Tea Thread

[Anonymous No.6275564]

Your favourite tea, where you buy tea, where you go to drink tea, where I can buy cheap but tasty tea. Even in bulk, I don't care, I drink that much tea.

[Anonymous No.6275571]

>>6275564
Peet's chai

[Anonymous No.6275639]

>>6275571
Never heard of Peet's. I guess it's an American company... Any nice small indie places you frequent?

[Anonymous No.6276488]

Hey teafags I finally got that on-sale chink Oolong
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231032356753

I'll put up some pics later as asked.

[Anonymous No.6276497]

Who David's Tea here?

>tfw the vanilla chai tea was the least popular holiday tea
>tfw it will probably never come back

[Anonymous No.6276501]

>>6275564
jasmine pearls / oolong every year from shenyang china, though not harvested there of course. place in 2 paper bags, seal off tight, refridgerate and use as needed. it will last.

if i pop by jp grab a silly can of kappazushi matcha; simple and always tastes good even if there is a weird frog-thing on the front with a stupid look on it's face.

yay tea.

[Anonymous No.6276504]

Tazo's Passion.

[Anonymous No.6276536]

>>6276497
>sugary starbucks tea

no thanks.

[Anonymous No.6276538]

>>6276497
love that shit. I have a rosehip/orange that is flawless

[Anonymous No.6277605]

>>6276497
It was some bomb ass tea

[Anonymous No.6278799]

>>6276501
I love jasmine pearls! So much. Is it acceptable to just buy them cheap off Aliexpress? I can't afford to actually travel to Shenyang right now. Some brands like Teapigs and various tea shops sell them, I know, but it's so much cheaper in bulk online... Also, if I go to Japan, I will look out for that matcha. I love matcha. Uggh I had a delicious matcha latte in a shop today, I want more but the only matcha in my house right now is ooooold and stale.

[Anonymous No.6278807]

Who goes to Palais des Thés? Anyone tried the sakura green tea from there? If not, go, get some, now. It is amazing.

[Anonymous No.6278822]

>>6276488
How good is it? If it's really good I'll buy some.

[Anonymous No.6278895]

DILMAH
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(extra strength)

[Anonymous No.6278944]

Standard everyday: Twinings (glad its widespread in the USA)

Specialty: Mariage Frères (when I am not scoffing at the international shipping rates)

[Anonymous No.6278965]

Are there any good caffeine-free Chai brands out there?

[Anonymous No.6279019]

>>6275564
I prefer herbals.

Like Pine Needle tea. Love the stuff, but I only really have it in the winter. In the summer it is mints of all types and several types of herbs and flowers.

[Anonymous No.6279105]

>>6278944
Really? Twinings is so... weak... imo. Americans just don't get good quality tea. I pity ye :/

[Anonymous No.6279109]

>>6278965
You could just get some rooibos and add some spices.

[Anonymous No.6279140]

>>6279105
>Twinings
>Americans

Uh, Twinings has 300 years of history, in London. They just happen to export here. Its really not weak (the strength is on the box), you just have let it steep for a full 3-5 minutes.

I am sorry that the finely ground dust your get with PG Tips or whatever turns into a tea syrup that feels strong enough to get your caffeine fix. I prefer to actually appreciate a range of flavor and aroma in both my coffee and tea.

[Anonymous No.6279173]

>>6279140
Never tried PG Tips, looks like crap. I generally hate teabag tea. Twinings doesn't have a 'range of flavour and aroma', they just pack their stuff with hibiscus... I drink it sometimes, it's just... underwhelming. And tastes weirdly too sweet to me. Open a Twinings teabag and you'll find dust.

[Anonymous No.6279187]

Where can I buy this Jasmine tea? I can only find oolong and regular green tea on Amazon.

[Anonymous No.6279191]

Can anyone explain the difference between matcha and green tea to me?
>Tastes?
>Benefits
>Costs

[Anonymous No.6279195]

>>6279173
Twinings teabags are garbage like any other, but they do make loose leaf.
It's mediocre but widely available.

[Anonymous No.6279199]

>>6279173
The only reason there would be hibiscus in the tea, would be if it were herbal tea. I don't really think it's fair to say Twinings tea when you are speaking only of herbal tea. I assure you there's no tart hibiscus in tea that isn't meant to have that.

My only complaint is that teabags used to contain far more tea in them. I know moms and grandmas everywhere used to remember being able to brew a second cup with the same teabag and/or be able to get a very strong brew from one. I haven't had PGTips outside of vacations, but if it's old style, I'd certainly seek it out in my imported sections in the grocery (it's available everywhere). I'm however happy with most tea I buy, whether it's Twinings, whole leaf in a tin, or ordered from a catalog or specialty shop. I like all types, from delicate darjeeling first flush, to that cheap jasmine green you can buy in the yellow can from asian groceries. Whatever my mood, I find something I like. I think the water matters as much as the tea.

