I used to drink green tea, which wasn't that nice at first but I liked it after a while, but I ran out a couple of months or so ago and have been drinking black tea since which I quite like. I've never really had a tea that was really great though.
I don't really like the idea of fruity teas but I'm interested in herbal teas, especially those with health benefits (I like food science).
I wouldn't really want to be telling my mates, if they bothered asking, "It's strawberry and vanilla tea.." Great. Fantastic.
I live in the UK so tea which can be bought from supermarkets or Holland and Barrett's would be great thanks.
Holland and Barrett's sell a tea that costs £40 a box..
(And no milk teas of course.)
I only like green if it's properly brewed- which is rare for me!
I do love Rooibos! It's redbush tea from South Africa, usually called red tea. Mild taste that I would say has the most "tea" like flavor from a teasan. Different brands do taste somewhat differently. I get Davidson organic from amazon. Quite cheap, not the strongest, but it can brew a long time.
I also like the chai varieties of it.
I don't care for fruity teas either, except for the mango flavors. Hibiscus is good for iced tea.
Yogi teas are great! l love the Breathe Right for cold season.
Holy Basil- got a big bag of it loose. Has a mild minty taste. Supposed to be good for something- mood I think. It tastes really nice.
I do love Rooibos! It's redbush tea from South Africa, usually called red tea. Mild taste that I would say has the most "tea" like flavor from a teasan. Different brands do taste somewhat differently. I get Davidson organic from amazon. Quite cheap, not the strongest, but it can brew a long time.
I also like the chai varieties of it.
Great suggestions thanks!
I really like lemons and the holy basil sounds really nice too.
Is Yogi a brand?
What do you do with loose tea that's different to bagged tea?
I used to drink green tea and black tea, both of which are OK, but I prefer chamomile tea. Sleepytime is my favorite. I have a blueberry rooibos tea that is alright on occasion, and also a mix of chai tea and white tea. Chai tea is also really good just on its own. The rooibos and chai/white tea I have is loose leaf so it's super expensive and fancy. I got them both from Teavana and they have a million different kinds of loose leaf teas so there has to be a tea out there for everyone, and they have always offered free samples of tea at the locations I've been to.
Great suggestions thanks!
I really like lemons and the holy basil sounds really nice too.
Is Yogi a brand?
What do you do with loose tea that's different to bagged tea?
So many blends! They have blends specific for ailments that really do help, as well as taste great. Good ethical company too.
Loose tea-- you need a tea ball or some kind of filter. Problem with that is sometimes you get stuff come through. My holy basil is loose and I get lots of sediment.I also use a press for it if I want to brew a lot, but that's a pain to clean out. I wish I'd have gotten bags.
Chinese Gunpowder Green tea is one of my standards. I also really love this oolong variety called Tie Guan Yin, also called "Iron Goddess" tea.
I am lucky enough to have a really good tea shop nearby that sells a large variety of loose-leaf tea. I get all my tea from there and don't use bags anymore.
I have a rosehip and hibiscus tea I find at a discount store, it's even organic. It is refreshing. I often combine it with rooibos for iced tea.
I love it hot with almond milk, but it does curdle a kinda nasty pink!
I like regular tea, such as Lipton or Red Rose, but I like herb teas better. I've tried and liked chamomile, catnip, peppermint, and lemon balm.
Catnip is my favorite; it tastes like something between mint and oregano, which sounds weird, but I like it. My cats preferred the leaves; I thought they would go nuts for the tea, at least after it cooled a bit, but I guess the part they really like gets destroyed by heat.
Peppermint tastes like peppermint; chamomile has a mild lemony taste; and the lemon balm was something I tried to brew myself- our community garden has lots of it and I picked some to experiment. I might have picked it at the wrong time, when the flavor wasn't at its best.
I've gotten myself off coffee and now am sorta enjoying matcha in the morning. I don't care much for the taste, but it does keep me from crashing in the later morning.
Ive come to like earl grey which seems to help with digestion
I drink herbal iced "tea" every day. (I put that in quotes because I've been scolded that they are not real tea.)
I love a lemongrass over ice. I find I do have to brew it hot first.
All others, I just plop the teabag into cold water and it brews itself in a few minutes. My favorites are sarsaparilla, hibiscus, mango hibiscus and gingerbread.
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