What’s your favorite tea brand?

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hepheastus_87@reddit

One more vote for Yorkshire tea here.

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Another post - apparently Horniman’s tea ( slightly unfortunate name these days ) was the first company to market packaged tea in the 1800,s subsequently taken over by Lyon’s but still available today - I’ve never heard of it but my husband remembers it from his childhood and has just googled it

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Jojo6167@reddit

You can't beat Yorkshire Tea

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beseeingyou18@reddit

honestly it’s more like 3 mugs

One of us! One of us!

Anyway, Yorkshire Tea gets my vote.

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Betelgeaux@reddit

Unless they use a microwave then they most certainly are not!

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scootertrash@reddit

American tea drinker here, I only learned about my fellow my countrymen using the microwave to heat their water from reading British sub Reddits like this one. I use a kettle on the stove top. But I’ve been asking people and yes, they do use the microwave. And I’m sorry to say I’m not a fan of Yorkshire, a little too earthy for me. I drink Twinings English Breakfast tea.

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MalignEntity@reddit

If I'm drinking bagged tea, I prefer Twinings too. I've recently moved over to loose leaf Assam, from Gillards of Bath, and it makes the most incredible cuppa

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rhrjruk@reddit

I’m pretty sure if it’s posh tea it’s not a “cuppa”

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Nicky2512@reddit

I’m considered posh by my contemporaries because I use a teapot ( warmed first of course ) and a tea cosy. I call the result, a “cuppa”

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MalignEntity@reddit

I'm in the North, its usually a "brew"

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kaskirM68@reddit

The North is big. Southeast Northumberland here and we tend to go with cuppa

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Dr_Frankenstone@reddit

I read your comment in a Scouse accent in my head.

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HailArtGoddess@reddit

Try the Yorkshire Gold variety. The red is earthy but the gold is sublime. I learned about it in this sub. I have a lot of tea varieties but I find I consistently choose the Yorkshire Gold. Some honey and a tiny bit of cream makes it amazing.

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No-Bid-4262@reddit

Cream???

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Nicky2512@reddit

That’s how tea used to be taken - “cream or lemon vicar? “ It’s also the reason why the jug in a lot of china tea services is so small - it was for cream, not milk.

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ActiveBat7236@reddit

The music stopped and an entire nation rested their cutlery down at that point. And hang on a minute, was honey mentioned too?

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HashBrownsAreNice@reddit

Bear on mind that most 'proper' English teas aren't actually designed to brew for nearly as long as it says. Brits aren't waiting around 3-5 mins for a cup of tea! You only do that for fancy stuff or weak stuff.

The vast majority of Yorkshire Tea drunk gets a minute at best, and the people making it know that.

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scootertrash@reddit

Thanks, I’ll try that. I usually let mine brew for 4 minutes, anything longer and it’s too cold.

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Time-Mode-9@reddit

A minute???!!! 5 stirs, and three squeezes.

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unprofessional_widow@reddit

I stir 25 times.

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unprofessional_widow@reddit

Also a good choice, you can stay in our gang 😜

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Mouffcat@reddit

I prefer Twinings EB to Yorkshire, it's smoother.

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Sea_Huckleberry_7790@reddit

It's to do with your electricity infrastructure only offering 120v or something. It isn't necessarily bad, but it simply can't cope with an electric kettle like we use... At least it's not a pit in the garden with an open flame. But breakfast tea is definitely the win. Although you can get a "malt brew" from Yorkshire tea I think that tastes like biscuits.... amazing stuff!

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Coolnamesarehard@reddit

Exiled Brit here. A kettle in the USA works just fine. It just takes about four times as long to boil the same amount of water. Which is desperately annoying, but not fatal.

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Ok_Coconut_3364@reddit

We have a SMEG electric kettle and it's equally as quick as the ones we had in the UK.

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Coolnamesarehard@reddit

Ooh can you tell me the wattage on the label? Ours is showing signs of age so would like to replace it with a better one when it dies.

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MrPhyshe@reddit

Don't they have 220V for the (clothes) driers? Could you use a spur off that?

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Sea_Huckleberry_7790@reddit

I think it's to do with the 120v which is why they go caveman over a flame. I think I'd find it fatal but I'm a tea fiend!

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AmazonComplex@reddit

Specifically, Yorkshire Gold.

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Shelly_Lea_@reddit

My spouse is a Yorkshire Gold fan. I’ll never be British enough as I drink mint tea

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Nicky2512@reddit

Twinings English breakfast,Yorkshire, Co-op 99, recently tried a brand called Robinson’s , I think.

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TheGinjaPrince@reddit

Twinings English breakfast tea.

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hendo111111@reddit

PG for me

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Final-Show1889@reddit

Yorkshire tea

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Darwen85@reddit

Lancashire tea is fantastic.

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Sad_Firefighter_8407@reddit

Ringtons.

Those who know will know.

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rosegoldqueen28@reddit

This is the way.

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Electrical-Smoke-324@reddit

A cheeky ringtons ginger biscuit alongside too 😋

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New_Pop_8911@reddit

Drinking a ringtons English breakfast as I type, given in to the cough from hell and got out of bed for a bit. On the rare occasions we've run out (illness/bad weather/tea man quitting=missed delivery) we'll drink Yorkshire. Generally like to keep a back up of 100-200 just in case but there's a note on the system to leave 4 packs on the doorstep if we're out haha.

