This thread is about tea.

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I buy my tea from Teavana, their Golden Monkey black tea is amazing. Have it every morning.

Love peppermint and earl grey tea. Green tea is also good. Some more as well.

Earl Grey. Hot.

By the way, if any of you yanks want to enjoy a British cuppa tea, The popular brands are PG tips or Tetleys, but I recommend Yorkshire Brew (if you can find it) because it's better suited to hard water most common in England.

Cream has no place in any hot beverage, ever.

What about a nice cup of a Laurence Tureaud? Though I prefer an Iced Tea

I can't fully communicate my shock that this thread is actually about tea.

elad said:
By the way, if any of you yanks want to enjoy a British cuppa tea, The popular brands are PG tips or Tetleys, but I recommend Yorkshire Brew (if you can find it) because it's better suited to hard water most common in England.

Cream has no place in any hot beverage, ever.

The only thing that goes into my tea is a dash of honey. I drink my coffee (what little I drink) black, too. Never understood putting milk or cream into tea and coffee.

Kclub said:
The only thing that goes into my tea is a dash of honey. I drink my coffee (what little I drink) black, too. Never understood putting milk or cream into tea and coffee.

Coffee!?
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Oh my!

Green tea's great
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Kclub said:
The only thing that goes into my tea is a dash of honey. I drink my coffee (what little I drink) black, too. Never understood putting milk or cream into tea and coffee.

Some types of tea are good with lemon, others with milk/cream, most with sugar or honey.

For those saying no hot beverages should have milk or cream in them, I say Chai Tea, traditionally made with either cream or milk.

I like tea bags..... trollololol!

But in all seriousness I get most of my tea loose and mix it myself, grow my own peppermint plant out in the backyard. Also have lemonbalm and other tea making ingredients

Esme_Belles said:
I like tea bags..... trollololol!

But in all seriousness I get most of my tea loose and mix it myself, grow my own peppermint plant out in the backyard. Also have lemonbalm and other tea making ingredients

Well aren't you just the over-achiever at everything.
I had dreams of growing tea, once. Then I remembered plants die if I stand near them for too long.

Esme_Belles said:
I like tea bags..... trollololol!

But in all seriousness I get most of my tea loose and mix it myself, grow my own peppermint plant out in the backyard. Also have lemonbalm and other tea making ingredients

Lucky. U. I prefer any good (I mean high :P) quality herbal or fruit blend. Tazo, Republic of Tea, Celestial (!?) Seasonings, Eco Teas, Vinnie's, and Salada is all I can find in Houston that interests me. I say! (not really, I'm part Irish, as is my brother)

I never understood tea. It's not a very commanding drink. It's simply flavor floating in hot water, no...integration. I don't care for coffee, but I respect it more than tea.

I fucking love tea

Preferably hot or chilled orange pekoe.

peace tea and arizona tea are the only good ones. Fuck ya'lls opinions

Finland has jack shit when it comes to 'tea culture'. All we have is coffee culture, and HOLY HELL do people abuse it. I don't know anyone who doesn't drink several cups a day, except for myself.

...So I follow the customs of China and Japan. The ones who I trust the most, due to having invented the practice. This is how they do it:

Firstly, tea is always drunk alone. No sugar, no honey, definitely no milk. Tea isn't supposed to be sweet.
Second, tea bags are useless. Tea leaves are kept whole and loose; tossed right into the cup.
Third, the same dose of leaves can typically be rebrewed up to about 6 times, depending on the sort.

Oolong (烏龍) is my favorite. It's got such a powerful flavor and strong health beneficial effect. Another good thing is that it's easy to find.
Another great one is the South African rooibos. It has no theines, so it doesn't affect alertness.

ArdesCadaver said:
Finland has jack shit when it comes to 'tea culture'. All we have is coffee culture, and HOLY HELL do people abuse it. I don't know anyone who doesn't drink several cups a day, except for myself.

...So I follow the customs of China and Japan. The ones who I trust the most, due to having invented the practice. This is how they do it:

Firstly, tea is always drunk alone. No sugar, no honey, definitely no milk. Tea isn't supposed to be sweet.
Second, tea bags are useless. Tea leaves are kept whole and loose; tossed right into the cup.
Third, the same dose of leaves can typically be rebrewed up to about 6 times, depending on the sort.

