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I only drink loose leaf. I have stuff from Mei Leaf, Tao of Tea, local Asian markets, hojicha / genmaicha / kyobancha straight from Japan, local loose leaf tea shops.
I definitely don't drink PG or Celestial.
Tick Tock Rooibos tea only for me. So much better than normal tea.
Also chicory instead of coffee.
Caffeine free life is the best 👌
I used to order tea from this website:
https://www.republicoftea.com/
I had ordered a wide variety to teas beforehand: green, rooibos, hibiscus, black, and chamomile.
Now I just make store-bought iced tea and I’m much more comfortable with just regular tea.
I usually make tea concentrate in a saucepan and then pour it into a pitcher and fill with water…
…unless I want hot tea, that is, then that.
Typically just black or chamomile tea or Sleepytime tea when I shop for that brand.
I drink tea from Mariage Frères and Palais des Thés (I gave you the en links). I have a fair number of teas that I go through. They both have a fairly large collection, especially Mariage. I haven't tested them all obviously. And don't intend to.
Twinnings is my usual. Pukka, mostly for herbies, and various supermarket ownbrands (not each of them's cheapest ownbrand mind you). Yorkshire is decent, PG tips OK but I never buy the latter myself.
Guizhou Mao Jian (毛尖) of various brands is decent too, if you can find it. More commonly I love an English Breakfast, Earl and Lady Grey, Rooibos, and various herbal concoctions.
Edit: nicest brand of tea I had was TWG, and they were amazing. Too expensive for me to ever buy for myself, though.
Broken Orange Pecoe from the hills of Kerala. I bought a 5kg bag twelve years ago at the factory (can't remember the exact place...) and I have some left.
A couple years later I developed a taste for jasmine tea, but it's been a while since I had any.
Positively Tea Company
Also Fresh Roasted Coffee is great for coffee
Teapigs - one of the best out there!
Lyon's, the superior Irish tea.
I'm also a fan of Yunnan teas. Especially pu ehr (shou, sheng, compressed, loose, it's all good) and Yunnan Noir.
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I've been drinking a ton of Tazo glazed lemon loaf tea. Herbal. Splash of oatmilk and rose syrup. Ugh so good. Bigelo Oolong is good too.
Stash, usually lemon ginger
I like their moroccan mint.
Twinings.
I like variety even in black tea, so twinnings is the most by volume in my kitchen
PG Tips for my black tea. Stash for my green tea.
Only Chinese Tea, ZhongCha liubao tea , Sanhe liubao tea. ZhongCha has puer Tea too.
Traditional: Bigelow or Twinnings Earl Grey
Fruity:Pineapple Hawaiian Breeze (excellent flavor). https://www.spicemerchants.biz/green-teas/pineapple-hawaiian-breeze
Iced: Lipton Black Iced Tea slightly sweetened
Guilty pleasure: Lipton Instant Tea
All sorts of brands, I care more about which kind of tea it is than the brand
Lots! I'm constantly trying new teas because that's apparently exciting to me. I've done Harney & Sons, Yorkshire, Adagio, a couple of Etsy shops (WildWoodsTea, OpenDoorTeaCT), and ton of local shops (not gonna list to avoid doxxing sorry!)
Builders' if I'm fancy, Tetley if I'm not fancy
Tiesta
H.E.B.
I love PG Tips as well for a go-to grocery store black tea, as well as all of Celestial Seasonings hibiscus blends. I used to get tea from Adagio and even made a couple of custom blends but I moved to an area with a decent tea shop and local events that host smaller tea sellers so I try to get loose leaf from them when I get the opportunity.
Clipper
Taylors Yorkshire Red. These days, mostly straight too. Iced or hot depending on how fast I want to consume it. Occasionally I’ll do it up with milk/cream and a bit of sugar.
Scottish Blend.
I enjoy Playadito it has a nice mild taste.
I like the Pantenger chai, the republic of tea green, almost any black for iced tea (tetley>lipton). I often have some ito en jasmine in the fridge for when i just want to grab something on my way out. I'm also a sucker for HTeaO (a US drive thru iced tea shop), especially a little sweet strawberry passion and the rest unsweet mint.
Stash Tea is reasonably local to me. I drink their English Breakfast and the Cranberry Pomegranate.
I like their double bergamot earl grey
Goodhost iced tea. If I ever run out; PeaceTea is a good, if expensive, alternative.
I mostly drink spicy chai, supermarket own brand, or twinnings if they're on offer.
Yogi spiced blackberry
Regular bkack tea