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Silly_Hurry_2795@reddit

Thank you I couldn't remember the name in my post

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Spudsmad@reddit

The special secret is to only boil freshly drawn water, because stale water can include debris from previous boilings. Yes, it’s hot to be Twinings breakfast tea.

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Educational-Candy-99@reddit

Northern Irish, Thompson's Punjana is the correct answer.

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PurpleBlock25@reddit

Marks and Spencer Gold Brew. Like a sophisticated Yorkshire Tea.

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wilderaura@reddit

I like P G Tips

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captainsittingduck@reddit

They ruined it when they ditched pyramid bags. I don't know how you can drink the new cheapened blend

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wilderaura@reddit

Mine are still pyramid bags. I didn’t even know they'd been stopped lol

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ItsTuesdayAlready@reddit

Lady Grey is quite nice - bit lighter than an Earl Grey.

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Dull_Banana5349@reddit

I love Lady Grey, it's like a cup of sunshine. Yorkshire decaf is my standard brew but I love a Lady Grey occasionally. Yorkshire tea bedtime brew is lovely too.

(Don't hate me for the decaf, I have to be very careful about my caffeine intake.)

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Correct-Goose1158@reddit

My mum refuses to drink Earl grey but loves Lady grey. I think it has more orange in it?

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gnu_andii@reddit

It's Earl Grey with orange & lemon added. I prefer it to Earl Grey too. Earl Grey tends to leave a dry taste in my mouth.

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captainsittingduck@reddit

I used to love PG Tips pyramid bags but the brand was bought from Unilever and the new owners changed/cheapened the blend and ditched the pyramids. The new blend is utter filth. I switched to Yorkshire Tea a couple of years ago. It's fine but not as good as the old pyramid PG. Clipper tea is also ok but I rarely see it.

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Southernbeekeeper@reddit

I mostly prefer twinnings english breakfast. However, I think the biggest difference is price. All the "cheap" brands ars pretty bad. If you pay just a little bit more and get clipper or Dorset tea or something the difference is huge.

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jjgill27@reddit

Twinings Strong English Breakfast is elite.

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Weary_Judgment_9871@reddit

Completely agree. Once you try it no other tea comes close.

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TheeHappyDude@reddit

Avoid anything with Yorkshire in the name. That goes double for tea.

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Opening_Dentist_1128@reddit

Enjoy your dishonest broadband

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Upbeat_Branch_4231@reddit

Proper loose, leaf tea such as Oolong. But for a quick mug of tea I like Sainsbury's Gold Label.

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yourefunny@reddit

Hmm... Most tea consumed in the UK is black tea with different blends from all over the world.

This question is very tribalised here in the UK! You will get people who a staunch supporters of only one tea. Comparable to sports teams. Yorkshire tea is very popular. My personal favourite is Barry's tea from over in Ireland. The red one is the normal, but the black one has more punch.

Most importantly how are you making your tea. You had better not be microwaving it!!! I know your electric output sucks and a kettle takes for ever to boil. So get a stove top kettle. Pour the water in, not boiling. Just before or leave it for a moment after it has boiled. Directly on to the tea bag. Let it steep for a minute. Then remove and add milk. Others will have a different order. But this is the correct way.

I will have an Early Grey a couple times a week. Barry's or coffee for me throughout the day.

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the_badgerman@reddit

Straight in the cup? A minute? Come on we're better than that. A pot. And don't rush it. At least 3 minutes. I mean it says that on the box.

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nemmalur@reddit

Electric kettles in North America aren’t as slow as they used to be.

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yourefunny@reddit

Oh I wasn't aware. My mate lives over there and still complains. Maybe he needs an upgrade.

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No-Dinner-3715@reddit

I’m a Yorkshire tea man, had Barry’s during a business trip to Ireland earlier this year, it’s not for me, wasn’t strong enough I had to use two bags.

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yourefunny@reddit

Fair enough. I think I prefer a weaker tea and a stronger coffee. Plus Barry's is from the same town as my family so it is a bit nostalgic.

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HalfAgony-HalfHope@reddit

Yorkshire. Winnings breakfast tea is nice too. Dont microwave it.

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the_badgerman@reddit

Tetley. Use a pot though, whatever the brand. 1 bag for each person, one for the pot. Warm the pot. Warm the mugs. There's no rush here, enjoy the ritual, take your time. Don't rush a brew.

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katharinelouise@reddit

Yorkshire Tea for sure! I want to try Yorkshire Gold sometime but I worry I'll like it too much - I buy my Yorkshire Tea in the big bags, and I've not seen the big bags of Gold available! 😂

I refuse to drink Typhoo.

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SherbertChance8010@reddit

Yorkshire Tea too, they do the best decaf as well.

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unprofessional_widow@reddit

Typhoon is dish water

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DrMoneybeard@reddit

I lived in the UK for five years and my biggest cultural adoption is a strong opinion that Yorkshire is the superior tea for everyday. I have had the same debate- if I go gold what if I can’t go back? I don’t know if I’m ready to bump myself up into a new tea bracket.

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Dense-Coat-4280@reddit

I prefer the regular Yorkshire, the Gold doesn't have as much oomph.

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auntie_eggma@reddit

I agree. The gold is too smooth. I want my tea strong as fuck.

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unproblematic_name@reddit

Yorkshire gold.