[Anonymous No.6279203]

Yall niggaz need to get some Mate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_%28beverage%29

[Anonymous No.6279211]

>>6275564
I work at the distribution warehouse of a tea company, so I just fill a T-Sac with whatever I'm working with at the moment. Unless it's flavored shit, I don't want to get that stuff in my Yixing mug, it'll never come out.

[Anonymous No.6279235]

>>6279191
Matcha is grown in mostly shade, so that the leaves do not become bitter from tannins, this also makes them a rich green because they produce more chlorophyll. Then they dry and grind up the leaves. It costs more than your average green tea, but it's delicious. It's also supposedly healthier. Price-wise, you're looking at at least 7 euro ish for 30g. But you'll only need to buy in small amounts because it goes stale quickly.

[Anonymous No.6279250]

>>6279199
Literally all their fruit teas are packed with hibiscus, so they all taste the same. I've not tried their 'regular' tea, because I really don't trust teabag tea to not be bitter, seaweed-tasting, or just flavourless. And also because I don't see it in the shops, here Twinings seems to be marketed as a 'herbal and green teas' brand. But yeah. They're not amazing, imo.

Loose tea is best. Also, the water? What do you mean? Do you use special water for your tea?

[Anonymous No.6279259]

>>6278965
http://www.teasource.com/tea-products/Rooibos/9609.html

Here ya go.

[Anonymous No.6279693]

>>6275564
Non-tea-drinker here, does anyone like the flavor of green tea?

I bought several kinds, but they taste like smelly nigger ass to me.

Maybe it's a taste you develop, like when beer tasted bad as a kid, but I can't hardly choke green tea down.

[Anonymous No.6279722]

>>6279250
My mom noticed all her herbal teas were basically just hibiscus anyway and just bought a big bag of dried hibiscus flowers

[Anonymous No.6279927]

>>6278799
i have never bought anything off of aliexpress honestly, not a part of where i am from i guess. i would imagine it is fine; a lot of these tea threads end up pissing me off b/c it gets too elite; if you are buying off of there and are enjoying, then good, enjoy with no worries.

good tea is the mood it gives you, not what some snob says. same reason i can enjoy a celestial seasonings bagged tea just fine and laugh if someone thinks i am stupid.

and btw the kappazushi tea comes in a can and is free for use at kappazushi restaurants - kaitenzushi places where the sushi/nigiri/etc goes around on a conveyor belt...or a shinkansen for special orders..not jokeing - but you can buy your own can and refills at checkout.

enjoy your tea.

[Anonymous No.6280004]

>>6278822
I tasted it and liked it, but I have really never tasted oolong before so I can't tell if it's good or not. I'll put up the pics in a sec. This captcha tho...

>>6279203
Well I guess if you like the taste of straw...

[Anonymous No.6280043]

>>6276488
>>6278822
>>6280004
Here's how the dry rolled-up leaves look.

[Anonymous No.6280053]

When brewed (note: this was 2 tiny teaspoons of the dried leaves).

[Anonymous No.6280070]

I got this thing recently; not my pic since I took it to work. It claims it's freeze-dried matcha but the upshot is that you don't need the whisk to mix it up. I'm not a matcha connoisseur but the essential flavors are there. At work sometimes I get steamed milk from the latte machine and mix some in.

[Anonymous No.6280080]

>>6280053
When I look at the process of making tea it seems like you're just washing the dried up leaves and drinking the dirty water that comes off it.

[Anonymous No.6280088]

>>6280053
Fucking phones and their damn rotating

>>6280080
Ha ha it is kinda like that, which is why most tea blogs/stores/whatever recommend washing the leaves first and then brewing them. I don't give a fuck though so I just let it sit in the wter and then drink it.

[Anonymous No.6280093]

>>6280080
>whenever i look at the process of making coffee it seems like you're just washing the roasted beans and drinking the dirty water
>whenever i look at the process of making wine it seems like you're just washing the grapes and drinking the dirty water

like bruh do you even eat anything that isn't boxed and shrink-wrapped.

[Anonymous No.6280099]

>>6280093
Only a tea drinker would come up with such a ridiculous analogy. Do you smoke the tea as well?

[Anonymous No.6280166]

Pu-erh.

Mostly I get it from Liberty Tea Company in Waterbury, Vermont. They import some pretty good stuff and are local.

Best I've had from like a big grocery chain is Tao of Tea, although I once got some from Numi that wasn't awful.

I really prefer the tuochas or the bricks. It's so strong and thick (and seems pretty caffinated.) Absolutely my favorite tea by far.

[Anonymous No.6280200]

>>6280070
that is perfect and i use something similar and keep at work. just fine.

[Anonymous No.6280214]

>>6276488
Just bought some Bi Lou Chun, Tie Guan Yin, West Lake Long Jing Dragon Well, and 16 blooming teas.

[Anonymous No.6280222]

>>6280099
Back when I was at school a guy I knew got caught smoking in a classroom. They suspended him because it wasn't tobacco, then ran tests on it. Turns out he was smoking green tea leaves

[Anonymous No.6280257]

>>6280214
All from that ebay shop?

