Well done lads, good to see you relaxing and recovering from your supermarket trials. I've been lucky enough to see the original Sabbath line-up 3 times, just wish I could remember them better 😆 Bill Ward, best drummer to have lived IMO, the king of tempo-drops and timing transitions, nobody does it like him. A fashion icon he is not however. Good to hear Ozzy wants to do a final hurrah with Bill, the last time I saw them was in 90's at the Apollo Manchester, Ozzy shambled on stage like a zombie but still roused himself and put on a good show once the crowd got him going. 🤘
@punktea81422 сағат бұрын
Nige here, Bill Ward is my drumming hero. I played drums for years, but always strived for what Bill Ward did. Bill Ward and Mitch Mitchell, two peas from the same pod. Space to do what they do best.
@chrisdado3 күн бұрын
Grassy puddle water is the domain of cows,sheep and horses
@punktea81423 күн бұрын
🤣🤣
@user-ho4rv6kg8u3 күн бұрын
Green tea can cause liver damage, herbal hepatotoxicity.
@punktea81423 күн бұрын
That is more to do with green tea extract. However anything taken in excess really isn't good for you. Make life more interesting vary your cuppa.
@monteirolobato68307 күн бұрын
My favorite tea!
@punktea81427 күн бұрын
It's hard to beat!
@chrisdado8 күн бұрын
Are you leaving the bag in the pot and just pouring? I only ask as when you take a bag out of a mug it drains and dumps a more concentrated splash of tea into the mug.
@punktea81427 күн бұрын
Nige here, yes, we do just leave the bag in the pot, but personally when removing the bag from the mug I don't squeeze it. The bag is flipped out into the 'tea bag bowl', usually leaving residue on the work top that annoys Mrs Nige, as I don't clear it up straight away as I am off to the shed to film.
@christopherach44028 күн бұрын
Pot or mug ..? To be or not to be ? , that is a question. I usually brew the tea in proper english tea pot but sometimes I do it in the mug but always have trouble with timing, should it be 2 ,3 or 4 minutes in the mug ?. Thank you so much gentlemen for another great video and for all your great, great work and effort for tea drinking community. I very much enjoy your style and clear explanations as I am sure other tea and coffe aficionados do. Please keep going it is very much appreciated. By the way, thanks to You both, I discovered Thompsons teas. Take care.😊😊
@punktea81427 күн бұрын
I always go with manufacturer's instructions and work back from there. Thank you and I'm so glad that you've found Thompsons.
@Mark7238 күн бұрын
Pot or mug..? Best done with a high standard brand. Excellent descriptor, Nige: completeness. Says all that needs to be said. And, of course, you warmed the pot first - no tea-drinking heathens here! Nonetheless, a bit of a bombshell surprise verdict this morning. I'm awfully tempted to make just a mug this morning instead of my usual mid-summer pot. A most enjoyable video this early Saturday morning. Thanks for the tasting comparison and for all that you do for the tea-drinking community. Cheers, Gents.
@punktea81427 күн бұрын
I like to think there are heathens are here but we welcome all! Thank you so much for those comments, it's a real nice community we've got here.
@Phiyedough9 күн бұрын
In Hungary there is another similar chain called Penny Market and I buy their Casablanca coffee. It is better than anything I've had from Lidl.
@punktea81429 күн бұрын
How marvellous, we really need to travel the world to do more reviews, one day perhaps.
@asal882311 күн бұрын
I just tried typhoo one cup today, it tastes as it costs. Aceptable but not fancy.
@punktea814210 күн бұрын
We haven't tried the one cup bags yet, the big bags we would class as unacceptable!
@chrisdado11 күн бұрын
Cheer up Nige, only a bazillion supermarket coffee's to go before you find one that you like 😄
@punktea814211 күн бұрын
Anders here - nothing to add but 🤣🤣🤣
@Mark72311 күн бұрын
Hello Gents! I thought of you this morning as I was preparing a pot of Twinings Irish Breakfast to enjoy with an orange scone, wondering if there would be a Punk Tea video in my morning's inbox. O, frabjous day! However, as I never indulge in instant coffee, I simply enjoyed the banter and camaraderie of today's review. Nonetheless, nice to see a review of products which are probably a mainstay of many a shopper's trolley. Well done, and thanks for making this morning that much better. Cheers!
@punktea814211 күн бұрын
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Anders here, Mark you're too kind, thank you! Cheers!
@Mark72315 күн бұрын
So nice to see you gents enjoying a lovely cuppa after so many recent unappealing disappointments. During the summer, I usually make a pot of tea so that I have some left for a refreshing glass of iced tea after enjoying a cup of hot brew. Yesterday's high was 99F degrees and today's high temperature is forecast to be 98F degrees, so iced tea is a must come such stifling afternoons. Conversely, there are cold, blustery winter days when I still make a pot, knowing that the only way to thwart the misery and cold of the season is with multiple back to back cups of First Flush Darjeeling. I agree with Chrisdado: one teaspoon per cup and one for the pot - a tried-and-true formula for one of life's greatest pleasures. This morning was Harney & Sons White Peach, a delectably delicate brew that yields a gorgeous iced tea for the hottest hours of the day. Of course, I don't know why I am moaning about the heat as I'm sat here typing my comment in the luxuriated environs of an air-conditioned terraced house. Perhaps it's knowing that the heat is just on the other side of the wall that flusters one - and I do have that merciless fifteen-foot walk to the garage when I must venture forth into the world. Methinks it's the knowledge of iced tea being my reward upon returning home that makes the journey possible in these diabolical temperatures. As always, thanks for the review and for all that you do for the tea-enjoying community. Cheers!
@punktea814212 күн бұрын
The amount of tea in the pot really depends on the size of the pot, and or the amount of water you put in. Many years ago a friend made some tea in the pot using that very same formula, but it was not a very big pot. The cup of tea was like tar, not really to my taste! We will get round to iced tea at some point, once the rain stops here.
@chrisdado15 күн бұрын
Perhaps the old teapot adage "one teaspoon per person and one for the pot" may be relevant here if you are using extra water for the pot? Are you chaps using extra water because your pots are to large to submerge the teabags with the same amount of water? Perhaps it may be a more level playing field to use 2 bags in the pot with double the water volume? Food for thought, I accept no responsibility for extra visits to the loo if you hate wasted tea 🤣
@punktea814215 күн бұрын
We have tried a few combos off camera, and decided one and a half to two mug fulls in the pot. If you think about it, when you go out for a cuppa and get a pot you usually get one and a half to two cups out of the pot.
@chrisdado18 күн бұрын
Sorry Nige but I'm with Anders on this one for Earl Grey, Its Twinings or upwards. Its just not cheap to make properly. I bought a box of Ahmad Tea loose leaf Earl Gray (no bergamot, lots of lime/grapefruit/orange oil flavours), initially disappointed I had to remind myself I'd only paid £6 for 500g. While not a good tea on its own I've found the fake bergamot flavour makes it an interesting 'pinch-of' additive to other teas. 🙂
@punktea814217 күн бұрын
Nige here, our 'house' tea is Twinings Earl Grey, it is the standard. Mrs Nige is reluctant to switch to anything else.