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Dense-Coat-4280@reddit

Tetley’s extra strong for rough mornings… bring on the trucker’s tea!

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warrenjt@reddit

Yorkshire Gold is the only kind of Yorkshire I’ve ever been able to find in my area in the States. It’s delicious!

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Deep-Imagination-334@reddit

Yorkshire Tea. That's it. End of.

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WoodenPool9342@reddit

TWG

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porthendry@reddit

Funnily enough when I'm in the US I always try and bring home some Bigelow Tea their English Breakfast is up there with any tea you get here in the UK.

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DT400andTDR@reddit

Yorkshire tea every time. It's not even close.

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creepinghippo@reddit

Marks & Spencer’s Decaffeinated is perfect.

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Green-Froyo-7533@reddit

If you like more depth of flavour try Tea India Masala Chai. All the strength of a breakfast tea with added spices. So comforting I absolutely love it. Make it the exact same way you would a breakfast tea using milk after steeping the bag for a few mins and adding honey to sweeten really elevates it over standard sugar / sweetener.

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ukbenn@reddit

Teabags should be illegal.

Loose leaf darjeeling. No milk. Brewed in a pot. Drunk from a cup and saucer. This is the only true way and I am not taking any questions at this difficult time. Okbye.

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RudeEntry8219@reddit

Mate, you're trolling!

The great thing about tea in the UK is that even the cheap stuff is decent. I buy Waitrose (stay with me!) own-brand budget-range tea and it's absolutely fine.

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Noeggs70@reddit

I've recently discovered a local tea company and it's ruined other teas for me. The Herb Garden, Ivegill, Cumbria. Second choice would be Bird and Blend. Both do online sales

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Noeggs70@reddit

https://theherbfarm.co.uk/

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Single-Position-4194@reddit

Ceylon tea for me (they still call it that, not Sri Lanka) over that from any other country.

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purquoy@reddit

Absolutely no question for me.

Brew Tea Co. Ltd, English breakfast tea.

Distinctive bright yellow box. Loose leaf or bags, one of the few teas where the bags are as good as the loose leaf. Proper rolled leaf and no tea dust in the bags. Relatively expensive compared to supermarket teas, but worth it.

You can get it online, though my local Waitrose also carries it.

And now I'm in the mood for a brew . . .

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OkWing5717@reddit

Decaf Yorkshire Tea.

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court996@reddit

Sainsbury’s Assam is the very best. Blows Yorkshire and all the others into the weeds.

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robav1963@reddit

Twinings or Pukka Earl Grey. If desperate a cheaper brand if Earl Grey. It’s the only tea I like, znd I’m not a fan of coffee either.

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Puzzled_Caregiver_46@reddit

Yorkshire Gold for the win.

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landwomble@reddit

Assuming you mean "normal" tea rather than a niche like Early Grey etc it's Ringtons Kenyan Gold. Like Yorkshire Gold but better and a man in a little van delivers to my house along with a choice of nice biscuits.

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Subaruchick99@reddit

Has to be Yorkshire.

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obstagoons_playlist@reddit

It depends how you are drinking it. If you are drinking black (as in no milk not the type of tea leaves) and/or black with lemon you go for "posh" teas like earl grey and english breakfast. If you are drinking milk and sugar tea like the average brit you want yorkshire tea, pg tips, tetley or typhoo, everyone has their own preference but those are the most common 4 where I am based at least. Buy a kettle if you dont have one, boil water on the stove in a pot if you cant get to a kettle, water boiled in microwaves makes tea taste rancid.

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curiouslyhungry@reddit

In my opinion, as a Brit in Florida, your best bet for tea somewhat available in the US is Yorkshire Gold Blend.

In the UK I like Twinings English Breakfast, but less impressed with it over here. I suspect a different recipe.

Drinking tea away from your home here, your biggest barrier is that the water is not hot enough

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gnu_andii@reddit

You get the temperature problem in the UK too when people make it from boiled water that is also used for coffee. The water for tea should be freshly boiled.

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Fortnum and Mason caravan tea but don't drink tea too often. Otherwise Lady Grey tea.

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AuntMarysFrog@reddit

A smokey tea fan! 🤌

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Worked near the Tea and Coffee museum too long - tried a lot of teas. Lapsang souchong good too but harder to find a suitable occasion for drinking. It is best with lots of tea.

Did have a great bottle of sparkling tea recently.

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gnu_andii@reddit

I used to have Twining's Lapsang but it seems to have disappeared over the last few years and I haven't had a smokey tea in a while. I'll have to try out some of this Caravan tea.

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pab6407@reddit

Lapsang is the perfect accompaniment to sticky toffee pudding, smoke and toffee just seem to go together, although that association may have been forged eating bonfire night toffees as a child.

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Silly_Hurry_2795@reddit

Is the caravan tea a lightly smoked one?

My usual supplier died a few years ago and I've been living in lapsang alone since

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

It is a mix of keemun and oolong teas so it is a lot more mellow than lapsang but with smokey hints. F*M also do smokey Earl Grey which is lapsang with bergamot.

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choc0block@reddit

Yorkshire, even in Lancashire!

