PG Tips

Been on a tip fest here lately. Brewed up in my mini teapot + raw sugar + milk=a perfect way to start the day:)This is the only tea in my cupboard that even sounds remotely good. Perhaps it is the heat index of 1000+ degrees that has me holding off on drinking hot tea. Iced tea is good, but hot tea is why I started drinking tea in the first place…come on winter or a least a fall like breeze!!!

This tea pairs well with a hearty breakfast. I added a raw sugar packet and 2 TB of milk. Yummy in the best sort of ways:)

Weather is beginning to turn cold and this morning these tips tasted just right. added a wee bit of milk and a scant teaspoon of agave nectar. Yum:)

Back to the old basic for me. Today I added agave nectar to sweeten along with milk. YUM:)

I am still having good luck making this tea the “british” way:)
I am glad this is available locally and the price is so reasonable, which makes this a great choice for an everyday tea!!!

An honest cup of tea that I really needed this morning. Milk and raw sugar take this blend over the top IMO.

With my new brewing perimeters in place, I had another wonderful cup of tea this morning:) Life is good.

After months of consuming this tea, I hit the ratio of sugar & milk to tea spot on this morning:) (I owe this triumph to the you tube video I watched on making british tea…ah, the power of the internet)
Recording it here for my failing memory!
1 pyramid teabag brewed in my 2 cup Chatsford teapot
3 tsp of milk per cup
1/2 packet of Sugar in the Raw per cup
Delicious, An honest cup of tea!

I have not had this in a while and you know what? It was absolutely delicious today. Spicy and bold in a good kind of way. My morning cuppa…ahhhh….

ahh, the taste of morning: PG Tips. I don’t know why I like this so much. But it is convenient and cost efficient. The taste is bold and coffee like to me.
Please, Keep in mind that I am not a coffee drinker. I think of this tea as my “coffee” in the mornings.
On a side note, I just ordered my Den’s Tea sampler!
I have tasted some really good green teas here lately and wanted to broaden my horizon to Japenese greens:) Great deal for three bucks!

OMG, breakfast never tasted so good:)
one pg tip pyramid & a few rock crystals to 12 ounces of water in my Chatsford teapot.
2 minute infusion time. added a wee splash of milk in my tea cup and viola~tea perfection in a cup. Smooth, not bitter. PG tips are hard to describe…I am reminded of their commercial:
The man and monkey are sitting in a restaurant. Having just poured fresh cups for both of them, the man askes the monkey, “how would you describe the taste of PG Tips?”
The monkey takes a sip, swirls it around in his “sock mouth” and exclaims loudly “Splendid….yes, yes, YES,YES” he carries on for a few seconds more. The lady at the booth next to theirs tells the waiter “I’ll have what he is having.”
Priceless….every time I drink this tea, that commercial comes to mind…it makes me happy! No other tea in my cupboard has the ability to make me laugh out loud with pure joy. You gotta love the monkey:)
Here is the link to the video I was trying to describe…but did not do it justice. Watch & Enjoy:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTnRqJLJhCw

Snow on the ground:) PG Tips in my cup. I am enjoying the robustness of this blend more and more. Someone once said in their tealog that tips were similiar to GM Sinharja, I disagree. Tips are more robust probably because of the Assam in the blend. Sinharaja is much milder in comparison to tips. Sorry, just me rambling on about tea. Both teas have a permanent place in my cupboard.

PG tips this morning as I await the arrival of Sinharaja.
I added a few rock crystals and a splash of milk…I felt like the PG monkey as I exclaimed “THAT is GOOD TEA!”

I am so glad that the weather is cooler. I was so tired of 100+ temps. PG Tips this AM. Tastes like morning to me. Simple. Just good tea.