@chrisdado17 күн бұрын
@@punktea8142 Cuppa raised to your better half :D Though she may make an exception for a cup of TeaPigs Strong Earl Grey loose leaf, its like Twinings bigger brother.
@punktea814217 күн бұрын
We will delve into Tea Pigs at some point, so many teas out there!
@Mark72318 күн бұрын
Nice try, Anders; however, methinks Nige is unflappable. Earl Grey is such a subjective tea, as the flavor all depends upon the quality and amount of bergamot used. Nonetheless, never a good sign when one notices that "talcum powder-type wiff" when describing the initial aroma of one's Earl Gray. For me, however, I shall spend the few extra schillings and purchase a box of Twining's Lady Grey, which is such a delicately delicious Earl Grey option. And it makes a wonderful iced tea during the summer months. Sorry, gents - I know I have just sent the two of you into fits and convulsions at the mention of iced tea. Keep in mind, though, when the thermometer reads 100F+ degrees, one needs all the help one can get to endure. Cheers for the review, especially when you two had to endure such an unpleasant tasting contest.
@punktea814217 күн бұрын
It's not just Earl Grey, but all teas are subjective, each to their own, there is no right or wrong. As for iced tea, we keep meaning to look into this, we will at some point, it is just such a dreadful summer in the UK at the moment the motivation is lacking.
@anthonycoleman532618 күн бұрын
The NEW PG Tips is dreadful. PG have made a BIG mistake with this. Probably found cheaper tea to keep the shares up, but watch what happens PG. You can't fool a real tea drinker. Brook bond did the same thing a few years ago...So no more PG tips, or Brook Bond as of June 2024.
@punktea814218 күн бұрын
Are you suggesting a world without PG Tips, wow. I mean, it's not inconceivable. It will be interesting to see what happens.
@davidmccormack9919 күн бұрын
£1 difference between red and gold for a box of 80 in Tesco, i.e. 1.25p per mug. Worth it.
@punktea814219 күн бұрын
By a country mile.
@chrisdado22 күн бұрын
Nige with the Denby Marrakesh 👌class. I think the premium instant coffees all suffer from the same problem. Cheap robusta coffee beans fuelled the standard instant coffee market for decades (and still does for non-premium ones). Then more people learned about arabica beans and their superior flavour and started expecting better instant coffees. Soon we had '100% arabica' premium instants, which mostly failed to capture it's qualities. Now it seems premium instants have reverted back to a perpetual reformulation of blends and labels to sell it. I don't drink instant anymore but when I did I preferred the cheaper, bolder, robusta dominant ones. They were honest, these premiums are expensive and seldom deliver I find.
@punktea814220 күн бұрын
Hi Chris, Anders here. I completely agree with everything you say there. I barely touch instant myself. For those times that I need to I've switched to the Lidl clone of Azera which is really very good and way cheaper.
@kevint8923 күн бұрын
I came across your channel, because I'm sitting here in Australia craving a good cuppa! Thompson's teas are my favourite back home. Be on the look out for the Titanic Blend too, usually available in any big Tesco.
@punktea814222 күн бұрын
Hi there! Thanks for watching. Thompsons is the biggest find since we've been doing this. We get a lot of comments about Titanic, we must try and find some.
@marke.blewer127923 күн бұрын
Hi Guys, interesting comparison, I have not tasted Aldi, as I don't have one near me. I have tasted Lidl's, which I find to be a decent enough instant coffee and I'm sure there will be many that say there is no such thing. As a pensioner without a car, I mainly shop in Lidl, who are my nearest supermarket, It's a fairly small one but there is a bigger one ten minutes away by bus. I tend to use the one within walking distance and if I buy more than I can carry, which seems to happen all the time now, I get a bus round the corner to ease the load. I will watch your series of comparisons with interest, thanks guys.
@punktea814222 күн бұрын
Hi there, the Aldi/Lidl battle has been fascinating. The coffees, especially, have surprised us with the quality and price compared to other supermarkets chains. Even though we've selected a winner in these programmes, in most cases there's very little between them.
@redsoxfan466523 күн бұрын
Thank you very much for your multi-video review of PG Tips and the new bag issue. My brother gave me his old box of PG Tips pyramids along with a bunch of other teas. I liked PG Tips Pyramids the best of all of them. (We're in the USA.) Been trying to buy them on Amazon and just not finding the pyramid bags... and now I know why. If it's no longer on the market, I'm not even going to attempt to buy PG Tips any more. Back to the drawing board.
@punktea814223 күн бұрын
I think it's wise to move on from PG Tips, there's plenty better.
@redsoxfan466523 күн бұрын
Why waste the energy to boil water just to dunk for 30 seconds? Surely the new PG tea includes "instant tea".
@punktea814223 күн бұрын
"Why waste the energy?" Such a good point! Like you say, it's time to move on from PG.
@GalaxyFire728 күн бұрын
I drink typhoo a lot and drink it often I add raw honey and milk though and I'm Canadian I live in the north. I know my water is not hard like I hear it is in the UK
@punktea814227 күн бұрын
So many questions! Certainly the first Canadian to make contact and thank you for that. Raw honey added to tea, this needs to be tested.
@punktea814223 күн бұрын
Nige here, I use natural spring water collected from the Malvern Hill in all my brews, it is very soft water, incredibly pure and it makes a fine cuppa.
@Mark72329 күн бұрын
Is it not tea leaves made from gold flakes...? Your gents provided an explanation of what makes a Gold Tea when I made a gentle query a few weeks ago in the comments of a previous video; nonetheless, thanks for making it official and part of the Punk Tea canon. I'll be you didn't realize there was even such a thing. Cheers for your efforts and allowing inflation-strapped consumers to make informed decisions without an initial out-of-pocket expense. Happy Saturday!
@punktea814225 күн бұрын
Why thank you for those kind words.
@chrisdado29 күн бұрын
That's not how it works guys. Once a Company's top blenders and tasters develop a new tea blend it then gets passed on to the marketing department. They decide its actually 2 products so they can increase their marketing budget, then order that the dust is shaken out of the original blend and sold as a regular tea. The remains of the original blend are then packaged as 'gold'. See, simples! 🤣
@punktea814225 күн бұрын
Simples indeed 🤣
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
I was waiting for the 'clink-thud-clang' of the pedal bin 😁
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
😆
@Mark723Ай бұрын
Alright - the visual switch-up for this video is just too much to handle without one's first cup of the morning! At the beginning of the video, I think that Nige should take the two boxes and pretend to do a mock boxing match to portray the Supermarket Battle. This may help capture more of the Millennial and Gex Z viewer markets. Thanks for the reviews and the result, not that I'll be rushing out to purchase either of these products to replace my beloved Twinings. Nonetheless, always a good morning when spent with you two gentlemen. Cheers!
