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Before kids, microwaved tea is an absolute travesty. After kids, it's an unfortunate necessity.
I personally have cheap(ish) teas that priduce a drinkable cup. I also have the good teas that deserve more care and attention.
If you're interested, these guys provide the best tea I've found so far. (They also supply a number of the best tea shops in Bath). It's definitely not cheap tea, but I currently have several kg of it in the house ๐
https://www.gillardsofbath.co.uk/
Ooh, that is pricey, but I bet it's amazing. I don't often treat myself to the good stuff.
Right, I'm sorry but I'm sure that tea is nice. But it basically looks to me like a bunch of trust fund babies trying to do to the tea scene what hipsters did to ale.
I mean, their basic, everyday tea is 34p per bag. 30 bags for ยฃ11. That's fucking nuts (not literally)
Doesn't sound that dreadful until you compare it to, for example, Yorkshire tea; a perfectly good everyday tea.
4p per bag. 80 bags for ยฃ3. That's 12X less, I think.
I'm all for a good cuppa but all you're doing buying that stuff is funding some posh cunt's lifestyle
Rant over
I know the sort of tea suppliers you're referring to. Ive been disappointed by tea from quite a few of them. This isn't one of them.
They are actually a small family business that's been quietly working for over 100 years. They are basically a whole sale company aimed at the ultra premium quality market. They have a little stall in one of the guildhall markets, where they've been for decades at least.
As far as I'm personally concerned, their tea is worth the prices they charge. I also wouldn't judge them by the price of bags. Them selling bags is relatively new. I wouldn't be surprised to learn the teabags were hand made to order. When it comes to loose leaf, they are actually cheaper than some Twinings teas.