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What Type of Tea do you Like - And Why?

Posted by gradymcmurray • 9/05/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: green tea, oolong tea and black tea, specialty teas, tea, white tea

Although all tea comes from one plant, there are many varieties. White, green, oolong and black tea are popular and there are many blends and flavored tea.

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9/05/08

AngieSS

I have no idea. I just know that I make my iced-tea every day with Lipton tea bags. It's the only brand I will use.

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1. 9/05/08
  
  kristilinauer
  
  Me too! I love Lipton...with lots of ice. I prefer sweet tea (hey, I'm a Texan, after all!), but the 2 cups of sugar per pitcher is a bit much for me. I try to be good and use an artificial sweetener, but sometimes, the sweet tea calls my name!
2. 9/05/08
  
  AngieSS
  
  lol...that's funny! I was raised in Texas so I get the whole "sweet" tea thing. I'm like you and like it a little less sweet. I use Splenda now since I go through so much every day.
9/05/08

xtremer

green and black..too awesome!

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9/05/08

jafabrit

ceylon with milk and sugar and LOTS of it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon_tea

For iced tea I like Turkish apple tea.

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1. 9/05/08
  
  kristilinauer
  
  Apple tea....YUM!!! When I lived in Turkey, they mostly served black tea, which I didn't like, but every once in a while, they would offer the apple tea. It was a treat! But they always served it hot.
2. 9/05/08
  
  jafabrit
  
  I haven't tried it hot will have to give it a chance.
9/05/08

MadameX

Right now I'm kind of on a black cherry berry kick, but as a staple I like Earl Grey. I'm also partial to orange spice, moroccan mint, lemon...I think I just like tea.

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1. 9/05/08
  
  melindaville
  
  I am currently trying to switch from coffee in the a.m. to Earl Grey. So far, I haven't been able to kick coffee completely but I am down to 1 cup per morning, which is quite an accomplishment.
9/05/08

JanelleV

Green Tea -- it just tastes delicious! I love it!

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1. 9/05/08
  
  Onchong
  
  JanelleV is right, green tea tastes better than the common tea. I prefer it light only.
9/05/08

whitesideddolphin

I love all sorts of tea! The on that makes up most of what is in my cubboard right now is Yogi tea in all it's varieties, not entirely sure what sort of tea that is though to be honest! Just says Ayurvedic Spice Infusion! Either way, love it, especially Cinnamon Spice, Sweet Chai, Sweet Chilli and Chocolate
Also love Caramel flavoured Redbush Tea, Lidl does a good one.
Oooh and I agree with MadameX, moroccan mint is awesome. Also like good old boring peppermint...

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9/05/08

chrisskoyles

Tetleys

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9/05/08

Anniepooh

Green, Earl Grey and Oolong. Not sure what it is about each, but those are my three favorites. Oh, Red Zinger from Celestial Seasonings has been a favorite for years.

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9/05/08

vsatie

I don't drink coffee, so tea is my big excitement as far as beverages are concerned. I love iced gree tea mixed with passion fruit tea. I also enjoy hot mint tea at night before I go to sleep, and when I drink black iced tea it is usually flavored- passion fruit, mango, or tropical.

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9/05/08

wehireu

I like black tea because it has plenty of caffeine in it.

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9/05/08

timethief

I like decaffeinated green tea. I also like some of the herbal teas and drink them frequently. I particularly like the peach and mint teas.

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1. 9/05/08
  
  melindaville
  
  I love iced peach tea, with a little honey in it. It's so refreshing on a hot day.
2. 9/05/08
  
  timethief
  
  You can decaffeinate gree tea yourself at home. The instructions are found here www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/do-you-drink-green-tea#comment_409667
3. 9/05/08
  
  MidwestMom
  
  Thanks for that! Do you know if the 'double-steep' method works for black tea as well?
9/05/08

melindaville

I like green tea and drink it after every meal.

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9/05/08

ArtyQueen

as its ,nothing else

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9/05/08

blogonsmog

Mint green tea (half mint, half green, no caffiene)

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9/05/08

MidwestMom

I am a chamomile tea girl. My husband travels to Germany every so often and will bring me back a chamomile-fennel tea. It has the most gentle licorice flavor.

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1. 9/05/08
  
  Onchong
  
  Camomile tea is effective for indigestion.
2. 9/05/08
  
  MidwestMom
  
  I find it is also a good way to counter emotional upset. (I even give a spoonful of chamomile tea with honey to my children if they're ill or have been crying... a la Peter Rabbit)
9/05/08

aningeniousname

Pg tips because that's the one the monkeys used to drink (Not the popular 60's beat combo)

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9/05/08

mysteryranch

I love Earl Grey. It's my favorite. My second favorite is Red Rose a brand of black tea I have been drinking for over 30 years (longer than most of you have been living LOL). I also drink many types of herb tea and green tea.

