Different kinds of tea...

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  • MaitreyeeMAYHEM
    MaitreyeeMAYHEM Posts: 559 Member
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    Have you all ever tried subscription tea boxes like http://steepster.com/select? It's $25 for 5 (40g) teas. Kinda expensive really.
  • smedha
    smedha Posts: 5 Member
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    hey im from a tea making country..SriLanka(ceylon)...just try the ceylon tea named Dilmah..its fantastic
  • MaitreyeeMAYHEM
    MaitreyeeMAYHEM Posts: 559 Member
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    I have a mint oolong tea that is good but I prefer black. :)
  • BodyByButter
    BodyByButter Posts: 563 Member
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    MaitreyeeMAYHEM wrote: »
    Have you all ever tried subscription tea boxes like http://steepster.com/select? It's $25 for 5 (40g) teas. Kinda expensive really.

    Several of them. I got one just today to review from www.curioustea.com. There are a bunch of them out there, some better for people who want more variety and some have specific types.
    Here is a pretty long thread that talks about some of them:
    http://steepster.com/discuss/6488-what-is-the-best-tea-subscription-on-the-market
  • kpw818
    kpw818 Posts: 113 Member
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    Love Celestial Seasoning Teas. Drinking Cinnamon Apple Spice right now :)

    I like Black tea to be plain. I drink Twinnings English Breakfast. Celestial has a lot of herbal/fruit teas, and I recommend the Sleepytime Vanilla and Rooibos Madagascar Vanilla. Neither seem to need any sweeteners or anything added!
  • Oneironaut
    Oneironaut Posts: 43 Member
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    I haven't had loose leaf tea in a long time. I got into tea through Teavana but don't shop there any more due to how overpriced it is. I ordered a Rooibos, an Oolong, and a Green sampler from Upton Tea and that should arrive on Saturday or early next week. While I wait for those to arrive, I'll continue to drink from my bagged tea collection.

    I just had a pot of Bigelow Green Tea with Pomegranate. It was good, but the fruit flavors were so strong that I couldn't actually taste the tea.
  • pcrucifer
    pcrucifer Posts: 71 Member
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    I like Darjeeling, which is a black tea with a rich taste. Recently discovered an Earl Gray Green tea. Its all good.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
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    MaitreyeeMAYHEM wrote: »
    Joannah700 wrote: »
    Love tea. Sometimes for the ritual, sometimes just because it's delicious.

    If you like to add honey - Tazo's passion tea, either loose leaf or bagged - is delicious with honey. It's my go to tea when I'm sick.

    I've also had some good luck with Fresh and Easy teas. Not sure if that store is by you - but they have some fun flavors of bagged teas like ginger peach and each bag is wrapped in plastic so it seems to keep it 'fresher'.

    Do they have a website?

    Yes. http://www.freshandeasy.com/

    I go out of my way to buy my maple syrup from them. It's 100% maple syrup, no sodium and absolutely delicious.
  • MaitreyeeMAYHEM
    MaitreyeeMAYHEM Posts: 559 Member
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    Is it weird I'm not a fan of fruit teas? lol
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    I see you like loose tea, which I do as well. My favorite place to buy is Indigo Tea, which has very good prices, and high quality loose teas.

    One tea I don't see mentioned in this thread is Japanese Sencha. Sencha has very unique, grassy aroma and taste that I love. You can also steep the leaves several times. I usually go at least 3 times. Two of my favorites:

    http://indigo-tea.com/premiumsenchatea.shtml
    http://indigo-tea.com/deepsteamedsenchatea.shtml

  • MaitreyeeMAYHEM
    MaitreyeeMAYHEM Posts: 559 Member
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    I like to steep mine twice just so i get the moneys worth
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
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    For hot tea, I like to work my way through the Bigelow "Assorted Teas" box: Lemon Lift, Green Tea, Constant Comment, Earl Grey, Plantation Mint and English Breakfast. I usually have both a caffeinated and an uncaffeinated box working in the cupboard. For iced tea you can't beat Luzianne -- 4 family-sized bags in a gallon of cold water in the fridge overnight = great iced tea.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I only drink constant tea at work and I'm super lazy, my first cup I fill my infuser and for the rest of the day I just keep filling my (very large) cup with boiling water from the urn! By the end of the day I'm drinking hot, vaguely flavoured water.

    My brother does something similar but his beige teeth prove his variation on the theme. He adds an additional teabag when he puts in more water without taking out the previous bag. By the end of the day he is drinking tea that looks more like espresso with several bags still in the cup.

  • Oneironaut
    Oneironaut Posts: 43 Member
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    My Upton tea order finally came today, so I'm done with bagged tea for a while. I really love the gunpowder green tea that came in the sampler. I steeped it four times and it seemed to get better with each cup.

    Also, 125 grams is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I don't know how I'll finish all the rooibos and oolong I got.
  • Becca_250
    Becca_250 Posts: 188 Member
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    Last time I counted I had 25 different types on tea in my cupboard :#
    Aside from the usual breakfast tea, my favourites are Rooibos/Redbush, Nettle, Chai and Peppermint.
  • BodyByButter
    BodyByButter Posts: 563 Member
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    Becca_250 wrote: »
    Last time I counted I had 25 different types on tea in my cupboard :#
    Aside from the usual breakfast tea, my favourites are Rooibos/Redbush, Nettle, Chai and Peppermint.
    Almost afraid to post this, but 217 teas. http://steepster.com/Marzipan/cupboard
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    BodyByButter wrote: »
    Almost afraid to post this, but 217 teas. http://steepster.com/Marzipan/cupboard

    I see yo have teas from Yunnan Sourcing, one of my favorites!

  • KombuchaCat
    KombuchaCat Posts: 834 Member
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    If you have a Home Goods, TJ Maxx or Marshalls around you check out thier food section. You can always find interesting teas discounted there.
  • BodyByButter
    BodyByButter Posts: 563 Member
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    7lenny7 wrote: »
    BodyByButter wrote: »
    Almost afraid to post this, but 217 teas. http://steepster.com/Marzipan/cupboard

    I see yo have teas from Yunnan Sourcing, one of my favorites!

    Love them! I have the subscription and have been really happy with it.

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