Not at all. I usually prefer it, and probably 90% of my tea drinking is just straight tea.
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Not at all. I usually prefer it, and probably 90% of my tea drinking is just straight tea.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
How well does that work? Is there much water left in the sectioned off area?
No way. I usually only add sweeteners when I'm drinking lower quality black teas.
Train of Midnight
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I feel like I'm the weird one who almost never takes it straight.
nakedsushi
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What do you usually have with it?
For me, most of the teas I brew have a pretty delicate flavor that completely changes w/ the addition of milk or sugar. Once in a while, if it's hot, I'll have a slightly sweetened ice-tea that I make with just a little honey or sugar, but by then I don't even think of it as tea.
StarCreator
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The only time I find sweeteners in tea acceptable is when making iced sweet tea, which is just low quality black tea anyway. Otherwise, hell no.
sasimirobot
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if you get the chance take any train in India. chai chai chai! so cheap and good...
Wind's Howling
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Adding sugar to your tea is the same as adding sugar to your coffee. It ruins the taste.
I always explain to people in my surroundings that there are different types of tea and coffee that are either mild, strong or light and yet they keep pouring the same thing and add something as unhealthy as sugar.
I always explain to people in my surroundings that there are different types of tea and coffee that are either mild, strong or light and yet they keep pouring the same thing and add something as unhealthy as sugar.
On the contrary my dear fellow, it is a marriage made in heaven.
Last Visible Dog
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I love strong intense flavours, mostly drink English Breakfast Tea, or Chai
been playing with Bubble Tea recipes lately as I've always loved Tapioca
been playing with Bubble Tea recipes lately as I've always loved Tapioca
Eewww. Sugar in tea is a major faux pas. (not really, but it is totally gross). 2% Milk in all black tea!
StarCreator
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So I lied; I also like lychee flavored bubble tea, using a green tea base. I'd still never add anything to hot tea though.
Deadly Cyclone
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Bubble tea is amazing and I'm sad I can't find it around where I live.
reggieandTFE
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2% milk has sugar in it, GASP! major faux pas
Sure, cause milk sugar functions exactly the same as cane sugar, yeah.
I realize in the best scenario nothing should be added to tea. But for blacks I need a little bit of fat to cut through it. I usually drink assams, though. Oolongs or greens I drink straight.
I drink most loose leaf tea without sugar (rooibos is great by itself), but I'm gonna have to echo that chai is good with a pinch of sugar. Specifically brown sugar can transform a cup for me even if it's a little amount.
Milk is also the only way I can drink breakfast black tea, it's too strong/bitter otherwise.
Milk is also the only way I can drink breakfast black tea, it's too strong/bitter otherwise.
Last Visible Dog
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morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Harney & Sons: Free Shipping on orders over $25, presumably until St. Patrick's Day.
Mighty Leaf: Free Shipping on order over $25 until March 14th.
My sister makes masala tea and no word of a lie, it is the second form of crack. And it kicks in while you drink it, and then you want more and more and some fucking cookies to top it off.
Aint had it in 2 years though.
Collete
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I bought rooibos just today to try it out but it really does not have much flavor...Think I'm doing something wrong here.
Harney & Sons: Free Shipping on orders over $25, presumably until St. Patrick's Day.
Mighty Leaf: Free Shipping on order over $25 until March 14th.
Thanks for informing us!
How much did you put in? Could be that you just don't like it (my dad hates it too), but try to put an extra spoon than what you'd use for other tea + keep it for longer, I do like 7-8 minutes.
I also read some people like to give rooibos an overnight in the kettle and just add water to the concentrate later, and it's supposed to "the way" to do it
Collete
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Well it was actually a bagged tea since I'm not really rich enough for loose leaf tea...<_<
It's not that I hate it, it just has no flavor if at all.
I might try to steep it overnight though, probably my best bet.
Collete
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Where do you recommend? I was thinking of going to Adagio for starters.
Stellactic
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Davidson's Tea on Amazon. The green tea I bought from them has lasted me forever and tastes quite nice.
The Tea Table is pretty good too.
If anyone has any idea where to find this kettle in canada, let me know.
Just to follow up: Emailed T-Fal, rep stated this sku is not available in Canada. (Model# BF6138US).
