How to you like your tea?

A fun thread to talk about tea.

I like mine made with two tea bags steaped for 30 seconds with a small amount of milk and no sugar. Milk added after to ensure not to much is added. I like it to be a colour similar to clay. I drink it with its hot but still allow it to cool longer than most people.

What about you guys?

People who don't like tea are not welcome! Crazy people!

I joke, just say why you don't like it.

Edit: for my example I was talking about blended teas most people drink. I'm to poor for anything else...

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Reply 1

limetang

19

That would entirely depend on the tea.

I'd have a tea like an Assam (for example) served with milk. Something like an earl gray for example however I'd have black.

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Reply 2

SheldonWannabe

8

I like it when somebody has already swilled it around in their mouth, and spat it back into my mug.

Reply 3

Vonkle

One tea bag, 2 big teaspoons of sugar and a little bit of milk :cute:

Reply 4

battycatlady

13

I like my tea bag to be left to mash for ages then only with a tiny bit of milk. No sugar :biggrin:

Reply 5

dartanoir

1

Original post by Vonkle

One tea bag, 2 big teaspoons of sugar and a little bit of milk :cute:

yes yes yes :rolleyes:

Reply 6

HarveyCanis

15

I only have Assam usually, unless I'm at a guest's house and I have to suffer through generic "tea" (a la Tetley, PG Tips etc). Though occasionally I may dabble with Earl Grey but I reeeeally have to fancy it.

I enjoy this beverage firstly by having freshly boiled water poured over a teabag and two sugars (I'm hoping I eventually manage to do what Stephen Fry does, and eliminate adding sugar to food/drink) and then letting that brew for 2-3 minutes. Following that I take out the teabag and add whole milk. I take it as a major offence when people add milk to tea before the hot water.

Obviously I take my Earl Grey black. :h:

Milk and 2 sugars

One teabag, rather than leaving it to stew I just do some intense teabag squeezing against the side of the cup... often leading to broken teabags :K:

Milk, not too milky though, so the tea is a dark goldenish colour. 1 to 1+2/3 heaped teaspoons of sugar depending upon the cup size. Added in the order of teabag, sugar, water, milk. Nyomm tea :love:

Reply 9

Colpejafort

6

One tea bag, two teaspoons of sugar and no milk :smile:

I usually have Lyons.

Reply 10

CodeJack

19

Milk, one or no sugar, depending on mood :P To the people who leave their teabag in when pouring milk: WHY?!

Reply 11

WeeGuy

13

Hot.

Milk(very milky) and 1 to 2 sugars. i dip the tea bag repeatedly, not just leave it

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Reply 12

Dr Pesto

19

Original post by HarveyCanis

I only have Assam usually, unless I'm at a guest's house and I have to suffer through generic "tea" (a la Tetley, PG Tips etc). Though occasionally I may dabble with Earl Grey but I reeeeally have to fancy it.

I enjoy this beverage firstly by having freshly boiled water poured over a teabag and two sugars (I'm hoping I eventually manage to do what Stephen Fry does, and eliminate adding sugar to food/drink) and then letting that brew for 2-3 minutes. Following that I take out the teabag and add whole milk. I take it as a major offence when people add milk to tea before the hot water.

Obviously I take my Earl Grey black. :h:

Best drink in the universe.

Reply 13

CodeJack

19

Original post by manic_fuzz

One teabag, rather than leaving it to stew I just do some intense teabag squeezing against the side of the cup... often leading to broken teabags :K:

Milk, not too milky though, so the tea is a dark goldenish colour. 1 to 1+2/3 heaped teaspoons of sugar depending upon the cup size. Added in the order of teabag, sugar, water, milk. Nyomm tea :love:

You have making tea down to a fine art it seems

Reply 14

thegreenchildren

9

I like it peppermint flavour. Yum!

Reply 15

NiceToMeetYou

1

If I had to drink it, 5 sugars and milk :biggrin:

Im more of a coffee person though

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Reply 16

blubimnotafish

12

I lift the teabag up and down a couple of times, then take it out and add some sugar. I usually drink fruit-teas :smile:

I don't do milk with tea, but that might be because I'm not from the UK and no one here does it :tongue:

Reply 17

HarveyCanis

15

Original post by Dr Pesto

Best drink in the universe.

Obviously everyone has different responses to flavours but personally they taste incredibly bland, and if they are a "strong variety", they taste revoltingly artificial. :frown: