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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
To my palate, there are no better teas than Fortnum&Mason's "Royal Blend," or their "English Breakfast" teas, Or East India Company's "Royal Breakfast" or "English Breakfast" tea. I would be satisfied (almost) to drink only one as 'my' tea. They are very consistent in their blending. Price-wise, East India Company wins the day.
Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea is very good, but just a bit on the bitter side. Ahmad's "English Breakfast" tea doesn't have the smoothness that F&M or EIC have.
I have Ahmad's in my cup right now, but really wish I could be drinking my unbranded Keemun... For a single-leaf tea, that one takes the cake. 'McNulty's Tea & Coffee' in NYC sells a very, very good China Keemun that is not expensive and makes an excellent morning drink, as is their Yunan China Black.
But if I were to be ordering only one, I'd go with East India Company, and most likely their "Royal Breakfast" or "English Breakfast" tea. It's a real toss-up between those two!
Stitchawl |
Thanks, Stitchawl. I'll try one of those. Assuming I can find them in an easy to get way.