Comment by Groxx
3 years ago
English teas are very much bred and selected for boiling water - this is definitely the right choice for them.
For most greens though (particularly the more fragile ones), oh heck no. They taste absolutely awful at high temperatures.
British teas tend to select blander batches of tea (said the retired British tea consultant who did a workshop at a tea festival years ago).
If you’re making Earl Grey, the bergamot is a lot of your cost per serving. A bold tea requires more bergamot for the same flavor balance. So bland tea, bergamot-forward flavor.
what does absolutely awful mean to you? i've made green and black tea in the same way and don't have a problem with either, but i've learned in my years that i'm much less averse to bitter than most people.
so is bitter what you mean by absolutely awful?