What is your favorite brand and flavor of tea?
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White tea is my favorite. The only two I buy (I'm kinda picky about my tea) are:
Lipton's Blueberry & Pomegranate White Tea
Trader Joe's Pomegranate White Tea
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Early Gray, any brand, is good. It's like regular tea with a (usually) mild citrus-y flavor (it has oil of bergamot in it). Really yummy with some milk and a little sugar if you can use sugar, but also very good without it.
Iris breakfast--like regular old Lipton tea but a little bolder. Also good with milk and no sugar, or with sugar is a good too.
I have both of the above in Twinings brand right now, and both come in decaf!
Also love LOVE this stuff called Genmai-cha--it is green tea with roasted brown rice. I never had it hot but it's awesome as an iced tea. The brand I have is Yamamotoyama--you can Google the name, they have a website.0 -
tazo pumpkin chai stole my heart over the weekend. my regulars are lipton blackberry vanilla, stash pomegranate raspberry green, and teavana's masala chai and white chocolate peppermint.
there's also a series of mass effect themed teas on adagio that i want to collect and drink only on the specialest special occasions. this one in particular. http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=227940 -
Tea is a passion of mine but I am not a big fan of flavored teas. I do enjoy jasmine (green tea with jasmine blossoms) and Earl Grey Creme (black tea with bergamot, purple coneflowers, and sometimes vanilla)
My current favorites:
Black tea: Himalayan Majestic (a Darjeeling-type from Nepal)
Oolong: Tie Guan Yin (aka Iron Goddess of Mercy) from China
Green: gunpowder from China
White: silver needle from China
I also have a couple of small bricks of aged pu-erh
Two tisanes I like (a tisane is an infusion made from anything other than tea leaves so most herbal "teas" fall into this category):
Spearmint (I buy whole leaf spearmint at Penzey's Spices)
Ginger: cracked ginger steeped, then sweetened a little. Works great if you have a bit of nausea or need warming up.
I get most of my teas either from Upton Teas or The Dragon Teahouse.0 -
Actually, you can get Yorkshire Tea here, but not everyplace carries it. It's one of my favorites, and I believe there is a decaf version.0
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Celestial Seasonings: "Mandarin Orange Spice® Herbal Tea".0
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Let's see...
I love Lipton black tea (but with teaspoons of sugar) - that one is caffeinated but there's decaf.
These there's chamomile, ginger and green tea - all from the $1 store, I can drink these without adding sugar.
I think those are all the teas I drink. :drinker:0 -
Tea is a passion of mine but I am not a big fan of flavored teas. I do enjoy jasmine (green tea with jasmine blossoms) and Earl Grey Creme (black tea with bergamot, purple coneflowers, and sometimes vanilla)
My current favorites:
Black tea: Himalayan Majestic (a Darjeeling-type from Nepal)
Oolong: Tie Guan Yin (aka Iron Goddess of Mercy) from China
Green: gunpowder from China
White: silver needle from China
I also have a couple of small bricks of aged pu-erh
Two tisanes I like (a tisane is an infusion made from anything other than tea leaves so most herbal "teas" fall into this category):
Spearmint (I buy whole leaf spearmint at Penzey's Spices)
Ginger: cracked ginger steeped, then sweetened a little. Works great if you have a bit of nausea or need warming up.
I get most of my teas either from Upton Teas or The Dragon Teahouse.
ahh, good to see some non-branded teas here....
I have some aged pu-erh, and a fragment of a cake that a friend gave me (he didn't like the fishy smell). I have a very nice Iron guan yin, and a couple of other chinese teas. My favourite tea is a dian hong - it's a red tea, that when you drink it feels like you are being hugged. very comforting.
Right now I am drinking a second flush darjeeling, but my day-to-day tea of choice would be a Russian Caravan.
I get most of mine online, and steep for a few minutes in a pot before pouring the whole lot into a thermos flask teapot.
