I'm surprised I hadn't seen this thread! wow!
Okay, for me, it all depends on the mood and where I am physically. My parents are from the South (USA), so they grew up on nothing but sweet tea. So by extension, so did I. However, I can't stand it as sweet as they do anymore, because that **** is SWEET!!!
But thanks to Star Trek, my tastes in tea have expanded. Yes, Earl Grey. Even Lady Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Darjeeling. All great teas.
What varies for me is where I am at physically. I never would have contemplated adding milk/cream to my teas unless I was overseas. I only do that, however if I'm having black tea (read: orange pekoe/Lipton/English Breakfast). The taste of it with an Earl Grey rather puts off the true boldness of the taste of the Earl Grey.
However, in my time overseas, I had the hardest time explaining iced tea, let alone sun brewed iced tea! Everyone thought I was nuts or crazy taking a jug, filling it with 4 teabags, cold water, screwing the lid on, and placing it on the front porch of the house we were at in the middle of the summer! Almost as crazy as me showing Aussies how wonderful it is to put grated parmesan cheese on top of a pizza!
Either way, when I'm overseas (read: outside the US/Canada), I'll use milk/sugar. Otherwise, just sugar lightly.
BL.
Okay, for me, it all depends on the mood and where I am physically. My parents are from the South (USA), so they grew up on nothing but sweet tea. So by extension, so did I. However, I can't stand it as sweet as they do anymore, because that **** is SWEET!!!
But thanks to Star Trek, my tastes in tea have expanded. Yes, Earl Grey. Even Lady Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Darjeeling. All great teas.
What varies for me is where I am at physically. I never would have contemplated adding milk/cream to my teas unless I was overseas. I only do that, however if I'm having black tea (read: orange pekoe/Lipton/English Breakfast). The taste of it with an Earl Grey rather puts off the true boldness of the taste of the Earl Grey.
However, in my time overseas, I had the hardest time explaining iced tea, let alone sun brewed iced tea! Everyone thought I was nuts or crazy taking a jug, filling it with 4 teabags, cold water, screwing the lid on, and placing it on the front porch of the house we were at in the middle of the summer! Almost as crazy as me showing Aussies how wonderful it is to put grated parmesan cheese on top of a pizza!
Either way, when I'm overseas (read: outside the US/Canada), I'll use milk/sugar. Otherwise, just sugar lightly.
BL.
