Hot tea - No cream or sugar, don't be a degenerate

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Black tea (Earl, Assam, Oolong, that generic shit they sell in the kosher section, generic in general long as its not Lipton, etc) in a mug with no fixings.

Fuck you, I drink it out of a mug.

Edit: Also here's a fun story, me and a buddy were once ordering Chinese food and were like "Fuck, this place has awesome Oolong, let's get some of that to go." Apparently they had never recieved this sort of order, and were not properly equipped to deal with it, so they gave it to us in a bigass heat-resistant plastic container (like the kind they send you soup in) with all the leaves, herbs and stuff still floating in it.

Me and my buddy had carry to that thing around like a bomb because the plastic was so thin and they filled it up to the top. It was also hot as a car engine. We also had to strain it through a paper towel to get the floating crap out of it. We got two mugs out of the whole thing, but that was one of the best cups of tea I've ever had. Was kind of inconvient for us but I appreciate the ingenuity.
 
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Genmaicha and Lapsang Souchong are fantastic. Monkey-picked Oolong is patrician-tier. Super Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe Darjeeling (that's the actual term, look it up) is the most Chad beverage that doesn't contain alcohol.
 
A certain navy admiral recommended to mix tea with brandy, so I tried black peach tea and mixed it with brandy, its good.
 
Lapsang Souchong for the unaware literally tastes like burnt wood (Oak, maybe? Felt more like mulch to me).

I liked the package of it I bought, but didn't buy it again. It was interesting drinking what tasted like smoke from a bonfire, but ultimately not my thing.
 
L50LasPak said:
Lapsang Souchong for the unaware literally tastes like burnt wood.
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Specifically pine. It's pretty potent stuff.

If you find it overpowering, Russian Caravan has a touch of it, but blends it with oolong, assam, keemun and other teas, generally always having lapsang souchong, oolong, and some strong black tea.
 
AnOminous said:
Specifically pine. It's pretty potent stuff.

If you find it overpowering, Russian Caravan has a touch of it, but blends it with oolong, assam, keemun and other teas, generally always having lapsang souchong, oolong, and some strong black tea.
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I just legit didn't expect to have a cup of tea taste literally like wood. Wasn't bad though. But probably not my thing.

I still finished the box though. Guess I didn't discriminate back then.
 
AnOminous said:
Specifically pine. It's pretty potent stuff.

If you find it overpowering, Russian Caravan has a touch of it, but blends it with oolong, assam, keemun and other teas, generally always having lapsang souchong, oolong, and some strong black tea.
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The smoky flavor is kind of charming in a way. It’s a very bold and distinct taste. I like it more in the winter along with 8 immortals and turmeric teasans.
 
I don't get to drink it often because I'm not too fond of Korean food, but every Korean restaurant I've been to will always provide a hot glass of barley tea as the default drink. I love its toasted aroma, makes me feel full and satisfied off the smell alone.
 
I've been wanting to get into loose teas, especially oolong and green tea.
I got one thing of green from the asian market that's lovely and bitter. Also got a lil thing of rose tea, and even though it takes forever to make, I recently loaded a bunch in the teapot to simmer for 30 minutes and it came out beautiful. I could get coronavirus from this chink tea and not even mind.

In an effort to take in less caffeine, I've been drinking this. It's fucking delicious.
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Tea is disgusting and you're all degenerates for drinking it. The only thing worse than hot tea is cold tea and the only thing worse that tea is coffee.
 
break these cuffs said:
I don't drink tea because I'm not a woman or European. I like my coffee black and my tea in the harbor :semperfidelis: to all our brave troops overseas.
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I'm European and I just had my 4th cup of organic whole leaf green tea with ginger and ginseng, I think I fancy another round now.
 
I like a variety of black, green, barley, and herbals.I enjoy them straight up, with cream and sugar, lemon, honey. I will make pots of the stuff, and have several different sized pots at home. I am looking for a good samovar tea service, but have not found "the right one" yet.
 
Anyone know if Good Young Taiwanese Oolong is worth a damn? I got a tin of loose leaf at a market/restaurant I liked while passing by my alma mater. Anyone have recommendations for loose leaf oolongs in general that don’t destroy your wallet, and a good Chinese-style tea set? Seems like those would be better for oolongs considering you can infuse them multiple times, and the small cups made it less likely that I’d burn my tongue if that restaurant is any indication.
 
Chamomile tea is by far my favorite. I like most herbal teas but chamomile is head and shoulders above the rest.
For actual tea it's a bit of a toss up. I like black tea, but green tea also has its charm.
I'm an American, so I use the bags. Were this the coffee thread I would talk about the right coffee grinder to get for whole beans and the advantages of the French press over Mr. Coffee. Maybe you Yuropoors can educate me on similar tea things.
 
The Spice and Tea Exchange makes a Russian Caravan that is smoky and wonderful. Finding a smoky teas is really hard. With a little cream, it's like heaven.

For bags, I kind of like the Bigelow Benefits Refresh. A matcha with chili, tumeric, dandelion, and nettle, it helps on bad liver days.
 
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