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Additionally, there is something here to which coffee drinkers may relate: AROMA. Almost all tea blends from various companies have FAILED to meet my criterion of "Maximum Tea Experience". But being a wee bit Scottish, I tend to like everything in life, "maxed-out". If your brand of tea does not do ALL that I have noted. I am actually drinking a cup of Yorkshire Gold RIGHT NOW as I type this, and I can tell you, I have never found a company more consistent, attentive to details, and maddeningly insistent upon excellence. Rich, piquant, and satisfying.
Now undoubtedly, such teas like ASSAM (from North-East India) will give you some strength, but not always enough brightness. Yorkshire Gold tea is carefully blended in North Yorkshire England by Taylors of Harrogate, and part of the real secret to this tea is the company's attention to DETAILS. "Strength" works well at the Middle and FINISH of the flavour gamut, but initially, it is Brightness which catches your palate's attention and then the Stength simply Underscores it. It's sort of like playing a huge C chord on a concert piano in double octaves and then you gently add a LOW Contra C. I have drunk "english-blends" of tea in various forms and guises. The parent company in Harrogate is a superlative corporation who takes great pains at CONSISTENCY. The magic is in the Details.
Through myriads of experiments and counter-experiments, Taylors has discovered what GRABS the tea-drinker's "Gustatory" attention, if you will. But there's more: this blend both refreshes and relaxes you like none other. The case is the same here with Yorkshire Gold. Now, along comes Yorkshire Gold tea. When I make the loose or bag tea variants, both exude an almost beefy richness in bouquet.
The deep low note brings out the richness of the chord. So why Yorkshire Gold and not another brand. The process of mixing furiously boiling fresh water with the tea invaribly and consistently produces a fine aroma akin to the scent of a British Sunday Lunch where a delectable roast beef is the order of the day. consider a change.
It is strong, but one bag will make 2-3 cups depending upon how strong you take it. She started me on PG Tips, which I can take or leave. A Scottish friend introduced me to hot tea with milk 20 years ago. While strong, it has a clean, clear flavor - not woody or fruity - just good, ole tea. I then ordered a lot of different types while trying to find one that suited me. YG is it - and has been for many years. I've also tried the red label - not nearly as good as Gold. I sip others on occasion, but my "every morning" brew will always be YG.
I for one, was very fond of Agatha, considering she was one of the few women in ourtown that had all of her original teeth and one of three that had both of her thumbs. After tea, Watson and I did not stay for any afters since we were in a rush to catch a train with a friend of ours that we will just call, "Agatha." "Agatha" was always such a great story teller. Murder, conspiracy, "who-dunnits" and the like. (That is another story for another day).Getting back to the tea. Soothing, lovely with a scone.missing the days of being pushed on the swing as achild.
This is strong Breakfast Tea. You can get a second cup from one bag. The flavor is very satisfying. True English taste.
I love TofA Gold as a loose leaf, but sometimes I just want to grab a quick mug. I'm an American, born and bred, but also an admitted British tea snob. And this is my absolute favorite bagged tea. These bags are an excellent bagged cuppa.Great rich flavored blend of black teas, without the funk of some Chinese varieties or the perfume-y taste of other blends. Good balance all around.If you appreciate a really good cup of tea, with the convenience of a tea bag, this is the tea for you.
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