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Loose_Measurement_50@reddit

Punjana/Thomsons, best there is

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Doddylikestochatshit@reddit

Yorkshire tea obviously

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unprofessional_widow@reddit

Yorkshire tea is commonly seen as the best tea brand. I use Yorkshire gold cos I have super hard water

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TipseyTurtle5@reddit

Tetley tea for me

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KalateralDramage@reddit

Clipper tea. Either the ’everyday’ one in the orange box or the organic one in the green box. I find that they don’t leave that tannin residue feeling in your mouth after drinking them

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WayneCl@reddit

Yes, we have Clipper everyday fair trade as our standard tea. Their caffeine free is good as well.

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KalateralDramage@reddit

Yes, I treat myself to some of the caffeine free stuff at bedtime

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Signal-Resource-7426@reddit

Belfast brew by Suki.

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Time-Mode-9@reddit

I mainly buy Pg tips or Tetley. At work they have Twinings

Tbh, I couldn't tell them apart, they all taste the same.

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Princes_Slayer@reddit

I used to like Yorkshire Tea as I loved my standard cuppa to taste strong. Then my tastebuds changed and I found it unpleasant. I moved to Twinings as my common cuppa now, but occasionally buy gunpowder tea or I’ll try something that sounds interesting if in a specialist tea house

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Alarming-Sentence313@reddit

PG Tips 👍🏼

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Short_Zebra5651@reddit

Yorkshire tea, all day, every day. The moment I started drinking Yorkshire tea my life changed, you might think I’m joking but I’m not. I used to want Scottish independence, thought I wouldn’t miss anything, until Yorkshire tea.

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DeeZaster217@reddit

If you like Earl Grey, try Lady Grey. It’s my go to.

Yorkshire tea is our standard tea offering.

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clovenheart1066@reddit

I am not fussy, so i'll drink anything except Typhoo and Tetleys. My partner is picky, so its Twinings English Breakfast in our house... if we run out and cant get it, Yorkshire.

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LolaWithTheGreenEyes@reddit

Blends of tea can taste very different around the country because of the water. Some areas have soft water, others hard. I use Yorkshire Hardwater tea (green packet) because the other Yorkshire blends just dont taste as good as they should because I have hard water.

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Sweet-Economics-5553@reddit

You need a Sports Direct mug to drink your tea from.

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Farmgirl_88@reddit

Yorkshire Tea closely followed by Ringtons for me

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All-Hail-The-Ale@reddit

Yorkshire for sure. Best flavour, in a proper shaped bag.

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Feline-Sloth@reddit

My favourite place to purchase tea from is an independent shop called Char in Winchester, the amount of different Earl Grey teas is insane!!!

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HesitationAce@reddit

I’ve always been Tetley

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Kent_biker@reddit

Tetley for me too, but not Tetley one cup, it has to be original

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Majestic-Camel2927@reddit

I’m from Yorkshire and I hate to say it but I think Tetleys is much nicer than Yorkshire.

But most brands grown in Yorkshire anyway so ;)

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damebabyz56@reddit

Me too and im from yorkshire. Although yorkshire does come in second place. Pg tips are a huge no in our house. Yuk

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Constant-Ad9390@reddit

Also Tetley drinker in Yorkshire. I can’t stand Yorkshire tea. Twinings everyday is ok. Even the decaf is good. If I am having “nice” tea I’ll go for malty Russian caravan black.

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BedaFomm@reddit

What’s with all the votes for Yorkshire tea? Is it the Sean Bean adverts? It certainly isn’t the tea, it has no taste. Tetley all the way for me.

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JohnLennonsNotDead@reddit

MONKEH!

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privacyandsecrets@reddit

Wrong tea, MONKEH was PG Tips

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JohnLennonsNotDead@reddit

Damn

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Hawkstreamer@reddit

I like ordinary breakfast tea but Lapsang Souchong is smokey and (to me) a lovely alternative sometimes 🇬🇧

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pab6407@reddit

Oolong is worth a go, it’s halfway between a green tea and a black tea.

They start the process of making black tea but stop the process before it gets there so it ends up like green tea but less bitter

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InkandPage@reddit

American here - I like Barry's Irish tea and PG Tips for every day. My absolute favorite is Fortnum and Mason's Royal Blend. In the US, you can get the first 2 at World Market and the last one at Williams-Sonoma.

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NiftyPiston@reddit

My favourite "basic" tea, available in the supermarket, is Clipper, mostly because it's just bloody good tea, but also because their packaging is 100% recyclable, and the bags are unbleached.

My favourite "posh" tea is TWG's 1837 blend. There's a TWG store in London, opposite the M&Ms store.

If I'm in Cornwall, then I only drink Smugglers Brew

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wo_no_diggity_doubt@reddit

Yorkshire 'ere n my dad's drank buckets of PG tips a day since I can remember! Think they've some sort of teabag technology or something I don't know, ha ha. (I've never asked why but it's likely to taste as all tea is)

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EmCathBro@reddit

I'm from Yorkshire and we drink Yorkshire tea with a dash of cows milk (sugar if a preference). When someone uses anything other than Yorkshire tea we throw Yorkshire puddings at them and shun their families.

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Callis_tow@reddit

Marks and Spencer luxury gold tea is beautiful. Try some in the M&S cafe before you buy a box.

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ashleysecretfanpage@reddit

For me it has to be Yorkshire tea, hands down the best

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Unreasonable_beastie@reddit

Tetley tea or Trader Joe’s Breakfast tea. Earl Grey tastes like perfume to me.

