never had a problem with Liptons at all. But in the UK it's Co-op tea. Maybe, like Liptons, not quite as strong as Tetley, PG etc but you can taste it when not using milk.
As far as the UK teas are concerned it's maybe to do with the Brits who went out to run the plantations in the first place, and imparted their own ideas and tastes on the types grown and the blends? We must be one of the biggest importers of tea - I guess the US gets the dregs!
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"Oh, I verry hurting all you British tea drinking connoisseurs not mention me. :(
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http://www.dilmahtea.com/

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Nereus , Dilmar is not too bad but have you tried Nazirs? kinda similar but way cheaper.Then there is creme de la creme of( West) Aussie teas Elmstock who just put out some real humdinger teas. Not so keen on their fruit and flavoured teas tho.
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