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To state that, overall, tea is a much superior drink to coffee?

108 replies

Boohbooh · 05/08/2024 17:51

Just back from holiday where I had endless cups of coffee of varying quality and couldn't wait to get back home (Ireland) for a nice cup of tea. I realised that I've never sat in front of a coffee, sipped it and gone "ah, that's a lovely cup of coffee" in the same way I have about tea... I've had nice coffees but not as instantly gratifying as nice tea. I grew up with tea but have jumped on the coffee bandwagon like everyone else so I have an expensive Gaggia in my kitchen and order in my favorite beans but now I'm wondering if I should just go back to the trusty tea bag...

I think, overall, tea is much more refreshing and flavourful and things like scones, sandwiches and cakes taste so much better with tea rather than coffee. AIBU?

OP posts:
earlymorningcurlewcall · 05/08/2024 18:46

We roast our own coffee beans so I think coffee is superior 😉

BingoBangow · 05/08/2024 18:46

Tea is marriage material! Dependable, love it, always there to rely on, through the good, the bad and everything in between.

Coffees like a one night stand. Something you quite fancy a bit of at the time but it’s no tea!

MarkWithaC · 05/08/2024 18:45

Oh, I've gasped in wonder over many coffees! Usually those made by good baristas when I really need the caffeine (nothing really beats a properly made flat white first thing, IMO). And one from a tiny cheap greasy spoon type place in Rome an age ago that had a breakfast deal of a cappuccino and croissant for 2 euro, and remains the best coffee I've ever had.

I think they're different beasts, designed for different requirements and times of day (coffee to get me properly upright/verbal/functioning in the morning, tea for a mid-morning or afternoon pick-me-up or after a long cold walk.)

Topofthemountain · 05/08/2024 18:44

Well, they both taste like dishwater, but tea is superior and the universe agrees with me.

HonestMistake · 05/08/2024 18:44

Coffee has its place, in particular when I'm away from my kettle and can't get a decent brew, and it's very good for you as long as you don't have it with cream and sugar, but it's not a substitute for an endless supply of builders' tea in a proper mug.

Bluevelvetsofa · 05/08/2024 18:43

The only time to drink a cup of tea is to accompany a very posh afternoon tea, when you are offered a wooden case inside which are a huge variety of teas. It’s then necessary to opt for English Breakfast and reject all the fancy ones.

Sethera · 05/08/2024 18:43

I only ever fancy a coffee if I've got up mega early, 5am, say, and am travelling somewhere. A black coffee really hits the mark.

I can't stomach coffee with milk, let alone those whipped cream and syrup confections that look more like a sundae than a drink.

Otherwise, it's tea for me - Earl Grey is my preferred tea but I'll drink pretty much any kind.

BCBird · 05/08/2024 18:40

Love the smell of coffee but not the taste. Love a nice cup of tea.

Namechanger385u4p · 05/08/2024 18:39

Tea is good for the soul

Coffee tastes good but doesnt have the emotional hit tea has 🤣🤣

Annanenome · 05/08/2024 18:39

Same as you OP, I became an occasional coffee drinker but tea was and always will be my beverage of choice.

Coffee is just 'too much' for want of a better description. Not remotely refreshing. Feels like having a piece of cake! And there's only so much cake even I can eat 😂

I've recently become intolerant to milk and can't find a good alternative so after 40 odd years of drinking proper tea with milk, I've discovered black rooibos and I love it. (I HATE herbal/fruit teas with a passion). I particularly love Rooibos Earl Grey 👌 bonus Rooibos is caffeine free so I've weaned myself off a bad habit!

BeachRide · 05/08/2024 18:37

Radarkeigh · 05/08/2024 18:17

Agree it has to be Yorkshire Tea. Something to do with the fertility of the soil there, makes for a reight tasty brew.

It's imported from India and Africa!

70sShmeventies · 05/08/2024 18:36

I just don’t get tea at all. Does nothing for me unless I am recovering from a gastro bug and can’t drink coffee and need the caffeine!

Taytocrisps · 05/08/2024 18:30

Coffee is infinitely superior to tea - and I say that as an Irish person. Also, it goes much better with chocolate.

DanceMumTaxi · 05/08/2024 18:29

Tea all the way!

Borborygmus · 05/08/2024 18:28

Yes, tea is vastly superior to coffee.

Ponoka7 · 05/08/2024 18:27

I used to drink big standard tea with milk. Then went on to black roobois and fruit tea. But now I like flavoured coffee. Our hotel this year had rubbish coffee machines. It was great being out and finding a decent cup of coffee. I do still drink black roobois for health.

Jeschara · 05/08/2024 18:26

I love Yorkshire tea. No sugar.

BashfulClam · 05/08/2024 18:25

Tea is rank, give me coffee.

DramaAlpaca · 05/08/2024 18:21

Of course you're right @Boohbooh No doubt about it.

But are you a Barry's or a Lyon's woman, that's the important question if you're Irish.

GeorgeOrwellsTurningGrave · 05/08/2024 18:18

YABVVVU. That is all.

Flavabobble · 05/08/2024 18:18

I love a cup of tea, refreshing, tasty and satisfying.
But I also want a coffee as my first drink of the day. Planning a cappuccino and slice of toast in the morning.

Radarkeigh · 05/08/2024 18:17

Catza · 05/08/2024 18:11

Personal preference, I suppose. I love both but I only drink Yorkshire tea or Bettys. Always black. Tea in continental Europe is horrid and I travel with my own tea bags, even though I grew up there.

Agree it has to be Yorkshire Tea. Something to do with the fertility of the soil there, makes for a reight tasty brew.

C0rdeliaChase · 05/08/2024 18:17

Very true. I love my coffee machine, but i only drink 1-2 cups of coffee per day, whereas I have at least 5-6 cups of tea. Tea just reaches parts other beers can't reach. 😉

TooBigForMyBoots · 05/08/2024 18:15

YANBU @Boohbooh. Tea is the best drink in the world. I love it.BrewGrin

PTSDBarbiegirl · 05/08/2024 18:14

Tea is King.