Members 100 watt Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I got on a green tea kick for a couple years. I liked those diet lipton green teas w citrus. Only thing, is they'll make you have to go piss every 5 minutes. regular tea, coffee & other caffienated drinks dont do that to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elric Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by gtrplyr60 Hell yeah, every night before bed. Well more so in the winter months.Green tea with honey. I have a friend in China that sends me canisters for my cake day. Stuff is awesome! Wu Bai Gang is the only name I can read on the cans. DUDE! What are you thinking?! The Wu Bai Gang is the most feared Tea Gang in all of China! Make sure your friend got it from a legit source or you both will be in grave danger... The Triads take that tea {censored} seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gtrplyr60 Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Elric DUDE! What are you thinking?! The Wu Bai Gang is the most feared Tea Gang in all of China! Make sure your friend got it from a legit source or you both will be in grave danger... The Triads take that tea {censored} seriously. I doesn't afraid Chinese gangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Earl grey, oolong are my favorite hot teas. No sugar or anything. Perfect the way they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny'sGotTheBlues Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Tea in a bag is the equivalent of instant coffee. Don't drink that {censored}. Get some loose tea a tea ball and tea pot. Then look for a blend called Market Spice. It's a black tea. Now unfortunately not all Market Spice blends are the same. So buy small amounts at first till you find the one store that has the magic. You'll be hooked. Izzy, if you like tea go to Eau Claire and hit the coffee/tea shop by the escalators up to the theatre. Buy some market spice. They have *that* perfect blend there. It smells like heaven. I've even considered using it for potpourri to scent the house. It's THAT good. You can thank me the next time we go for Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marshredder Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I'm English, so consider me the mother{censored}ing tea connoisseur. There is a travel bookshop in Covent Garden who grow and brew their own house tea, you will not find a finer tea in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuidanceOfSin Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by decode6 Hmm, this thread makes me wanna brew some since I'm at home today. Sencha overture Sencha Overture from Adagio? Good stuff. OP: check out harney.com and adagio.com Let me know if you want some suggestions...been drinking loose tea for about 10 years now. I like pretty much everything except pu're...{censored} tastes like 100 year old crawlspace dirt smells. No joke. (its aged in earthen cellars iirc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by GuidanceOfSin Sencha Overture from Adagio? Good stuff. OP: check out harney.com and adagio.com Let me know if you want some suggestions...been drinking loose tea for about 10 years now. I like pretty much everything except pu're...{censored} tastes like 100 year old crawlspace dirt smells. No joke. (its aged in earthen cellars iirc) Great website. Bought some there like 6 years ago and haven't looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundgardener75 Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by -Assy- Honestly I don't know much about tea. I get some from my friend who works at Teavana and I brew it with some ginger root usually because my nervous system is usually in shambled. Really relaxing. My wife gets gift certificates at Teavana from her clients all the time. Their teas are awesome! She gets REALLY mad when I use up her high caffeinated teas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Johnny'sGotTheBlues Tea in a bag is the equivalent of instant coffee. Don't drink that {censored}.Get some loose tea a tea ball and tea pot. It's not as obvious as instant coffee IMO. I used to do the tea pot/loose tea and a strainer in the UK but that is if you have to make a bunch for a big family/workers etc. The taste is not night and day from a good tea bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sillypuddy Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 All those 60 something Hippies in Oregon growing their own Tea and smokin' it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jerry_L Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Johnny'sGotTheBlues Tea in a bag is the equivalent of instant coffee. Don't drink that {censored}. Actually, instant tea is the equivalent of instant coffee. Tea bags can be the same tea you put in a tea ball except in a little paper or mesh bag. Some vendors sell the same teas both ways. Culinary Teas is one example, a good vendor for flavored black tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuidanceOfSin Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I've noticed a few mentions of tea balls in the thread. FYI, good tea needs room to bloom for full flavor. Most tea bags and balls are too small to let that happen. As for bags, yeah you can get good stuff in bags but most are bottom of the barrel dust and fannings. I usually just heat some water to the appropriate temp (electric kettle or pan on the stove, never used a tea pot), put loose tea in a big measuring cup, pour water over tea, steep for the appropriate amount of time then just strain out into a cup or thermos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jerry_L Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by GuidanceOfSin As for bags, yeah you can get good stuff in bags but most are bottom of the barrel dust and fannings. Not Mighty Leaf!The Magic of Our Tea PouchIn ancient traditions around the world, a freshly brewed pot filled with whole tea leaves is revered as the richest in character. Inspired by this legacy, Mighty Leaf specially created the silken Tea Pouch filled with the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miter Gauge Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by almightycrunch tea, LOL you only drink manly beverages like battery acid and virgin tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuidanceOfSin Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yeah, I'm aware. That's the reason I said most. EDIT: and even quality bags from Adagio and the like are not big enough imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zac503 Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 This was posted on here a few years ago, and I ended up spending a fair amount of coin at this website: http://www.adagio.com/ They have a great selection and their ingenuiTEA and UtiliTea products are great. Also, someone posted these guys as a great source of really quality teas, but I haven't made an order from them yet.http://www.harney.com/ I'm partial to black tea myself. I'm on the hunt for a really good one that I'm comfortable buying a larger bag of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Green Yogi-brand anti-oxident on the drive to work, then some earl grey. I like lemon ginger, especially this dragon stuff you can only get online that mixes directly into the water, as an herbal. White for when I want something highfaluting, Good Earth regular on a chill day or when I'm backpacking, yerba mate if I need more of a caffeine rush. I have some others. I hardly ever sweeten it or put milk in. Loose leaf green is way better than the stuff in bags, but I usually can't be bothered. Bought from commercial places, I like the stuff you get from Peet's way better than Starbucks, though I do like their chai tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thefyn Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by gtrplyr60 I doesn't afraid Chinese gangs. When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, looks you crooked in the eye, and asks you if you paid your dues; you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have you paid your dues, Jack? Yessir, the check is in the mail." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny'sGotTheBlues Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by thefyn It's not as obvious as instant coffee IMO. I used to do the tea pot/loose tea and a strainer in the UK but that is if you have to make a bunch for a big family/workers etc. The taste is not night and day from a good tea bag. This is tea we're talking about. Hyperbole is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by Jerry_L Not Mighty Leaf!The Magic of Our Tea PouchIn ancient traditions around the world, a freshly brewed pot filled with whole tea leaves is revered as the richest in character. Inspired by this legacy, Mighty Leaf specially created the silken Tea Pouch filled with the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iff Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Black tea for me. Don't like most herbals and simply don't drink green very often...Earl Grey, Prince of Wales, Buckingham Palace Garden Party. Fortnum & Mason is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalhobo Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 I don't need you to tell me how {censored}ing good my tea is, okay? I'm the one who buys it, I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping, she buys {censored}. Me, I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it, I want to taste it. But you know what's on my mind right now? It ain't the tea in my kitchen, it's the dead nagger in my garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny'sGotTheBlues Posted November 29, 2012 Members Share Posted November 29, 2012 Originally Posted by metalhobo I don't need you to tell me how {censored}ing good my tea is, okay? I'm the one who buys it, I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping, she buys {censored}. Me, I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it, I want to taste it. But you know what's on my mind right now? It ain't the tea in my kitchen, it's the dead nagger in my garage. Do you see a sign on my lawn that says "Dead Tea Bag Storage"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted November 30, 2012 Members Share Posted November 30, 2012 Originally Posted by Miter Gauge you only drink manly beverages like battery acid and virgin tears. no miter, that remark I made goes along with my previous post, LOL go back and read my post immediately preceding that one. and it'll make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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