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According-Course1894@reddit

I like twinings , I also found a really nice British tea called. Charbrew ( found at Marshalls). They have breakfast tea and also a lovely Rose/ hibiscus tea which is really good

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UniqueEnigma121@reddit

Twinnings. Timeless class & all their definitely variates are lovely👍🤤

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Correct-Goose1158@reddit

Yorkshire Tea, Gold if possible. In Cornwall they have one called Smugglers Brew which is great. 1 sugar for me as well

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Gwenfrewy@reddit

Another for Yorkshire Tea. Ideally loose leaf but a tea bag will do.

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dadsyrhinowhite@reddit

The Gold loose leaf is my go to with a nice slice of cake.

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pab6407@reddit

And a piece of Wensleydale

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dadsyrhinowhite@reddit

If its Christmas cake especially.

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7alligator7@reddit

Typhoo crew represent

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tumshy@reddit

Clipper

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endeavourist@reddit

YES. I'm Canadian and this is my daily go-to brand. It's not so common here, but it's around.

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Southernbeekeeper@reddit

Yeah, clipper is great.

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Embarrassed-Ad-605@reddit

Clipper Organic. Nice and strong. Betty’s of Harrogate Tea Room Blend.

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ResidentTerrible@reddit

I’m not a Brit, but I’ve been there. My favorite in the US is Zest tea. 135 mg of caffeine, like double the caffeine of strong coffee. It must be that caffeine removed from caffeine free tea goes into Zest tea.

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fanacapoopan@reddit

Twinings green ginger tea is my favourite.

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Fit-Fault338@reddit

Yorkshire Tea.I used to drink PG tips and Tetleys until my daughters started bringing Yorkshire tea. Its all I drink now.

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immmmhungry@reddit

American here, went on this yummy journey a few years back and Yorkshire definitely is the best! Now the real fun is trying it with biscuits!!! HIGHLY recommend hobnobs, dark chocolate digestives, and ginger nuts.

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CarGullible5691@reddit

I drink filter coffee. Occasionally drink tea if I’m out at my mates workshop as he usually puts the kettle on. Get coffee from Aldi. Alcafe own brand of various types but usually grade 5-8. The stronger the better

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Alarming-Check9188@reddit

Try some loose teas, way better than most teabags (and less plastic in your drink).

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pab6407@reddit

Yorkshire tea bags are now plant based

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Alarming-Check9188@reddit

Plant based plastic (PLA) which still releases micro-plastic in to your tea I believe.

Might be better for the environment but I'd still rather avoid ingesting it.

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SneakyCroc@reddit

Lancashire Tea

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Seaside83@reddit

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not!

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pab6407@reddit

It does exist over the border

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LordAnchemis@reddit

If you're a tea purist - loose tea from a reputable trader, not any of the tea bag stuff

If you don't care about that - then any reputable brand from supermarket

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buzzfrightyears@reddit

Any Assam tbh

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imma2lils@reddit

Thompson's Punjana. Sainsbury's Kenyan. Wilkin and Sons Assam.
Jing's Assam. https://jingtea.com/products/assam-loose-tea

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unproblematic_name@reddit

Yorkshire gold.

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snapper1971@reddit

Barry's (it's Irish and makes a damn fine cup of tea)

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MayDuppname@reddit

Does it come with a Mrs Doyle?

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Competitive_Ad_488@reddit

Ringtons is good

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huffleducky95@reddit

Tetley!
I will drink others, but I always buy tetley for my house!

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Jareel99@reddit

Twinings English Breakfast, or Yorkshire Gold

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celtiquant@reddit

Barry’s Gold, from Ireland.

Then Glengettie, Welsh favourite.

But today I discovered the Brew Tea Co. Simply out-stan-ding!

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No-Ask2117@reddit

Yorkshire

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Big_Translator7475@reddit

Yorkshire Tea is the go to tea brand for my pakistani families.

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moneywanted@reddit

I prefer Lady Grey - it’s a bit lighter.

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Budget_Algae_3066@reddit

Water is important tbh. Different regions of the UK have tea that's blended for the aoftness/hardness of the water (Cornish, Yorkshire, Scottish). If your water is shite, your tea isn't gonnae be great.

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Playful_Mammoth4941@reddit

yorkshire tea but please don't microwave, use a proper kettle!

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WayneCl@reddit

And a proper teapot! 🫖

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WayneCl@reddit

Earl Grey and English Breakfast are not brands, they are blends, made by various companies. Earl Grey is the best of English teas, and Twinings is the best of Earl Greys.

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Mystery_Worker4268@reddit

Yorkshire Tea or Twinings

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AIX-XON@reddit

Yorkshire Tea is the only answer, we can arrange an airdrop should you be in desperate need, King Charles did bring a few emergency packs over, but they won’t last long.

It’s the best tea, it’s the greatest tea, it’s the tea I invented, I told them how to cross pollinate it, and they said this is great and burn all the other teas.

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NewSpell9343@reddit

Twinings 🤌🥂

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First-Edge-2536@reddit

Yorkshire tea always

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hallerz87@reddit

I like M&S Gold but recently did a blind taste test with wife and we both agreed Yorkshire Gold was even nicer

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Own-Square8632@reddit

Sainsbury's Red Label. Followed by Marks and Spencers Red Label. And I say this as someone from Yorkshire.

