# O! Prince of Wales. Or, what's your favourite sort of tea? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 25, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544 "2006-01-25T14:27:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/21 "2006-01-25T21:52:07Z")
Twinings Eary Grey is wonderful, and I also love King Cole Orange Pekoe (which, unfortunately, I can’t find as loose tea anywhere but New Brunswick, so I have to get friends to send me some). The only one I’ve found that I really don’t like is English Breakfast tea. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/22 "2006-01-25T22:07:54Z")
Oh, lordy. Seems I stepped into the middle of a thing. Sorry for offering the previous low-brow opinion. But I stand by it. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/23 "2006-01-25T22:19:30Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Oh, lordy. Seems I stepped into the middle of a thing. Sorry for offering the previous low-brow opinion. But I stand by it. As do I! Iced tea is my favourite soft drink. It’s just tasty. This summer, however, I’m going to try cold teas of various sorts to see which turn out, well, not gross. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/24 "2006-01-25T22:26:46Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > Earl Grey and now I want to find and try Lady Grey! If you can’t find it in your stores, you can order tea from the Twinings site at [http://www.twinings.com/en\_int/index.asp](http://www.twinings.com/en_int/index.asp) I shop there fairly regularly, since I can’t get tins of their loose-leaf tea (except English Breakfast and Earl Grey) in stores near me. I can drink Earl Grey once in awhile, but don’t much like the taste of bergamot, especially when the tea is strong. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/25 "2006-01-25T22:37:06Z")
Before I discovered Archer Farms \*\*Red Chai and Rooibos \*\* blend, I loved Harney & Sons \*\*African Autumn \*\* tea, sold at Barnes & Noble. The chai and rooibos blend is a bit smoother than the Africa Autumn blend, and it’s cheaper! I haven’t been impressed with a majority of ‘flavoured’ teas I’ve tried. Red tea is it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/26 "2006-01-25T23:42:40Z")
We drink at least two pots of Tetley’s a day. Black, with sugar. That’s nice and lowbrow. I really like Earl Gray, gen maicha, and green with jasmine. I also like TJ’s instant chai. For some reason I like it better than the garam masala chai I’ve had in Indian sweet shops. I think the tannin is too high in real chai. I usually buy jasmine loose in a tin, and I get different types of loose tea at the tea shop across the street. I’m tempted by the Pink Lemonade tea. I’ve heard so many good things about Republic of Tea- but I just spent a lot of money this month. Maybe in February I’ll get a few different kinds from them. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/27 "2006-01-25T23:53:06Z")
Another vote for Lady Grey. Think I’ll fix a pot! ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/28 "2006-01-26T00:13:54Z")
Mmh, theres nothing like some strong Thai tea, with a scoop of condensed milk. Pour over ice, and enjoy! Although, this Jasmine green tea I am enjoying right now comes in at a very close second. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/29 "2006-01-26T03:03:58Z")
I love Twinings Prince of Wales. And both Earl and Lady Grey. You have to be careful with the bergemot teas – some brands taste artificial or perfumey. So I stick to Twinings for the Greys. I also love Oolong tea – brands don’t seem to matter for that, so I just buy the cheapest stuff off the ‘import’ shelf at the grocery store. My other favorites are Bigelow’s Plantation Mint (black tea with spearmint) and good old Constant Comment. I drink Prince of Wales and Lady Grey with a bit of milk and sugar; Constant Comment and Plantation Mint with sugar only; and Earl Grey and Oolong black. I love tea – I just drank a big mug of Constant Comment and ate a slice of applesauce cake. Yummy. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/30 "2006-01-26T03:35:23Z")
Another vote for Twinings Earl Grey. I also like their English and Irish Breakfast teas. These are treats for now and then. Every day, though, I drink Tetley tea in the round bags. It’s the same kind sold in England and Canada, although not in stores in the US. They only sell Tetley drawstring tea bags in the stores in this part of the country. I have to get the round bags from Tetley USA on the net, six boxes at a time. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/31 "2006-01-26T03:44:54Z")
I used to be an Earl Grey gal, but now am a Lapsang Souchong sistah… buy it loose, and drink it with maple syrup and a pinch of good sea salt and cream. Tis wonderful! Do try a pinch of salt with tea. It’s a Tibetan thing, (they use butter, too, instead of cream) and adds a nice dimension to your cup. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/32 "2006-01-26T04:09:39Z")
> [@LunaV](#): > > Red tea is it for me. Me too. I’ve been drinking Kalahari _Reserve_ and Celestial Seasoning’s _Red Safari Spice_. Both with lemon and a little sugar. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/33 "2006-01-26T04:21:19Z")
I’ll third Lapsang Souchong. I love that stuff! It used to be available in the little Twinnings ten-packs, but I haven’t seen it for a while. I also like good old Red Rose. It’s comfort tea, the stuff iI was raised on. Tetley’s will do in a pinch, however. I can’t have a cold without my Red Rose and toast smeared with Cheeze Whiz, the jarred kind we get in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![blackhobyah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blackhobyah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackhobyah)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/34 "2006-01-26T04:56:01Z")
I prefer China teas to Indian teas. My favourite used to be Twining’s China Black, but that appears to have disappeared from the shops, so now I buy (when I can find it) Twining’s Yunnan tea or Russian Caravan. I usually drink a few cups of Earl Grey during the day, and in summer I like Lapsang Souchong black with lemon. At work I drink Chai tea, the spices seem to cope better with over-boiled, city water. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/35 "2006-01-26T06:12:05Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Lipton. Very sweet. Lots of ice. I thought all you crazy Southerners drank Luzianne. (Or is that just in Louisiana?) I like Chinese Gunpowder Green and Hojica Green, but if I’m out and about I’ll generally have Earl Grey, as most bagged green tea (save for [Mighty Leaf](http://www.mightyleaf.com/default.aspx)) tastes like turned water. Oolong is another choice, when available, and when I’m camping or decide to have tea in the morning, it’ll be Irish Breakfast Tea (similar to the English, but less bitter.) During the summer I’ll make iced “tea”, generally peppermint or cheap green tea bags. I’m not so much of a tea snob that I’ll sneer at iced tea–not being a soda drinker it’s typically what I order at restaurants when I’m not imbibing–but it’s not something I have a great hankering for; it’s basically a way of dressing up plain water. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/36 "2006-01-26T09:44:03Z")
I quite like Orange Pekoe. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/37 "2006-01-26T16:27:04Z")
> [@zoogirl](#): > > I can’t have a cold without my Red Rose and toast smeared with Cheeze Whiz, the jarred kind we get in Canada. The Red Rose in the US isn’t the same as we get at home. Neither is the Cheese Whiz, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/38 "2006-01-26T16:38:31Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > I thought all you crazy Southerners drank Luzianne. (Or is that just in Louisiana?) Yep. That’s a Nawlins tea. ---
**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/39 "2006-01-26T21:50:33Z")
I’m a fan of Earl Grey, Constant Comment (for the name if nothing else, and just the smell reminds me of my mom), jasmine green tea, English Breakfast … and since coming to the south, I have fallen in love with a big ol’ glass of sweet tea. I go to Bojangles with my fiance, and he eats the chicken and I eat the biscuit and drink the tea. ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544/40 "2006-01-26T23:34:48Z")
Another vote for Lady Grey and Four Red Fruits, but I don’t have a huge favorite. I just insist on caffeine. Tea with no caffeine, to me, is a waste of hot water. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-prince-of-wales-or-whats-your-favourite-sort-of-tea/341544.md?page=3)