late nights and caffeine

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Tue Aug 17 07:46:06 1999

I think the Lipton loose tea is superior to the bags, quite a bit
superior as a matter of fact. I prefer Tetly's British blend, and
Autocrat is a reasonably good domestic brand.


On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Mike
Ford wrote:

> >On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
> >>I fear if I stopped drinking tea, I would vitiate the economies of Ceylon
> >>and India.
> >
> >Oh, you drink _real_ tea, no Lipton? I'm slowly trying to stop myself from
> >using that trash, but it's so darn _convenient_!
>
> Here is a little tea "foodchain". There are worse tea's than supermarket
> Lipton tea bags, but rather than dwell on it I will just start with Lipton.
>
> Lipton.
> Tetly
> Red Rose, Farmer Bros (restaurant brand)
> Typhoo, PG Tips (cheap UK imports)
> Trader Joe Darjeeling, Mountain View (Iranian brand)
>
> Taylors of Harrowgate (non cheap UK import)
> Harrods house blends, especially vanilla and afternoon tea.
>
> Estate teas, the best product from the best plantations. These have
> character much like wines and individual preferences will vary, so no
> particular order other than my own preference.
> Marget's Hope
> Castleton
>
> A "good" cup of tea is a worthwhile experience, and this isn't even
> touching on all the interesting teas like Russian Caravan, Indian Chai,
> vanilla tea, Dragon well, etc etc.
>
> BTW a very nice Earl Grey is a Canadian brand, Star tea in bright red sacks.
>
>
>

M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852

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