Favorite teas.

Post about your favorite teas, and see what others recommend.

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on March 8, 2014 at 3:59pm

As for me, there are only two choices . . . one for hot . . . one for cold.

Next question!

K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on March 8, 2014 at 9:42pm

Blehhh, Early Grey. Only tolerable with loads of milk and sugar.

For hot tea, I tend to enjoy herbal, green, and fruit teas (rather than black tea). Since I moved to Northern Virginia, I've kind of fallen off the Southern iced sweet tea train...uh oh.

Permalink Reply by Anita (Caladrius Theless) on March 26, 2014 at 9:19pm

I'm curious- do you take your Earl Grey tea with milk, as in the picture?

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on March 27, 2014 at 12:24am

While a hot cup of English breakfast tea is best with a little sugar only, in my Earl Gray it's gonn a be cream (not milk) and WAY too much sugar. The best part is the spoonful of syrup at the bottom of the cup.

Permalink Reply by deanna bakeonaiter on March 9, 2014 at 10:45pm

ive only tried a few teas and dont have a favorite yet but i want to try earl gray and all the rest

Permalink Reply by Anita (Caladrius Theless) on March 9, 2014 at 11:23pm

Black tea: My favorite is Irish Breakfast Tea, followed by English Breakfast. (The former is stronger, more robust.)

I drink my black tea with milk, and sometimes sugar or honey. (I was raised with British influence via my Indian father.) To turn that into a chai tea, also toss in a couple of whole cloves, and a cardamom pod or two, as you heat it. Sprinkle cinnamon/ginger powder/nutmeg to taste. (Obviously ingredients can be omitted if disliked or unavailable.)

White Tea: Tazo Berryblossom White - always with sugar, and sometimes with milk.

White teas are great in general, but this specific flavor of the Tazo brand was love at first sip. It had a perfectly subtle fruitiness.

Though it may sound like it, I promise I'm not a tea snob. I drink Lipton Tea as readily as I do the premium stuff (and far more often, considering the cost).

K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on March 9, 2014 at 11:38pm

The Tazo Berryblossom White sounds good...I'll have to try it!

Permalink Reply by Anita (Caladrius Theless) on March 9, 2014 at 11:53pm

If you're an Amazon shopper, you can find it here as an add-on item. I've yet to see it in a store.
(I first experienced it at Starbucks, but they no longer sell it.)

K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on March 13, 2014 at 6:17pm

I'm not sure if you have these stores in your area, but I found the tea at a Safeway grocery store! :) (Quite a bit cheaper than Amazon, too...)

Permalink Reply by Anita (Caladrius Theless) on March 15, 2014 at 5:07pm

Alas, no Safeways in my neighborhood!

Shortly after our exchange, I did buy a box from Amazon for the first time in a long while. It tasted different. Tazo changed the recipe to include black darjeeling tea along with white tea! I still really like it, it's just...different. A little more bitter, so be careful not to steep it too long.

K-ModPermalink Reply by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on March 25, 2014 at 8:21pm

I'm really loving the Tazo Passion tea right now! It's an herbal tea of hibiscus, orange peel, rose hips, and passion fruit -- it has a tangy/sour taste because of the peel and passion fruit, which might not appeal to everyone, but I just love its strong, distinct flavor. I drink it plain, no sugar or anything.

K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on March 26, 2014 at 1:20pm

Glad that you're enjoying your little flower and fruit flavored herbal infusion drink, but it makes me so sad . . . I see that you're one of those "herbal tea" kooks who refuses to believe that, by definition, it's impossible to concoct a drink of tea unless it actually contains tea leaves:

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis . . .

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