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
I know, it’s all too much isn’t it, (Anders here) we should be more Ant & Dec and stay just where we are. If I remember correctly, you’ve come up with several suggestions all of which are excellent but this lowest of low-rent Jake Paul suggestion is the best so far (can’t say that we’ll follow it up 😂). Thanks for the kind words Mark, and yes, stick with the Twinings, you can’t go wrong.
@marke.blewer1279Ай бұрын
Gentlemen, I brew my tea for 30 minutes, rather than thirty seconds. I have two bags in a large mug, with a touch of milk, this leaves a very dark brew which puts most people off. Each to their own, I guess, I am currently drinking Lidl's Gold Blend, which has been my stand by for years now. I find it a quite acceptable brew and as a pensioner, I find the price equally acceptable. Needless to say, I won't be trying the new blend new{old}, shape PG Tips, they are rather fortunately, out of my league.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Wow, that's big, 30 mins?! Like you say, each to their own. We've done a review of the Lidl Gold, I had to check it to see what I thought. The Lidl Gold is a way better choice, so why wouldn't you stick with the Lidl?
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
I googled "things you can do in 30 seconds" (safe search turned on).. Entertaining and educational, just like Punk Tea 😀
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
🤣🤣 thank you.
@Mark723Ай бұрын
The very chic brand, Tea Forte, has pyramid-shaped bags (and a cute little leaf dunker), so not sure why PG would have spent fifty million pounds to decide to revert to flat bags. I have used flat bags for my entire life (with the exception of Tea Forte bags when received as gifts). Lipton tea is shite, which is why sane Americans drink Twinings. Thanks for the review; nonetheless, for me, tea is one of those things on which one should spend a bit more as the cost differential is minimal and the enjoyment that much more rewarding.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Very wise words.
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
The day when Nige has to find space in the cupboards for coffee is getting nearer Anders👹 Also, why is everything 'extreme' now? Coffee, aftershave, all the way down to Philadelphia cream cheese. What happened to 'relaxed' and 'it might get there by Friday' 🤣
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
I think you're right Chris. Once we move on from Instant coffee, he'll get it. Coffee and aftershave I've seen become more 'extreme' although Java Lava has been around years, but I've taken my eye off the extreme Philadelphia! I did go down a youtube rabbit hole years ago watching extreme ironing. The acceptable side of extreme I think.
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
@@punktea8142 😅
@MrJonnyboy43Ай бұрын
No 5mins brewing time for me but I add a little more than a splash of milk. Have you tried Thompsons titanic teabags they’re fantastic. I’d be happy to send you some in the post to try ? Jon
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Thompsons Titanic has been mentioned before, we will investigate. Thank you
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
I'm a 2 minute man...🤔 Let me rephrase that, I usually brew everyday teabags for 2 minutes, sometimes less with a squeeze if there's food waiting on the table 😄 Wish I could send you some Liptons Yellow Label bags for you to do a comparison with the new PG bags, you'd be shocked how similar they are. Anders, your facial expression when you took your first sip of the 30 second PG 😄 Keep up the good work chaps, suffering so we don't have to.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
So thankful that you recognise our suffering 🤣 Liptons is on order, thank you anyway.
@SisterDiaries.Ай бұрын
I was looking for reviews on this coffee and found this channel I Love this 😂
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Why thank you, we aim to please😁
@Mark723Ай бұрын
Good morning, Gents. Thank you for the explanation of "gold" teas. As Granddad always said: "A day you learn something is a day that's not wasted." How nice that you've finally gotten to enjoy a decent cuppa in ages. And thank you for teaching us the pronunciation of Lidl, as here in the States we pronounce the name brand with a long "I" as opposed to the short "I." I know you know of what I speak as we of a certain generation learned phonics well before a later generation discovered it and got hooked. We Yanks tend to default to long-vowel pronunciation of European words, especially name brands, as we think it lends an air of sophistication to such words, and we always think of anything European as being sophistication incarnate. That is a challenge with any side-by-side taste comparison: the overlap contamination. How about a simple water cracker? Good ol' Carr's should do the trick between samplings. Or, there's always a reverse comparison after one has rinsed out one's mouth of previous samplings - this way, the contamination is equal, and if a cross contamination to the process is present, at least it affects both samples. Nonetheless, you've given us decision and saved many a household on their weekly grocery allowance. Well done, Nig, on reaching a quick decision, which always lends more weight to that decision: it must be definitive if it's quick . Please tell me I have misunderstood that your next video will be the last. I have come to enjoy our weekly outings and find them to be the highlight of the day. With whom shall I share a lovely twice-weekly cuppa (Remember that Typhoo television advert...?)? Will my morning cup become a mourning cup (As the kids say these days: do you see what I did there...?)? This morning's brew was a simple, yet dependable, Twinings Irish Breakfast. I can now face the day thanks to Twinings and the Punk Tea Gents, who always lend an air of sophistication to anyone's day. Cheers!
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Anders here, hello to you in the states there. A few things to unpack here. I think as a nation, the UK has taken a punt on Lidl being pronounced as we do. I've just had a quick look and apparently it should be pronounced Leedle. Ho hum. I don't know why we don't cleanse the palate, like you say a cracker or a quick swig of water would do the trick. And yes, you have misunderstood. We're not going anywhere! I think we were saying it's the end of the Lidl v Aldi or is it!? And just to finish off, a Twinings Irish breakfast tea! You just can't go wrong there. Thank you for the kind words, once again proving that tea drinkers are the best.
@JustinGarfield1Ай бұрын
Never tried PG Tips. I am in the U.S. we are not soc in to tea as coffee. However, I love yorkshire gold with milk!
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
PG Tips Gold has changed, you are probably not missing anything, we will do an episode on that soon. As for Yorkshire Gold, that's a quality cuppa, if you have that, nothing else is required.
@JustinGarfield1Ай бұрын
@@punktea8142 damn it. I was going to buy them at target here. They just started selling them.
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
So glad you chaps took this on, and yes I agree fully. Here's another curve ball for you, bear with me.. Unilever, the previous PG brand owners made no secret that despite the brands market dominance, were not making enough money from PG sales. 2022 arrives and they sell cheap to Liptons. In my search for a PG replacement I managed to get a box of Liptons Yellow Label bags last week (no easy task today in the UK, even though Liptons is a European company). If you can see where I'm heading, you're right. The new PG bags are Lipton's regular tea in a bigger bag, the flavour, lack of brightness and malty nothingness is near identical. PG was always an Assam/Kenyan/Ceylon blend, it got worse over the years as Unilever lowered the percentage of the more expensive Ceylon tea which lends it the slightly fruity and bright notes, but it remained a blend of the 3 teas. Lipton's plantations are almost exclusively Kenyan, and this reflects in the flavour. Its no coincidence IMO that Liptons own brand regular teabags have vanished from UK wholesalers.. I'm pointing my finger at you Liptons 😝👺
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Awesome research. It does not come as any surprise. Anytime a large company says that they have improved a product, it is the opposite, although it will always be more profitable. PG Tips, RIP.
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
@@punktea8142 Indeed, and so sad to witness.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Their loss, many more excellent teas out there.
