I must have missed this thread the first time around.

Lapsand Souchong, I can't stand it, I think it tastes rather like tea made with the water used to boil some inferior smoked fish, disgusting muck.

I'll go along with the Assam, Darjeeling point of view, with Earl Grey (black and unsweetened) getting an honourable mention if I'm in the mood, however, the BEST tea in the world (at the right time) is "gunfire", a standard market tea (like PG etc) served hot, strong and slightly stewed, with milk (condensed milk works, but I find it too sweet) and a large tot of dark rum in it. It may sound apalling to some, but in the middle of a field in the pre-dawn chill when you're trying to wake up, it's pure nectar.

Regards

Walrus