Monday January 21, 2008 | 7 comments
Ozzy Osbourne, best known as vocalist for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, made news last week when he revealed that he “loves tea.” Having just celebrated his 59th birthday, Osbourne is better known for his spooky lyrics, drug and alcohol abuse, and sometimes disorderly behavior than he is for his fondness of The 
Leaf.
While it is not surprising that a British citizen of any class is crazy about tea, it is encouraging that one with three generations of musical influence would be so vocal about it while staying in Los Angeles. Having starred in a very successful reality television program, Osbourne has become something of a household word in his homeland.
That is not to say that anyone should adopt the use of his favorite adjective, but everyone can benefit from adopting his favorite beverage. Rather than see this as a “step down” for our beloved beverage, embrace it as a sober endorsement of a life-giving brew. Ozzy just might have helped make hot tea very cool.
Right on!
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Way to go Ozzy! I just read a British newpaper on line this morning called the Chronicle Live. They were reviewing a new tea company and here’s what the founder had to say.
“I started the Rare Tea Company three years ago, because I found the array of green and whites available confusing and unexceptional in quality,” said Henrietta Lovell. “People are drinking it because they know it is good for them but don’t realise green teas can also be incredibly delicious. I want to help people discover that wonderful tea isn’t just about English Breakfast, and really experiment and explore their adventurous side.”
The UK is going green…….and white!
Hmm,
England is going green and white? What will the neighbors think? It’s good to see that even some of us “old dogs” can learn new tricks by being open to not only the health benfits of these lovely artisan teas but also by the fact that they just plain taste good. Well done, Cheers!
Peace and blessings as always,
Fr. Patrick
Regena, one addtional question, did the article mention WHAT tea Ozzy is currently drinking?
Fr. Patrick
It says, “I . . . love Yorkshire Gold,” (I omitted Ozzy’s favorite adverb/adjective/preposition/article/gerund.) Wonder what “Yorkshire Gold” is? What are YOU currently drinking? I just finished my second cup of morning Oolong . . .
Regena,
Well I’ve heard of Yunan Gold which is a lovely black tea that is VERY golden in color but it does darken when it “blooms” after the hot water hits it. THANKS for omitting his favorite (if we can call it that) selection of words (again if you can call some of those things words). When I sent this one this AM I was drinking a NICE cup of Darjeeling from Putabong, it’s a second flush that I got from my local tea monger down in the BIG city (Cincinnati, OH) and funny you should mention it becasue I went there this afternoon on my day off and had a nice double infusion from the same leaves of Chinese White Needle from there at the shop (and brought home some Apple Cinnamon Camomile for late night drinking–umm, a nice herbal concoction!) I’m not sure if the Yorksire Gold is anything like the Yunan Gold but…oh well, It’s OZZY!
Peace
Ozzy loves Yorkshire Gold! That’s excellent!
Don’t know if you got an answer to your question at this point, but Yorkshire Gold is a tea out of England and I would highly recommend it if you like strong tea. Dynamite stuff!
THANKS, I’ll have to go to my local Dayton Ohio connection for bascially all things British and see if he has any Yorkshire Gold to try. He did have a nice one from Wales but since I don’t speak Welsh I can’t pronounce the name of it! CHEERS
Fr. Patrick