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Adventures In Tea

DakiniDakini Veteran
edited May 2011 in General Banter
The subject of tea has returned to the forum, so I thought we might have fun sharing our favorite teas with each other. I'll start:

HERBAL: Organic Earl Grey Rooibos by Rishi
Rooibos is African redbush tea, a smooth caffeine-free tea. This version has oil of bergamot added, to create an herbal Earl Grey, everyone's favorite, right?

GREEN: Wild Berry Plum green tea, by Republic of Tea Also comes in a decaf version. Nice light fruit flavor

Earl Green by Zhena's Gypsy Tea. There's that oil of bergamot again, this time in a green tea.

WHITE: Ambrosia Plum white tea by Zhena's gypsy tea Nice delicate fruit and rose petal flavor in a combo of white and green tea

All of these are available at Whole Foods. If there's no Whole Foods store near you, check out your local tea shop or grocery store. These all come in round canisters, all but the rooibos are in teabags.

Enjoy. :)

Comments

  • thickpaperthickpaper Veteran
    I drink lots of kinds of green teas but my favourite is Yerba Matte and Damianna. Ebay is pretty good for tea.

    xx
  • MindGateMindGate United States Veteran
    My all time favorite is either Apple Cinnamon by Liptop or Twilight Dreams by my local grocery store (its a chamomile tea).
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    edited May 2011
    I like Bengal Spice by Celestial Seasonings (herbal), and "Decaffeinated Spiced Chai", by Taylors of Harrogate. Any kind of Rooibos is also good.
  • TiaPTiaP
    I live on plain peppermint tea any brand, but a favourite treat is Yunnan and Peppermint White Tea from Fortnum & Mason in London, yum
  • BuckyGBuckyG
    Puer Tuocha, Gyokuro, Puer Velour, Sencha, Yerba Mate
  • DazzleDazzle
    Nettle tea is my favorite. (apart from strong English tea, being a Uk northerner, lol!)
  • BuckyGBuckyG
    Chamomile, fresh ginger and water tea
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    Nettle tea--isn't that what Milarepa subsisted on while meditating in a cave?
    Nettle tea is my favorite.
    Do you make it yourself, from nettles? Nettles are said to be very healthful.

  • pearlpearl
    Love black tea... english or irish breakfast, with cream and sugar.
    Jasmine green tea is also great.
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    Jasmine is great! Earl Grey is fab. :) I've gotten out of the habit of black tea, though, unless it's decaf.
  • lightwithinlightwithin Veteran
    I wish I knew how to "translate" the names of all the herbs in the teas I'm used to drinking. Chamomile is the only one I know in English but this one is my least favorite of the varieties I drink, because the kind my family buys is combined with honey and I find it too sweet.

    Fruit based tea blends are also nice after lunch for me, but I don't know where the redish color comes from and I find that fishy. Almost as if they're adding artificial colors cause none of the fruits included is red! Weird.
  • pearlpearl


    I don't know where the redish color comes from and I find that fishy. Almost as if they're adding artificial colors cause none of the fruits included is red!

    Maybe hibiscus??

    I used to get this Tazo brand tea called "Passion", I think. It had a great reddish-purple color, and its main ingredient was hibiscus.
  • pearlpearl

    Has anyone tried Lapsang souchong tea? It tastes like a barbecue ! :)
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    The colors in some teas are bona-fide, I think; from dried berries, flower petals, or whatever.

    Speaking of Chinese black teas, gen mai chai, and popcorn tea (I haven't seen any in ages) are good. Lapsang souchong is pretty strong stuff!
  • zombiegirlzombiegirl beating the drum of the lifeless in a dry wasteland Veteran
    on a recommendation from the proprietor of a local tea shop, i bought octavia tea's french breakfast as a gift for my sister. she absolutely loved it and i was able to snag a cup the last time i visited her. it was kind of pricey, but man was it delicious. the vanilla scent was what really makes it, i think.

    here's a link with some reviews:
    http://steepster.com/teas/octavia-tea/5168-french-breakfast
  • riverflowriverflow Veteran
    I usually get my tea from Harney and Sons. I do my tea elaborately-- using an electric jug to heat the water, pour the hot water with an infuser with tea leaves, and I often use insulated glass mugs to keep the heat. Some teas I will measure out the right amount of milk and sugar (very little sugar) and sometimes honey. I never intended this, but I've turned into quite the tea snob!

    Harney and Sons has a "Dragon Jasmine" tea that I enjoy a lot. I still have yet to find a chai tea that beats what I had at an Indian restaurant in New Zealand a couple years back.

    During the time I set aside for book study or reading poetry, I almost always have a kettle of tea on hand.

    Since I have cut out all sodas, and even fruit juices, I drink only two things: hot tea, or water (and once in a blue moon, sake).

    I'm generally not disappointed with most teas I try out, except I don't know if I care for Tilleul (some sort of French tea)-- its terribly weak and I just don't think I've acquired the taste for it. But I like to try a little of everything (though I won't buy tea from grocery stores-- I've really become a snob about tea!)

    As for English breakfast tea goes, I only drink Dilmah, which is the smoothest tea I've ever had. I used to have it shipped in from outside the States, but now, thankfully, I can get it through Amazon. :-)
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