[Anonymous No.6280288]

>>6280166
I would love to try pu-erh, but I cant seem to find it around here, and I never ordered tea online. Do you know of any good websites that ship in europe?

[Anonymous No.6280751]

>>6280288
Sorry friend. The sites I use most often are 'murican and the way importing and shipping work you'd be paying out the nose for having them ship to Europe. You're almost certainly better off finding someone based in the EU who imports the stuff directly from China. And for the same reason, I don't know who does.

Any Euroanon tea snobs in here?

[Anonymous No.6283494]

Bigelow Constant Comment
Bidelow Darjeeling
Twinings Prince Of Wales
Stash Holiday Chai
Celestial Seasonings Peach Blossom Green Tea
Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Tea

[Anonymous No.6283979]

Yo OP you want cheap and decent? Try Upton, they have a 90s-rific site but they're cheap as fuck.

I drink all loose leaf tea, mostly plain but peach flavored black tea is god-tier. My favorite "kind" are Assam teas, but I'm really into this honey black tea I got, it really tastes like there's honey despite it being only leaves.

[Anonymous No.6284962]

>>6280288
yunnansourcing ships to EU I think, they're decent for pu-erh

[Anonymous No.6285095]

>>6284962
Thanks!

[Anonymous No.6285122]

>>6283979
Spring catalog when?
Also, anyone know a good Ceylon? I haven't had any in years.

[Anonymous No.6285645]

This is my pantry. I'd say my favorites are earl Grey and green tea

[Anonymous No.6285837]

I only drink teas that are Elegant. Chic. Glamorous. So i can feel the effortless glamour of a runway model. Only teas made by tea "couturiers" will ever be good enough to pass these fashionable, velvety lips

[Anonymous No.6286180]

>>6285122
I got my spring catalog in the mail today, so I imagine soon.

I buy from upton. I fucking love oolongs. My go-to drink by the barrel cheap tea is upton's china oolong se chung.
Just ran out, actually. Time to re-up for the next three months of tea, gonna try some pu-erh.

[Anonymous No.6286228]

>>6285122
>Spring catalog when?

just got mine the other day. so fucking excited for it. they have a new vithanakande or whatever its spelled estate ceylon thats SUPERB. dunno specifically which it is at the moment but yeah its the only ceylon from upton i have ever liked.

[Anonymous No.6286786]

>>6286228
Ceylon is one of those teas that done right I love but it's rarely done right

[Anonymous No.6286854]

>>6285837
>that pic
>my sides

[Anonymous No.6286953]

>>6286854
Hey, if you're not drinking teas woven of voluptuous flavors and striking shades of flavor that dazzle and excite, like a silk taffeta dress on runway model, then you are such pleb tier.

[Anonymous No.6287097]

>just getting into tea
>sister really digs it too
>family all meets up before christmas to head up to the big mall in the area because they decorate and we do some christmas shopping
>teavana
>just walking past it, we both get pulled to the side by a bunch of their women
>sister is trying all the samples, she likes them
>all I can taste is hot candy-flavored water
>their workers are trained like fucking used car salesmen
>we end up getting a bunch of tea for my mom, aunts, etc even though I didn't care for it

>normally I shop on adagio to buy tea online (probably still stupid)
>mom and sister call me
>they're both apparently incapable of figuring out how to order tea off teavana's site
>they want TEAVANA'S specific teas so I tell them I'll order for them, tell me what kind they want
>place the orders, even get free little samples

>1 week later, shit hasn't shipped
>wait a minute
>google "teavana complaints"
>OH FUCKING CHRIST
>EMAIL THEM
>ask where my order is and if they can update me
>this morning it FINALLY ships

I'm gonna fucking ask for their money back once the teas arrive. Teavana is a no-go, even in the physical store now.

Pic is my recent personal adagio order, I'm probably still tea-retarded.

[Anonymous No.6287138]

>>6287097
Why are you so worried about being tea-retarded? just like what you like and worry less about what some neck-bearded briny co/ck/s think is the correct tea

[Anonymous No.6287183]

>>6287097
Next time, I suggest you get them some tea that's like a silk taffeta cocktail dress on a runway model, with all the modernity of fashion.

[Anonymous No.6287185]

>>6287138
Yeah, I was just thinking "oh jeez the people here order crazy expensive teas from country of origin sites" and that I'd look like an ass posting adagio teas.

But yeah, that's pretty stupid now that I think about it.

[Anonymous No.6288416]

How come I keep getting a whiff of the tea I drink throughout the day even though I'm not anywhere near where I made the tea? This has never happened with any other drink. Not even coffee.

I'll just be sitting here at work, then all of a sudden I can smell the vanilla chai that I had 7 hours ago.

I'm actually not sure if it's a taste or a smell, all I know is that it happen multiple times throughout the day.

[Anonymous No.6288433]

>>6288416
Do you remember those Wisp Air Fresheners that were big a couple of years ago? You plug them into the wall and every few minutes, a little puff of fragrance will float out to freshen up the room.

That's what tea does to you. Every hour or so, your body exudes tea gas through your pores. You're literally a walking tea air freshener at this point.