Collete
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I took your advice and got a fine strainer, thank you! I'll see how it works when it gets in here!
Thanks for all of your suggestions. But after some careful thinking I decided not to buy in bulk right away since I'm not sure I'll like the tea or not.
So I just went to Adagio and bought a bunch of sample teas and see if I really like rooibos and a bunch of other herbal blends.
Thanks guys!
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Teavana: (1) Free Shipping until Thursday; (2) Free cup of either Strawberry Rose Champagne Oolong or Peach Tranquility tea. In-store only with this coupon: http://www.teavana.com/free-cup?cm_sp=Home-_-Main-_-FreeCupPromo
Harney & Sons: Reminder: Free shipping until March 17th on orders over $25.
Collete
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Apologies for double post, but I thought I would review a blooming tea I just received: 3 Flower Burst from the English Tea Store
This was my first blooming tea and experience of ordering any tea online.
First I can say, I don't recommend ordering from this store, as they did put my item on backorder (when it did not even say that the item was out of stock in the first place) and apparently in reviews, this site does that often.
Although I can say their variety of blooming tea is quite nice though, but there are other trust worthy sites I have heard of like http://www.teaposy.com/.
Back to the tea itself, like the description says it contains lily, osmanthus, jasmine blooms and green tea leaves.
When it blooms the result is this: (I scooped the bloom in a clearer container for a slightly better picture quality.)
Tea appearance:
As you can see it does scatter a lot of leaves and flowers when it blooms which can be annoying to drink (I can filter it out but that's laziness on my part). Although it was nice seeing it bloom however. Just if you do plan to buy blooming teas, make sure not to poke the tea ball to make it sink. It will do that on it's own as the air bubbles escape. (Also do not let the tea over steep once it blooms as it can cause the tea to become extremely bitter.) As far as taste goes, I guess it's unique? The mix of jasmine and green tea make it a unique flavor. Adding a little sugar can go a long way though and make it taste slightly better.
Would I recommend this tea? Yeah if you like jasmine teas and want a different experience in taste. The cons are, the tea felt kind of stale? It could just be me and my batch. Just if you do buy blooming teas, just make sure not to get it from the English Tea Store.
This was my first blooming tea and experience of ordering any tea online.
First I can say, I don't recommend ordering from this store, as they did put my item on backorder (when it did not even say that the item was out of stock in the first place) and apparently in reviews, this site does that often.
Although I can say their variety of blooming tea is quite nice though, but there are other trust worthy sites I have heard of like http://www.teaposy.com/.
Back to the tea itself, like the description says it contains lily, osmanthus, jasmine blooms and green tea leaves.
When it blooms the result is this: (I scooped the bloom in a clearer container for a slightly better picture quality.)
Tea appearance:
As you can see it does scatter a lot of leaves and flowers when it blooms which can be annoying to drink (I can filter it out but that's laziness on my part). Although it was nice seeing it bloom however. Just if you do plan to buy blooming teas, make sure not to poke the tea ball to make it sink. It will do that on it's own as the air bubbles escape. (Also do not let the tea over steep once it blooms as it can cause the tea to become extremely bitter.) As far as taste goes, I guess it's unique? The mix of jasmine and green tea make it a unique flavor. Adding a little sugar can go a long way though and make it taste slightly better.
Would I recommend this tea? Yeah if you like jasmine teas and want a different experience in taste. The cons are, the tea felt kind of stale? It could just be me and my batch. Just if you do buy blooming teas, just make sure not to get it from the English Tea Store.
mrkapawutzis
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Can anyone suggest a good travel mug with an infuser? I went by Teavana yesterday and aside from the expensive items, pretentious setting and pushy salespersons they had a good tumbler with an infuser (expensive at $33). I went online and read the reviews on their site and many people complained that about the durability of the product. I then saw the Timolino 12 ounce tumbler with infuser for much cheaper.
Does anyone have any firsthand experience with either of these two products? I plan to use it for my commutes as well as an out of state vacation I'll be taking. I prefer one with an infuser that doesn't stay in the water but does stay in the tumbler when drinking and still is big enough to allow the leaves to expand, at least a little bit.
