Tea Drinkers

[snusgetter]

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also anyone ever tried the agave nectar sweetner in tea ?

I've never had it in tea yet but I do drink a VitaminWater with it...

VitaminWater
stur-D
blue agave-passion fruit-citrus

Can't say that I can pick out any appreciable flavor but the drink is good.

According to Wikipedia, "Agave nectar is sweeter than honey, though less viscous.

Agave nectars are sold in light, amber, dark, and raw varieties. Light agave nectar has a mild, almost neutral flavor, and is therefore sometimes used in delicate-tasting dishes and beverages."

Sounds like it's definitely worth a try.

Have you tried it yet, sirloot?

[Ansel]

I'm drinking this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISA...E:L:OC:GB:1123

Lung Ching Tea (green)

[sirloot]

Yeah Stash teas are pretty good .. the make a Great Chai

now i gotta go brew me a cuppa some sort

also anyone ever tried the agave nectar sweetner in tea ?

[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

[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

[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 ;-)

[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.

[Ansel]

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

[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]

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

http://www.stashtea.com/

[Snusdog]

I get a lot of my tea from here

http://theteaspot.com/

Check it out

[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

[Ansel]

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

[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]

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