Yorkshire Tea

I received a Yorkshire Tea tin from the 1970s for Christmas from my boyfriend’s dad filled with loose leaf Yorkshire tea and cute tea stuff.

I put the rest of my box of bagged Yorkshire in with the bag of loose leaf Yorkshire… and now I’m finding myself wanting to drink Yorkshire not only because I love the tea, but because I want to open the cute tin as well!

I bought this at the same local store which offers Taylor’s Earl Grey (Which I reviewed) and wanted to take the plunge and try this tea in earnest. Like their Earl Grey, I had heard many great things and looked forward to trying it. Wow! I’m impressed. Tasted wonderful with my bagels this morning….not quite up to PG Tips IMHO, but a decent substitute. If you love strong black tea you will love this!

This is a really good black tea. Rich and flavorful, best served with milk.

As a woman who finds it impossible to say no to anything or anybody, I often find myself pouring out tea and coffee, and handing round biscuits at various community events. Over the years (and I’m ashamed to say it IS years) that I have been cajoled into doing such things I have tasted many bland, insipid teas. I wasn’t moved in any way, when quite out the blue I found a box of Yorkshire Tea within the giant sized Tupperware that I carry from event to event. I spent a good 3 hours making tea before finally drawing breath long enough to taste this for myself. What a beauty! Plain, but comforting. Tea like granny used to make. I have only ever made this on a grand scale and usually use 3 bags, per extra large teapot, it is more than strong enough.
Try this; even outwith community gatherings. You won’t regret it.

What is in my cup this afternoon? Yorkshire Tea by Taylors of Harrogate. It is really hard for me to remember not to steep this one so long. This morning’s cup was a little over done and bitter. This afternoon, I did much better and am enjoying a late afternoon pick me up. Added to this little work party was a shortbread cookie from Borders…..nice!

Yum.
One thing I’ve noticed right away after my first sip is that it is one of the smoothest and cleanest teas I’ve had so far. This tea is great as a pick-me-up as it is full-bodied and strong, so it has now taken the place of PG Tips as my no.1 choice for breakfast tea when I’m only half awake. Certainly can’t get any better than this with tea bags.

I love to add a little agave nectar to this to add to the flavor. So delicious!

THE SHIRE CAN’T HANDLE THIS.

Of teabag teas, the King.

I’ve never been a fan of this tea although it still beats PG Tips and Typhoo. I’m not very fond of Kenyan tea anyway and it’s obvious that this Yorkshire blend has lots of it. If it had a higher percentage of Sri Lankan tea in it, the brew would improve greatly.

This really is the platonic ideal of a cuppa. It’s not the tea that I grew up with, but it was the tea that got me through university, and I’ve never looked back.