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AnOminous

AnOminous

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Anyone who does not love tea is a barbarian.

What is your favorite tea?

Personally, I'd like to say some variety of Darjeeling, because so many teafags have preferences in this direction, but I honestly have yet to appreciate this variety of tea and its nuances.

I like the brutal power of Lapsang Souchong, a Chinese black tea smoked over pine wood. Drinking it is like smoking.

The best version of this tea I ever had was from Berry Bros. & Rudd. And it's virtually impossible to get in burgerland.
 
Are premixed tea drinks considered barbaric?
 
I like oolong teas a lot. Never had one I didn't like.

I also got hooked on jasmine tea at a Thai place I used to go to, but you have to be careful about steeping it. Made well it has a natural sweetness, overdone and it turns bitter as fuck.
 
I have both laryngitis and bronchitis, what can you recommend as far as tea goes?
 
Earl Gray tea. I boil it in water for 5-7 minutes so it's so black you can't see through it. Then I drink it straight.
 
I love lady grey tea. That stuff is so sweet and fruity. I also love blueberry tea and passion fruit lemonade iced tea.
And don't forget.
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Since it's fall, I'm in love with Celestial Seasoning's apple cinnamon tea. It's so naturally sweet and perfect.

Also, if you've never made iced Earl Grey with slices of lemon, you're really missing out. For some reason, chilled Earl Grey really brings out its flavor and makes it much less bitter.
 
I drink litres of tea every day, so I tend to go for loose leaf over tea bags- it's cheaper and tastes better. Luckily I live in China now, where you can get great teas at a fraction of the price you'd pay for them in the West.

I prefer green, white and light Oolong teas over black.
I really love Chinese teas. My favouries are Tie Guan Yin, Alishan Oolong and Da Hong Pao. I like smoked teas as well, especially Tarry Souchong. Can't stand the taste of Pu'er though.
Modt Japanese teas taste like grass to me, but I do like Genmaicha.

As far as flavoured teas go, I go for the more expensive ones with the dried flowers/fruit and stuff, because shit from Lipton and co. just has gross artificial taste. I usually buy them from Mariage Frères or Verlet (Verlet also does coffee). Worth the price tag IME.
 
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dannyfrickenp said:
Earl Gray tea. I boil it in water for 5-7 minutes so it's so black you can't see through it. Then I drink it straight.
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I love Earl Grey, also it's available nearly everywhere.

I also used to irritate Star Trek fans by pointing out that Jean-Luc Picard was obviously gay, because he constantly talked about his boyfriend. Earl Grey. . .hawt.
 
Starbucks sells a really good unsweeten'd passion tea. The prices are obscene, so anyone who points me to I could make it myself will be dearly belov'd on my part.
 
ulsterscotsman said:
I like mine with milk and sugar.
And a couple of Mcvitties Chocolate digestives on the side.
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The kind of tea I like with milk and sugar is really assam-heavy blends like Irish breakfast tea, brewed super strong to the point it would be intolerably bitter without.
 
AnOminous said:
The kind of tea I like with milk and sugar is really assam-heavy blends like Irish breakfast tea, brewed super strong to the point it would be intolerably bitter without.
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The only tea I is ordinary Punjana and sometimes their Irish breakfast blend.
Haven't got to try their "Titanic Tea" yet.
 
It's overpriced, but I do like Teavana's stuff. Mixing the jasmine and Peach Tranquility teas is really good. I want to try their jasmine oolong sometime.
 
I'm basic but I'm just in love with the Vanilla Lipton tea. It's just so sweet, I love it.

I also love green, red, and mint tea. TBH i go nuts for every type of tea.
 
Love oolong tea, especially Wuyi oolongs (higher oxidation and roasted). Pu Erh is another I drink frequently. Green tea, but is has to be the real first flush gyokuro from Japan. Most of the shit that gets sold as tea in the US is quite nasty, green tea shouldn't be brown :(
 
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