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As far as I can tell, Darjeeling and regular old Irish breakfast tea essentially taste the same. But the former is more expensive. I think I've been scammed by Big Tea.

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I’m on a weekend vacation and forgot to bring my tea and the international grocery didn’t have it, so I settled for Darjeeling. I can barely notice the difference. It’s so subtle that it might as well just be a different tea brand.

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the_weez@midwest.social
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I think you got ripped off. Darjeeling has a different taste than Irish Breakfast, but I’m terrible at describing tastes.

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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Or I just don’t have a very sensitive palate for tea? 🤷‍♂️

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the_weez@midwest.social
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Ha! That’s fair too.

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Daze@sh.itjust.works
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Try scottish breakfast! Its similar to irish, but much darker and “punchier” imo. It’s my go-to when I’m out of coffee and need the closest thing to caffeinate up in the morning

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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I’ll check it out. Thanks!

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