Oolong (烏龍) is my favorite. It's got such a powerful flavor and strong health beneficial effect. Another good thing is that it's easy to find.
Another great one is the South African rooibos. It has no theines, so it doesn't affect alertness.

ArdesCadaver said:
Finland has jack shit when it comes to 'tea culture'. All we have is coffee culture, and HOLY HELL do people abuse it. I don't know anyone who doesn't drink several cups a day, except for myself.

...So I follow the customs of China and Japan. The ones who I trust the most, due to having invented the practice. This is how they do it:

Firstly, tea is always drunk alone. No sugar, no honey, definitely no milk. Tea isn't supposed to be sweet.
Second, tea bags are useless. Tea leaves are kept whole and loose; tossed right into the cup.
Third, the same dose of leaves can typically be rebrewed up to about 6 times, depending on the sort.

Oolong (烏龍) is my favorite. It's got such a powerful flavor and strong health beneficial effect. Another good thing is that it's easy to find.
Another great one is the South African rooibos. It has no theines, so it doesn't affect alertness.

I'm from from finland and i drink tea every day. I can't stand coffee.

so the question stands to motion, to dunk or not to dunk the biscuit?

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I like my coffee like i like my women...
Strong, Dark, Hot, and made by machine....

I hope you like tall, dark, hot, and with a spoon in it

Rusteee said:
peace tea and arizona tea are the only good ones. Fuck ya'lls opinions

processed and diluted commercially farmed artificially sweetened corn syrup flavors overly sweet masking actual aroma and taste of tea unnaturally flavored mass produced and packed in a can.

fuckno

(Jayfeather) said:
I like my coffee like i like my women...
Strong, Dark, Hot, and made by machine....

I like my coffee the way I like my humour.
Surrounded by corpses and dead babies!

elad said:
I like my coffee the way I like my humour.
Surrounded by corpses and dead babies!

I read "babies" in Heavy's voice :P

Chai, milk, some sugar and lots of it all!

I find most sorts too bitter (I'm a sweet kind of girl) lol
guy of course xD

seriously though, no tea should have milk in it unless it is explicitly supposed to. Coffee is versatile in my opinion so I'll drink that however it's served, but tea is what it is and should be drunk as such.

I find ice tea a bit offensive ª.ª

Kimpumomo said:
Chai, milk, some sugar and lots of it all!

I find most sorts too bitter (I'm a sweet kind of girl) lol
guy of course xD

seriously though, no tea should have milk in it unless it is explicitly supposed to. Coffee is versatile in my opinion so I'll drink that however it's served, but tea is what it is and should be drunk as such.

I find ice tea a bit offensive ª.ª

Herbal iced tea is a summer necessity in our house. Hot tea for the rest of the year. And how in the world do you drink milk with tea?

itsapainfulworld said:
Herbal iced tea is a summer necessity in our house. Hot tea for the rest of the year. And how in the world do you drink milk with tea?

I'm a noob, but what I find makes a tasty mix is just getting boiling water, some chai, letting it get the taste, then just pouring some milk into it. xD

This also takes away the initial burning heat, which I like xD

I enjoy a diffrent blend of Black and olong varities depending on what I want to feel from the brew. Does anyone have favored why of brewing or steeping your tea of choice? I have two diffrent ways of doing the brewing myself. One is with a herb steeping pot, you place the leaves into the top and fill with near boiling water. Then you wait the amount of time for the proper extraction and then pour the tea into a warming pot, I like a glazed ceramic. The other is loose leaf brewing, where i just place the tea leaves int he mug and fill with hot water and drink it stright. Though I like honey or milk from time to time

I'm a bit of a noob too. I'll drink it hot, a half teaspoon of sugar sometimes, straight in the mug or in a teapot, or iced. Just no dairy, and no "premade" (Peace Tea, Arizona, and Tazo are exceptions, They've got good quality). Just finished brewing some "Passionfruit Papaya" full leaf loose black tea from Republic of Tea. Finest quality black tea leaves blended with papaya, pineapple and blossoms (sunflower petals)

Iced wallmart tea with sweet-n-low yay! :D

Unsweetened Tea with lemon. Cold. Not picky about type or brand.