Tea Lovers Club

[Virgil 685]

Tea bags are a curse Satan inflicted on humanity,

Preach it brother! (Or sister, whichever is the case)

[CheeryFox 23,822]

Plz, tea bags are fantastic. 

I tea so hard - even the tea gods acknowledge my greatness.   

[Malinter 3,064]

Tea Bags are an accidental invention.

 

The guy that invented them was a tight bastard who wanted to save money on buying tins for the tea. So he sold it in little bags. However his customers didn't understand they were supposed to open the bag and put it in and instead threw the whole thing into the teapot. XD

Edited November 21, 2014 by Shire Pony Malinter

[Virgil 685]

Uh oh the mods just told me if the tea bag discussion escalates any further we'll be banished to the debate pit

[Malinter 3,064]

banished you say? we're only talking about things heating up and teabagging, how could that possibly be seen as escalating??

[Virgil 685]

banished you say? we're only talking about things heating up and teabagging, how could that possibly be seen as escalating??

The mods are secretly on the Lipton companies payroll, it's the forums deep dark secret. So discussions that potentially bash big tea are met with severe punishment.

[King Sejong 859]

   I love tea, Peppermint or Moroccan mint are my favourite flavours, usually I put milk in my tea. I also like tapioca and black tea, from tea houses in my home town, plus I have enjoyed tea in foreign countries, like South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Singapore, and those were some unique experiences, to be a part of tea drinking cultures, and taste some very exotic teas.    

[ThatOneComrade 1,091]

I buy discount lemon tea at Giant because I am rolling in the dough  Love it, though.

Teavana's got some good tea. My mom bought me some once and that's all I drank for a week

[Virgil 685]

I love tea, Peppermint or Moroccan mint are my favourite flavours, usually I put milk in my tea. I also like tapioca and black tea, from tea houses in my home town, plus I have enjoyed tea in foreign countries, like South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Singapore, and those were some unique experiences, to be a part of tea drinking cultures, and taste some very exotic teas.

 

That's cool! So pretty much the only thing you haven't done is taken part in a Japanese tea ceremony then?

[King Sejong 859]

That's cool! So pretty much the only thing you haven't done is taken part in a Japanese tea ceremony then?

I wish, I would love to go to a Japanese tea ceremony, especially in Hokkaido, it is suppose to be informal, but is still fun to try out.

[Virgil 685]

 

 

I wish, I would love to go to a Japanese tea ceremony, especially in Hokkaido, it is suppose to be informal, but is still fun to try out.

A few years back when I was at a community college getting my Associates, I read the school newspaper and found an article about how they actually had a Japanese Tea master on campus doing a demonstration to which I responded

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It was the kind of institution that had the logic of, " Hey guys! Let's not tell students we actually have something interesting going on most of the time, and when we do let's do it the day of!"

[Kurael 43]

My favorite tea is ice tea

Does it count?

 

Also earl gray is nice too

[Virgil 685]

My favorite tea is ice tea

Does it count?

Also earl gray is nice too

let me confirm with my council of tea snobs. *mumble mumble mumble* Alright, after much intense deliberation, that has been deemed acceptable. Welcome aboard!

[Karma Lightwing 245]

omigosh, Is this thread still alive? I thought it died when they bugged out my content

*hugs everyone* My current favorite tea is brewed white with fruit peaces or a mix of white and green tea. Dont remember which white I use in the mix, but my current green tea is gunpowder.

[Virgil 685]

omigosh, Is this thread still alive? I thought it died when they bugged out my content

*hugs everyone* My current favorite tea is brewed white with fruit peaces or a mix of white and green tea. Dont remember which white I use in the mix, but my current green tea is gunpowder.

I brought the thread back to life by posting a video on tea cultivation, apparently people here were nerdy enough like myself to find that interesting

but that sounds like an interesting brew your making these days.

[Karma Lightwing 245]

I brought the thread back to life by posting a video on tea cultivation, apparently people here were nerdy enough like myself to find that interesting

but that sounds like an interesting brew your making these days.

 

Oh well, I didnt notice before today, sorry ^3^

 

Also am I the only one who drinks it without sugar? because it feels like that sometimes

[Virgil 685]

Oh well, I didnt notice before today, sorry ^3^

Also am I the only one who drinks it without sugar? because it feels like that sometimes

I typically drink black tea with cream or milk, but I generally avoid sugar. Have been known to use honey on occasion.

