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[Anonymous No.8756096]

So I bought a few tins of Twinings to replace some from another brand I bought across the country that were packaged improperly, also to replace pic related since shit leaf quality making it undrinkable.

Anyway, I can smell one through the lid faintly through the foil and the other two faintly through the lid after I opened the foil; are these containers just not airtight like I thought they were? I'll check to see if my current Twinings tins are the same then place some plastic wrap between the lids and tins but if not, should I return the ones I bought or would any flavor loss be neglibile

[Anonymous No.8756106]

>Twinings

[Anonymous No.8756110]

>>8756106
Some are good, some are awful, there's a surprising disparity with the quality. The english breakfast is basically torn open teabags whereas the orange pekoe has full-ish leaves

[Anonymous No.8756139]

how do bongistanians feel about tea with artificial flavoring?

[Anonymous No.8756154]

>>8756139
Who cares, they're worse with tea than burgers. All they drink is oversteeped lipton teabags with fuckton of milk and sugar.

I'll admit I use a small amount of sugar (brings out the flavor imo) but I use a french press, carefully watch water temp, brew times etc.

[Anonymous No.8756174]

>>8756106
they're ok for a store brand, would be better if they had a loose option with no tin for max value
>>8756139
most flavoring on tea is cancer, expecially artificial. jasmine is probably the only one I enjoy, some earl greys are ok too I guess
britbongs don't care, they're all about that shitty tea-flavored milk

[Anonymous No.8756182]

>>8756154
We have just as many tea hipsters as anywhere else

[Anonymous No.8756184]

>>8756154
have you ever tried milk with tea. it adds a nice mouthfeel

[Anonymous No.8756196]

>>8756174
>jasmine is probably the only one I enjoy, some earl greys are ok too I guess
Good taste nigga, only flavorings I like. Also to be fair, those are considered """proper""" and are even accepted among tea snobs because they add a little to the tea without overpowering it, perfumey garbage is another story.
>>8756182
Yeah but tea is part of bong every day life and they fuck it up horribly the same way burgers do coffee
>>8756184
I'll try a small amount in black tea again, the issue is people use milk to cover up bad tea, not to compliment it.

[Anonymous No.8756293]

>>8756184

Just started tea two weeks ago, this is my go-to. Am i fucking it up? It feels nice with milk, nice light and malty taste. I also have their Earl Grey (excellent on its own) and their English Breakfast (weaker Scottish Breakfast, nothing special to me).

Did i get snookered? Should i not feel like that tea is worth it? I was going to order their chamomile after some Pajeet herbal tea i bought gave me throat burn.

[Anonymous No.8756306]

>>8756293
it's probably fine but try to go /loose/
loose tea of the same grade will almost always be better than bagged

[Anonymous No.8756316]

I really like the Twinings Irish Breakfast tea.
Its malty, rich, thick and delicious.
Shame that it kinda makes me sick...

The Twinings Nightly Calm is awesome though. It actually does calm me down and gets me ready for bed.

[Anonymous No.8756329]

>>8756316

Why does it make you sick? Irish breakfast is another one I want to try, I like the rich and malty angle.

>>8756306

What would be a loose tea version replacement for what i suggested?

[Anonymous No.8756336]

>>8756154

you sound like a massive homosexual.

[Anonymous No.8756354]

>>8756329
don't know what you have available, try another scottish breakfast. perhaps taylors has loose versions, twinings has loose versions of most products too I think
or you could try to go for pure assam, since that's generally what gives breakfast teas their malty taste

[Anonymous No.8756363]

>>8756329
No idea. Green tea makes me sick too. I figure I might be allergic to something in certain tea leaves, but I don't know what they have in common so I'm not sure what I should look for to avoid. But it's not all teas.
It's ok as long as I only drink them occasionally, it's when I drink them more than once a week or so that I have a problem.

[Anonymous No.8756392]

>>8756363

ok sucks for you. I might try some loose irish by this company Solstice, seems like good reviews on Amazon. Plus as I am looking to replace daily coffee, I shouldnt be off put by strong and smoky flavor.

https://www.amazon.com/Breakfast-Tea-Sampler-Varieties-Scottish/dp/B01N4IHGAJ/ref=sr_1_18_a_it?srs=14841524011&ie=UTF8&qid=1490997247&sr=8-18

[Anonymous No.8756423]

>>8756336
I care what you think because _________

[Anonymous No.8756793]

>>8756423
Oh, you do care.

[Anonymous No.8756818]

>>8756793
Okay.

Anyway OP here, I can confirm the tins I aready had also leak, if you have Twinings tins stick a layer of saran wrap between the lid and container, seems to fix it.

On another note, should decent quality black tea have a strong smell? Not getting much from the one I bought

[Anonymous No.8757099]

>>8756293
I don't know that brand, but get some loose leaf and a little pot with built in basket like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Hario-Chacha-Kyusu-Maru-700ml/dp/B0007WTBQ0/ref=sr_1_13?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1491009086&sr=1-13&keywords=teapot

What I have found with loose leafs is I get a more tea-like flavor (if that makes any sense) with less astringency than bagged tea.

[Anonymous No.8757280]

>>8756096
>Not brewing with loose lapsang souchong

Plebeian

[Anonymous No.8757314]

I'm kind of addicted to their blackcurrant tea.