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What is your tea bag of choice ?

195 replies

VictoriaBun · 08/05/2019 21:39

We do use loose leaf tea but also teabags for convenience . Up til now we have been happy with Twinnings Assam, but lately having been finding them variable and even bland . So asking for a good, strong flavour teabag. Any suggestions ?

OP posts:
pink412 · 08/05/2019 22:51

Tassimo breakfast Tea.

TheSassyAssassin · 08/05/2019 22:51

Clipper Organic. Def prefer an unbleached teabag!

DontCallMeShitley · 08/05/2019 22:52

Yorkshire Gold, not Yorkshire Hard Water which has a chemical taste.

Or Barrys which is Irish and in a different part of the supermarket to the other tea bags, although I used to buy it in bulk from Ireland.
www.barrystea.ie/

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ssd · 08/05/2019 22:52

I love tetley one cup, they are great.

MissConductUS · 08/05/2019 22:54

The only brand mention in this thread so far that's easily available in the US is Twinings, and we probably have a different blend. Do you have Tetley's or Bigelow in the UK or are those just US teas?

howwudufeel · 08/05/2019 22:54

Aldi Gold are excellent. I also like Twinings.

MsMustDoBetter · 08/05/2019 22:54

Yorkshire or Clipper Everyday.

MissConductUS · 08/05/2019 22:55

ssd, cross post on Tetley, it's a favorite of mine too.

longtompot · 08/05/2019 22:56

Co-Ops own brand in a red box. Really lovely cuppa.

greenlynx · 08/05/2019 22:57

Sainsbury’s Red Label
I moved to it from Twinings and Yorkshire tea.

DontCallMeShitley · 08/05/2019 22:59

I tied Punjana a while back (in London) and wasn't impressed. Also found that Aldi had changed from when I last bought them and won't get them again.

I recently went through a phase of trying to find something as good as Yorkshire Gold, nothing was, and almost went back to ordering Barrys.

sherbetmelon · 08/05/2019 23:02

Good old PG

Heratnumber7 · 08/05/2019 23:02

Glengettie, but you can't easily buy in in England. I stock up every time I go home to Wales.

augustusglupe · 08/05/2019 23:04

Twinings strong breakfast

yearinyearout · 08/05/2019 23:06

Yorkshire or ringtone

yearinyearout · 08/05/2019 23:06

Ringtons!

KenDoddsDadsDog · 08/05/2019 23:07

Barry’s Irish Tea. The absolute business. Even better than Yorkshire Gold.

ErrolTheDragon · 08/05/2019 23:08

Yorkshire - not the gold. DH and I did a blind taste test on each other and were somewhat surprised to find we both thought the 'ordinary' was better.

I like(d?) the twinings Assam too.
I used to like a vanilla tea from whittards but they don't seem to do it any more ... normal tea with a drop or two of vanilla extract does the job.

Imleavingonajetplane · 08/05/2019 23:09

Yorkshire
M&S Extra Strong
Barry’s if I can find it

Jsmith99 · 08/05/2019 23:09

Yorkshire hard water. 2 bags in a large mug. Brewed for a full 5 minutes. Small splash of semi-skimmed. If your spoon doesn’t stand up in the mug, the tea isn’t strong enough Grin.

Imleavingonajetplane · 08/05/2019 23:11

Twinings went off the boil a while back

BillyJoel · 08/05/2019 23:12

Punjana for me whenever I can find it. Anybody know the closest taste for when I can't?

MarjorieFrangipani · 08/05/2019 23:13

Yorkshire, Yorkshire and Yorkshire Smile

LilyRed · 08/05/2019 23:22

Punjana; haven't found anything that comes close except maybe Thompsons Scottish (same manufacturer, different blend).

When I lived in hard-water areas in England it was impossible to find a good tea.

hewontstopshitting · 08/05/2019 23:25

Twinnings English Breakfast