[Anonymous No.6288442]

This thread is packed to the seam with all these tea memes

[Anonymous No.6288455]

>>6288433
That doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about tea to dispute it.

[Anonymous No.6288503]

Last year in june I bought a ~50 dollar tin of 40g of matcha tea direct from Japan from Ippodo tea in new york.

I'm almost out, I've got maybe 2 cups left of it.

Is there anywhere to buy good matcha online, or should I just go back to ippodo, or maybe should I go Mitsuwa in NJ?

[Anonymous No.6288628]

>>6283494
>buy some Celestial Seasonings Apple Cinnamon Spice tea around christmas time as it sounded good
>brew a cup when I get home
>it tastes like hot vomit
Constant Comment is p good though, as is plantation mint.

Also, I've never had loose leaf tea before. Where should I start?

[Anonymous No.6288650]

>>6288628
Go basic start with matcha green tea. Cant fuck that up.


Currently drinking this, not as good as their yorkshire three leaf blend but I find this suits me better.

[Anonymous No.6288674]

how long do you let your tea sit before you drink it? i wait around 5 minutes after it's done steeping because my mouth can't handle extreme temperatures.

[Anonymous No.6288677]

I bought Earl Grey Bravado and Irish Breakfast from Adagio. Are these good?

still waiting for them to arrive, but they sounded the most appealing to me.

[Anonymous No.6288680]

>>6288674
2-3 minutes after pouring it out of the kettle. Its freezing as balls despite just turning into march.

[Anonymous No.6288683]

>>6288677
Its a matter of opinion, personally I like their jasmine silver needle before i go to sleep.

[Anonymous No.6288694]

Do you guys clean your tea pot after every use? Do you even have to? I'm worried about mildew/mold or whatever, but I'm also lazy as fuck. I might just switch back to tea bags or an infuser

[Anonymous No.6288699]

>>6288650
>Go basic start with matcha green tea. Cant fuck that up.
I did a bit of looking around and it seems that there's a traditional way to brew it. Is this recommended?

[Anonymous No.6288707]

>>6288699
>Chanoyu bullshit
Not unless you wanna go full weeaboo. Just learn how to brew it normally and it should prepare you for looseleaf. If you can nail down powdered matcha you'll be able to handle loose leaf tea easily.

[Anonymous No.6288752]

Any good sites with sample packs with a little bit of everything in them?
Or just good samples. I want to try a little bit of everything before i buy in bulk.

[Anonymous No.6288764]

>>6287185
How do adagio's teas compare to teavanas?
I got a pound of tea (different amounts of different teas) from vana this past christmas and i like it, doesnt taste bad and i can resteep it a good number of cups, i got some rock sugar too and it helps strengthen the taste without making it sugary.
But, I wanna try other blends from different vendors.

[Anonymous No.6288766]

>>6288752
Adagio has pretty decently priced samples (unless it's the expensive-everywhere stuff)

Plus they have 5 dollar off coupons floating around (pretty sure right when you open the site it says "sign up for our email and get 5 bucks off" or something

[Anonymous No.6288770]

>>6288764
Adagio are as good, if not better. Everyone I know always bitches that teavana tastes artificially flavored, but that adagio or republicoftea are usually better.

Plus adagio is generally cheaper on the same kinds of tea. One that's 20 bucks for 4oz on teavana is 9 bucks for 30z on adagio.

[Anonymous No.6288776]

>>6288770
3oz* Why the hell do I keep doing that

Also, like I told >>6288752, they've usually got five dollar off coupons floating around if you check retailmenot or something.

[Anonymous No.6288791]

>>6288766
>>6288770
Cool, i'll check em out, i've been using the ingenuitea to brew my stuff and never figured to check if they actually sold tea haha.

Oh, and do you guys recommend upton tea? I had heard they have good oolongs. Some of their stuff caught my eye and they have samplers.

[Anonymous No.6288793]

>>6288770
this, only go to Teavanna if its for a blend you cant get anywhere else.

[Anonymous No.6288799]

>>6275564
twinings irish breakfast,stash peach. lipton or jfg.all the tea afficionado or assholes will laugh 'sokay they are the same that pay 100 for dom, the label. when cooks is just the same for 10.

[Anonymous No.6288805]

>>6288799
>Lipton
>Ever
kill yourself/10

[Anonymous No.6288806]

>>6288791
If you can get the stuff that's like, 125g for 10 bucks it's totally worth it.

But they want 88 dollars for 50g on some of them, they're totally quality and I'd trust that they are and probably worth 88 bucks, but I've never had them just because of the price.

[Anonymous No.6288815]

>>6288806
Yeah i don't wanna spend too much on them for now so i'll stick to the budget stuff.

[Anonymous No.6288816]

>>6288805

[Anonymous No.6288818]

>>6288816
Its pleb tea m8. Only americans and misguided tourists drink it.

[Anonymous No.6288819]

>>6280166
I got some in the loose form recently because they dont sell it in cakes around here, it's my first time.
I cant like it at all. Fishy, dirty smell and taste.

