The Tea Thread

[Tensei85]

That's pretty much it the "Tea Thread"

Name it, share it, bask in the pleasant aroma of Tea :ultracool



My favorites are the Ito En Sencha shots:

I enjoy the Korean Ume Plum Tea, also comes in packets.

There's a special Taiwanese Green Tea, that is totally awesome!

Longjing is great!

Genmaicha has a nice distinct taste!


Well those are some of my favorites, what tea's have you come to love?


Thanks for sharing,

 

[JadecloudAlchemist]

Gunpowder tea was recommended to me by one of my teachers.

Temple of Heaven brand is very cheap but a very strong tea for the price: http://www.flickr.com/photos/takethemoneyandrun/158591370/

Lungjing(dragon well) is a very good tea much milder in flavor than gunpowder.

Genmaicha I think has a nutty type taste its been a while since I had it.

I do like Matcha it has a great aroma.

Jasmine tea has a sweet taste and I enjoy it cold as well.

White tea is another one I can enjoy cold because it is milder flavor compared to the green and black teas.

My wife drinks Black tea,Straw tea(I hate it) and my green tea.

I don't mind the taste of the Lipton all natural ice tea but it has a lot of sugar same goes with Snapple who's Green tea ice tea has a sweet flavor at only 42g of sugar lol.

 

[celtic_crippler]

Earl Gray...hot.







...lol

 

[Xue Sheng]

Generally Gunpowder, oolong, genmai cha, hoji cha, ti kuan yin - always hot no sweatener

For Breakfast or after supper (as long as it was not a Chinese meal) Irish Breakfast tea with a bit of milk.

There are a few others but I tend not to drink flavored teas or herbal teas, I just don't like them.

The only herbal tea I will drink would be that prescribed by a TCM OMD and I don't like those either.
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[padre]

I have some oooold sheng here, but my daily tea is organic matcha prepared in the traditional manner with bamboo whisk, etc.

I do really enjoy fresh long jing, fukamushi, and a fair variety of others.

 

[RubberDuck]

I think I must be a bit of a pleb... Sainsburys Red Label or Tetley at a push

For fruit "teas" I quite like Twinings Lemon & Ginger though, lovely with a spoonful of honey stirred in, especially if you're feeling a bit under the weather.

 

[Tensei85]

I think I must be a bit of a pleb... Sainsburys Red Label or Tetley at a push

For fruit "teas" I quite like Twinings Lemon & Ginger though, lovely with a spoonful of honey stirred in, especially if you're feeling a bit under the weather.

Agreed, I generally drink jasmine tea with honey when I have a cold or sore throat. Works great!

 

[padre]

I am such a tea geek that I have actually made youtube videos on how to brew various teas, showing the use of ethnic teaware, etc.

I'd say I blew a $1K USD easily on tea last year. My most expensive cup of tea was a little over $35.

 

[Tensei85]

I am such a tea geek that I have actually made youtube videos on how to brew various teas, showing the use of ethnic teaware, etc.

I'd say I blew a $1K USD easily on tea last year. My most expensive cup of tea was a little over $35.

My new best-friend :ultracool

lol, I understand I'm a tea fanatic. It's amazing I've been drinking it all my life & still am not tired of a nice cup of Cha on a cold day, a warm day, a sick day, a happy day, or any day!

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Green tea every day here!

 

[Flea]

Unfortunately caffeine is out of bounds for me, per doctor's orders. This limits my tea options considerably. :wah:

But not completely. My all-time favorite would have to be southern sweet tea, sun-brewed, with a few sprigs of mint. There's also rooibos, with lots of milk and sugar. Finally, a friend in college had her own recipe for orange spice tea and I've never found its equal.

I will occasionally cheat with a cup of Bigelow's Lady Grey tea. And I have very fond memories of Genmaicha.