[~Chaos~ 3,967]

I like green and peppermint tea the best, no added anything just the tea itself.

[CheeryFox 23,822]

I had 3 cups today. Tea really makes me feel good. 

[Virgil 685]

I had 3 cups today. Tea really makes me feel good. 

Tea is love, tea is life... and your new avatar is flipping adorable.

[Demonic Soulz 483]

All you casuls I drink the finest of all tea....*shot*

 

I like Harney and Sons Cinnamon Spice Tea

[Kurael 43]

Anyone got any suggestions on exotic or fruit teas??

[Planty 1,053]

Hey, this may sound weird but I've recently really got into nettle tea ! I find it refreshing but a little bit dry if over brewed

Anyone got any suggestions on exotic or fruit teas??

 

I quite like spiced apple tea by twinings, tastes really nice !

[Bronydoc12 37]

My favorite is emperor's white tea from republic of tea yum  

[Clover Heart 978]

So, there are two main types of teas: green teas and black teas. I have different ways of drinking both of them.

 

My favorite black tea is Lady Grey. I have several go-to teas, though, which include Lady Grey, Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Prince of Wales. Lady Grey, I drink with breakfast. Earl Grey, I drink with a bigger meal. Darjeeling, I drink with dessert. Prince of Wales, I drink on its own. I also drink peppermint tea on its own, because it's very heavy. Occasionally, I also drink Chai, with no particular food or absence of food, but just when I have it around. My favorite method of drinking black tea is with milk and sugar. However, I'm trying to eat healthier, so nowadays, I hold off on the sugar. Many of these teas, though, can feel rather acidic to me, so I like to cut through that acidity with milk, at the least. When I'm sick, though, I hold the milk and put in honey and lemon. It's very soothing on the throat. I like these all hot.

 

For green teas, my favorite is jasmine. It's so mild, yet distinct and refreshing. I really love jasmine tea. I also like sencha, matcha and oolong tea. I think it's blasphemous to put anything into these teas, so I drink them all straight. Seriously, the thought of something like sugar in a green tea makes me nauseous... Typically, I prefer these chilled, but if they're served hot, I'll still drink them. I also like white tea, which I think is different from green tea, if I'm not mistaken. I like the light, mild flavor of it, though I don't have the opportunity to drink it very often. I like white tea served hot.

 

As for procurement, I buy everything from the grocery store. I never drank tea before I came to Japan. Japan will turn you into a tea-drinker, for sure. So, living here, good teas are very easy to come by. I buy Twinings for my black teas. In fact, I think Lady Grey and Prince of Wales are exclusive to Twinings. I still like both, though, as they're distinct and unique flavors. I don't have a specific brand of tea I get for my green tea. Except, I like Ito-En for Jasmine tea. Everything else, I buys what I sees. And it's usually all tasty. I'm not much of a connoisseur of tea, so I don't know how that all sounds, but *shrug* I like the taste of most of the teas I can find in any Japanese store. Usually in bottles or tea bags. I will say, I do prefer how fresh loose tea tastes, but it's such a hassle to brew and clean the pot, I'd really just rather not.

 

Speaking of Japan, when I went back to America, I had quite a reverse-culture shock in relation to tea. Basically, a lot of the tea sucks. I asked for tea when I was at my aunt's house, and what she had on hand was... weird? It didn't really taste like anything but murky water, and it didn't have a name. That's actually what I found for a lot of American tea. It never tells you what kind of tea it is. It's all just "tea" or "green tea." Sometimes they get more specific, but this is often when they're trying to sell something that they're perceiving as snobbish, like chai tea. Now that I know the differences between teas and how they taste and such, it's incredibly weird to go to the store and see something labeled as "tea." What kind of tea? Tea-tea. Just tea. >.> It makes me think of shopping for cheese here in Japan. Let's buy a bag of cheese. Pick it up, it just says "cheese." What kind of cheese? "Natural cheese." ...Well, I should frigging hope so but that doesn't answer my question! That's what it's like shopping for tea in America. Or at least the Mid-West. 

Edited November 29, 2014 by Clover Heart