@christopherach4402Ай бұрын
Good morning Gentleman, First of all thank You for the fabulous job you doing and for the great channel about the tea. I am a tea drinker and was looking for a long time to find a channel, that would be doing reviews of teas and coffees in an understandable and interesting ways. Happily, I found You. Please keep doing this great work. I hope more people will subscribe to your channel. I encourage every one to do so. As of the afore mentioned PG tips, i agree with You wholeheartedly, why do they have to sort of improve what was already very good tea. These big conglomerates, when they gooble up smaller tea firms, always ruin the original products by so call new and improved. I drink a lot of tea and noticed if something is new and improved usually is never better. Thank you again for your great job. Best regards from USA. Ps. If You would be kind enough to review at some point and time Ahmad and Dilmah teas that would be much appreciated.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
You're right, new and improved means new and costs saved. Thanks for the kind words, I'm blushing 😁
@beverlymaskall3253Ай бұрын
Also the new PG Gold is not nearly as good as the old PG Gold, besides being double the price. What a disappointment!
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
We are looking into the new PG Gold very soon.
@beverlymaskall3253Ай бұрын
Absolutely agree, the new one is a different tea, and the old pyramid bags much better. It is possible that they actually improve with age; some teas do. Before PG changed, I got a box of PG tips that was fantastic, and I noticed on the side it said that it was only from Kenya. I have compared them all and the new PG is noticeably worse than both the Kenyan and the more Assamy pyramid bags. Thank you for your videos!
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Wow, I think we have ourselves. PG Tips master! That's good knowledge. It may be time to go find a other brand. Thank you for the kind comments.
@56ZhenRUАй бұрын
The smile I had seeing that you two made a video about this! I truly do feel vindicated haha. You really explained what has been bothering me so much about the new version by saying bass versus high notes. It's not just that it's a different (and I think much worse) flavor, it's that it's a completely different profile. It totally misses the point of the pyramid version. If you buy PG Tips, you're likely looking for a good functional tea that you can sip throughout the day, something smooth and not too punchy. You're not looking for a harsher, malty (and chemical tasting) tea. So Unilever spent 50 million to make the opposite of what people liked about PG Tips for decades. Wonderful episode, gents. Many thanks from across the pond. :)
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Very kind words. So many people have commented on this issue we just had to do it. It's a shame that PG Tips has gone this way but there are plenty of other teas out there
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
A fun watch as usual chaps. I don't drink instant any more, but one thing that I did notice is that some instant coffees fare better as you get down the jar. Oxidisation is an issue for all coffees but some seem to handle it better.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Oh this is excellent knowledge again Chris! Anders here, I haven't gone that far down an instant coffee jar for so long and I'm not about to start up again! Thanks for the kind comment.
@Mark723Ай бұрын
Good morning, Gents. I think that the video would be slightly improved by having two persons battling it out with the coffee canisters in front of each store for a two-out-of-three falls contest. Tight spandex clothing optional, although it may add more suspenseful to have the two persons dressed in the appropriate uniforms of their respective stores. If you could involve guns somehow, the Americans would go wild! Thanks for the side-by-side comparison - and wouldn't anything be better than Nescafe...?
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
Hello! Anders here. I am loving your suggestions I can't promise that we'll be able to act on them (we get so many). If however, Mark723, I ever turn up on screen wearing spandex, you only have yourself yo blame 🤣🤣
@monteirolobato6830Ай бұрын
I think blind taste testing is demanded. The British affection for teapots, instilled into the national character over generations, is very hard to overcome. Even me, German-born American surrounded in youth by Irish-Americans and teapots am partial to tea brewed in pots. (I wish I were more patient and would take on the 'bother.' Too often I just dunk the tea bag into a mug and off I go. For guests, however, I would never do such a thing. Tea pot only for visitors.) That's a question for you two gentlemen: Do you always remove the tea bag before having your cuppa?
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
from the tea pot no, from the mug yes.
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
I've found myself really enjoying everyday loose leaf teas done in the pot. I started out looking for a replacement bag, but I suspect a return to the teapot is what is happening. I've been exploring some lesser known brands like Brooke Bond, Tata tea, Ahmad, Safari, Liptons, and Wagh Bakri, all inexpensive, and I've found an absolute gem.. Tata Tea Premium. BTW, did you know all teapots speak Teabrew?.. I'll get my own coat tnx 🙃
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
I wonder if Tata tea and Tetley are the same tea? Tetley are owned by Tata.
@chrisdadoАй бұрын
@@punktea8142 Very different. I've tried Tata premium, Gold, and Agni. They are all subtly different (their Gold is interesting, it has 10% green leaf added), but none are like Tetley, thankfully. 😄
@Mark723Ай бұрын
Good morning, gents. Interesting observation about the pot having had many tea varieties over the years. Perhaps a side-by-side comparison with brand new pots and mugs. I haven't heard the phrase "builder's cup" in ages as it's not used here in the States. Nonetheless, this channel is a golden find: thank you for the entertaining experiences and sage advice.
@punktea8142Ай бұрын
That's an idea! Thank you for watching and thank you very much for the kind comments.
@chrisdado2 ай бұрын
Great video chaps. I've been roasting my own beans for several years and discovered one thing about Costa Rican coffee beans, the modestly priced beans are naff. Unlike Brazilian or Colombian beans where even lower altitude everyday beans can be roasted to make a respectable cuppa, not so with Costa Rican. I have no idea why. Good to see Nige teetering on the edge of coffee acceptance, keep at him Anders, give no quarter 🤣
@punktea81422 ай бұрын
Hi Chris, Anders here. I think you've mentioned before that you roast your own beans. I love the idea of doing that. That's excellent knowledge there on Costa Rican beans. Nige and coffee, I'll keep going. I think he's getting there, although he won't admit it 😆 Once we've moved away from instant I'm sure he'll see the light!
@TheSpanishInquisition872 ай бұрын
I've just started watching your videos. I am an American and am only just developing a taste for tea that isn't chilled. As it turns out, the tea we generally buy here is great for iced tea, but makes horrible tea as a heated beverage. Earl grey was my immediate favorite, and I still enjoy it, but I have recently started drinking Twinnings English Breakfast and I really enjoy it. I have been enjoying watching your taste comparisons. I don't have ready access to all of the brands you try, but I do have Twinings, and if that's good enough for two British Tea enthusiasts, then I'm satisfied. I really must say, though: Please do not drink instant coffee. There are a lot of great coffees available, and none of them are instant.
@punktea81422 ай бұрын
Hello!! Thanks for the kind words. I think you're right, if you've got access to Twinings, you're on safe ground. On the subject of coffee, I'm trying to get Nige to like it and whilst you're right that most instant coffee isn't great I'm starting at the bottom of the pile in the hope that once we move away from instant he'll recognise quality. In fairness I'm a coffee snob and dislike most instant coffees. Anyway, thanks for watching.