Does anyone have any firsthand experience with either of these two products? I plan to use it for my commutes as well as an out of state vacation I'll be taking. I prefer one with an infuser that doesn't stay in the water but does stay in the tumbler when drinking and still is big enough to allow the leaves to expand, at least a little bit.
TerryWogan
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Tea! As a Brit, I've always drank tea, but in recent years I've almost exclusively drank green tea.
If you're in the UK, I highly recommend Clipper tea if you're the sort of person who is happy using tea bags. Their bagged green tea is the best in the supermarket, in my opinion. I save the loose leaf stuff for special occasions (it's too fiddly on a daily basis, frankly).
If you're in the UK, I highly recommend Clipper tea if you're the sort of person who is happy using tea bags. Their bagged green tea is the best in the supermarket, in my opinion. I save the loose leaf stuff for special occasions (it's too fiddly on a daily basis, frankly).
Head of Vengarl
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As a follow up to my last post, the Mutan White from Harney & Sons is definitely still my favorite. It is so good. Not bitter at all, even when I steeped it for like 5 extra minutes. Has a clean taste and goes down so smoothly. Would definitely recommend!
nakedsushi
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My go-to travel thermos is a zojirushi. These guys keep water HOT for hours. As in, burn your mouth hot. The caveat is that you put less leaf in them than you would in a regular cup since the hot water *really* infuses the tea for that long.
My husband has this one which comes with a tea strainer inside. When you want to drink, you can pop the strainer onto the cap for storage.
Still kinda pricey, but worth it if you want quality and really good thermos power.
Green teas get old really, really fast because the leaves don't go through an oxidization stage during preparation. If you want good green tea, I'd skip the blooming teas because those tend to just sit around forever and who knows how old they are. If you do end up getting a good green tea, I'd put it in a cool dark place so it stays fresh longer.
mrkapawutzis
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My go-to travel thermos is a zojirushi. These guys keep water HOT for hours. As in, burn your mouth hot. The caveat is that you put less leaf in them than you would in a regular cup since the hot water *really* infuses the tea for that long.
My husband has this one which comes with a tea strainer inside. When you want to drink, you can pop the strainer onto the cap for storage.
Still kinda pricey, but worth it if you want quality and really good thermos power.
After making my post I found out about the zojirushi tumbler so thanks for the review. I'll definitely look into it.
I can vouch for the teavanna tumblers. Just an example of how well they work. I made a tea for my wife at 8am before she left for work, she came home after 5pm having forgotten her tumbler, and it was still warm.
Disclaimer:I work at teavanna
Ordered peach oolong from adagios, really good flavor. Received jasmine pouchong, dragon well, and Assam from harney & sons. All really enjoyable.
Disclaimer:I work at teavanna
Ordered peach oolong from adagios, really good flavor. Received jasmine pouchong, dragon well, and Assam from harney & sons. All really enjoyable.
mrkapawutzis
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Can you vouch for the durability of the product? A lot of the reviews on the site cite the quality as being poor. I just don't want to spend $30-40 on a tumbler only to have it break down after a month or two.
Wife and I have each had ours since last Aug. And it's held up fine to being used just about every day
I thought I was a tea snob, but I've never heard of bubble tea.
Arsenic Yellow
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what?! Bobba or bubble tea is extremely popular! It's not the same as regular tea. It's more of a milk tea with a ton of sugar and served cold.
I love the hot bubble tea from Tealuxe, just tea, soymilk, and tapioca balls.
Applied for tealuxe in Cambridge, hoping to hear from them this week. I currently live about an hour away, but plan on moving up there in May and this job woul dbe perfect while I'm in graduate school.
That sounds like the "coffee" my grandma used to make me when I was a kid. A little bit of coffee and mostly milk with a TON of sugar.
Collete
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I hate when the warm months come and then I can't drink my tea hot (not a fan of tea iced). Just when I get more money to spend on tea, darn.
I also got an infuser from Adagio...It does it's job well but...The top shattered when someone in my family dropped something on my glass lid. But still good product, 10/10.
I also got an infuser from Adagio...It does it's job well but...The top shattered when someone in my family dropped something on my glass lid. But still good product, 10/10.
Phantast2k
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http://news.yahoo.com/too-much-tea-causes-unusual-bone-disease-222359924.html
btw. this is pretty good for bagged tea:
btw. this is pretty good for bagged tea:
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