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9/05/08

Onchong

Green Tea has four important constituents that all work together, caffeine, tannin, essential oils and vitamins. Caffeine can actually be beneficial when taken in tea as it works slightly differently from the caffeine in coffee. The good news is caffeine in tea can stimulate the circulation and metabolism via the central nervous system. As more oxygen is pumped to the brain, mental powers are heightened, reactions speed up and muscle function improves. The tannin in the Green Tea works alongside the caffeine, having a relaxing and stabilizing effect. This means the caffeine is absorbed more slowly and prevents that "caffeine shock" we all know too well from coffee.

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9/05/08

jafabrit

A lot of people assume because I'm British that I will love earl grey and offer it to me, ugh I can't stand it.

ah Daphne! those pg tips advertizers have a lot to answer for.
shop.pgtips.co.uk/

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9/05/08

JaydenVasara

i chill green tea and take it w/me to the gym but when i'm at home, i like lemon-ginger teas (spicy and tangy!)

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9/08/08

mikodragonfly

Green tea - because of the taste. peppermint for the same reason. There's a tea called "Sleepy Time" - that's really soothing at the end of a work night.

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9/08/08

othellobloke

Tea is my thing.

There's a French luxury goods store called Fauchon. Their teas are about as good as you could wish to get. I get it shipped from France about once a month. Check it out www.fauchon.com/fr/fr/#/acheter-en-ligne/thes-cafes-infusions/thes

All of the Twinings blends are splendid, except the green tea. Just like her-bal tea, they smell decent but once swallowed just water.

Having tasted some of the best tea blends in the world, I will NEVER understand how anyone who's tasted Twinings would STILL prefer Red Rose or Liptons. Just the phrase 'orange pekoe' makes me want to slap somebody. Red Rose and Liptons are no different to those teas you get in hospitals... where you get bags of 5000 for $20.

Iced tea is like sour cream - it's not meant to exist.

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9/08/08

Arcticulates

Orange spice, and green tea and chai teas are my favorites.

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9/08/08

pumpkinlights

Usually green.

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9/08/08

satijournal

Black

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9/09/08

SweetViolet

I don't drink tea but my husband likes a single-estate Ceylon tea by the name of Dilmah. He being Indian and having grown up drinking tea, I have to bow to his superior wisdom (left to my own devices I would have bought Lipton).

Single-estate tea is supposed to be superior because it is not blended, apparently something the tea industry does to use up "inferior" leaves rather than discard them. I dunno...at least that's what Dilmah's literature says, and Hubby says it is the best tea.

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9/09/08

Tanwiratchada

I like coffee more than tea. But I like tea also. Which kind of tea I like? I like Chinese Flower Tea. You can drink hot and cold. Called "Chrysanthemum"

Chinese Flower Tea is an unique class of Chinese tea. It subdivides into Flower Tea and Scented Tea.
Flower Tea is a simple concept that dried flowers are used, without much processing, to make tea. Scented Tea uses green tea, red tea as base and mix with scent of flowers.

Chinese Flower Tea has light to medium flavor and medium to strong aroma.

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9/09/08

TOMDDiary

Green tea only. I drink it mostly as ice tea with nothing in it. It is really healthy and has lowered my blood pressure to a perfect 117/74 from 134/93. It is all I drink.

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9/09/08

shadow626

Naicha or milk tea..

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9/09/08

sulz

bubble tea! yum.

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9/09/08

xmarks

green tea. I'm too much of a nancy boy for the strong flavors in early gray or english breakfast.

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6/09/09

seanymph

I love Lady Grey the companion flavor to Earl Grey. I drink that too. And then usually mint tea for at nite to settle dinner. On the rare occasions I have tea for breakfast, if I can have it.......Ill have Irish Breakfast tea. In between times, its reg. Lipton Decaf or green tea.

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6/09/09

bizmashups

I like coffee more than tea. But I like tea also. I like Lemon Ice Tea and green tea.

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6/09/09

someoneelseisnew

super sweet iced tea. as for hot, chamomile (spelling?)

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6/09/09

Rebecca7

Black tea, usually Tetley. Sweet, iced tea. With lemon. Especially the lemon if the tea is too sweet. I like a happy medium.

Come to think of it, I need to go refill my mason jar now.

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6/09/09

jeremyjanson

I like different kinds of teas at different times, but overall, Earl Grey and Chai (both blacks) have to be my favorites.

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1. 6/09/09
  
  Rebecca7
  
  My brothers and son are a real fan of Earl Grey tea.
2. 6/09/09
  
  jeremyjanson
  
  I guess it's just a manly flavor.
3. 6/09/09
  
  Rebecca7
  
  I never could get used to the taste.
6/27/09

zulismail

I am a coffee drinker but trying Green Tea after reading this :

mom-is-online.blogspot.com/2009/06/health-benefits-of-green-tea.html

Hehehehe... but Green Tea is drank without sugar. Urgk..

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1. 6/27/09
  
  celticmusicfan
  
  indeed.It takes time getting used to when you are new to it.