Ryan&Amber2013
Puritan Board Senior
I've really been enjoying tea lately. Do any of you have any good combinations or secrets you want to share? So far, Earl Grey with honey and maybe some cinnamon seems to be my favorite.
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C. Matthew McMahon
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Amazingly, Kroger has a really tasty select series. I like pomegranate blueberry with a dash of stevia.
Edward
Puritanboard Commissioner
Add a sprig of mint. And don't forget to use Luzianne. http://www.luzianne.com/site.php Three one quart bags makes a nice half gallon.
And, when I am not geographically impaired, Publix peach iced tea. They use real sugar, not HFCS, and a half gallon jug doesn't last long around me.
Alan D. Strange
Puritan Board Senior
I like Earl Grey, Prince of Wales, Jasmine, Lapsang Souchang and many others (all Twinings loose). For more special occasions, Fortnum & Mason (right now, Queen Anne; especially their specialties, Twinings too, like Anniversary Tea). A bit of honey and milk.
Peace,
Alan
Peace,
Alan
Absolutely not. Any other way is, I dare say, heterodox.
mountaincathedrals
Puritan Board Freshman
Ideally in a Brown Betty.
Cymro
Puritan Board Junior
I am not an expert on tea but lived long enough to have tasted a few brands. I am with Alan as far as normal intake is concerned, and regularly use Twinning varieties. But also use their various packets of green tea with mint, peach etc flavouring. But the favourite brand of mine, though a little expensive, is Orchid White Tea bought in the Orchid Gardens,Singapore. Though in a tin that only is two and a half inches square x three and a half inches high, it has lasted 2years! The reason is that one only has to put in half a teaspoon of tea into the teapot for two! When two bone China cups are filled, more hot water can be poured upon the tea leaves in the pot, and amazingly the tea grows stronger! Similarly if one tops up the third time there is an increase in strength, which happens with true china tea. The aroma and taste is delicate yet pleasing to the palate, and does not require milk or sugar.
Another tea that I was given was from a small private tea plantation in China called Wangchai tea, which is even more delicate and the bouquet and taste is but a whisper, yet appreciatively satisfying.
The important thing is to stop the kettle before it actually comes to boiling point, otherwise the tea is scorched. But I must admit that the the only accompaniment with fish and chips is a strong brown tea with milk and drunk from a mug! I think the Japanese have a reverent attitude to the making and serving of tea, with a ritual that makes the event something more than ordinary.
Another tea that I was given was from a small private tea plantation in China called Wangchai tea, which is even more delicate and the bouquet and taste is but a whisper, yet appreciatively satisfying.
The important thing is to stop the kettle before it actually comes to boiling point, otherwise the tea is scorched. But I must admit that the the only accompaniment with fish and chips is a strong brown tea with milk and drunk from a mug! I think the Japanese have a reverent attitude to the making and serving of tea, with a ritual that makes the event something more than ordinary.
Ryan&Amber2013
Puritan Board Senior
What are your thoughts on the Celestials? I use decaf which is what they primarily are. The only one I had was the sleepy time which wasn't my favorite.
arapahoepark
Puritan Board Professor
I prefer matcha, when I have it. Typically in the morning, otherwise I won't get to sleep that night.
Ok LilyG, I'm giving this a try- sounds interesting!
LilyG
Puritan Board Freshman
LilyG
Puritan Board Freshman
We ordered our smoky tea from here:
http://www.adagio.com/teas.html
It's the only one we've tried from them so far. They have so many!
http://www.adagio.com/teas.html
It's the only one we've tried from them so far. They have so many!
2ndViolinist
Puritan Board Freshman
I don't actually like tea *but* I visited a Victorian tea house in which I was served chocolate tea. It was essentially a very diluted and less sweet hot chocolate. That was... not bad, but I'm not sure if that was even a flavor of tea served back then.
Peairtach
Puritan Board Doctor
I don't like smokey varieties like Lapsang Souchong. Just standard English Breakfast - or Tetley - for me. Milk no sugar.
Not too much milk. It must be reasonably strong, flavoursome and refreshing. Too much milk and it is insipid dishwater.
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Not too much milk. It must be reasonably strong, flavoursome and refreshing. Too much milk and it is insipid dishwater.
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Since we moved to the east side of the state, I can't find it, but I used to really like ripe pu-erh tea. A Chinese woman in Seattle ran a tea shop with exotic teas from the east. She introduced us to pu-erh, and we ended up spoiled.
https://dailyhealthpost.com/pesticides-tea/
I really think you all should read this link. The only certified brand of popular tea with zero pesticide residue is Red Rose.
If you ever read about the terrible, toxic ( often not approved by the EPA in this country) sprays used overseas, you might never drink anything but Red Rose or organic tea again.
You will also end up with a nice mug full of little collectible Red Rose figurines as the years go by. Fun for visiting kids to play with.
VB- My son buys pu-err online.....
I really think you all should read this link. The only certified brand of popular tea with zero pesticide residue is Red Rose.
If you ever read about the terrible, toxic ( often not approved by the EPA in this country) sprays used overseas, you might never drink anything but Red Rose or organic tea again.
You will also end up with a nice mug full of little collectible Red Rose figurines as the years go by. Fun for visiting kids to play with.
VB- My son buys pu-err online.....
hammondjones
Puritan Board Junior
Hot leaf water!? No way! I'll stick with hot bean water.
ZackF
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