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Milkis
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Since we're posting pictures of our tea stash D: | ||
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peacenl
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Fortis-Et-Fidus
United States119 Posts
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OneManTeam
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Ingredients: Tulsi (holy basil -- krishna, rama and vana tulsi), cinnamon, rooibos, ginger, cardamom, chicory (roasted), black pepper, clove, nutmeg and mace (all organic, obviously). | ||
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Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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Fortis-Et-Fidus
United States119 Posts
On June 02 2013 14:08 OneManTeam wrote: Tulsi Red Chai Masala from Organic India is what I have been drinking lately. Sometimes I feel a bit of a mental high after drinking it, but I'm not sure why. Ingredients: Tulsi (holy basil -- krishna, rama and vana tulsi), cinnamon, rooibos, ginger, cardamom, chicory (roasted), black pepper, clove, nutmeg and mace (all organic, obviously). Where did you get this tea, online? it sounds interesting because i just recently started drinking rooibos tea, and the mixture of organic chai ingredients sounds good | ||
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 03 2013 09:51 T.O.P. wrote: I'm love tea. I drink loose leaf. I think teavana is the devil. Why the hell would you "infuse" mango and passionfruit into your tea. What is wrong with them. You just gotta think of them as cocktails. You don't use the best alcohol usually for cocktails, since they're best off being enjoyed on their own. but if you're drinking something crappy you need to mask the bad taste (or if you're drinking to get trashed or whatever and what to mask the taste of alcohol). Cocktails are nice in their own way, but they're no aged scotch or good wine. | ||
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Ichabod
United States1659 Posts
Working my way up the TLTea ladder one step at a time. | ||
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scaban84
United States1080 Posts
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xsnac
Barbados1365 Posts
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genushumanus
Australia2 Posts
On June 16 2013 09:38 xsnac wrote:what types of black tea you guys recommand me ? Black teas are a huge category, how do you like to drink your tea? There is probably not much point in my listing off brands or stores since I live in Australia but for flavoured black teas I can't go past a good earl grey (bergamot) blend. For example: french earl grey (fruit/floral), lady grey, or black monk (pear/bergamot). If I am drinking a black tea with milk and sugar then I lean more towards an Assam, these are amongst the strongest back teas around and take milk, sugar and honey very well in my experience. My personal favourites to drink straight up are Chinese black teas and Darjeelings due to the complex flavours and variety, technically not all are true black teas though. Hopefully that gives you a bit of a starting point. I'm also curious if anyone has tips on sourcing puerh in Australia. I notice that T2 has one but they don't offer any specifics like dates, how it is processed, where it is grown, etc (common across a lot of their tea unfortunately) which makes me very dubious about its quality/origins. I'd love to start out with a small quantity of 2 or 3 different kinds and then explore from there but it is hard finding a source at this stage. | ||
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LeCastor
France234 Posts
P.S: Like mentionned it's not Tea at all, so it's safe to drink before going to bed. | ||
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Deleted User 135096
3624 Posts
On May 31 2013 06:26 soda ark wrote: Just a little. First you learn that there are around 7 general categories of tea, and then as you go deeper you realize that there are many different variations to each category where region plays a big role. Yea, I'd say it's complicated.tea has a steep learning curve i see | ||
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balls516
China35 Posts
edit: i prefer fragrant greens and milder oolongs, although a nice strong black tea recommendation for when i need a little caffeine would be nice too. | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
The fun of tea for me is in variety, but I have tried so many teas over the last few years that I am settling down to just having a green tea or wulong I like around. Right now it is Fukujyu for me. I would like to try some more expensive gyokuros, but unfortunately they are expensive  There's a shop in Quebec which is a haven of expensive green teas, but only in my wildest dreams would I buy much of them.Lately I'm also just enjoying the pleasure of trying to develop my own sort of ceremony / ritual with tea. A lot of wabi-sabi ideas have influenced me, so I feel less guilty about not getting expensive tea, although I guess being able to get tea from other countries is hardly destitute. But I like the idea of having tea in a serene environment, being calm, and letting the focus be on the small sounds and the smell and the taste and the touch of things. Reading some books about tea ceremony is pretty interesting. Watching Rikyu (1989) was pretty interesting too, but only a little informative. One thing I realise about drinking tea, is that I enjoy the flavour far more if I don't have a large amount. A large amount encourages me to gulp it quickly before it gets cold. So I am starting to use smaller cups. I would never say tea has a really steep learning curve. There is a lot to know about tea, but there is only a little you need to know and a lot comes naturally. As long as you are diligent enough to research what temperature to heat steep your tea at, and for how long, you are fine and most places will just tell you. Even at a grocery store, it often says on the box. So just get whatever intrigues you and enjoy it ;p Oolong tea is probably the most resilient if you don't want to be bothered, since often it won't get bitter whatever temperature and steeping time you choose, as long as you don't go too crazy. On June 01 2013 09:43 Fortis-Et-Fidus wrote: Bought some Rooibos team from adaigo.com, i bought "Jasmine Roobios" to be exact, how would you go about straining loose leaf tea without proper equipment, and where besides online could i get a nice tea set in the US also, is Jasmine a very floral/perfume style, its very strong and i can't really tell if i want to keep drinking it d: I use a 1 cup instant coffee filter I got from the grocery store. Metal mesh coffee filters tend to have the finest mesh since they are normally used for coffee grind. I find teaballs and the like consistently disappointing and leaking bits of leaves out. I steep my tea in a measuring cup and then pour it through that filter. I wouldn't recommend a paper coffee filter tho, since it will be too slow and tedious, and might affect the flavour of your tea. Rooibos doesn't do well in tea balls, so I recommend my method. | ||
salle
Sweden5554 Posts
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Milkis
5003 Posts
Lately I'm also just enjoying the pleasure of trying to develop my own sort of ceremony / ritual with tea. A lot of wabi-sabi ideas have influenced me, so I feel less guilty about not getting expensive tea, although I guess being able to get tea from other countries is hardly destitute. But I like the idea of having tea in a serene environment, being calm, and letting the focus be on the small sounds and the smell and the taste and the touch of things. Have you tried gongfu style brewing? :D | ||
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peacenl
550 Posts
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RuiBarbO
United States1340 Posts
On August 09 2013 06:36 peacenl wrote: I really craved some good matcha again because it helps me relax and meditate for hours, so I bought about 10 bags of quality Matcha. Will definitely upload the pics when the goods arrive. Ooooooooooooooooooooooh... I'm jealous. A friend of mine gave me several bags of some tea that she brought from England. I think it was a Yorkshire brand... Not sure, though. Anyway, it was some of the best black tea I've had. Them British people do know their teas, that's for sure. | ||
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