Tea thread--what do you like?

[MinnBobber]

What teas do you like?

I'm partial to Kenyan green tea and their black teas.
Kapchorua (green) is grown at altitude (5500-7000 ft) and is my current fav.

Greens with 195 F water and blacks with 205 F.

Good AND healthy

 

[lazylathe]

@MinnBobber

Being born and raised in South Africa, one of my favorites is Rooibos tea.
Translated it is Red Bush tea as it does not actually come from a tea plant but from a different bush!
It has a wonderful honey type flavor to it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooibos

Another one I really enjoy, thank to @biohacker is Tulsi tea. Also known as Holy Basil.
Very tasty!

And the last one I really enjoy is just a plain peppermint tea!

Add a bit of unpasteurized honey and I am a happy camper!

 

[VAPEHUNTER]

My favorite is Lemon Grass Tea....I love it. When I was little I always loved going to Grandmas house because there was always cold Lemon grass tea in the fridge.
I always liked green tea and Oolong tea as well.

 

[Wildeyedzan]

Elderberry tea is wonderful

 

[fuby]

I like a lot of herb tea's from Yogi Tea. I just quit drinking coffee 2 weeks ago so i am still trying a lot of different kinds.

 

[Wildeyedzan]

I like a lot of herb tea's from Yogi Tea. I just quit drinking coffee 2 weeks ago so i am still trying a lot of different kinds.

A great substitute for coffee is roasted dandelion root. Great source of iron plus many other benefits

 

[withoutbliss]

Yerba Mate has a ton of vitamins and minerals. Plus it has the highest caffeine content of any other natural tea (as far as I know anyways ). Doesn't taste awesome IMO but if you're going for caffeine and nutrition, Yerba Mate is your best bet.

 

[Kurtdigglur]

I drink Yogi ginger. I like tumeric and ginger together. They're both such great anti inflammatories. Haven't found a Yogi tumeric so I just mix the two. The taste though most likely aquired is pretty good.

 

[fuby]

A great substitute for coffee is roasted dandelion root. Great source of iron plus many other benefits

Thanks i have put it on my todo list!

 

[BabyFacedFinster]

I like Lipton, but will settle for Tetley in a pinch.

Oh, I also really like Long Island Iced Tea

 

[Marlon Rando]

Turmeric Ginger marshmallow (herb) is my new Everyday elixir, I whipped up a canna coconut honey and usually add it in.

 

[C No Ego]

just any green tea with some chopped lemon grass added into the steeped tea. D-limonene is in lemon grass and Myrcene.
the only difference as @VAPEHUNTER my tea is green tea based with lemongrass...

 

[crawdad]

chamomile, peppermint, lemon balm, ginger...steeped for about 10 minutes then add honey...and if im feeling extra fancy i dash some almond milk in. otherwise, luzianne low-slow heat steep, then lots of ice and sugar.

 

[withoutbliss]

ABV tea any1?

 

[C No Ego]

ABV tea any1?

that could be like coffee LOL... roasty toasty

 

[aoaiwof]

Quite like various green teas, darjeeling for black, but even a builders brew is good Good coffee is also important

 

[hinglemccringleberry]

This is going to sound weird AF but ive been doing turmeric powder in hot water mixed with cod liver oil w/ lemon flavor and ill sprinkle some black pepper into it

 

[C No Ego]

This is going to sound weird AF but ive been doing turmeric powder in hot water mixed with cod liver oil w/ lemon flavor and ill sprinkle some black pepper into it

I've seen people mention to drink turmeric with a straw then found out it actually cleanses the teeth

 

[MinnBobber]

I just opened some KAMBAA, black tea from Kenya, grown at almost 6000 ft.
Very tastee!
I just kept re-steeping and got 5 brews out of it, and even the last was very good.

 

[Msek]

Appreciate the mention of Tulsi tea, something new to try!

Black teas are a mainstay. I like lemongrass as a change of pace sometime too.
Adagio teas is where I've been obtaining teas from lately. Not pushing Adagio, there are many online sources, posting links for information purposes.

Their Green Rooibos Bonita is a favorite and worth a try. I like their lemongrass too, just noticed a lemongrass/ginger in the herbal teas. One nice thing with teas if kept sealed away from sunlight they last a long time so once you find some favorites you can save $$ with bigger bag purchases.

Green Rooibos Bonita
https://www.adagio.com/rooibos/green_rooibos_bonita.html
Really nice loose tea infuser
https://www.adagio.com/teaware/stainless_steel_infuser.html

 

[Msek]

I forgot to mention Hibiscus tea, full tastiness of Vitamin C goodness, nice evening sip.

 

[Bad Dog]

for a standard cup of tea with milk a honey I like organic breakfast or earl grey, when I want a black black tea I like Keemun panda or if I want something funky lapsang souchong. for green spring jasmine among others and I wouldn't say no to some white tea

 

[Bad Dog]

Decided to get back into tea again and just bought a 100 pack of organic breakfast from mighty leaf. really only planed on getting the breakfast but they were having a promotion, spend over $90 and get a 20 tea sample bags, I couldn’t pass it up! So I also got a small box of white orchid and it’s very nice but I’ve yet to try it cold which I really enjoy and find refreshing with white teas but since its not summer anymore refreshing isn’t my current craving. I went with bags for this order for the convenience, though typically I’m a loose leaf guy I also like to re-steep and bags are just less work so I figured why not. I’m really psyched for this sampler bag it’s full of stuff I find interesting but probably wouldn’t spring for a whole box to try.

 

[Bad Dog]

man I'm making quick work of that sampler pack! the emerald matcha darjeeling estate wild berry hibiscus and turmeric ginger I'm happier then a pig in plop! orange blossom black tea tomorrow morning

 

[letter never sent]

I've shifted more towards coffee over the last couple years, but I still love loose leaf tea. I'm mostly into green teas. Gyokuro is amazing, but I don't buy it often due to the high price. There are lower priced Sencha varieties that still hit the spot. I also like making Matcha the traditional way from time to time. For brewing regular loose leaf tea, I use the Breville Tea Maker. It's not cheap, but I bought it for my girlfriend as a gift 8 or 9 years ago and it's still going strong!