My usual is a mix of ceylon tea with a few pellets of gunpowder green tea. —> straight
Sometimes I take a regular Tetley tea bag, open it up, and dump the dust into the cup. Then I boil the water until the kettle starts whistling, then leave it for a few more minutes so that it’s not just boiling hot, but boiling hot. Then in one swift motion I pick up the kettle and pour it into the cup. It gives the tea an almost burnt flavor. —> milk
All other black teas—> straight
I don’t like most herbal teas, but I do drink quite a lot of chamomile. —> straight
Rooibos just tastes like hot water. If I add sugar, it tastes like sugarwater (blah!) and if I add milk, it tastes like hot water with milk in it (not very appealing). So on the rare occasions when I do drink it (to finish up what’s left of it in the cupboard,) I drink it with —> honey
Green teas—> straight
Oolong teas—> straight
“So, Pete, how many lumps you take?”
“None, thanks.”