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Post by Slinger on Apr 9, 2020 22:16:45 GMT
There's a thread for coffee-lovers, but are there any tea-o-holics out there? I've just decided - yes, it was probably "Lockdown Fever" - to try a few so I've ordered some Earl Grey, Chocolate & Vanilla Rooibos, and a selection of green teas; plain, with pomegranate, tropical, and sencha. I used to drink a lot of Earl Grey, I've never tried the Rooibos, and I've only ever drunk "plain" green tea with honey. Staying with the honey theme I've also ordered this little lot for sweetening duties, or maybe just to slather on crumpets.   I'm really looking forward to trying the Black Forest Honeydew. All three of them are unheated, unpasteurized, and cold pressed, with no additives. So, what sort of cuppa do you like? |
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Post by MartinT on Apr 9, 2020 22:21:19 GMT
Ordinary tea is cack. I quite like a good Rooibos like Tick-Tock or a peppermint tea.
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Post by Pinch on Apr 9, 2020 22:32:11 GMT
It depends what you mean by 'tea'. I used to drink a lot of loose leaf black and green tea - proper tea. But I've been caffeine free for a good few years now. But if we allow tea to include all brewed herbal beverages then I still drink buckets of the stuff. I keep around 15 different kinds of loose herbal leaves and roots, which I combine in various ways to make my own beverages. I have different brews for different times of day and occasion. For example, I've just sat down in front of the system with my nighttime tea; 2 teaspoons of each the following: chamomile, hemp, lavender, skullcap - knocks me right out. I make some 'party' brews, which are mildly psychedelic.
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Post by John on Apr 10, 2020 4:35:58 GMT
I enjoy a variety of different teas as I am not a coffee drinker
Before the lockdown I would often get English Tea from Costa before starting work. At the moment I am drinking a lot of herbal teas that are good for my immune system for example I make my own with honey lemon cinnamon and turmeric to help with the immune system I also have a variety of different herbal teas
Yogi Turmeric with honey
Yogi immune booster with extra honey lemon and cinnamon
Pukka three ginger
Special Kawa with cinnamon and honey
Loose freetrade black tea with milk
With regards to cinnamon I use true Cinnamon
I make my own Lemon juice to add
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Post by pre65 on Apr 10, 2020 10:05:54 GMT
I drink Rooibos (also called Red Bush) because it is naturally caffeine free. They used to do a vanilla flavoured one but I've not seen it lately.
I can drink "ordinary" tea, but there are so many to choose from. Breakfast or Yorkshire by choice.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2020 10:14:34 GMT
My favourite tea is Tetley with minimal milk, followed by English Breakfast tea when out at restaurant/coffee shops and the occasional Peppermint tea.
I’ve tried a few other flavours but genially stick with the above.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 10, 2020 10:15:36 GMT
Milk in tea - barf!
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Post by Pinch on Apr 10, 2020 10:30:58 GMT
Agreed, though I am partial to a spot of ghee or coconut fat, or just plain butter.
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 12, 2020 23:38:13 GMT
I regularly drink English Breakfast with milk, decaff, purely as I prefer the taste.
My favourite tea is first flush Darjeeling, sans milk, which I'll drink if I find it at a really good cafe ... Ideally with scones, cream and jam.
I cannot stand Earl Grey, which is my wife's staple and all herbal teas, spawn of the devil ... As for honey in tea or in general for that matter, the matter is too distressing to contemplate.
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 13, 2020 3:21:34 GMT
I very rarely drink tea nowadays. Every couple of months or so, I get a hankering for a cup made with whatever cooking brand it is we have. The tiniest drop of milk - when you see the tea change colour, you have probably put too much in!
I used to drink a fair bit of decent quality Assam, but haven't had one of those in probably a decade or more.
Jules' last paragraph above: I could easily have written exactly those words!
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Post by tarzan on Apr 26, 2020 13:52:41 GMT
2 Bag Yorkshire tea please- nom, nom.  |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 26, 2020 15:35:43 GMT
I am really enjoying my variety of teas, and likewise the jars of honey. It's a much more sensible option at night, as opposed to the coffee which I'd begun to get into the habit of drinking.
The "Tropical" blend green tea is a bit odd. It started out tasting, to me, like new-mown grass (ick!) but by the end of the cup, the flavour had somehow transmogrified into something rather pleasant.
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Post by Slinger on May 10, 2020 21:00:20 GMT
I've just had a "honeygasm." I bought a new honey to try, both for sweetening teas and for drizzling over crumpets, cereal, etc. Oh wow. It's gorgeous. It's velvet-smooth, not overly sweet, and has a lovely citrus finish. Being raw/cold-pressed/unpasteurised it's also full of good stuff like vitamins, minerals and has antioxidant and antibacterial properties. If you like honey, do yourself a favour and try it. I've just tried a dollop in a cup of organic  and it's luvverly. And I've convinced myself it's healthy too. |
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Post by stanleyb on May 11, 2020 11:27:06 GMT
Earl Grey tea from different suppliers taste different from each other. Some of them are really terrible in taste. The Twinings version is probably the best tasting of the lot.
When I lived in the Amazon jungle I tasted quite a few good teas, an not all of them were made with leaves. Some were barks or roots. The nicest tea I remember was made from lemon grass. The most potent one was made with leaves of the marijuana plant.
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Post by Slinger on May 11, 2020 12:19:48 GMT
I've got some quite nice organic, Fairtrade, Earl Grey. It's not as pungent as some, it's quite a delicate flavour really. I got it from the English Tea Shop, on Amazon. I'm using their teabags at the moment, but when they're gone I shall switch to the loose tea. Their Chocolate & Vanilla Rooibos is quite nice too.
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Post by MartinT on May 11, 2020 14:56:12 GMT
Earl Grey gets its unique flavour from Bergamot. I like it but some 'trad' tea drinkers can't stand it.
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Post by user211 on May 11, 2020 16:10:17 GMT
Bergamot oil allegedly gives you stomach cancer.
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Post by Slinger on May 11, 2020 16:11:29 GMT
Bergamot oil allegedly gives you stomach cancer. Thanks for that. I needed cheering up in the midst of all this pandemic doom and gloom.  |
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Post by user211 on May 11, 2020 16:39:08 GMT
Bergamot oil allegedly gives you stomach cancer. Thanks for that. I needed cheering up in the midst of all this pandemic doom and gloom. No problem. I got that off a friend. But good news Google it. It actually appears to be an effective anti-cancer treatment. |
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Post by Slinger on May 11, 2020 17:34:26 GMT
What with that, and all the good stuff in the honey, I think I'll just transfuse it and not bother with all that "drinking it" nonsense.
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