Tea

[Amplituden]

I find that after a morning of drinking coffee Mint Tea is a nice change.

The Bigelow Mint Medley that my work stocks is allright, I haven't really tried too many other kinds for a comparison.

Thats my tea sense.

[Sarah]

My Day In Tea usually looks something like this:
7 a.m: Orange Pekoe
8:30 a.m: same
9:45-ish: Earl Grey
Noon/lunchtime: Lady Grey
2-ish: Earl Grey
4-ish: Lady Grey
5-ish: Chai
After dinner: Mint

Junkie.

[moonshake]

I like this tea:

[Martin]

My Day In Tea usually looks something like this:
7 a.m: Orange Pekoe
8:30 a.m: same
9:45-ish: Earl Grey
Noon/lunchtime: Lady Grey
2-ish: Earl Grey
4-ish: Lady Grey
5-ish: Chai
After dinner: Mint

Junkie.

Mine is something like this:

9-12 am: one pot (~1.5 litre) of Darjeeling FOP or Earl Grey Deluxe
18-22 pm: one pot of Kusmi green tea or Earl Green (with ginseng)

[yesno]

I went to the Celestial Seasonings store the other day (its factory is near my house) and it was the weirdest combination of old lady, anglophile, and hippy sensibilities, which are traits I notice in tea drinkers generally.

[erika]

I also love "Eastern Shore Chanticleer Breakfast Tea" which is basically black and green teas with some sunflowers mixed in. Just a teeny bit of floral taste. It's better with a little sugar than without but it really pops. Yum!

I can't seem to enjoy tea blends that don't have black tea in them. I find herbals kind of annoying... like I'm drinking bath water.

[Beth]

I'm not sure if it's technically considered a tea but yerba mate is awesome.  The company Guayaki makes a decent one available in most grocery stores. I like to sweeten mine with lemon and honey. It's different from most teas (more energy, I find)and it doesn't really give that shaky rush you get from coffee, but more of a steady, energetic kind of high.

It's kind of complicated and daunting for me to explain the makeup of mate but you can read about it on Wikipedia. God bless other, less lazy people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

[samir]

Another vote for PG Tips, not just because of the chimps in the adverts.



At the moment, I'm going through Tetley's because that's what they had at the supermarket and is a suitable replacement.

[daveB from Oakland]

Tina Fey does a hilarious bit about Kombucha, starting at the 4-minute mark in this video. (I have never tried Kombucha tea, and therefore cannot endorse it).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJdRFSPL5Pw&feature=related

[A.M. Thomas]

Tina Fey does a hilarious bit about Kombucha, starting at the 4-minute mark in this video. (I have never tried Kombucha tea, and therefore cannot endorse it).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJdRFSPL5Pw&feature=related

I love Kombucha.

This stuff especially:


It's expensive, but worth it I think.  Put me in the column with the other tea junkies.

[angus]

If you have a Trader Joe's nearby their Pomegranate White Tea (small amount of caffeine) is really nice as well as their Peppermint (no caffeine).

[Josh]

This thread has been awesome so far. Thanks to everyone who's contributed. B'coat, I appreciated the brewing length tip, and I totally agree with Erika about herbals.


I went to the fancy grocery store on Monday and picked up a box of PG Tips as well as some other things:







Beth, as for yerba mate, I've tried this brand and like it:

[emma]

These tea bags are so hi-tech!

Um...for tea bags.

[Emily]

This is my favorite tea:

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I like a good cup of valerian tea, for relaxation.