@chrisdado2 ай бұрын
Elderflower wine by any chance Nige?.. They're out, I've been sanitising my buckets 🙂 Masala Chai tea is wonderful stuff: An inch of good cinnamon, 3 cloves, 6 crushed green cardamom pods, generous pinch of nutmeg (or mace), 2 bags or large measures of a good strong Assam tea (Wagh Bakri is ideal) chuck everything in a pan with half a cup of water. Bring to a simmer and hold for 2-3 mins. Add 2 mugs of milk and return to a simmer (do not boil) then turn off the heat, cover and stand for 5 mins. Reheat, strain into mugs and sweeten. Chug and be amazed. 😊 It is a bit of faff, but utterly worth it. RIP Lemmy, you are sadly missed.
@punktea81422 ай бұрын
Nige here, I made forty odd litres of elderflower champagne last year, loads for this summer. The masala Chai tea recipe sounds very exciting, thank you for sharing, will have to have a bash at that.
@chrisdado2 ай бұрын
@@punktea8142 Forty litres of elderflower hand grenades? You're a braver man than me Nige. 😁
@punktea81422 ай бұрын
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@Mark7232 ай бұрын
A dark, damp, rainy, cloudy, chilly morning here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the States - the perfect weather for a lovely cuppa. I look forward with giddy anticipation to the "This Is Chai" episode, and raise a cup to the guaranteed enjoyability this episode shall bring. Agreed: when one starts quoting "The Children," it's time to call it a day, especially when one starts agreeing with them. Cheers, gents, for making this morning that much more enjoyable...and English, for the unabashed Anglophiles in your audience.
@punktea81422 ай бұрын
A damp chilly cloudy morning calls for Lapsang souchong, it is the ultimate comfort tea for bad weather. Thank you for your comments and for watching.
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Well done lads, good to see you relaxing and recovering from your supermarket trials. I've been lucky enough to see the original Sabbath line-up 3 times, just wish I could remember them better 😆 Bill Ward, best drummer to have lived IMO, the king of tempo-drops and timing transitions, nobody does it like him. A fashion icon he is not however. Good to hear Ozzy wants to do a final hurrah with Bill, the last time I saw them was in 90's at the Apollo Manchester, Ozzy shambled on stage like a zombie but still roused himself and put on a good show once the crowd got him going. 🤘
Nige here, Bill Ward is my drumming hero. I played drums for years, but always strived for what Bill Ward did. Bill Ward and Mitch Mitchell, two peas from the same pod. Space to do what they do best.
Grassy puddle water is the domain of cows,sheep and horses
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Green tea can cause liver damage, herbal hepatotoxicity.
That is more to do with green tea extract. However anything taken in excess really isn't good for you. Make life more interesting vary your cuppa.
My favorite tea!
It's hard to beat!
Are you leaving the bag in the pot and just pouring? I only ask as when you take a bag out of a mug it drains and dumps a more concentrated splash of tea into the mug.
Nige here, yes, we do just leave the bag in the pot, but personally when removing the bag from the mug I don't squeeze it. The bag is flipped out into the 'tea bag bowl', usually leaving residue on the work top that annoys Mrs Nige, as I don't clear it up straight away as I am off to the shed to film.
Pot or mug ..? To be or not to be ? , that is a question. I usually brew the tea in proper english tea pot but sometimes I do it in the mug but always have trouble with timing, should it be 2 ,3 or 4 minutes in the mug ?. Thank you so much gentlemen for another great video and for all your great, great work and effort for tea drinking community. I very much enjoy your style and clear explanations as I am sure other tea and coffe aficionados do. Please keep going it is very much appreciated. By the way, thanks to You both, I discovered Thompsons teas. Take care.😊😊
I always go with manufacturer's instructions and work back from there. Thank you and I'm so glad that you've found Thompsons.
Pot or mug..? Best done with a high standard brand. Excellent descriptor, Nige: completeness. Says all that needs to be said. And, of course, you warmed the pot first - no tea-drinking heathens here! Nonetheless, a bit of a bombshell surprise verdict this morning. I'm awfully tempted to make just a mug this morning instead of my usual mid-summer pot. A most enjoyable video this early Saturday morning. Thanks for the tasting comparison and for all that you do for the tea-drinking community. Cheers, Gents.
I like to think there are heathens are here but we welcome all! Thank you so much for those comments, it's a real nice community we've got here.
In Hungary there is another similar chain called Penny Market and I buy their Casablanca coffee. It is better than anything I've had from Lidl.
How marvellous, we really need to travel the world to do more reviews, one day perhaps.
I just tried typhoo one cup today, it tastes as it costs. Aceptable but not fancy.
We haven't tried the one cup bags yet, the big bags we would class as unacceptable!
Cheer up Nige, only a bazillion supermarket coffee's to go before you find one that you like 😄
Anders here - nothing to add but 🤣🤣🤣
Hello Gents! I thought of you this morning as I was preparing a pot of Twinings Irish Breakfast to enjoy with an orange scone, wondering if there would be a Punk Tea video in my morning's inbox. O, frabjous day! However, as I never indulge in instant coffee, I simply enjoyed the banter and camaraderie of today's review. Nonetheless, nice to see a review of products which are probably a mainstay of many a shopper's trolley. Well done, and thanks for making this morning that much better. Cheers!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Anders here, Mark you're too kind, thank you! Cheers!
So nice to see you gents enjoying a lovely cuppa after so many recent unappealing disappointments. During the summer, I usually make a pot of tea so that I have some left for a refreshing glass of iced tea after enjoying a cup of hot brew. Yesterday's high was 99F degrees and today's high temperature is forecast to be 98F degrees, so iced tea is a must come such stifling afternoons. Conversely, there are cold, blustery winter days when I still make a pot, knowing that the only way to thwart the misery and cold of the season is with multiple back to back cups of First Flush Darjeeling. I agree with Chrisdado: one teaspoon per cup and one for the pot - a tried-and-true formula for one of life's greatest pleasures. This morning was Harney & Sons White Peach, a delectably delicate brew that yields a gorgeous iced tea for the hottest hours of the day. Of course, I don't know why I am moaning about the heat as I'm sat here typing my comment in the luxuriated environs of an air-conditioned terraced house. Perhaps it's knowing that the heat is just on the other side of the wall that flusters one - and I do have that merciless fifteen-foot walk to the garage when I must venture forth into the world. Methinks it's the knowledge of iced tea being my reward upon returning home that makes the journey possible in these diabolical temperatures. As always, thanks for the review and for all that you do for the tea-enjoying community. Cheers!
The amount of tea in the pot really depends on the size of the pot, and or the amount of water you put in. Many years ago a friend made some tea in the pot using that very same formula, but it was not a very big pot. The cup of tea was like tar, not really to my taste! We will get round to iced tea at some point, once the rain stops here.
Perhaps the old teapot adage "one teaspoon per person and one for the pot" may be relevant here if you are using extra water for the pot? Are you chaps using extra water because your pots are to large to submerge the teabags with the same amount of water? Perhaps it may be a more level playing field to use 2 bags in the pot with double the water volume? Food for thought, I accept no responsibility for extra visits to the loo if you hate wasted tea 🤣
We have tried a few combos off camera, and decided one and a half to two mug fulls in the pot. If you think about it, when you go out for a cuppa and get a pot you usually get one and a half to two cups out of the pot.
