this snob approves of tetley tea bags for gong fu and why you should too

tldr: cheap yet acceptable tea bags can yield good results in extending the longevity of your expensive teas

been a while, dropping in to tell you about my blasphemous tea adventure

been finding myself pushing lunch back and having a shorter window (less than 2 hours) for gong fu sessions lately and been eyeing a gifted box of tetley with disdain. didn't want to waste good tea on a short session, but still wanted to gong fu instead of drinking a single mug. threw a tetley bag into a 150ml pot and managed to push 1.5L through it over the course of 1.75 hours. taste did taper off at the end, but hey you can get a giant box at costco for less than the cost of lunch. turns out you can even use it to bulk out your other teas. the better tea will give you the flavour, and the tetley will give you the body and longevity. you don't even have to stick with reds, puer, or blacks, you can even go green and it tastes p good. i've sprinkled in some dragon well, modern tieguanyin, lishan. all worked well. it also stands to reason that if you want to stretch your expensive teas because of money reasons, this will also work.

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