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 2009-01-15 9:59 PM |
Veteran  344   Traverse City, MI |  Subject: Tea it upWell the temperature reads -2 degrees up here in northern Michigan and what better winter beverage to sip on then some nice tea. I've really been taking an interest in all the varieties of blends, as well as mixing some of my own. Does anyone else share a similar interests? Any particularly good brands or blends out there? I am quite fond of Light of Day Organics (lightofdayorganics.com). They provide wonderful experience! |
| 2009-01-16 12:13 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Expert 703 Colorado Springs | Subject: RE: Tea it up I love hot tea. I order loose leaf tea by the pound bag from http://www.adagio.com My favorites are Yunnan, Irish Breakfast, and English Breakfast. The selection is great. |
| 2009-01-16 12:52 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Extreme Veteran 454 Denver CO | Subject: RE: Tea it up I love Celestial Seasonings brands. Factory store is half an hour up the road so I always have a tea-stocked kitchen |
| 2009-01-16 1:43 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Science Nerd 28760   Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Tea it up I just ordered a bunch from adagio, too. I really like the Oooh Darjeeling and the Snowdrop. Plus, I'm trying out a bunch of the samplers to see if I like any of the other ones. Very good tea. |
| 2009-01-17 11:07 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
Extreme Veteran 577 | Subject: RE: Tea it up Haha, I used to live up in northern Michigan, in Oscoda. Tea is amazing, especially a good warm up drink before an hour run out in the cold. Recently, I have been drinking Guiyaki Yerba Mate tea, it is really good. It has a slight smoky-bacon taste to it, but I love it! |
| 2009-01-17 6:41 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Expert 703 Colorado Springs | Subject: RE: Tea it up I have not developed a taste for green tea. It tastes like hay to me (I grew up on a farm). Artemis, I have never tried white tea like the snowbud. I might have to order a small tin. |
| 2009-01-18 7:50 PM in reply to: #1914222 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Tea it up The white tea is good. It's a light flavor and doesn't really have the "hay-like" flavor that green tea has. |
| 2009-01-18 10:12 PM in reply to: #1912376 |
Expert 1456 Central New Jersey | Subject: RE: Tea it up Thank you for the link to the tea! I LOVE variety of tea, but the shop I used to get tea at I no longer frequent (don't travel there on business and haven't for years). I try varieties from the grocery store, but they are not the same. I also dislike having to buy a whole package to try it, so being able to get samples at a reasonable cost is very enticing! I like the teapot/strainer/cup thingy too. Does it work? Lani |
| 2009-01-19 7:31 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
Expert 703 Colorado Springs | Subject: RE: Tea it up I have had the "Ingenui-tea", teapot strainer thingy for years and absolutely love it. I have one at home and at work. Making a single cup of hot tea is easy. Just rinse it out afterwards and occasionally throw it in the dishwasher. |
| 2009-01-19 8:00 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
Pro 4189 Pittsburgh, my heart is in Glasgow | Subject: RE: Tea it up Man, for me it is all about just straight up black tea. Good, strong, British black tea. My favourite is Punjana  with milk and sweetener ("coo and two") And why are electric kettles so bloody expensive in the US? They're a dime a dozen almost anywhere else, but here they're 35 or 40 dollars. Thankfully, Amazon is my friend. I can't stand the on-the-stove kettles....the water tastes flat to me. |
| 2009-01-19 10:41 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
Expert 757 Florida | Subject: RE: Tea it up my wife and I love "teavana" we have a nice handblown glass pitcher press and we usually stop into teavana once a month or load up on some different teas, i have teas for morning (mate) afternoon(black or green or MIX) and evening (roisbois) I LOVE TEA and its mad good for you. waiting to try the new "pearls" hand rolled into balls that expand and open up when you put them in the water,amazing! |
| 2009-01-21 9:59 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Master 1845 Athens, Ga. | Subject: RE: Tea it up I love teavana (http://www.teavana.com/) too! In store, they let you smell the teas before you buy. But I don't get to Atlanta very often to buy from them. I love Earl Grey. It's really good with sugar and a bit of fresh lime juice. But my favorite is plain old Celestial Seasonings peppermint. It's so refreshing. |
| 2009-02-07 4:21 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Pro 5169 Burbs | Subject: RE: Tea it up Another Teavana lover here I love green tea but I recently had an ooling that was delicious ! |
| 2009-02-27 10:34 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Extreme Veteran 468 Webster, Ma | Subject: RE: Tea it up I love different tea flavors but I usually just drink the decaf organic black tea from trader joes. |