Many people make a mistake with green tea in that they use boiling water - and then don't like the taste which they find too bitter. green teas ought to be brewed with water around 70 degrees C.
I rarely drink teabag tea. too much dust.0 -
Dragonfly's Rooibos Chai is really nice.0
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Allegra brand - oolong flavor/type; Rooibos tea is a close second...it's a sweeter red tea.0
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Earl Grey is my go-to hot tea drink. If you are interested and invested in getting into tea drinking. One of the BEST tasting teas is loose-leaf. Often you pay more, but get more bang for your buck. I have a Bodum tea infuser teapot I use. I can buy teas in bulk and especially like vanilla tea with a tsp or two of honey on a cold day. I also love Earl Grey if I'm looking for something to add cream/milk to. I can also go to the local tea store, Boston Harbor, when sick and tell them my symptoms and they will concoct a tea to aid me in my recovery. VERY good stuff.0
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Red Label Indian tea. I also like Bigelow's Vanilla Chai0
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Tazo Awake (Black) - old stand by
Lipton Black Pearl (Black) - surprised how smooth this is. Sometimes, I go half and half with peppermint.
Fortnum and Mason Earl Grey - perfect in steamed milk with a little sugar, too.
Spice and Tea Exchange Coconut Oolong (local Gatlinburg brand) - I've got so many friends hooked on this.0 -
At home it is organic Fair Trade loose tea leaves brewed in a ceramic teapot and pouted into a china cup - if you 're going to do it, it has to be done right!
At work, Tick Tock rooibos tea so I don't have to take a teapot to work or milk. I find it helps to stave hunger as well somehow, whereas black tea triggers a "need" for cookies.0 -
red rose orange pekot, the kind that comes with the adorable figurines.0
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Stash double bergamot Earl Grey - so delicious.
HTF did I not know about this??
Celestial Seasonings for the new-to-tea.
Traditional Medicinals for the sick. (I keep Red Raspberry Leaf and Throat Coat on hand always.)
Green or white for a pick-me-up.
Yerba mate for the professionals.
I'm lazy and occasionally like to drink stuff that tastes good, so I rely upon bagged teas half the time.
The other half of the time i'm brewing alfalfa and thyme or various other loose medicinal herbs.0 -
Most of my teas have some sort of alleged herbal medicinal value having to do with my cancer treatment. I think they are good in general though.
Tazo Awake - Black tea that has caffeine. Calms my anxiety at work too.
Tazo Passion - I don't think it has any health benefits. It's just yummy.
Traditional Medicinals Ginger Aid - Helps with nasuea
Traditional Medicinals Red Raspberry Leaf - I'm trying to get my period back after 15 years on the pill and a year total on chemo. This may help (it hasn't yet though). It's pretty yummy too.
Traditional Medicinals Roasted Dandelion Root - Liver detox tea. I don't love the taste of this one, but since the cancer was in my liver, I'm hoping it helps keep everything healthy and clear.
Green tea - I'm drinking Celestial Seasonings right now, but I'll switch to Tazo when I'm out. Green tea is awesome and so good for you.
Tazo Sampler pack - Lots of other styles to try for when I get bored.0 -
I haven't met a tea a didn't like! :happy: The key is steeping time to prevent it from turning bitter (white = 1-2 mins, green = 2-3 minutes, black and oolong = 3-5 minutes, red 5-7 minutes - although in all cases, some people like them steeped for less time).
As far as a favorite brand - I am partial to Mighty Leaf (the Orange Dulce and Vanilla Bean - both black teas - are particular favorite flavors). :happy:0 -
Oh and Traditional Medicinals Nighty Night when I need some help sleeping0
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10 minutes = oversteeping. E.g. for green tea, 2 mins is more than enough. Fruit and herbal are usually longer steepers, like 4-5 mins.
YES! Please read the instructions for the tea you buy, some require boiling water, others boiling water will burn it and you need a lower temperature. Others only steep for 1-2 minutes, and some teas (like puerh) need at least 10. For the best results read the instructions for each specific tea you have,0
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