[Anonymous No.6288825]

>>6288816
Lipton really is crap though m8, upgrade to mighty leaf.

[Anonymous No.6288828]

>>6280080
No, you're cooking the juices out of it.
Ever boiled broccoli? Spinach? Good if you havent, coz its a shit way to eat them, but the same shit happens,

[Anonymous No.6288832]

>>6288818
>>6288825
I'm not the Lipton guy, I just replied for him because I found it opportunistic to use that picture of Kermit.
If you're also Pu'erh dickriders, I'll have you know I'm the one who posted this >>6288819

Black, lapsung, genmaicha and regular green for me please.

[Anonymous No.6288833]

>>6288707
>Just learn how to brew it normally and it should prepare you for looseleaf.
Do you just put the powder in a glass and add hot water and hope you get the measurement right? I keep looking at other sites but they don't mention how to prepare it without the whisk and stuff.

Now that I think about it, they probably just do that to sell brewing kits. It also pisses me off how teas are constantly marketed as some miracle health trend. No, I'm not going to buy this because it lowers my risk for cancer and autism, I just want a good drink.

Thanks for the help by the way.

[Anonymous No.6288847]

How soon should I resteep my leaves?
Like, are they good to go after a couple minutes out of the hot water or should i run the cold tap on them before sticking them back in the hot?

[Anonymous No.6288853]

>>6288833
Its like steeping time, you have to find you own preference, but you dont need that shit, if anything just get a good infuser.

[Anonymous No.6289656]

>>6288816
Lipton always tastes off to me, wherever I get it. It's just not a taste I like to drink, it's almost tedious to sip it if it's the only thing around.

[Anonymous No.6290030]

How long does it take to acquire a taste? I bought some loose leaf irish breakfast and it tastes awful. I steep it for 3-5 minutes

Should I be using sugar and milk?

[Anonymous No.6290162]

I don't have a looseleaf tea shop near me besides overpriced Teavanna.

Where do you guys get your tea online?

[Anonymous No.6290241]

>>6288503
I've been meaning to take a trip to Mitsuwa myself, because it's a bit closer to me than NY.

Might as well try it and see which you like better.

[Anonymous No.6290244]

I'm a bit new to this - buying looseleaf for the first time.

When buying herbal tea's/stuff that isn't just leaves, how do you measure it? How do you brew it?

I wish we had a pastebin for info, or that I just wasn't a retard.

[Anonymous No.6290296]

>>6275564

I'm a tea newbie. For green tea I've had bancha, sencha and china gunpowder. The latter is the strongest but among these three I think I prefer bancha although there's not much difference between bancha and sencha.

I also like english breakfast but after eating something. I had some on an empty stomach and was feeling bad for 1-2 hours afterwards.

[Anonymous No.6290334]

>>6290162
Read the thread, it isn't that big.

Adagio, Upton, Mightyleaf, etc.

[Anonymous No.6290343]

>>6290334
Ended up ordering from Adagio just before you posted that. I really ought to read through the thread first.

In any case, I still have a question: >>6290244

[Anonymous No.6290391]

>>6290244
measure it with a teaspoon.
brew it with hot water then strain it with a tea strainer
The most important thing is the time you steep it for and at what temperature. It's always labled on the box/tin what time/temp to do it at. Different compounds are released into the water at different times and temperatures and will change the flavor. If you find your tea not strong enough don't be tempted to brew it longer as this will change the tea usually making it super bitter. Try adding more leaves. Some tea you can get away with brewing it longer, usually tea that can be brewed multiple times like green teas.

[Anonymous No.6290398]

>>6290391
Thanks.

Related question, how do you re-use tea leaves? Do you brew them and let them dry out again or something?

[Anonymous No.6290419]

>>6290391
You might want to use a timer or stop watch. I even use a hand held infra-red laser guided thermometer sometimes ....... I know that's crazy but it's needed sometimes.

For instance, the brand of Earl Grey I use most often is very smooth. Almost bland, no astringency. I usually steep it 20 extra seconds and it comes out perfect amount of bitterness. Even half a minute can greatly change the flavor.

Another brand of earl grey requires 170°F. First time I made it was undrinkable and it has very very bad online reviews because earl grey is usually made at a much hotter temperature. When steeped at hotter temperature it's undrinkable, but at 170°F it's very very good. Time and temperature is key to a good cup of tea.

[Anonymous No.6290440]

>>6290398
I usually just leave the leaves in my tea strainer if I plan on making another cup later in the day. They'll be a bit damp and will get yucky after too long so I usually throw it out at the end of the day.. Also important to note when re-using leaves you'll want to add roughly a minute to the brewing time for each time the tea's been used. So if it's 3min 1st time around, 2nd time will be 4 min, and after that 5 min, and so on. Some good quality oolong can be reused 8 or 10 times while black tea can only be used once. This is advanced tea stuff that I don't know quite enough about.

[Anonymous No.6290535]

>>6290030
plee respan

[Anonymous No.6290558]

Bengal spice is the tea. Nothing else does it for me.