This morning I thought…PG Tips for breakfast or rather brunch…made a pot and choose NOT to use sweetener. Voila, I like my Tips again:) Perhaps is was the hot weather and or it was the stevia sweetener that I was using at the time. I only added a wee splash of milk and my morning was complete. Yea!
You gotta love that Monkey:)

Pg tips made in my 9 ounce teapot. This ratio of water to teabag is perfect. No bitterness or astringency, just good smooth black tea. This new little teapot has really thick walls, the tea stays hot till the last drop:)

I am back in good graces with this tea and I am so glad. This is really good and smooth. Just be careful not to overbrew 1 1/2-2 minutes is enough. Found the perfect little 9 ounce teapot to make this tea each morning…yes I know the tea is already in a bag, but I miss making tea in a teapot each morning. Something about a teapot relaxes the mind and feeds the soul.
We had breakfast for supper tonight, so you know what I did! I made tea in my new baby teapot. Worked like a charm. One PG Tip in the pot, hot water…2 min. brew, took out bag and added milk and stevia right in the pot! Drank my tea leisurely, my new teapot kept the tea hot until the very last drop:)

After taking mrawlins2’s advice. I have given this tea a break. This morning THIS tasted good. Yummy in fact. A delicious way to start the day:)

One thing I have learned is not to drink the same tea all the time!!! I am finding that these PG tips no longer appeal to me. Glad I only purchased one box. I don’t know why I do this, but I do…so I am off on the never ending task of finding a breakfast tea. Mrawlins2 made an interesting comment to me the other day about what she wants to have in her tea cupboard: 4-5 black teas for breakfast, 2 oolongs, white, green, dessert teas( I may have added this comment because I have really got into the power of tea for dessert!) and she wants to rotate them in and out…Now, I know that is not a new concept, just new for me. Now I have to pay more attention to what I like and want in a tea.

I did a side by side comparison this morning of this tea with Samovar Breakfast Blend:
PG is bolder and benefits greatly from a milk & sugar addition. PG is good, economical and you gotta love that monkey:) http://www.pgtips.co.uk/
BB is sweeter smelling and tasting and slightly more astringent, no need for additives. Good plain. It does get bitter as it cools. Which is big draw back for me, at school my tea tends to cool before I can get it all drank.
All in all, I prefer the PG Tips. They just say “good morning” to me. Simple. Good. Affordable. No shipping charges. I think I am going to purchase a JoeMo thermos to keep this tea hot all day at school.

Threewhales recipe for a GREAT cup of morning tea:
Place one pyramid in favorite tea cup, add hot water for a 1-2 minute brewing time. Add milk and rock crystals or brown sugar. Sip, Sit back and enjoy:) Ooh, Aww only with PG TIPS..
A second infusion is not only possible but highly recommended…why not get more bang for your buck!?!

The loooong search is over for my breakfast tea! This will do quite nicely, thank you. I do prefer to add milk and sugar to cut through the wee bit of bitter, but with a short brew time of 1-2 minutes, the bitter is barely noticeable. I was glad to read the other reviews about the second infusion on the pryamids. Good to know.

This is a great, simple tea.
Delicious with milk and sugar.

Today we went to a new place two towns over called the British Chip Shop – I can’t resist a place that serves chips with HP sauce and malt vinegar! They serve all the best loved British foods – bangers and mash, fish and chips, mushy peas, rarebit, pasties, you name it! We had a delicious meal followed by a pot of PG Tips and shortbread with lemon curd and berries.

It was an enjoyable pot of tea, but nothing mind blowing. Much better than the everyday teas served in the average American restaurant like Lipton or Tetley, but sort of in that same, nondescript family. I’m used to drinking way better tea :)

I would definitely get a pot again if (WHEN!!! I loved it there!!) I return to the restaurant, as part of the whole experience. I was not inspired in the least bit to take some leaves home with me (across the street is the English Gardener shop which is run by the restaurant owner’s parents! They sell PG Tips, Yorkshire tea, Barry’s, Taylors of Harrogate, etc as well as all the British specialty foods.).

Still, very nice, especially with shortbread. I’m not complaining :)