Sorry Nige but I'm with Anders on this one for Earl Grey, Its Twinings or upwards. Its just not cheap to make properly. I bought a box of Ahmad Tea loose leaf Earl Gray (no bergamot, lots of lime/grapefruit/orange oil flavours), initially disappointed I had to remind myself I'd only paid £6 for 500g. While not a good tea on its own I've found the fake bergamot flavour makes it an interesting 'pinch-of' additive to other teas. 🙂
Nige here, our 'house' tea is Twinings Earl Grey, it is the standard. Mrs Nige is reluctant to switch to anything else.
@@punktea8142 Cuppa raised to your better half :D Though she may make an exception for a cup of TeaPigs Strong Earl Grey loose leaf, its like Twinings bigger brother.
We will delve into Tea Pigs at some point, so many teas out there!
Nice try, Anders; however, methinks Nige is unflappable. Earl Grey is such a subjective tea, as the flavor all depends upon the quality and amount of bergamot used. Nonetheless, never a good sign when one notices that "talcum powder-type wiff" when describing the initial aroma of one's Earl Gray. For me, however, I shall spend the few extra schillings and purchase a box of Twining's Lady Grey, which is such a delicately delicious Earl Grey option. And it makes a wonderful iced tea during the summer months. Sorry, gents - I know I have just sent the two of you into fits and convulsions at the mention of iced tea. Keep in mind, though, when the thermometer reads 100F+ degrees, one needs all the help one can get to endure. Cheers for the review, especially when you two had to endure such an unpleasant tasting contest.
It's not just Earl Grey, but all teas are subjective, each to their own, there is no right or wrong. As for iced tea, we keep meaning to look into this, we will at some point, it is just such a dreadful summer in the UK at the moment the motivation is lacking.
The NEW PG Tips is dreadful. PG have made a BIG mistake with this. Probably found cheaper tea to keep the shares up, but watch what happens PG. You can't fool a real tea drinker. Brook bond did the same thing a few years ago...So no more PG tips, or Brook Bond as of June 2024.
Are you suggesting a world without PG Tips, wow. I mean, it's not inconceivable. It will be interesting to see what happens.
£1 difference between red and gold for a box of 80 in Tesco, i.e. 1.25p per mug. Worth it.
By a country mile.
Nige with the Denby Marrakesh 👌class. I think the premium instant coffees all suffer from the same problem. Cheap robusta coffee beans fuelled the standard instant coffee market for decades (and still does for non-premium ones). Then more people learned about arabica beans and their superior flavour and started expecting better instant coffees. Soon we had '100% arabica' premium instants, which mostly failed to capture it's qualities. Now it seems premium instants have reverted back to a perpetual reformulation of blends and labels to sell it. I don't drink instant anymore but when I did I preferred the cheaper, bolder, robusta dominant ones. They were honest, these premiums are expensive and seldom deliver I find.
Hi Chris, Anders here. I completely agree with everything you say there. I barely touch instant myself. For those times that I need to I've switched to the Lidl clone of Azera which is really very good and way cheaper.
I came across your channel, because I'm sitting here in Australia craving a good cuppa! Thompson's teas are my favourite back home. Be on the look out for the Titanic Blend too, usually available in any big Tesco.
Hi there! Thanks for watching. Thompsons is the biggest find since we've been doing this. We get a lot of comments about Titanic, we must try and find some.
Hi Guys, interesting comparison, I have not tasted Aldi, as I don't have one near me. I have tasted Lidl's, which I find to be a decent enough instant coffee and I'm sure there will be many that say there is no such thing. As a pensioner without a car, I mainly shop in Lidl, who are my nearest supermarket, It's a fairly small one but there is a bigger one ten minutes away by bus. I tend to use the one within walking distance and if I buy more than I can carry, which seems to happen all the time now, I get a bus round the corner to ease the load. I will watch your series of comparisons with interest, thanks guys.
Hi there, the Aldi/Lidl battle has been fascinating. The coffees, especially, have surprised us with the quality and price compared to other supermarkets chains. Even though we've selected a winner in these programmes, in most cases there's very little between them.
Thank you very much for your multi-video review of PG Tips and the new bag issue. My brother gave me his old box of PG Tips pyramids along with a bunch of other teas. I liked PG Tips Pyramids the best of all of them. (We're in the USA.) Been trying to buy them on Amazon and just not finding the pyramid bags... and now I know why. If it's no longer on the market, I'm not even going to attempt to buy PG Tips any more. Back to the drawing board.
I think it's wise to move on from PG Tips, there's plenty better.
Why waste the energy to boil water just to dunk for 30 seconds? Surely the new PG tea includes "instant tea".
"Why waste the energy?" Such a good point! Like you say, it's time to move on from PG.
I drink typhoo a lot and drink it often I add raw honey and milk though and I'm Canadian I live in the north. I know my water is not hard like I hear it is in the UK
So many questions! Certainly the first Canadian to make contact and thank you for that. Raw honey added to tea, this needs to be tested.
Nige here, I use natural spring water collected from the Malvern Hill in all my brews, it is very soft water, incredibly pure and it makes a fine cuppa.
Is it not tea leaves made from gold flakes...? Your gents provided an explanation of what makes a Gold Tea when I made a gentle query a few weeks ago in the comments of a previous video; nonetheless, thanks for making it official and part of the Punk Tea canon. I'll be you didn't realize there was even such a thing. Cheers for your efforts and allowing inflation-strapped consumers to make informed decisions without an initial out-of-pocket expense. Happy Saturday!
Why thank you for those kind words.
That's not how it works guys. Once a Company's top blenders and tasters develop a new tea blend it then gets passed on to the marketing department. They decide its actually 2 products so they can increase their marketing budget, then order that the dust is shaken out of the original blend and sold as a regular tea. The remains of the original blend are then packaged as 'gold'. See, simples! 🤣
Simples indeed 🤣
I was waiting for the 'clink-thud-clang' of the pedal bin 😁
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Alright - the visual switch-up for this video is just too much to handle without one's first cup of the morning! At the beginning of the video, I think that Nige should take the two boxes and pretend to do a mock boxing match to portray the Supermarket Battle. This may help capture more of the Millennial and Gex Z viewer markets. Thanks for the reviews and the result, not that I'll be rushing out to purchase either of these products to replace my beloved Twinings. Nonetheless, always a good morning when spent with you two gentlemen. Cheers!
I know, it’s all too much isn’t it, (Anders here) we should be more Ant & Dec and stay just where we are. If I remember correctly, you’ve come up with several suggestions all of which are excellent but this lowest of low-rent Jake Paul suggestion is the best so far (can’t say that we’ll follow it up 😂). Thanks for the kind words Mark, and yes, stick with the Twinings, you can’t go wrong.
Gentlemen, I brew my tea for 30 minutes, rather than thirty seconds. I have two bags in a large mug, with a touch of milk, this leaves a very dark brew which puts most people off. Each to their own, I guess, I am currently drinking Lidl's Gold Blend, which has been my stand by for years now. I find it a quite acceptable brew and as a pensioner, I find the price equally acceptable. Needless to say, I won't be trying the new blend new{old}, shape PG Tips, they are rather fortunately, out of my league.
