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Thanks, Andural, for the response. I currently buy my tea from The Republic of Tea and have been very happy with the quality of the green tea I buy. They also have premium teas, several of which I have tried, but I always come back to the basic green tea. I end up buying monthly from the company.
I may give Upton a try on my next purchase. |
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09-02-2009, 04:52 PM | #78 |
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Astra, see message #34 in this thread.
I buy both loose and bag versions of the Daily Green Tea. I have tried several of their premium green teas but I do not like the smoky or nutty flavor that some have. I use a Russell Sage tea pot with diffuser and water kettle system. I'm thinking of buying the SmartKettle Model 688 which maintains water temperature although I rather like the UtiliTEA Kettle and really am interested in the Breville Variable-Temperature Kettle. I have found that I like to brew the tea for exactly 2 minutes 30 seconds and I use a timer for that purpose. |
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Upton Tea is excellent! My son-in-law and I are tea fanatics -- we get together periodically to order from Upton and to try out new and interesting varieties. There are so many! They sell bulk tea in several packaging sizes and also sell "sampler" sets.
Upton also has a great catalog. In addition to the detailed descriptions of their extensive tea holdings, they publish a long-running series of historical articles called "Reversals of Fortune in the Tea Industry", currently up to episode 13. You can read the articles on their website if you don't take the catalog. We are also big fans of Fortnum & Mason, which has some excellent teas, our standby favorite being Royal Blend. About decaf: I drink Upton decaf in the afternoons (sigh, regular tea keeps me awake.) I have yet to find one I'm wild about, but they are okay if you don't make them too weak. Yum, tea! (PS I hate the word "infusion" for herbals -- sounds medical! Tisane is better.) Last edited by lmarie; 09-02-2009 at 08:53 PM. Reason: To add the PS |
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I guess I'm an odd American. I never acquired the coffee habit. I do like tea, but mostly drink it in the cooler months. I generally buy Twinings or Bigelow brand (bags). I don't like Earl Grey, even if it is Captain Picard's favorite. I do like English Breakfast Tea, though. No milk for me, thanks. Just a little sugar or honey. And I like it strong.
Edit: Instead of a coffee maker, I have a tea maker. It actually makes a very good cup of tea (or several). Last edited by jgray; 09-03-2009 at 01:10 AM. |
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let not that little issue bother you me lass, I make me own with soya milk and is equally as good as the (erm) 'real stuff'....I shall look forward to a home-made batch of green tea ice cream ..... |
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I tried it a couple of times but it 'curdles' on contact - looks horrible. Wouldn't mind having a soya milk option for coffee, but I've never got it to work. |
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That is one benefit of coffee - it tastes OK with "whitener" in it. Tea with artificial whitener in it is ghastly.
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i think you may have to add the soya milk after, rather than before - i've managed OK when we've had guests and they have black tea (rather than green)... |
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I wonder whether anyone know good quality Green tea bags? Last edited by astra; 09-03-2009 at 01:32 PM. |
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09-03-2009, 01:23 PM | #89 |
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I have never found good quality green tea bags and I have tried. This is one product that I think you really have to find in a Japanese store. I didn't even like the green teas that I tried from the Asian market (mostly Chinese).
Good green tea is very hard to find. I think I posted earlier that Glandeves has a very good white peony tea that reminded me of some of the very good Japanese green teas. That's the closest I have come other than getting it from Japan. And it too is a loose tea. |
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I use some sort of japanese teapot. I put tea into a sieve which I put into teapot. I usually cool down water in a water jug and pour it into teapot when it is right temperature (I use water thermometer), brew it as long as a particular tea requires then remove sieve with tea, cover teapot with Tent Teapot Cozy and drink is slowly after that. |
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