[Anonymous No.6291101]

>>6290030
It can take a few times to get used to a taste to where you're like "I like the way this is bitter" or something

Sort of like booze, even though thats an extreme comparison

[Anonymous No.6291168]

ITT: We rate people based on their favorite tea. I'll go first.

Vanilla Chai, unsweetened, no milk.

[Anonymous No.6291200]

>>6291168
Likes Tokio Hotel, Sega Genesis, and loves animals.

[Anonymous No.6291204]

>>6291200
Nope, I prefer SNES and I am indifferent to any animal that isn't my dog.

Apes are cool though since we're basically cousins.

[Anonymous No.6291241]

>>6291168
My current favorite is gunpowder, it's pretty simple.

[Anonymous No.6291251]

>>6291168
I like dark oolongs.

>>6291168
I assume you're a goblinoid or something. I can't help that I hate spicy teas.
>>6291241
Rational, plain-speaking, possible STEM degree. Would converse about tea with.

[Anonymous No.6291298]

>>6280093
Actually when you make wine, you're making grape juice and letting it rot, technically.

[Anonymous No.6291474]

>>6291168

Second flush Darjeeling

[Anonymous No.6291484]

>>6291168
Jasmine green tea, a splash of lavender water and a dab of honey. I call it aromatheratea.

[Anonymous No.6291509]

>>6291168
I'll go with 2nd flush Darjeeling as well. Can't wait till July when the fresh stuff starts to arrive in shops.

[Anonymous No.6291747]

>>6291168
I'm a sucker for just some Peppermint tea. Crisp and refreshing and wonderful, even better with a bit of lemongrass

[Anonymous No.6291939]

I hope you don't drink your tea from baby cups.
Normal cups, so you could enjoy that tea for longer.

[Anonymous No.6291943]

>>6291939
Where do you guys get a cup like this?

[Anonymous No.6291977]

>>6291943
Got mine in shop for 3.5€ in Lithuania 525 ml.
Sometimes gets labeled as soup cup, and is perfect for noodles/ramen.

[Anonymous No.6291981]

Is making roasted barley tea at home a good idea or will it just taste like sewage?

[Anonymous No.6291984]

>>6291977
I'm definitely going to have to look for a soup glass.

In fact, I've had trouble finding clear glass mugs (but I also haven't looked too hard).

[Anonymous No.6291988]

>>6291939
there's so much that's wrong with that picture besides the diluted cup of tea

[Anonymous No.6292011]

I usually drink Fennel tea to help out with some serious digestive issues I got
Not the most delicious honestly, been trying to find ways to improve it's flavor for a while.

[Anonymous No.6292056]

So my cousin got me two teapots and two canisters of Oolong tea from Taiwan. I like tea the most in my family I guess, but I'm nowhere near a fanatic. Anyway, I forget the names of the teapots but one is a small clay one and the other is one with a long handle thats glazed on the inside (I think its japanese? Had a hard time looking this one up). Any tips on using and care? I've seasoned the clay one (just a 24 hour soak, not sure if I should do another). I'd post pics but I don't have a good camera

[Anonymous No.6292080]

>>6291984
these came in clear and black glass and white ceramic.

[Anonymous No.6292464]

>>6290030
Use milk & sugar if you please. You need to grow some confidence and do what you want, when you want to.

[Anonymous No.6292466]

>>6291168
Green, Iced, no sugar, lemon juice.

[Anonymous No.6292474]

>>6291943
Try Aliexpress

>>6291981
Yes

>>6292011
Try spritizing a citrus? I don't like it either, it smells. Why not try ginger for digestive issues?

[Anonymous No.6292788]

>>6279140
>>6279173
Twinings and PG Tips is pretty good, but.
I like Yorkshire tea.

[Anonymous No.6293039]

Is there a tea that has actual non-subtle flavor? I have a shitty tongue and all I taste is hot water and something bitter. The bitterness doesn't bother me, but what does bother me is the effort I put into making it when I could just drink boiling water and not taste much difference.

Can't use sugar because I don't want diabetes

[Anonymous No.6293067]

>>6293039
Pu-erh teas are notably powerful-tasting, however it's not a bitter "I just licked soap" taste, it's very distinctively tea-y. there IS some earthiness, and when you drink it more you'll come to notice finer notes. It's not an acquired taste, but you get more accustomed to the delicate flavors the more you drink it.

[Anonymous No.6293133]

>>6288833
Anon, nothing can lower your risk of autism at this point.

[Anonymous No.6293186]

>>6291939
why does your metal mouse have dents in it

[Anonymous No.6293218]

>>6293186
titanium cat

[Anonymous No.6293299]

>>6279195
this is actually half decent. by itself nothing special, but mixed in about half-half loose leaf darjeeling & made a great go-to brew for while at work. rich umami, slightly nutty aftertaste.

[Anonymous No.6293460]

>>6292788
my m8. Taylors is the best.