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cat_kitty-kittenx@reddit

For flavoured tea, pukka.

For breakfast tea, yorkshire.

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Fair_Aardvark2434@reddit

Yorkshire tea definitely

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spicyzsurviving@reddit

Twinings

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Careful-Coffee280@reddit

Yay! My vote is for Clipper organic everyday tea. I'm British but my mother is Indian and grew up in a tea garden in Assam. So we are quite fussy with our tea, and this is my favourite. No microplastics either. But whatever you enjoy is fine, welcome to the tea drinkers gang ❤️

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skrew86@reddit

Yorkshire tea or Taylors of Harrogate breakfast tea.

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Plasticman328@reddit

I buy loose leaf tea and I especially like Kenyan tea. Buying loose is fairly easy in the UK but I'm not sure about the US.

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Due_Tooth763@reddit

I discovered Rwandan tea a few years ago and it never disappoints.

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AtebYngNghymraeg@reddit

Clipper.

Anyone who says Yorkshire hasn't had Clipper.

Yorkshire is the Daily Mail of tea. People read the Daily Mail because they think it makes them look educated; people drink Yorkshire because they think it makes them look like tea connoisseurs.

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thetalkyshow@reddit

Twinings when possible (when in hotel) but usually tetleys

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Aoxomoxoa53@reddit

Twinings Strong English Breakfast packs a full flavour punch. But be careful: there’s no going back! Everything else tastes like milky cat pee afterwards.

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Crazy_Breakfast_6327@reddit

PG Tips or most generic shop brands. Breakfast blend.

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slappedarse79@reddit

Yorkshire or ringtons gold

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Constant-Ad9390@reddit

Jesus Christ! What sort of barbarian are you? That is GBH on your palate! 🤣

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ChrisPorritt@reddit

You could try the Hebden tea company. Lots of different types of tea to choose from including single estate Sri Lanka tea. That's what I order. Flavourful stuff.

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Specialist-Salt-3949@reddit

As a Yorkshire man I have to say Yorkshire tea.

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ghostmoon@reddit

Twinings Everyday. It's great.

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SoFetchItHurts@reddit

Yorkshire tea followed by PG tips as a 2nd option. But are your teas decaf? 3 in the PM is a lot of caffeine 😂

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ramapyjamadingdong@reddit

Tesco red label. I'm not particularly fussy tbh as long as its a builders tea. I can't drink it from a mug though, its a bone China cup or I won't bother. I won't drink it at work for this reason.

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Able_Ask_4267@reddit

Twinnings strong English breakfast tea is amazing but it's expensive, totally worth it for a wee treat every now and then. Day to day I use punjana (made by Thompsons in N.ireland) or Thompson's Irish breakfast tea. I've tried quite a few other brands like Pg tips(awful), Yorkshire (decent) and even most of the supermarket own labels but they're just okay. It'll be down to your own personal taste, Keep trying different ones to you find one that suits your palate and stick with it. Enjoy the journey!

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Amazing_Fennel_1542@reddit

Drink loose leaf tea if you want the real deal. Assad teas and teapigs are both good starting points. If it must be in a bag then twinings extra strong breakfast tea.

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robthablob@reddit

I try to avoid getting tea from the families of Syrian dictators.

(I presume you meant Assam)

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Amazing_Fennel_1542@reddit

Oops my mistake. It's a small Indian company called Ahmad Tea :)

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Negative_Map4650@reddit

Ahmad do a nice earl gray, mix it 50/50 with their black tea and enjoy without milk, otherwise https://amzn.eu/d/06xj4VL4 is a good solid base tea unless you can source the mixed box of Fortnum and Mason and discover a habit that will ruin you 😂

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robthablob@reddit

That makes sense too. I'm partial to Assam myself - it seems to me like a better version of things like English Breakfast. Simple, straightforward tea, without being overloaded with Tannins.

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Amazing_Fennel_1542@reddit

No it's a small Indian company named Assad tea

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WildsmithRising@reddit

I am not a fan of ordinary tea, but when I do drink it, Yorkshire Tea is the one I like the most.

I love a good cup of earl grey, and for that, Marks and Spencer's own brand is my favourite. I am a philistine so brew it for three minutes, or three and a half, then add a bit of milk. It's delicious.

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Realistic-Tip-5416@reddit

Yorkshire Gold

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simonk1905@reddit

Tea pigs are the best tea bags you can get on supermarket shelves.

Also a big shout out to Barry's tea. The second best thing from Ireland.

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auntie_eggma@reddit

Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea is all I ever buy.

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TheGeordieGal@reddit

PGTips for me. I don’t get the hype around Yorkshire Tea at all. They just have good marketing I think.

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myheart14@reddit

Clipper tea

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Danube47@reddit

Yorkshire Tea

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LazarusK27@reddit

I drink Lancashire tea to remind me of home.

Signed, a Wiganer that put down roots in a land far away.

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Silly_Hurry_2795@reddit

For the love of all that is remotely good in the world Please stop with the Yorkshire tea we all know they lie and it's not from yorkshire, this is due to Yorkshire being mostly boggy peat tea won't grow there, on top of this all those bogs and peat stained water means the only tea they could taste is this Yorkshire tea. I'd like to point out to anyone who hasn't tried Yorkshire tea you can emulate the taste and after taste by finding the nearest proper brick building and licking one of the bricks for about ten minutes. Remember do it relatively high up the wall or it may taste like rooibos

Lancashire tea is where it's at if you would like a gentle brew

But basically pick twinnigs or the ones who deliver (forgotten the name) find a blend you like and stick with it.

