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I saw "Hot Chocolate" live in Manchester many, many years ago. One of the few pop concerts I was persuaded to go to that I actually enjoyed!
Quote: Hot chocolate[^] and tea[^] are completely different drinks.
I know this but... chocolate flavoured tea?!?!
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They put maple syrup in coffee in parts of the US... 
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Quote: with added lemon.
Not the genuine way to drink tea in England! Any kind of fruit additive, e.g. Raspberry Tea, is an abomination to a true, traditional, English tea drinker. However, these things are more tolerated in today's "modern" society so it's up to you. A good hot tea served with milk and a biscuit (US: cookie) is a great way to feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the day.
"Typhoo" is good, "Yorkshire" or "Tetleys" are also quite good. "Twinings" is good but usually overpriced; a bit like a BMW - it's good but not always worth the premium price brought on by the overly fashion-conscious advertising media. A good blend of Assam and Darjeeling is what you are looking for and most of the previously mentioned brands have that.
DO NOT go for the stuff in the bright yellow box ("Liptons") that most Americans seem to think is normal but is actually cr@p.
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Forogar wrote: A good hot tea served with milk and a biscuit (US: cookie) is a great way to
feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the day.
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I think he forgot to use the word "gin" 
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Forogar wrote: A good hot tea served with milk and a biscuit (US: cookie) is a great way to feel refreshed and ready to face the rest of the day.
I generally just skip the tea, and stick with the milk and cookies. 
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Lipton is good for what it is, but calling it tea is probably a mistake. It's made from tea (maybe? they say it is) but it doesn't particularly resemble what one might consider proper tea. In my experience, their Iced Tea is quite acceptable (especially with lemon added,) but that's just what my palette enjoys. It's vastly different from hot teas (which I also enjoy,) but it's really just down to what the drinker likes. I've had expensive teas that I loved, and expensive teas I thought were disgusting. Different strokes and all that. Just have to find what works for you. 
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American teas, if you can call it that, are mostly crap IMHO, agreed. That's why I am going for mostly British teas, or the like.
I just can't put milk in my tea. I have tried it countless times. I will add mint leaves or lemon, sometimes.  
I like to drink the tea strong, so I leave the bags in the pot or cup longer than recommended, for a stronger flavor. However, I have forgotten them in the past, only to come back to a very bitter cup of tea. 
Thanks for you input - your comments have been noted. 
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Not in the UK, but... growing up in Canada, we drank Salada (Orange Pekoe) or Red Rose; a search will find either...
My mother (of English decent), drank it with milk and sugar; I prefer my tea black.
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I thought it was mandatory for geeks to drink Earl Grey.
Personally I do not like it.
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Absolutely. I keep telling my shelf to make some, hot of course. Up to now nothing has happened.
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CDP1802 wrote: I keep telling my shelf
Maybe your shelf is mad at you, they can be temperamental those shelves.
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That's ok. I would probably not be able to pay the E = mc^2 energy bill for one pot of Earl Grey. Simply making hot water the oldschool way is cheaper.
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Oldschool sounds good to me.
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I'm in the same boat. I love black tea. Add Bergamot... Retch. My taste-buds say no, thank you.
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I would recommend Yorkshire Tea [^], despite being from Lincolnshire.
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I will check this brand out. Might have to order online, since I have not seen this product in my local stores.
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Any, as long as it's served in one of these:
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This one[^]
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Two problems with Captain Picard ordering and drinking "Earl Grey, hot":
First of all, it should always be drunk "hot" so the phrase is only there so that the American audience knows that it isn't Ice Tea.
Secondly, Earl Grey is disgusting stuff that smells and tastes of bad perfume and I believe the Star Trek script writers had heard of it, thought, "that sound really English; I mean, it's got an Earl in it!" and wrote it in without ever having tasted the awful stuff.
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Earl Grey tea is certainly an acquired taste, for the discerning palate.
I now drink almost nothing but.
but it needs to be quite string; a weakly-made Earl Grey tastes *exactly* like dishwashing water.
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I've not visited the UK, discontinue reading if this presents a problem. 
I've tried many, many teas over the years but simply cannot go past a cup of Dilmah Extra Strength. (the purple one)
I like it because:
0) It smells amazing and is never bitter in the slightest.
1) It's good enough and consistent enough that it doesn't need blending from different sources.
2) It's nice and strong - a far better experience than dropping 2 normal bags into a cup.
3) It is to Lipton and Twinings what a fine restaurant meal is to McDonalds.
4) It's always recommended by SriLankan & Indian friends, who drink hot water in preference to any other brand of tea.
5) My taste-buds are the final word when it comes to the taste of food/drink. I'd tell you more, but they only tell me Mmmmmmmmmmm!
You should be able to find it for a much better price, but here's a fleabay link nevertheless: DILMAH 100% PURE CEYLON TEA,100 TEA CUP BAGS,EXTRA STRENGTH,240g,HIGH QUALITY[^] It's a single-origin tea that my taste-buds quite enjoy. A touch of sugar and a splash of milk and I'm in heaven.
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If you're looking at names, go with Typhoo or PG Tips for every day tea and Twinings certainly make very good teas as well. As far as types are concerned, I could just direct you here[^] and tell you to look.
Now you need to experiment and learn the different types. Darjeeling or Ceylon are probably the most popular black teas; good every day teas that go well with milk or lemon - not both. Earl Grey is a blended black tea; tres posh. For green teas my favourite is Gunpowder which you can drink alone and is very refreshing; I will oft have this late afternoon. Finally try some Oolong, similar to a Gunpowder but a very distinctive flavour.
If you can, try and find a proper tea shop. I've seen them in some places in Merca and they occasionally know what they're talking about.
And finally, learn how to make tea proper like what Brits do. Any delicate flavour is better from loose leaf rather than bags. Always use a teapot, never make it in the cup/mug. Warm the teapot with boiling water first and then add tea [traditionally a teaspoon per cup and one for the pot; I find this too strong] to the pot and pour still boiling water over it. Leave it to steep for 3-5 minutes and then you can pour it into the cup[s]; straining if you've used loose. I normally add milk to the tea, others will say always add tea to milk. If you can find yourself a nice small tea set it makes the whole thing so much better.
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Thank you Nagy, as always.
Bookmarked for further research.
I am such a noob at this tea stuff.
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