I have exciting news! You may have noticed that there is a whole European-y Football-y Championship-y thing going on at the moment. But nobody’s REALLY interested in all that kicking-a-ball-about business, are they?
I have devised a far more exciting alternative competition which will be taking place here for the next three weeks:
The TF Tea Cup Championships 2021!
Sixteen different teas will compete in a nail-biting knockout tournament. At the end of which, one tea will be declared the winner and will earn themselves a coveted place as a regular on my tea shelf.
The entry requirements for TFTCC21 are as follows:
- Basic ‘English Breakfast’ or ‘Everyday’ type blends only. No fancying things up with vanilla or bergamot or whatnot.
- All competing teas are teabags rather than loose-leaf in order to maintain a level playing field.
Play starts later today! Below is a list of all sixteen teas which will be competing in the first round. Pick your favourite now! Feel free to start a high-stakes betting pool amongst yourselves and show your support for your favoured tea with fetching home-made banners and brand-colour-inspired facepaint.
- Bird & Blend Great British Cuppa
- Dorset Teas Sunshine Blend
- Yorkshire Gold
- Brew Tea Co English Breakfast
- Whittard English Breakfast
- Teapigs Everyday
- Twinings English Breakfast
- Twinings Everyday
- T2 English Breakfast
- Clipper English Breakfast
- Birchall English Breakfast
- Williamsons English Breakfast
- Pukka Elegant English Breakfast
- English Tea Shop English Breakfast
- Ahmad English Breakfast
- Sainsbury’s Ceylon
I absolutely love your bracket sheet! It reminds me of March madness for basketball here in the states. Only this is a bracket I would actually love to bet on. I will need to order a round of your winner. Also, this should be done for the best Earl Grey. Anytime I try a new Cafe or brand I usually get their Earl Grey and judge them based off their Earl’s performance.
Thank you! The scoresheet is a European Championship one nicked from footballing website FourFourTwo. I have no interest in football though hence why I took it upon myself to conduct a tea-drinking equivalent. I’m a huge Earl Grey fan and totally relate to judging a teamonger based on their ability to put together a good Earl Grey blend.