Just be warned you can't actually buy any twinnings in Russia, china, north Korea or Cuba because all proper tea is theft.

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Former_Elk_7690@reddit

Clipper or Yorkshire gold

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Cute_End1401@reddit

Yorkshire tea every time - even though im a Lancastrian

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douxsoumis@reddit

I don't really go by brand. I drink Assam, and I buy it from where it's on offer.

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Status-Mousse5700@reddit

Don’t drink tea …🙀

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impossiblejane@reddit

Diplomat (Aldi) Gold or Tesco Finest Britsh Breakfast.

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sickiesusan@reddit

Yorkshire Tea (for hard water)!

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cantseemeimblackice@reddit

What’s recommended if you’ve got soft water?

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BurkesRoad@reddit

Scottish Blend

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Positive-Peace-3270@reddit

Yup, these are good

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NickHemingway@reddit

Anything southern

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sickiesusan@reddit

Probably just the “normal” Yorkshire Tea, although I have bought M&S extra strong tea bags which are also good.

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Positive-Peace-3270@reddit

Yorkshire or Tetley. Mind you, co-op brand tea bags are really good.

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WhiskyMatelot@reddit

Thompsons Punjana, or a pure Assam for me.

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SaintBridgetsBath@reddit

Fortnum & Mason’s Royal Blend

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bookish1313@reddit

I love their early grey and their Christmas tea!!!

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Sevennationarmy69@reddit

Yorkshire, just the bog standard which I prefer to the Gold

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Jimmy2Onions@reddit

Barry's

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artrald-7083@reddit

OK, so good tea is loose leaf, packaged in a smallish bag with a handwritten label and comes from a specialist shop with 20 boxes behind the counter, sold by a nerd distinguishable from a university professor because professors don't usually run shops.

But acceptable branded tea comes from Yorkshire Tea for everyday drinking or Tea Pigs if you're being more fancy.

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signol_@reddit

Yorkshire, Tetley, or Thompson's.

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General-Bumblebee180@reddit

Thompson's Punjana. I tried a lot of tea before finding this. I like Assam but this blend is better than any pure Assam I've tasted.

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zorba-9@reddit

punjana

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lisagrimm@reddit

Ireland here, but I always stock up on tea when I’m in the UK - so many more choices! My go-tos are Bird & Blend Builders Breakfast and Great British Cuppa, with their Chocolate Digestives as a weekend treat for dunking biscuits in.

For my ‘fancy’ tea I go to Postcard Teas a few times a year and get the really good stuff from small producers in China & Japan - Ureshino Breakfast is amazing. Their Family Tea is also a great go-to for loose tea, ditto London Roast.

For ‘supermarket’ tea, Yorkshire Tea is good, but Bird & Blend is still my main teamaker of choice.

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RobertWXYZ@reddit

Twinnings English Breakfast, or my preferred Twinings Strong English Breakfast. Brew for 4-5 minutes.

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redoxburner@reddit

M&S, the one in the blue box. Nice and malty.

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Robinj03@reddit

Yorkshire tea

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CraigLeaGordon@reddit

Twinings Earl Grey.

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staffeylover@reddit

Brit here, Yorkshire tea xx

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robthablob@reddit

I only drink herbal teas, because proper tea is theft.

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Fred_Blogs_2020@reddit

Yorkshire Tea Gold, or if I’m in the right mood then a cup of smoky Lapsang Souchonh

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awkwardonionat77@reddit

I love Aldi’s Twinings English Breakfast dupe. I’ve been on and off different brands my whole life but I am pretty stuck on this one and have been for a few years. And it’s cheap too.

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hurtloam@reddit

Shibui Tea based in Loanhead near Edinburgh

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JohnLennonsNotDead@reddit

No one in England drinks English breakfast tea and very few drink earl grey.

From a personal perspective, Yorkshire Tea all day long.

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TurnoverSea2884@reddit

Yorkshire (pronounced York-shur not shire 😅) Tea Gold 👌

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Fun_Department_7643@reddit

Ringtons. But the ones for mugs. Or if it's Christmas, the gold ones

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GlennTheBaker69@reddit

Derbyshire Tea

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BurkesRoad@reddit

Tetley Extra Strong.

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TheMarvelMunchkin@reddit

Yorkshire tea

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PlentyOne@reddit

Nambarrie. Makes a lovely strong brew.

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eekamouse4@reddit

Yorkshire Gold

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chapmandan@reddit

Yorkshire.

There are no other teas.... 😜

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Personal-Visual-3283@reddit

I love Twinnings

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Scottie99@reddit

Yorkshire Tea, the best.

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Desperate-Cookie3373@reddit

Yorkshire or Marks & Spencer.

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JC_vee@reddit

Twinings does an excellent Earl Grey, since you like that 🤗

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Adventurous-Dog-3786@reddit

Yorkshire. Although Sainsbury’s Red Label is good too, but Yorkshire is the number one choice in our house.

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Crivens999@reddit

Tetley

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TequilaMockingbirds8@reddit

I’m a Tetley girl

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Tylervdub@reddit

Murroughs, hands down.

