I’m usually a C2 sort of guy, but through bad luck and (my own) poor performance, I’ve begun my Sunday morning with a B1. Whilst a bad start to the day, I’m determined not to let it ruin what could be a good Sunday.

Where do you come in on the tea debate?

    • SbisasCostlyTurnoverOP
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      41 year ago

      Before the diabetes diagnosis I used to take three sugars in my tea.

      Two years later and I’m not sure I could stomach tea with sugar in it.

      • Aviandelight
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        31 year ago

        American here who grew up on southern sweet tea. As an adult I cut the sugar from all tea and never looked back. Although I will occasionally put a little nip of B&B in there.

      • Obscuredavid
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        41 year ago

        @Oneeightnine @grue
        As a student I took three sugars. Then I moved into a house with 4 others none of whom took sugar. For everyone’s convenience I went cold turkey and never looked back. Now I’d spit out tea with a quarter of a spoonful of sugar.

      • @[email protected]
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        1 year ago

        I say “shitload of sugar” to be funny, but in reality I make my sweet iced tea with a combination of sugar and stevia, and I try to keep the ratio as low as possible. (Can’t go all stevia 'cause then you get a weird aftertaste.)

  • @[email protected]
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    81 year ago

    E5 for me. I soak and squeeze the crap out of the teebag.

    A tip for everyone to get stronger tee. Put the teebag in a quarter cup of boiled water, then boil it in the microwave for 30 seconds, then add the rest of the water. It releases all the favour in the bag.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      That sounds like too much tannin, but if you like that then why not. I prefer to use different tea for a stronger or milder tea flavour. I’m not trying to knock what works for you, if I had a microwave I would at least be willing to try it so I could comment with more knowledge.

      You might enjoy using a loose leaf tea if you haven’t tried before?

  • Oscar Cunningham
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    231 year ago

    It’s not a linear scale from light to dark. There are three constituents: tea, milk and water. A weak cup of tea with a little milk looks different from a strong cup with a decent amount of milk. This should be a ternary plot.

    • @[email protected]
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      81 year ago

      Thank you. For years me and my siblings have always said it’s possible to have a strong and milky tea.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Yeah it’s not clear what the axes are in this picture. Looks more like a single scale split in 4

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    C1 using whole milk, which is significant if you are only using colour as a measure of tea preference.

    I think milk type could be the 3rd dimension to this chart, but that is more likely to be is brew time.

  • @[email protected]
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    11 year ago

    D4 assuming there’s no milk in it. My mother likes A2, maybe 3. It’s a waste of a tea bag.

  • TotallyNotSpez
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    71 year ago

    Pure Barrys tea is the only reasonable choice and thus everything except D4 (mayyybee D3) should be considered a crime.

    • Bob
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      21 year ago

      I thought my Irish mate was having me on saying Irish tea was better than British tea all those years ago. Then I picked up a box of Barry’s while looking for something to do in Limerick. Now I don’t let it run out.

      • TotallyNotSpez
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        21 year ago

        My grandmother is from the northwest of Germany. People over there got a very unique tea culture and their own famous blends. Last time I visited her, I gave her a box of Barrys. After the first teapot was empty, she asked me to bring lots more Barrys when I visit her again.

  • @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    If I’m in a cafe or something, or feeling posh, I have it with milk, and generally go for C2 onwards. I generally leave the teabag in for as long as possible, including not removing it at all - but if I’m having any milk at all, I’ll have quite a bit of it.

    If I’m at home/work or otherwise in control of the kettle, I drink it black and leave the teabag in throughout the whole drink.

    Controversially, at home on an evening, though I leave the teabag in, I often top up the water a few times, therefore drinking progressively weaker tea as it gets later. The last cup of tea before bed is basically just hot water that remembers meeting a leafy flavour once.