What is your favorite brand and flavor of tea?

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  • LFDBabs
    LFDBabs Posts: 297 Member
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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

    Oh, and I love pomegranates too :)
  • evee7340
    evee7340 Posts: 24 Member
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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.
  • cosmiqrust
    cosmiqrust Posts: 214 Member
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    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=22794
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
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    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.
  • MargoQuigley
    MargoQuigley Posts: 8
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    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.
  • DBubbs
    DBubbs Posts: 38 Member
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    Celestial Seasonings: "Mandarin Orange Spice® Herbal Tea".
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
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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:
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    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.
  • Lottiotta
    Lottiotta Posts: 162 Member
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    Dragonfly's Rooibos Chai is really nice. :)
  • SrMaggalicious
    SrMaggalicious Posts: 495 Member
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    Allegra brand - oolong flavor/type; Rooibos tea is a close second...it's a sweeter red tea.
  • Kimmer03
    Kimmer03 Posts: 48 Member
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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.
  • 21million
    21million Posts: 113 Member
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    Red Label Indian tea. I also like Bigelow's Vanilla Chai
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
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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.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
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    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.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
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    red rose orange pekot, the kind that comes with the adorable figurines. :)
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
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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.
  • stillhere1981
    stillhere1981 Posts: 119 Member
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    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.
  • gobonas99
    gobonas99 Posts: 1,049 Member
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    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:
  • stillhere1981
    stillhere1981 Posts: 119 Member
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    Oh and Traditional Medicinals Nighty Night when I need some help sleeping
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
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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,

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