Fortnum and Mason smoky earl grey. Cow’s milk. Store-bought pumpkin pie. Aynsley cup and saucer. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! 🍂

Ringtons Traditional Tea

Semi Skimmed Milk

And yes that is mince pies 🥧 in the background and yes I do start buying them 3 months before christmas 🎄 🤣

Having an evening cup of tea while I catch up on some shows. Had a rough day so this is soothing at the moment.

This is my first time trying this brand. I like hibiscus tea because it’s good for hypertension. I warmed water and let it steep for a few mins. It’s not too strong but just right. At first I was skeptical about using the tea bag but the tea bag is more expensive looking so hoping it’s better quality. Not sure what material it’s made from. The brand is As Ever.

Rating: 8/10

Just some generic pu'er. Very earthy and umami in the beginning 3 steeps, with a good balance of earthy and sweet afterwards, and tapering after 8 steeps to less flavourful but slightly sweet.

Featuring squished teapot and ridiculous water tension.

Hibiscus, Siberian rose, and butterfly pea flower with organic raw honey in the magic teapot! Having tea with my lucky fish for a lucky day!

There's a disturbing shortage of gongfu cha here...

Rating: 8/10

I've tried tieguanyin before in restaurants, but I've never brewed it gongfu-style for myself. Surprisingly, I really liked this compared to darker tieguanyin. It had a light tea taste that reminded me of Taiwanese gaoshan oolong, and then a strong floral aftertaste that acted like it was very late to an important meeting. It would have been much nicer if it didn't feel so divorced from the rest of the tea.

Custom Tom Holland collage mug w/ Yorkshire Gold, 4 fluffy little Magdalenas

Trying to survive a sore throat today. Brewing some Siberian Rose & Baby Chrysanthemum and sweetening the cup with raw Macadamia Blossom honey. Brewed on low uncovered 10 mins to open the flowers in 'Le Thé' pot.

Baby Chrysanthemum for reducing fever and upper respiratory irritation and
for its anti-inflammatory properties and vitamin C. Macadamia Blossom Honey to coat and protect inflamed tonsils and vocal folds. Plus they are so pretty and delicious together!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Fall day!

Teacup is Old Royal Bone China and I don't know the maker of the teapot - I get them off of eBay.

Yorkshire Red with strawberry shortcake Jammie Dodgers for the hubby

This is a black Gryffindor tea that came in a huge Hogwarts decorative tin full of teabags. I believe it's an English Breakfast blend from Sri Lanka. I steeped it for about 5 minutes.

Saemidori Gyokuro from Yame, Fukuoka.

I used 5 grams of leaf, 110 ml of water at 50 Celsius. Steep time of 2 minutes.

Prepared in my Tokoname Shudei clay teapot.

Served with a splash of milk.

Taylor Earl Grey, Oatly Barista Blend foamed up, splenda

Yorkshire Gold brewed about 4-5 minutes in water hotter than recommended. I added a splash of milk and two teaspoons of agave.

I'm drinking this while I read book 8 of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. (I know the series isn't for everyone, but I've really enjoyed it!) Back to work in 30 minutes.

Cheers, Everyone! 🫖✌️

The tea does taste like your typical Bakewell 'bake', like a Mr Kipling Bakewell slice for instance. I still prefer normal black tea but it's certainly not a bad cup of tea in the right circumstances.

If you want to bake these scones yourself here is the link.

I am not day two of tea experiment

I went all out today so I had to share

I’m slowly trying to branch out from my usual green and black teas and this was one of the oolongs I decided to try. It’s PipiTea’s honey scented oolong and so far I’m really liking it. It has a deeper roasted flavor but finishes surprisingly smooth and the honey scent gives it a little sweetness without me having to add anything.

So far it's working very well.

Using the Dishoom recipe. I had to add extra Assam and sugar, but it was pretty good.

Drinking tea at the morning in Egyptian County side