Regulars here will know I am passionate about my tea. I drink a lot of it…. probably too much, but I’m not going to change my habits now!
Despite being gifted a fancy Keurig coffee maker I have not been converted, I am still a tea drinker.
Make yourself a cup of tea and have a read of this article which I read with great amusement from the Saturday’s Irish Times – Denis Fahey’s An Irishman’s Diary about the history of tea in Ireland.
Tea Lunacy
Folks, all us tea drinkers are saved!
We can go mad!
The “Inspectors of Lunatics” have decreed so! Excessive drinking of ‘stewed’ tea can cause lunacy.
And yes, as I’ve said before, we do use ‘real’ tea here. And yes, I do use a tea cosy too! Totally stubborn on how the tea should be made…. I will not be moved on this.
The diversity of the language is brilliant too…. do you ‘brew up’ or do you ‘wet’ the tea ….. it all depends on your nationality seemingly.
A Year In Redwood 
The majority of the people in the states are coffee drinkers but the consumption of tea has steadily grown over the last few years. I do drink tea on occasion.
That’s interesting Gordon as we have found that majority of our US guests opt for tea here… even though we do offer good coffee too.
I have to confess that I read the article whilst drinking my single daily cup of coffee… all other hot drinks during the day are tea… black, despite it not being Lent.
Tea is your only man!!! Black or otherwise….