| 2009-02-28 6:08 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
| Subject: RE: Tea it up I love tea too, since I don't drink coffee. Mostly just whatever interesting flavors I can find at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's or whatever. I like Teavana, but it's expensive. |
| 2009-02-28 7:07 AM in reply to: #1915615 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Tea it up wwlani - 2009-01-18 11:12 PM Thank you for the link to the tea! I LOVE variety of tea, but the shop I used to get tea at I no longer frequent (don't travel there on business and haven't for years). I try varieties from the grocery store, but they are not the same. I also dislike having to buy a whole package to try it, so being able to get samples at a reasonable cost is very enticing! I like the teapot/strainer/cup thingy too. Does it work? Lani I don't think I'll ever go back to packaged tea bags. I can't live without my loose leaf teas and strainer pot. YUM! I frequent a great store in Old Town Alexandria that has over 200 on the shelf at any given time! MUCH cheaper than teavana. I'm into a lemon rooibos (rooibosch) right now, so smooth! I've been drinking them plain as the flavors I've been trying have been great! |
| 2009-02-28 11:34 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
| 79 | Subject: RE: Tea it up Great topic l like my TETLEY TEA not much for favor tea any favor tea out there close to tetley. |
| 2009-02-28 11:47 AM in reply to: #1987310 |
| Extreme Veteran 322 Reston, VA | Subject: RE: Tea it up Comet - 2009-02-28 8:07 AM I frequent a great store in Old Town Alexandria that has over 200 on the shelf at any given time! MUCH cheaper than teavana. I'm into a lemon rooibos (rooibosch) right now, so smooth!
What store is this? I've gotten into loose leaf teas in the past year or so and teavana's a little expensive for me to frequent. I'd love to check this place out next time I'm home in NoVA. |
| 2009-02-28 1:41 PM in reply to: #1987627 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: Tea it up cmrey528 - 2009-02-28 12:47 PM Comet - 2009-02-28 8:07 AM I frequent a great store in Old Town Alexandria that has over 200 on the shelf at any given time! MUCH cheaper than teavana. I'm into a lemon rooibos (rooibosch) right now, so smooth!
What store is this? I've gotten into loose leaf teas in the past year or so and teavana's a little expensive for me to frequent. I'd love to check this place out next time I'm home in NoVA. Its on Union Street close to the water. Its called Old Town Tea & Spice. They do have higher end teas ($40lb) but most of the teas that you buy in 1/4lb. are between $3.50-4.00. So, about $12-16/lb. If you're unsure of a flavor but want to try it out, any glass of hot tea they will make for a $1......thats how I got suckered into buy a $40/lb Pomegranate Green Tea....OMG sooooo goooood. It was a stretch, but that $10 for the 1/4lb will last me a long time. http://www.teamap.com/tearooms/old_town_coffee_tea_and_spice_564.html Edited by Comet 2009-02-28 1:42 PM |
| 2009-02-28 2:53 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
| Extreme Veteran 322 Reston, VA | Subject: RE: Tea it up That sounds excellent, I'll definitely check it out next time I'm in the area. Thanks! |
| 2009-03-01 3:19 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Regular 107 NYC | Subject: RE: Tea it up I happen to be drinking a nice hot cup of tea right now. I like ginger- it has a great spicy kick to it to wake you up and also calms the stomach. Peppermint tea also is soothing for the tummy. Another great type is Hibiscus, which is high in vitamin C. When I feel a cold coming on, I make sure I drink a lot of it. I'm a big fan of "Teavana", too- brewing your own tea with loose leaves beats the tea bags any day! But I'll take tea in any form. |
| 2009-03-08 5:03 PM in reply to: #1911182 |
Extreme Veteran 488 ATLANTA | Subject: RE: Tea it up I go to Buford Highway in Atlanta to our Asian district and get my green, white and purerh tea from the Chinese grocery store. You may pick the wrong item (I did that and it tasted like bitter bark) but it is usually pretty good. |
| 2009-07-06 12:30 AM in reply to: #1911182 |
| Member 28 | Subject: RE: Tea it up I am a tea fiend! I have a great love of all kinds of black tea and herbal blends. I buy a lot of loose leaf tea from Mountain Rose Herbs and I also buy several pre-packaged brands (though I know the loose leaf is better in so many ways) like Tazo and Harney and Sons. I love Oolong for treatment of hives (I get hives when I get too warm and for no good reason quite often). I have a new guilty pleasure I developed on a trip home (San Diego, CA) - hot tea lattes. I had some at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (as well as their other teas) and Starbucks (even though I really dislike the fact that the company kicks out smaller coffee places in some areas)... I also love Oregon Chai Vanilla Latte concentrate that you mix with milk and microwave - delish on a cold day....  |
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