Wow, that's big, 30 mins?! Like you say, each to their own. We've done a review of the Lidl Gold, I had to check it to see what I thought. The Lidl Gold is a way better choice, so why wouldn't you stick with the Lidl?
I googled "things you can do in 30 seconds" (safe search turned on).. Entertaining and educational, just like Punk Tea 😀
🤣🤣 thank you.
The very chic brand, Tea Forte, has pyramid-shaped bags (and a cute little leaf dunker), so not sure why PG would have spent fifty million pounds to decide to revert to flat bags. I have used flat bags for my entire life (with the exception of Tea Forte bags when received as gifts). Lipton tea is shite, which is why sane Americans drink Twinings. Thanks for the review; nonetheless, for me, tea is one of those things on which one should spend a bit more as the cost differential is minimal and the enjoyment that much more rewarding.
Very wise words.
The day when Nige has to find space in the cupboards for coffee is getting nearer Anders👹 Also, why is everything 'extreme' now? Coffee, aftershave, all the way down to Philadelphia cream cheese. What happened to 'relaxed' and 'it might get there by Friday' 🤣
I think you're right Chris. Once we move on from Instant coffee, he'll get it. Coffee and aftershave I've seen become more 'extreme' although Java Lava has been around years, but I've taken my eye off the extreme Philadelphia! I did go down a youtube rabbit hole years ago watching extreme ironing. The acceptable side of extreme I think.
@@punktea8142 😅
No 5mins brewing time for me but I add a little more than a splash of milk. Have you tried Thompsons titanic teabags they’re fantastic. I’d be happy to send you some in the post to try ? Jon
Thompsons Titanic has been mentioned before, we will investigate. Thank you
I'm a 2 minute man...🤔 Let me rephrase that, I usually brew everyday teabags for 2 minutes, sometimes less with a squeeze if there's food waiting on the table 😄 Wish I could send you some Liptons Yellow Label bags for you to do a comparison with the new PG bags, you'd be shocked how similar they are. Anders, your facial expression when you took your first sip of the 30 second PG 😄 Keep up the good work chaps, suffering so we don't have to.
So thankful that you recognise our suffering 🤣 Liptons is on order, thank you anyway.
I was looking for reviews on this coffee and found this channel I Love this 😂
Why thank you, we aim to please😁
Good morning, Gents. Thank you for the explanation of "gold" teas. As Granddad always said: "A day you learn something is a day that's not wasted." How nice that you've finally gotten to enjoy a decent cuppa in ages. And thank you for teaching us the pronunciation of Lidl, as here in the States we pronounce the name brand with a long "I" as opposed to the short "I." I know you know of what I speak as we of a certain generation learned phonics well before a later generation discovered it and got hooked. We Yanks tend to default to long-vowel pronunciation of European words, especially name brands, as we think it lends an air of sophistication to such words, and we always think of anything European as being sophistication incarnate. That is a challenge with any side-by-side taste comparison: the overlap contamination. How about a simple water cracker? Good ol' Carr's should do the trick between samplings. Or, there's always a reverse comparison after one has rinsed out one's mouth of previous samplings - this way, the contamination is equal, and if a cross contamination to the process is present, at least it affects both samples. Nonetheless, you've given us decision and saved many a household on their weekly grocery allowance. Well done, Nig, on reaching a quick decision, which always lends more weight to that decision: it must be definitive if it's quick . Please tell me I have misunderstood that your next video will be the last. I have come to enjoy our weekly outings and find them to be the highlight of the day. With whom shall I share a lovely twice-weekly cuppa (Remember that Typhoo television advert...?)? Will my morning cup become a mourning cup (As the kids say these days: do you see what I did there...?)? This morning's brew was a simple, yet dependable, Twinings Irish Breakfast. I can now face the day thanks to Twinings and the Punk Tea Gents, who always lend an air of sophistication to anyone's day. Cheers!
Anders here, hello to you in the states there. A few things to unpack here. I think as a nation, the UK has taken a punt on Lidl being pronounced as we do. I've just had a quick look and apparently it should be pronounced Leedle. Ho hum. I don't know why we don't cleanse the palate, like you say a cracker or a quick swig of water would do the trick. And yes, you have misunderstood. We're not going anywhere! I think we were saying it's the end of the Lidl v Aldi or is it!? And just to finish off, a Twinings Irish breakfast tea! You just can't go wrong there. Thank you for the kind words, once again proving that tea drinkers are the best.
Never tried PG Tips. I am in the U.S. we are not soc in to tea as coffee. However, I love yorkshire gold with milk!
PG Tips Gold has changed, you are probably not missing anything, we will do an episode on that soon. As for Yorkshire Gold, that's a quality cuppa, if you have that, nothing else is required.
@@punktea8142 damn it. I was going to buy them at target here. They just started selling them.
So glad you chaps took this on, and yes I agree fully. Here's another curve ball for you, bear with me.. Unilever, the previous PG brand owners made no secret that despite the brands market dominance, were not making enough money from PG sales. 2022 arrives and they sell cheap to Liptons. In my search for a PG replacement I managed to get a box of Liptons Yellow Label bags last week (no easy task today in the UK, even though Liptons is a European company). If you can see where I'm heading, you're right. The new PG bags are Lipton's regular tea in a bigger bag, the flavour, lack of brightness and malty nothingness is near identical. PG was always an Assam/Kenyan/Ceylon blend, it got worse over the years as Unilever lowered the percentage of the more expensive Ceylon tea which lends it the slightly fruity and bright notes, but it remained a blend of the 3 teas. Lipton's plantations are almost exclusively Kenyan, and this reflects in the flavour. Its no coincidence IMO that Liptons own brand regular teabags have vanished from UK wholesalers.. I'm pointing my finger at you Liptons 😝👺
Awesome research. It does not come as any surprise. Anytime a large company says that they have improved a product, it is the opposite, although it will always be more profitable. PG Tips, RIP.
@@punktea8142 Indeed, and so sad to witness.
Their loss, many more excellent teas out there.
Good morning Gentleman, First of all thank You for the fabulous job you doing and for the great channel about the tea. I am a tea drinker and was looking for a long time to find a channel, that would be doing reviews of teas and coffees in an understandable and interesting ways. Happily, I found You. Please keep doing this great work. I hope more people will subscribe to your channel. I encourage every one to do so. As of the afore mentioned PG tips, i agree with You wholeheartedly, why do they have to sort of improve what was already very good tea. These big conglomerates, when they gooble up smaller tea firms, always ruin the original products by so call new and improved. I drink a lot of tea and noticed if something is new and improved usually is never better. Thank you again for your great job. Best regards from USA. Ps. If You would be kind enough to review at some point and time Ahmad and Dilmah teas that would be much appreciated.
You're right, new and improved means new and costs saved. Thanks for the kind words, I'm blushing 😁
Also the new PG Gold is not nearly as good as the old PG Gold, besides being double the price. What a disappointment!
