Hitchens on How to Make a Decent Cup of Tea

[liveonearth]

Christopher Hitchens may have throat cancer, but he still appreciates tea when it is properly made. He has learned, as I already well knew, that you cannot get a decent pot or cup of tea here in the US. And so he wrote an article for Slate about how to do it. All you Americans that think tea sucks, it is because here, it does. But made properly tea is amazing.

Comments

[neptunia67.livejournal.com]

I buy PG Tips teabags at Cost Plus World Market. I can also get Twinings there. Sometimes I buy Fortnum & Mason loose tea but it's expensive.

[geordie.livejournal.com]

PG Tips is OK, that's what I have. Twinings, on the other hand, I have not had great luck with here. Fortnum and Mason certainly has the best name.

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Twinings pretty much stinks. I have some but I don't DRINK it. I agree about the metal pot--ick. Ceramic is the way to go. Holds heat better too.