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On May 25 2012 04:54 peacenl wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 04:28 HwangjaeTerran wrote:Tea might look expensive but compared to coffee prices it's much cheaper. Atleast that's my experience, and I sometimes drink a few liters of green tea a day. Green tea really diminishes your appetite and really does wonders to your energy levels. Drinking it actually feels healthy. I like Japanese Sencha as my day to day choice, any green tea with lemon if I'm going stingy or just don't have the choice. As a poor student I haven't really tried all those special mixes or expensive varieties. But yeah, I don't like stuff more bitter than Sencha, I guess that's why it's so common. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate Mate is also really good, not exactly a variety of tea. On May 25 2012 04:24 Seiferz wrote:
For anyone getting into tea, buying a filter for your tap is almost essential. Unfiltered water really kills the tastes of delicate teas like white or green. Sometimes you won't notice with black but it depends on the type. I can imagine, luckily I have my own well with the cleanest water on the planet so I don't need a filter. I just checked out where you live, and I'm positively amazed. Are you sure you are preparing the green tea in the correct way? I've lost track of counting people talking about biterness of green tea, but not using the right temperature and steeping time.
I live in northern Finland, don't trust the wretched TL location bar. As far as I know they are all pedo's on Pitcairn.
Yeah I make it correct I think. But because I'm lazy I sometimes like to make a lot of it at once using slightly less leaves and then stick it in thermos. So it will get bitter. Usually with my brand of Sencha only the last cup is undrinkable when done so. The cheaper, more powdery varieties just go terrible.
I know I should be ashamed but you don't get into masters brewing tea after every game 
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Sick!
I want a press just like that.
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I have been drink tea ever since my teeth have been fixed (from long time of drinking soda). I can recommend a company that imports world tea that is based in the New England area. They are http://www.uptontea.com. They even do taste testing not too far from where I live. I would be wary because they do only loose leaf, but they have lots of written tutorials for noobs. I have purchased some green tea from korea, dunno if green is for me. I have been preferring black teas like English breakfast blend alot.
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I love tea too, I once drank an oolong-tea at a restaurant that after drinking left an unbelievable taste in the mouth, like you put a spoon of honey into your mouth, it was so delicious; never found a tea like that, if anyone of you knows one like that, i would really appreciate a link or a name^^
Anyways, my favorite tea is White and Green, but I also like Oolong in general, but I'm not a real fan of black.
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Hell to the yeah. Any green tea. Iced green too now that its starting to get warm.
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On May 25 2012 05:24 Knighthawkbro wrote:I have been drink tea ever since my teeth have been fixed (from long time of drinking soda). I can recommend a company that imports world tea that is based in the New England area. They are http://www.uptontea.com. They even do taste testing not too far from where I live. I would be wary because they do only loose leaf, but they have lots of written tutorials for noobs. I have purchased some green tea from korea, dunno if green is for me. I have been preferring black teas like English breakfast blend alot.
This is basically why everyone can safely switch to tea, instead of soda or fruit juice, almost all of them contain no callories/sugar (unless you add it of course). In my opinion nothing should be added to tea, unless you dislike the flavor. Drinking water all day can become boring, but tea is one of those drinks that has so many different types that you can surely find one you like.
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I roll with earl grey almost exclusively. [edit]Twinings Earl Grey in particular[/edit] Although sometimes I will make myself some oolong tea, Im not that experienced in oolong tea though, so I don't have any favorite brands.
I've also heard very good things about matcha tea, and I hope to some day try that.
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On May 25 2012 05:31 peacenl wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 05:24 Knighthawkbro wrote:I have been drink tea ever since my teeth have been fixed (from long time of drinking soda). I can recommend a company that imports world tea that is based in the New England area. They are http://www.uptontea.com. They even do taste testing not too far from where I live. I would be wary because they do only loose leaf, but they have lots of written tutorials for noobs. I have purchased some green tea from korea, dunno if green is for me. I have been preferring black teas like English breakfast blend alot. This is basically why everyone can safely switch to tea, instead of soda or fruit juice, almost all of them contain no callories/sugar (unless you add it of course). In my opinion nothing should be added to tea, unless you dislike the flavor. Drinking water all day can become boring, but tea is one of those drinks that has so many different types that you can surely find one you like.
One thing I'd like to add though, because I drink a lot of tea (not so much lately, but some time ago, really a lot, like 1-2 liters a day) my teeth used to get these brown spots sometimes from the color of green or black tea. those are really hard to get off with a brush. I don't know if I'm the only one to have this problem, but I find that's the only downside to drinking tea^^
Edit: fixed numbers ^^
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On May 25 2012 04:17 Trozz wrote:
During a work day,
I drink ~8 litres of tea.
Tea's the Gem League prize.
Wait, what? I'm skeptical that figure is correct. But if it is, you should seriously be careful. It's extremely dangerous to drink that much water in a day.
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On May 25 2012 05:55 PandaTank wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 04:17 Trozz wrote:
During a work day,
I drink ~8 litres of tea.
Tea's the Gem League prize. Wait, what? I'm skeptical that figure is correct. But if it is, you should seriously be careful. It's extremely dangerous to drink that much water in a day.