We are looking into the new PG Gold very soon.
Absolutely agree, the new one is a different tea, and the old pyramid bags much better. It is possible that they actually improve with age; some teas do. Before PG changed, I got a box of PG tips that was fantastic, and I noticed on the side it said that it was only from Kenya. I have compared them all and the new PG is noticeably worse than both the Kenyan and the more Assamy pyramid bags. Thank you for your videos!
Wow, I think we have ourselves. PG Tips master! That's good knowledge. It may be time to go find a other brand. Thank you for the kind comments.
The smile I had seeing that you two made a video about this! I truly do feel vindicated haha. You really explained what has been bothering me so much about the new version by saying bass versus high notes. It's not just that it's a different (and I think much worse) flavor, it's that it's a completely different profile. It totally misses the point of the pyramid version. If you buy PG Tips, you're likely looking for a good functional tea that you can sip throughout the day, something smooth and not too punchy. You're not looking for a harsher, malty (and chemical tasting) tea. So Unilever spent 50 million to make the opposite of what people liked about PG Tips for decades. Wonderful episode, gents. Many thanks from across the pond. :)
Very kind words. So many people have commented on this issue we just had to do it. It's a shame that PG Tips has gone this way but there are plenty of other teas out there
A fun watch as usual chaps. I don't drink instant any more, but one thing that I did notice is that some instant coffees fare better as you get down the jar. Oxidisation is an issue for all coffees but some seem to handle it better.
Oh this is excellent knowledge again Chris! Anders here, I haven't gone that far down an instant coffee jar for so long and I'm not about to start up again! Thanks for the kind comment.
Good morning, Gents. I think that the video would be slightly improved by having two persons battling it out with the coffee canisters in front of each store for a two-out-of-three falls contest. Tight spandex clothing optional, although it may add more suspenseful to have the two persons dressed in the appropriate uniforms of their respective stores. If you could involve guns somehow, the Americans would go wild! Thanks for the side-by-side comparison - and wouldn't anything be better than Nescafe...?
Hello! Anders here. I am loving your suggestions I can't promise that we'll be able to act on them (we get so many). If however, Mark723, I ever turn up on screen wearing spandex, you only have yourself yo blame 🤣🤣
I think blind taste testing is demanded. The British affection for teapots, instilled into the national character over generations, is very hard to overcome. Even me, German-born American surrounded in youth by Irish-Americans and teapots am partial to tea brewed in pots. (I wish I were more patient and would take on the 'bother.' Too often I just dunk the tea bag into a mug and off I go. For guests, however, I would never do such a thing. Tea pot only for visitors.) That's a question for you two gentlemen: Do you always remove the tea bag before having your cuppa?
from the tea pot no, from the mug yes.
I've found myself really enjoying everyday loose leaf teas done in the pot. I started out looking for a replacement bag, but I suspect a return to the teapot is what is happening. I've been exploring some lesser known brands like Brooke Bond, Tata tea, Ahmad, Safari, Liptons, and Wagh Bakri, all inexpensive, and I've found an absolute gem.. Tata Tea Premium. BTW, did you know all teapots speak Teabrew?.. I'll get my own coat tnx 🙃
I wonder if Tata tea and Tetley are the same tea? Tetley are owned by Tata.
@@punktea8142 Very different. I've tried Tata premium, Gold, and Agni. They are all subtly different (their Gold is interesting, it has 10% green leaf added), but none are like Tetley, thankfully. 😄
Good morning, gents. Interesting observation about the pot having had many tea varieties over the years. Perhaps a side-by-side comparison with brand new pots and mugs. I haven't heard the phrase "builder's cup" in ages as it's not used here in the States. Nonetheless, this channel is a golden find: thank you for the entertaining experiences and sage advice.
That's an idea! Thank you for watching and thank you very much for the kind comments.
Great video chaps. I've been roasting my own beans for several years and discovered one thing about Costa Rican coffee beans, the modestly priced beans are naff. Unlike Brazilian or Colombian beans where even lower altitude everyday beans can be roasted to make a respectable cuppa, not so with Costa Rican. I have no idea why. Good to see Nige teetering on the edge of coffee acceptance, keep at him Anders, give no quarter 🤣
Hi Chris, Anders here. I think you've mentioned before that you roast your own beans. I love the idea of doing that. That's excellent knowledge there on Costa Rican beans. Nige and coffee, I'll keep going. I think he's getting there, although he won't admit it 😆 Once we've moved away from instant I'm sure he'll see the light!
I've just started watching your videos. I am an American and am only just developing a taste for tea that isn't chilled. As it turns out, the tea we generally buy here is great for iced tea, but makes horrible tea as a heated beverage. Earl grey was my immediate favorite, and I still enjoy it, but I have recently started drinking Twinnings English Breakfast and I really enjoy it. I have been enjoying watching your taste comparisons. I don't have ready access to all of the brands you try, but I do have Twinings, and if that's good enough for two British Tea enthusiasts, then I'm satisfied. I really must say, though: Please do not drink instant coffee. There are a lot of great coffees available, and none of them are instant.
Hello!! Thanks for the kind words. I think you're right, if you've got access to Twinings, you're on safe ground. On the subject of coffee, I'm trying to get Nige to like it and whilst you're right that most instant coffee isn't great I'm starting at the bottom of the pile in the hope that once we move away from instant he'll recognise quality. In fairness I'm a coffee snob and dislike most instant coffees. Anyway, thanks for watching.
Elderflower wine by any chance Nige?.. They're out, I've been sanitising my buckets 🙂 Masala Chai tea is wonderful stuff: An inch of good cinnamon, 3 cloves, 6 crushed green cardamom pods, generous pinch of nutmeg (or mace), 2 bags or large measures of a good strong Assam tea (Wagh Bakri is ideal) chuck everything in a pan with half a cup of water. Bring to a simmer and hold for 2-3 mins. Add 2 mugs of milk and return to a simmer (do not boil) then turn off the heat, cover and stand for 5 mins. Reheat, strain into mugs and sweeten. Chug and be amazed. 😊 It is a bit of faff, but utterly worth it. RIP Lemmy, you are sadly missed.
Nige here, I made forty odd litres of elderflower champagne last year, loads for this summer. The masala Chai tea recipe sounds very exciting, thank you for sharing, will have to have a bash at that.
@@punktea8142 Forty litres of elderflower hand grenades? You're a braver man than me Nige. 😁
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A dark, damp, rainy, cloudy, chilly morning here in the Mid-Atlantic region of the States - the perfect weather for a lovely cuppa. I look forward with giddy anticipation to the "This Is Chai" episode, and raise a cup to the guaranteed enjoyability this episode shall bring. Agreed: when one starts quoting "The Children," it's time to call it a day, especially when one starts agreeing with them. Cheers, gents, for making this morning that much more enjoyable...and English, for the unabashed Anglophiles in your audience.
A damp chilly cloudy morning calls for Lapsang souchong, it is the ultimate comfort tea for bad weather. Thank you for your comments and for watching.