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iNobble@reddit

Any answer that isn't Yorkshire Tea (either red or gold is valid) is wrong

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Japhet_Corncrake@reddit

Miles for my everyday cuppa.

Flavourhead for a treat.

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philbie@reddit

Whatever is on a discount at the supermarket

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Ok-Language-2752@reddit

Dorset tea is the one😊

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nottodayffs@reddit

British people don’t drink tea the way you think. They just drink black tea with milk the same way people in other countries drink coffee they don’t have different brands and types of tea that they discuss and enjoy. They usually stick to one brand of black tea (usually Yorkshire tea) that they drink with milk and sugar for their entire lives.

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RevolutionaryRuin968@reddit

At the moment, PG Tips, but love Sainsbury's Red Label, too.

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jonathananeurysm@reddit

Ok so everyone is saying Yorkshire and they're not wrong but if you want a primo tea experience go to the Steenberg's website and order yourself some Lover's Leap Orange Pekoe. It's a whole different game.

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Silent_Scientist_991@reddit

I just buy good 'ol Lipton single serving tea bags - good for one big mug of iced-tea when I want one.

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MsLuciferM@reddit

From that answer I suspect you’re not a Brit

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Silent_Scientist_991@reddit

I didn't notice this was posted on AskABrit - maybe I shouldn't have answered!!!

But I was born/raised...and still live in Texas.

My parents always had a big pitcher of Lipton's cold iced-tea, and sometimes we all stick with what we were brought up on.

It's very refreshing, but I only drink it sweet with a lot of ice.

I've bought other kinds of teas that I've drank warm, but it's not really a thing for me.

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Adventurous-Shoe4035@reddit

Yorkshire tea for daily but gold for special occasions like the in-laws coming round

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Leading_Shock5840@reddit

Yes definitely Yorkshire tea is the best

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JemimaHippo@reddit

Nambarrie is my favourite and I have them sent across from northern Ireland when I cant get them in England. Barry's is a good tea and a lot of places do them in the irish section - nice and strong

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Great-Activity-5420@reddit

Glengettie tea. It's a Welsh brand It's a strong one.

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Admirable-Web-4688@reddit

Williamson definitely

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Darrowby_385@reddit

Yorkshire Biscuit Blend for me. I also buy various fancy(ish) loose tea for a treat. Prince of Wales blend is a favourite.

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Icy_Ear7079@reddit

Yorkshire for black, or co-op Indian prince. For earl grey brew tea’s earl grey is lovely

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Odd-Diamond-4035@reddit

Co-op 99, but only cos I used to live near the tea factory as a kid.

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Odd-Quail01@reddit

Marks and Spencer

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minty_tarsier@reddit

Yes! Their teabags in the gold box are awesome - I alternate between that and Yorkshire. The M&S ones are a bit maltier, but they're both ace.

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spinners_888@reddit

Tetley because I grew up with it. Tried different brands, I don't mind PG Tips, Yorkshire is very nice but I prefer the taste of strong, black Tetley.

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Jazzlike-Basil1355@reddit

PG tips. Strong, no sugar. Dash of milk.
I’ve tried others, but no thanks.

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Bananasincustard@reddit

Everyone shits on PG Tips but their new special blends are incredible

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CappucinoCupcake@reddit

Dragonfly Breakfast Tea is the best tea I’ve ever tasted.

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tsmiv12@reddit

Yorkshire or Scottish Blend.

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BertBlenkinsop@reddit

Tea Pigs can be bought on line. A few flavours.Whatever tea the next thing is how you take your tea? How long do you leave it to steep? Do you take it without anything?Do you take milk? How much milk? Do you take sugar? How much sugar? Do you sweeten with honey?

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Junior_Syrup_1036@reddit

It's always Yorkshire tea , im from Yorkshire so obviously bias but the answer is still the same

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No-Dinner-3715@reddit

Yorkshire tea - minimum standard

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FlorianTheLynx@reddit

Most British people either drink Yorkshire Tea, or occasionally PG Tips, or they don’t give a shit and drink anything at all.

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Dennyisthepisslord@reddit

Yes I think people elsewhere think it's an event when for the majority it's essentially background to what they are doing!

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txe4@reddit

Yorkshire is great if you like a strong tea. It lacks any kind of subtlety (it's from Yorkshire...) but if you want a good strong cup of tea it's the go-to.

Taylors of Harrogate is generally good, at the upper end in price.

Twinings are mostly decent too, though their Earl Grey has tasted like shit for several years.

The mass-market brands (Tetley, PG Tips) are much of a muchness and all Basically Fine, as are the UK supermarkets' own-brand teas. 90% of Brits wouldn't be able to tell the difference between them.

Being American, the secret is: Bigelows sell a hundred different dreadful herbal/flavoured things, but 2 bags of Bigelows black tea in a decent mug, made with proper boiling water, is actually just-about acceptable. It's not great but you can get it everywhere. If you're adding milk and sugar, certainly, you'll never know it's not British.

Just avoid Liptons, which is all terrible. Liptons Yellow Label, served as a dry bag next to a small cup of barely-warmed water, is the Englishman's nightmare.

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Cov_massif@reddit

Yorkshire tea, no contest

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noodlyman@reddit

A consideration is whether they use bags that are home compostable. They all used to be plastic but it's improving.

Most of the better tea brands are similar to be honest. Yorkshire, or clipper is what we usually get.

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