help me find tea

[seperis]

So finally we are getting an electric tea pot for work, since slowly but surely our Indian contractors have managed to institute an informal tea time around three (I love them) and it gets a little crowded in the breakroom with half the men in my unit and two microwaves (they have lured pretty much all xy chromosomes into this; trust me, if you

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[archaeologist_d]

I'm a heathen. I like Lipton, more than the fancy brands, more than the standard British brands. I did try them once. :P

[perspi]

I SECOND ADAGIO WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

I have had many, many kinds of tea from them, and I love that you can order a sample tin. Right now in my cupboard I have peppermint (which is so unbelievably fresh OMG), hazelnut black tea, Earl Grey bravo (which can be a bit overwhelming with the bergamot), ceylon sonata, Irish breakfast, and apricot black tea (which is so fantastic). And peach oolong, which is great in the afternoon. The English breakfast is deliciously smoky. The hazelnut is especially good blended with chocolate black tea.

A note, though, about the canisters: They have been moving to sending the loose tea in bags, so you may not get the canisters, but I really hope they start selling them soon, because they're really quite awesome.

[seperis]

That's the one I couldn't remember--Harrogate!

[eretria]

I've received good stuff from here. Both loose-leaf and bags, and their prices are more than moderate, too.

[dont_panic4242]

I haven't tried it, but now that I've seen the site I kind of want to:
http://www.davidstea.com/