Tea Drinkers

[african redbush]

my name says it all... ROOIBOS FTW

[Ansel]

Yerba mate is the best!

[precious007]

my name says it all... ROOIBOS FTW

+1

Apple Robois

Caramel Robois

Kanel Robois

[Ansel]

can anyone recommend a good oolong to try that i can get in the UK... it will be my first try of it.

[truthwolf1]

OOlong,
I cannot read chinese but buy a round green container with bamboo trees from the local China mart (loose leaf).
That's where I would head to if I was you and just ask them what's the best.

[Ansel]

Thanks truthwolf, i think i've sourced some semi-decent oolong now. And i just bought this baby:

[Slidingblues]

For US tea drinkers Upton has a good selection and great shipping prices. Culinary Teas is decent as well.

http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/home.asp


http://www.culinaryteas.com/index.html

[Snusdog]

I get a lot of my tea from here

http://theteaspot.com/

Check it out

[Ansel]

If i was in the US i would order from these guys, first trying out the guayusa.

http://www.stashtea.com/

[Lobstersnuser]

I grew up in my grandparents house where tea was a religion. My grandfathers family immigrated to Canada from "The Old Country" so teatime was nothing to fool with.

His tea habit started when he was a teenager aboard the old wooden fishing schooners of the day and lasted throughout his 86 years. Milk and sugar were luxuries on a fishing boat so he drank it black.

As I remember, every morning Grandfather would fill a kettle with water and bring it to a boil 3 times. It went from there to a 6 cup teapot like this: along with 8 two-cup teabags of KingCole black tea. "Only tea worth drinking but there's no way in hell you can get 2 decent cups from one of those bags" he claimed. The brew would steep on the water side of an old Kemac oil stove for 15 minutes before he'd touch it and it held fort there the rest of the day with him dipping into it periodically.

It never got washed and I don't ever remember not seeing it on the stove during the day ready for a "cuppa".

[Ansel]

Nice story Lobster - thanks for sharing. Paints a nice picture.

[PipenSnus]

Thanks to all who gave positive opinions of rooibos tea. A friend just gave me a bulging sack full of rooibos and honeybush teabags about a week ago. I was a little skeptical about trying them, but now I'm looking forward to the experience.

[rickcharles606]

Thanks to all who gave positive opinions of rooibos tea. A friend just gave me a bulging sack full of rooibos and honeybush teabags about a week ago. I was a little skeptical about trying them, but now I'm looking forward to the experience.

I love hot tea, and don't have it often enough. Not sure why either, guess I just don't think about it that often.



EDIT: Having a cup of Chai Rooibos right now...it's quite good, thanks for reminding me ;-)

[Crow]

If i was in the US i would order from these guys, first trying out the guayusa.

http://www.stashtea.com/

You can find that brand at any Safeway. I like their 'Blueberry Herbal Tea'... Sweet and tangy.



http://www.stashtea.com/products/Blu...erbal+Tea.aspx

[Ansel]

Right now i am drinking some of this...

China PU ERH Tea from the Yunnan province

In the past the Pu Erh teas were buried in the ground where they got their unique tangy earthy taste. Nowadays these teas are moisturised after the fermentation process again and are stored in wide dark cellars for more than one year.

Pu Erh teas are sold for their medicinal qualities and are thought to be extremely good for the digestion and cholesterol levels.

Our Pu Erh tea has a dark, coarse leaf, typical earthy tart taste and rich, bright red cup.

I must say, i am impressed by the flavour. I will be investigating more Pu-erh tea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea