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What teabags do you buy?

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sunnieday · 17/12/2025 18:24

What teabags do you buy? And are they what you'd consider THE best teabags that money can buy?

Like I buy own brand instant coffee, but I do think Nescafe gold blend smooth is THE best instant coffee.

Im talking black classic English style tea, nothing fancy or flavoured.

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boobashka · 17/12/2025 19:05

Thomson's Scottish Blend... deliciously refreshing with our soft water.

sunnieday · 17/12/2025 19:07

I also did not know this exists! I was wondering why there wasn't a solution for that floating stuff you get if you wait too long to add your milk

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Rayna37 · 17/12/2025 19:10

I switched from Twinings to Clipper when only the latter was plastic free, and have generally been a real tea snob. I do love Clipper still but have discovered Aldi Gold is absolutely great and will happily just buy that now.

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Greenwriter76 · 17/12/2025 19:12

I drink 1 caffienated cup a day & the rest decaf. At the moment we have PG Tips for both.
Favourites would be Yorkshire Tea & Twinings English Breakfast. Dorset Tea & Clipper are also nice. But PG Tips is nice enough & cheaper… & we get through a lot of tea and coffee. I’m interested in trying the Aldi dupes after reading some replies.
Coffee, we have Lavazza for our machine and always a jar of decaf - my favourite is Kenco Gold but at the moment we have Nescafé Gold which is nice.

cantbearsed27 · 17/12/2025 19:12

I've got Clipper at the mo but I think Dorset Gold is my favourite.

Hedgehogsaremyjam · 17/12/2025 19:12

Thompson Irish breakfast and for decaffeinated we have a leaf ceylon from The Brew tea company

sunnieday · 17/12/2025 19:15

Excuse my ignorance, but why is gold tea winning? I never would have thought to try it.

Im doing my online shop now I'm going to try a new box. I always get PG tips and I don't actually like them.

So far (according to my rough tally), we have:
M&S 12

  • 5 Gold
  • 4 Strong
  • 3 Red

Yorkshire Tea 12

  • 5 Gold
  • 4 Decaf
  • 1 Hard Water

Barry's 8

Twinnings 6

  • 4 English breakfast
  • 2 Strong English breakfast

PG Tips 3

Rington's 3

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Wallabyone · 17/12/2025 19:16

Pennyplant19 · 17/12/2025 18:52

M&S red label - great value and taste!

Same for me-I prefer it to the gold one.

Moggies3 · 17/12/2025 19:18

Biscuit Brew
Yorkshire Tea

I can't drink anything else

Mooninjune · 17/12/2025 19:19

I prefer leaf tea made in a teapot. I have a pot every evening.But at lunch time I have cup of teabag tea.
Sorry to lower the tone of the thread but I use Sainsbury's Red label own brand teabags. I accept they aren't the best quality but I find them perfectly fine and they are a good price, especially when bought in the 240 size.

Hmmmmwineandchocs · 17/12/2025 19:20

Twinings English Breakfast or Twinings extra strong, great bold flavours

jadoreyes · 17/12/2025 19:21

In the morning, Clipper or Yorkshire Gold.
In the afternoon, Fortnum's smoky Earl Grey.

BillieWiper · 17/12/2025 19:22

The ones I love and try to get are Twinings English Breakfast. I also don't mind Twinings Everyday as second choice.

PG tips changed from decent to absolute muck overnight. I used to drink that for 35 odd years till they switched.

Yorkshire tea is really really strong. But my mum loves it.

justasking111 · 17/12/2025 19:22

Twinings earl grey for tea. Although there is a Welsh tea made for our soft water which is okay

Azurra decaf instant coffee. It's the only one I've found that I like in the decaf range.

MrsBeltane · 17/12/2025 19:22

Twinings Every Day tea.

Tcateh · 17/12/2025 19:23

Thompsons red packaging

sunnieday · 17/12/2025 19:23

Mooninjune · 17/12/2025 19:19

I prefer leaf tea made in a teapot. I have a pot every evening.But at lunch time I have cup of teabag tea.
Sorry to lower the tone of the thread but I use Sainsbury's Red label own brand teabags. I accept they aren't the best quality but I find them perfectly fine and they are a good price, especially when bought in the 240 size.

A few weeks ago I went to an event in a church. They had made tea in a giant teapot, and it was the best cup of tea I have had in recent memory

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snugasabug75 · 17/12/2025 19:24

Glengetti wins hands down

TigerRag · 17/12/2025 19:25

I buy whatever's on offer

familyissues12345 · 17/12/2025 19:25

tea pigs and another box of whatever is on offer - favourites are Clipper, Twinings and Yorkshire tea

Waitingforaprick · 17/12/2025 19:25

I only drink Teapigs darjeeling.

NancyAmesidontwanttotalkaboutit · 17/12/2025 19:25

DW is Tetley through and through.

RubynRita · 17/12/2025 19:27

Punjana, made by Thompsons is the best. My value teabag would be Sainsburys red label.

MrsLizzieDarcy · 17/12/2025 19:27

We buy Clipper organic, and then I buy M & S own brand decaff ones for the evenings.

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