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Black Tea

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:32:30 GMT

I love tea and I drink a lot of it , both hot and cold. I just like black tea, not green, not herbal and certainly not decaf. I’m currently drinking Red Rose, if you like black tea what brand is your favorite ?

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sueeich — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:45:48 GMT

I love tea and, besides coffee first thing in the morning, my drink of choice is tea! I have discovered that I much prefer the English brands of black tea. My favorite is Typhoo. I can find it locally most of the time, but when I can't, I can also order via Amazon. P&G Tips is also a really great English black tea. It's sold in my local Publix. I find the English brands to have much better flavor. I find American black teas, like Lipton, to be weak and flavorless. However, a very good American brand is from the Charleston Tea Plantation. We went on vacation to Charleston, SC a couple of years ago and the only US tea plantation is located in the suburbs of Charleston. The tea is exceptional but can only be ordered online or you can buy in the gift shop at the tea plantation.

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freakygirl — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:47:16 GMT

i’m a green tea drinker, preferably with mint or something fruity. i’d like to try black though. what would you recommend?

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PinkyPetunia — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:52:00 GMT

I like black tea too. I recently ordered some on Amazon that I like. I ordered British made Tetley tea. It comes in a package of 240 bags for around $12.00. No tax, free shipping. Very good strong tea. Tastes better than the British Blend Tetley sold in stores here.

I agree the British brands are better. I found Barry's tea in Wegman's and that was good, too. American teas are weak in comparison.

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Imaoldhippie — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:47:41 GMT

Walmart brand, Great Value. I think it has a nice black tea strength.

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Sweet_Serenity — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:39:31 GMT

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feline groovy — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 21:45:09 GMT

Typhoo - fave, PG Tips - second; both British teas.

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Chicagosuburbangirl — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:25:18 GMT

Harney & Sons "Paris". BBB and Gloria Jeans sells it.

It's a lovely, full-bodied black tea with a touch of vanilla.

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CamilleP — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:20:48 GMT

Twining's Irish Breakfast is my all-time favorite black tea, preferably with cream and sweetener (used to be sugar, now it's Splenda).

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Barbgee — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:27:24 GMT

Love Red Rose Tea been around for years but always not easy to find also love Earl Grey. Lipton is my go to when i can't find Red Rose and i do drink greeen tea as i am doing now1

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LilLadyNJ — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 03:30:19 GMT

I grew up drinking Red Rose black tea. I enjoyed it. I used to enjoy the Tevana teas until they closed all of the stores. Now I drink Harney and Sons Earl Grey.

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Oznell — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:11:03 GMT

Another for 1) PG Tips and 2) Twining's Irish Breakfast.

As a rule, the British brands do have more tea flavor, and PG Tips to me, has the most potent, true black tea flavor. AND, it is sold fairly widely, not just in specialty stores. You can find it at the Walmart Superstores!

The other Twinings teas aren't flavorful enough to my taste, including "English Breakfast", but "Irish Breakfast" is stronger, and a champ!

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EatWell — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:41:43 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
I love tea and I drink a lot of it , both hot and cold. I just like black tea, not green, not herbal and certainly not decaf. I’m currently drinking Red Rose, if you like black tea what brand is your favorite ?

@QVCkitty1

I use loose leaf teas from my local Asian market. Formosa Oolong tea is my tea of choice.. Or if in a pinch, Twinings. Straight. No milk/cream, or sugar.

Hung

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chessielady — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:06:34 GMT

I prefer Yumchaa. Either order from London shops or stock up when I am over in person.

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shoesnbags — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 04:16:23 GMT

Another vote for Twinnings Irish Breakfast Tea. Guess I’m not alone in liking it. I’m a black tea drinker - definitely no herbal teas- and I like it full bodied. Agree that the British teas taste so much better.

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CelticCrafter — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:33:28 GMT

Tetley British Blend is my #1 followed by Trader Joe Irish Breakfast.

I don't care for any of the rectangular shaped bags with the little tag and string. To me they taste dusty - for lack of a better word.

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hildarumpole — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:55:00 GMT

I bought the Peach and Breakfast Charleston Tea Plantation teas last summer at a museum shop in Charleston during a trip last summer. Enjoyed them very much. Flavored teas are not my favorite, but the peach was good and had a natural flavor. My favorite supermarket black tea is Twinings English Breakfast. I recently discovered their Bold English Breakfast, which is a very nice pick me up when feeling particularly sluggish.

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okaywitheasypay — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:06:58 GMT

I have to be careful of my caffiene intake . I usually have my two cups of coffee in the a.m. and regretfully use decaf products after that. But when I do opt for tea a favorite is Bigelows Constant Comment black tea with orange pekoe.

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Sooner — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:15:50 GMT

@okaywitheasypay wrote:
I have to be careful of my caffiene intake . I usually have my two cups of coffee in the a.m. and regretfully use decaf products after that. But when I do opt for tea a favorite is Bigelows Constant Comment black tea with orange pekoe.

@okaywitheasypay. Harney tea makes a very good line of decaf teas--especially their Decaf Assam which is a hearty black tea without a lot of bitterness. It is especially good with milk and if you like sweet a touch of sugar.

Harney teas are very good in general, they have a great variety and they come in cute tins! Darjeeling is good for a lighter "afternoon" tea and you don't need milk and sugar. Also Oolongs are great teas, somewhere between green and black (at least many of them).

If you are interested in teas The Elmwood Inn, Upton Tea, English Tea Store and Cultured Cup are great resources and retailers.

I also love Yorkshire Teas--especially Yorkshire Gold. I like loose tea better than bags and sachets are better than bags too. Get a teapot with a filter that lifts out and loose teas are easy to make.

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RetRN — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:22:25 GMT

Harney's tea for me.