I assumed he was exaggerating, at least I hope so or he should be taking in additional salt. Not to mention the water you receive from foods.
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On May 25 2012 05:55 PandaTank wrote:Show nested quote +On May 25 2012 04:17 Trozz wrote:
During a work day,
I drink ~8 litres of tea.
Tea's the Gem League prize. Wait, what? I'm skeptical that figure is correct. But if it is, you should seriously be careful. It's extremely dangerous to drink that much water in a day.
I drink *so* much tea.
I've overdosed on it twice.
Black tea escaped me.
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Good idea OP, I love tea!
I have only been drinking for a few years now, and my favorite has to be white tea. I just love the comforting, soft floral taste...it's so delicious. My favorite so far is the Bai Mu Dan from China; not too expensive but still a delicious hand-picked organic/bio certified tea, with a good amount of caffeine too
Wulong and Black teas I love too, but they are so easy to love right? I have to admit I'm still working on green tea, I hear its an aquired taste so I'm still trying many varieties, some I like more than others. It's so..vegetal? You guys probably know what I mean, but I'm at a lost of word. My favorite so far is the Huiming. Maybe someone can recommend one! (Thanks guy above me!)
If you're around Montreal, check out this tea house / store they have such a variety of high quality stuff.
Anyone ever try Yellow tea? Is it worth the price?
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For any Londoners interested in tea, postcard teas on Oxford Street is definitely a place to check out
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On May 25 2012 06:23 Steel wrote:Good idea OP, I love tea! I have only been drinking for a few years now, and my favorite has to be white tea. I just love the comforting, soft floral taste...it's so delicious. My favorite so far is the Bai Mu Dan from China; not too expensive but still a delicious hand-picked organic/bio certified tea, with a good amount of caffeine too Wulong and Black teas I love too, but they are so easy to love right? I have to admit I'm still working on green tea, I hear its an aquired taste so I'm still trying many varieties, some I like more than others. It's so..vegetal? You guys probably know what I mean, but I'm at a lost of word. My favorite so far is the Huiming. Maybe someone can recommend one! (Thanks guy above me!) If you're around Montreal, check out this tea house / store they have such a variety of high quality stuff. Anyone ever try Yellow tea? Is it worth the price?
I would also like to know what yellow tea is like :D
I drink some white teas (indeed a nice flowery taste), but they seem to have a subtle taste of branches almost, could this be that I'm just not using the right white tea (mine usually contains a lot of small branches). Does Bai Mu Dan (I think its the same as Pai Mu Tan) usually have that?
Maybe you can try Chinese Dragonwell? I would describe it as a very smooth and subtle, sweet, rounded and slightly herbal and nutty flavor. It's not grassy like, for example, gunpowder.
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There's green, black, and white...
Yerba Mate is yellow.
It doesn't cost much.
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Gotta agree with those that are biggin' up the Yerba Mate and Lapsang Souchong!
Yerba Mate is just delicious (though not from the same plant as the type you're talking about). Difficult to describe the taste.. it's very flavourful however, and doesn't need a lot of care to make a tasty cup from.
Lapsang Souchong takes some getting used to, I have to say that I hated it at first, but had bought myself a whole pack and so forced myself to get through it.. By the end I was loving it, beneath the pungent aroma there's some really lovely flavours! I could be way off here, but the flavour seems to me most like white tea, but with a really strong smoky smell and taste added to it.
I wish it were easier to make a good cup of black tea honestly. Well made, black (red?) tea is by far my favorite drink (no milk of course, the blasphemy of it!) - incredibly delicate flavours and even beautiful to stare into when you're near the bottom of the cup :p The problem is it's so easy to get it wrong, e.g. too hot, too long etc. Which just makes it come out bitter. Of course that's why, in my opinion, people here in England use milk all the time, since it takes that bitter edge off and you don't have to worry about timings and temperature.
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On May 25 2012 07:14 kuroshiro wrote:
Gotta agree with those that are biggin' up the Yerba Mate and Lapsang Souchong!
Yerba Mate is just delicious (though not from the same plant as the type you're talking about). Difficult to describe the taste.. it's very flavourful however, and doesn't need a lot of care to make a tasty cup from.
Lapsang Souchong takes some getting used to, I have to say that I hated it at first, but had bought myself a whole pack and so forced myself to get through it.. By the end I was loving it, beneath the pungent aroma there's some really lovely flavours! I could be way off here, but the flavour seems to me most like white tea, but with a really strong smoky smell and taste added to it.
I wish it were easier to make a good cup of black tea honestly. Well made, black (red?) tea is by far my favorite drink (no milk of course, the blasphemy of it!) - incredibly delicate flavours and even beautiful to stare into when you're near the bottom of the cup :p The problem is it's so easy to get it wrong, e.g. too hot, too long etc. Which just makes it come out bitter. Of course that's why, in my opinion, people here in England use milk all the time, since it takes that bitter edge off and you don't have to worry about timings and temperature.
I would not question your judgement on tea being from the UK and such. I will see if I can find some sampler with Yerba Mate, this has caught my attention, never heard of it before.
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