[Anonymous No.6294458]

So I'm putting in a new upton order and I'm looking to try something new. Anyone have a good idea?
I really liked the mai estate nepal I got as well as a sample of pu-erh.
thinking about getting a darjeeling sampler or maybe some white.
I've just into tea in case you haven't realized

[Anonymous No.6294487]

for a cheap daily drinker, this is the finest kind

Man i love me my Red Rose. It's a good, consistent pekoe with a great floral aroma and medium taste but it is literally ambrosia cold brewed

>1 quart
>2 tea bags
>24 hours in the fridge

that's it. that is the flavor of iced tea.

[Anonymous No.6294491]

i drink Stash green tea.

[Anonymous No.6294612]

>>6294458
Search ZO10 on their site.
Super cheap, and I love it. It's my go-to every day tea.

[Anonymous No.6294798]

I always a nice cup of Tibetan Tea, it comes in a brick. Nice with cream and sugar. Or traditional with butter and salt.

[Anonymous No.6294911]

>>6294798
do you just use regular american butter with it? isn't it traditionally with yak butter or am i totally nuts

[Anonymous No.6295381]

My place of employment now has a tea cart where we all donate tea, brew it, drink it, rate it, etc... It's pretty nice since it is mostly good tea from Adagio, and I get to try a wide variety of different teas.

Right now I am highly enjoying silver needle jasmine, and most fruity white teas as well. Just had some coconut oolong and it was pretty amazing as well.

I'm also pretty happy that I was able to make some different chai blends, and then make my own chai concentrates to store in the fridge. Never going back to Oregon or Tazo chai concentrates again, far too easy to make my own that taste better.

[Anonymous No.6295832]

>>6295381
Where do you work with such a tea cart?

Also, what's your general mix for Chai?

[Anonymous No.6296108]

>>6287097
Welp, got the "haul"

Teavana stuff is going straight to them when I see them next time, the adagio stuff is MIIIIINE

[Anonymous No.6296149]

>>6294911
I think it is yak butter, but buttered salted tea is appalling and a great way to get fat if you don't live in the fucking cold Himalayan mountains.

[Anonymous No.6296559]

>>6296108
Just had some of the ceylon sonata, this is some damn good tea, even though it's one of the cheaper ones.

I'm only cooking the blacks until I get a new thermometer to make sure I cook the white/green correctly

[Anonymous No.6296655]

>>6295381
I got the silver needle jasmine from them in a sampler pack. It's now my favorite white tea and I want to buy more. But $50 for a bag is pretty steep.

[Anonymous No.6296659]

>>6278799
I bought some longjing from aliexpress and it was fine, it did took like 2 months to arrive but I live in mexico perhaps that was part of the problem

[Anonymous No.6297204]

What should I try first?

[Anonymous No.6297205]

>>6297204
silver needle

[Anonymous No.6297487]

>>6275564
I'm currently drinking O'Connors Cream (fuck that name), which is black tea and tastes a little bit like Irish coffee. I put one spoon of rock sugar that is pickled in rum and it's just great, especially for getting out of bed in the morning. Kinda makes me sound like an alcoholic, I suppose?

[Anonymous No.6298551]

please check here:

>>>6298486

[Anonymous No.6299585]

I got some straight up peppermint from adiago the other day.

Pretty great.

[Anonymous No.6299650]

>>6291484
You're a milf oblivious to all the guys after your ass.

[Anonymous No.6299666]

>>6292788
If you like Yorkshire Gold ...Try Barry's Gold ..it's an Irish tea blend that is amazing for a bagged tea

[Anonymous No.6299758]

>>6291939
>MX518 pleb
>puny pint-sized glass cup
>one teabag in that shit
>literally ONE FUCKING teabag

50 fl oz hand-made ceramic masterrace reporting in

[Anonymous No.6300506]

So, thoughts on Pur-eh?

[Anonymous No.6300565]

does anyone has a good sugestion from either Mariage freres or Damman Freres.

I like black tea with smokey flavors, I loved one at Mariage freres but I don´t have the name right now,

I´m living in Paris right now so If you have any suggestion of what I can find here it would be really appreciated. By the way Kusmi tea and Lov are not bad but not really great

thank you guys

[Anonymous No.6300597]

>>6300506
people either love it or hate it. I brew up a cup of Tuo-Cha when I have a hangover, but other than that I don't drink it often.

[Anonymous No.6301041]

green tea in South East Asia (especially Thailand and Vietnam, the tea you usually get for free in a restaurant) usually has some kind of "starchy" sweetness. i asked around, but so far did not get useful replies. some told me, they boil the tea with pineapple leaves, some tell me it is a kind of syrup, some say that the tea is already sweetened when they buy it. the taste remains the same or at least very similar, no matter what i am told how they do it.
anyone here has any ideas?

[Anonymous No.6301329]

>not buying bottles of oiocha

It's like you hate convenience.

[Anonymous No.6301813]

>>6300565
Tea-tarded french guy here.

I don't think my opinion worth anything but Jasmin Chung Hao from Dammann is great. Not black tea at all but still great.

