oh dear. And in a small place too. I'm off to find out what Baldrian is in English and find out what it's good for. Hope you can sleep Ninakk!
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@ Irishbell,
Have just read that you grew up with Liptons tea bags, No Wonder you weren't a tea fan! I've been to USA twice and that is the tea they usually give you when you ask for tea in a cafe but we tend to describe it as 'Gnat's P---'! (Sorry, if that sounds harsh!) No matter how long you let the tiny tea bag stew, the flavour still comes out weak. Strange really, as it originally was a British brand and tea in England is usually quite strong, unless someone drowns the tea with a load of milk. I am also a bit mystified with the idea of adding cream as opposed to ordinary milk to tea, that's definitely more for coffee here in England, way too overpowering for tea.I'm a black tea drinker, the stronger the better as you may have guessed!! Usually something like English Breakfast or any good supermarket strong blend. Yunnan is also a nice strong tea (also called Russian Caravan) with a nice malty taste.
Have Fun taste testing!!
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@bandicoot
"my background is irish and the irish are weaned on gallons and gallons of strong black tea"
my goodness yes we are. I married a basque fella and when I brought him home (a few years before we were married) the first time I told him "you will be offered black tea where ever you go, drink it" and he said "I don't drink tea" I told him "suck it up big boy, be polite" and so he was. now all the old lady aunties adore him. I actually think they like him more than me :)
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Thanks again all :) What a kind and helpful bunch of people you all are.
I'm taking dd bday shopping Sunday at the mall, will stop in to Teavana,
the new tea store. I'll let you know what I come up with!Posted 3 months ago # -
Just found this topic. Mad tea drinker here, go for strong black teas that could strip paint. Lapsang souchang (tea smoked over pine needles) and pu-erh (twice-fermented). I use a Bodum Yo-yo cup and order loose tea from Upton Teas. Occasionally drink chai made from organic English Breakfast (from my food co-op) and a spice mix I grind for myself, mixed with sweetened condensed milk. It's not real chai, but it's good enough for my purposes.
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Silver yin zhen pearls,youth berry,monkey picked oolong,chai mate,precious white peach(would be awesome iced).
Just tasted, haven't bought yet, but those were a good start. Going back later this week.Posted 3 months ago # -
Irish: sounds wonderful! We have a Teavana here too, and I think you just convinced me to try it!
Zora: We had a teapot store around the corner from my house that carried upton teas. Very nice -- but pricey! They closed, alas.
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anyone up for a 'declutter you tea stash before spring' challenge? mine is still overflowing.
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Coming down with a cold is a great way to declutter tea. I actually had to buy some more!
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@ninakk - I'm up for it! My current stash includes (in no particular order):
1. Gold Dragon - greeen + jasmine, but does not taste like any other jasmine tea
2. Rooibos chai - most recent addition, and I'm trying hard not to get completely addicted to it
3 and 4. Moroccan Mint - one container at home, one at work
5. A very sweet herbal blend that boyfriend likes
6. A herbal blend with truckloads of mint, that I love
7 to 11. 4 kinds of oolong tea, all of which are probably past their prime, but boyfriend has some sentimental attachment to them. We'll have to figure out what to do about that.
12. A huge unopened tin of black tea. We hardly ever drink black tea.
13. Another tin of jasmine, at work.
14. A ginger tea/drink/soemthing that boyfriend keeps because "it's great when you're sick". But whenever we dog et sick we invariably drink something else.And believe it or not, this is the semi-uncluttered tea collection, after donating 4 boxes of tea to work and tossing some obviously expired and/or awful-tasting teas.
My goals by spring:
1. Use up my herbal blend and one tin of Moroccan Mint
2. Cull the oolong stash to 1 or 2 kinds of fresh tea and get rid of all teas that are over 2 years old
3. Find a way of displaying the tea collection as well as teapots and tea cups.Posted 3 months ago # -
Goody, Anita! Month-wise I guess spring begins in March, but with the piles of snow everywhere and intense amounts of it in the air right now, I think spring will be here in April only, so I'll try to work myself through:
- Good night tea, Perchs The
- White temple tea, also Perchs
- Half of the Kusmi testers or something like it; have six of them still
- Some of a Harrod's tea that I will have to get the name of later, think it was an oolongA month and a half should be enough and I really owe it to the teas to drink them rather than throw them out once they've gone bad.
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Awesome, glad to have a tea drinking buddy :)
I should clarify something on the oolong: boyfriend is Taiwanese; oolong tea is a bit of a national badge of honor, so he's attached to every box that his family brings back. He used to drink it regularly, but recently that's stopped, which is why we now have 4 boxes of old oolong that are lingering in the pantry.
We went to an oolong tea tasting this past weekend, and we now have some new favourites, which makes me hope our old ones will be replaced soon.Going to another tea tasting (white and green tea this time) on March 25, so I'm hoping to make room in the collection by then.
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Tea tasting sounds like fun! Have thought I'd host cheese tastings and wine tastings, salt even, but tea never occurred to me. You're on, anyone else too?
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Tea leaves (used as well) can be put in the garden to help fertilize the soil. The tea/garden experts here might have something more to say, but it helps so that the tea is not going wholly to waste.
I'm jealous of those with the need to use up their teas! I've got two types and want more :-(
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Once I decide which teas to buy, I'm in.
I did get a "honey bush" tea at the grocery today, will try tonight.
Also picked up a sampler of twining- breakfast, Irish etc. to try til I get back to Teavana.
They were fabulous there, answered every single question I had, showed me
all kinds to taste, and other products, didn't pressure me to buy a single thing.
She did show me some German rock sugar that I wil definitely buy when I go back..Posted 3 months ago # -
Tried drinking some of my herbal tea last night. It made my throat sore, so I'm cutting my losses and tossing the rest of it (barely a tablespoon of it left anyway). Back to Moroccan Mint, yay!
@irishbell - honey bush sounds yummy, what kind of tea is it?
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Anita-
NUMI certified organic
Bushmen's Brew
Honeybush
Herbal Teasan (bags)
It was darkish in color, tasty, mild, did taste like honey (not sweet to me)
although I needed a little more sweet, so I added a bit of honey.
I'm not crazy over it, but I will definitely drink it again.Posted 3 months ago # -
Update: herbal tea is used up, and my Moroccan Mint has about 2 brews' worth left.
Irishbell, how are you enjouying your new tea stash?
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Anita-still working on the honeybush, I've grown to like it, but not love it.
I've tried some oolong (with honey) which I lIke, can't stand it without the honey.
Haven't gotten back to Teavana yet to get some loose or hand tied tea yet.
I do have some I want to try there. It's a little pricey however.
They do not sell less than 2 oz, and of course, the ones I tried and liked would be over $20
for 2 oz. so I will have to narrow down what Im going to purchase.
They had a beautiful hand tied oolong flower, that when it opened while steeping, was something
I'd never seen before, just gorgeous!Posted 2 months ago # -
The tea flower is called 'blooming tea' and usually comes in white and green tea. There are many different ways of tying the flowers so they can either sit at the bottom of the cup or float on top. They are a wonderful touch for dinner parties.
I usually can't stand Oolong teas, but I found a new one that is delicious called Formosa Oolong.
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