Also, you must check compagnie coloniale. They don't have any branded shop and you can't order online, so you have to find some reseller like etregourmand.com, I believe some physical shop sell it as well.
http://www.compagnie-coloniale.com/en/index.html
http://www.etregourmand.com/artisans/43/compagnie-coloniale

[Anonymous No.6301988]

>>6301813
tea is tea, and food is just food. thanks for sharing. your opinion has value even if a jerk snubs his nose at it.

[Anonymous No.6303234]

>>6299585
I never understood why people buy mint or chamomile tea? That shit grows as a weed in my yard

[Anonymous No.6304417]

>>6297204
Silver Needle.

[Anonymous No.6305124]

>>6297204
>ooooh darjeerling

[Anonymous No.6305143]

>>6303234
I grow mint in my yard but it sucks for making tea. Tried it both dried out and fresh off the Bush.

[Anonymous No.6306327]

>>6275564
Just bought some white Yin Zhen.

Did I do good ?

[Anonymous No.6306825]

I got some honey black tea and holy shit why have I never had this kind before, I love it

[Anonymous No.6307205]

>>6297204
snowbud, then tell the thread how it is because I'm curious

[Anonymous No.6307619]

Just bought some new russian caravan, should I try it with milk this time? I'm a real milk tea person but haven't really gone beyond english breakfast, irish breakfast, earl grey and lapsang souchong milk-wise.

[Anonymous No.6308584]

>>6307619
I think caravan is way better sans-milk, but that might just be me

[Anonymous No.6308608]

>>6275564
I know its the poor mans green tea but I just love Genmaicha. The smell is amazing, and the roasted rice gives it a really nutty flavor, I haven't found anything similar.

Anyone have any Genmaicha brands they suggest?

[Anonymous No.6308615]

>>6306825
Why are you not just buying honey and black tea separately..
I wish I capitalized on tea blends before these companies did.

>>6307619
Why do you need to ask here? You make a cup, taste it, if you didn't like it then add milk in til its your taste. Holy fucking shit.

[Anonymous No.6309142]

>>6308615
It isn't a blend, you should google for five seconds before calling someone out, you retard

Honey black tea is a type of black tea http://beautifultaiwantea.com/collections/dark-teas-black-tea-taiwan/products/mixiang-black-tea it gets its name from how it smells

[Anonymous No.6309769]

Have stainless steel tea kettle with a copper bottom. I descaled it with water + lemon juice and all seemed well, it looked as bright and coppery as it ever had. But soon after, I noticed the bottom interior became discolored a sickly tint. Blue, green, purple, rainbow, you name it. Weeks later I decided to try diluted vinegar on it and thought it was good as new again, until I boiled water in it and it turned purple again as soon as I wiped the inside dry after it cooled. After some more googling I tried a paste of salt + vinegar, but same results.

Anyone else experience this? Anything I can do?

[Anonymous No.6309779]

>>6309769

Which metal is it that you are seeing turn these colors? The copper or the stainless?

[Anonymous No.6309797]

>>6309779
The copper on the inside. The stainless sides on the inside still look fine.

Never boiled empty, above medium heat, or on a stove burner larger than the kettle.

[Anonymous No.6309840]

>>6309797

Copper is rarely used for the inside of cooking vessels because it naturally corrodes (aka "gets a patina") which is that green/blue color you're seeing. Same thing as the statue of liberty (it's made of copper, the blue color is the patina).

Because of that copper cookware has a coating or other layer on the inside of it. Classic old-school copper pots and pans were "tinned"--coated with molten tin inside, and they periodically had to be re-tinned as the layer wore off. Modern stuff usually has a layer of stainless or something on the inside of it.

That being said, if yours has copper inside then it probably had a coating of some kind in there which has since been lost, perhaps due to your cleaning. If it is now bare copper then there is nothing you can do about it, the corrosion will keep coming back over and over again.

[Anonymous No.6310043]

tfw i want to get into tea but all of it is nasty to me and putting sugar in it makes it nastier

Tried irish breakfast, earl gray, vanilla chai, strawberry + black tea, spearmint and peppermint.

Should I just give up and go back to water and pop?

[Anonymous No.6310045]

>>6309840
Is there any possible harm (illness) or downside (influencing taste) in continuing to use it for my tea?

[Anonymous No.6310112]

>>6310043
In my experience, some teas are an acquired taste. When I first started drinking green tea I couldn't drink it without honey. I gradually reduced the amount of honey and now I drink it unsweetened unless it's a fruity blend. And obviously, you might also want to try brewing your tea weaker.

I hated earl grey until I started drinking it with sugar and a little milk. Now it's one of my favorites. Some tea tastes good with sugar but bad with honey and vice versa.

The water you use also affects how it tastes. When I tried using the bottled water brand I drink daily, the minerals gave the tea a sharp metallic taste. I now buy spring water specifically for my tea. Nothing fancy, just $1 for a 3 liter bottle.

[Anonymous No.6310409]

>>6309142
>being retarded because of some hipster tea named with something that could have two meanings

>>6309769
You dun goofed. Way to corrode it, how else did the Statue of Liberty corrode sitting above the ocean like that.