Tea...a beverage that puts the "steam" in Steampunk.

[vt13013]

I currently have a big cup, think over sized coffee cup typically used for lattes and the like, full of chai mate', which is exactly that mate' tea with chai spices, very One World.

Cheers.

[amauzume21]

I never really was into tea.  My mom drinks all time, lots of times iced, and it always tasted nasty.   Though, if I had to pick one, it would be Chai.  The smell reminds me of hot choclate.   

[Doctor When]

My tastes are simple:

Assam: Strong, white, no sugar.

In emergencies, then a good English Breakfast blend will suffice.

Occasionaly, when I'm feeling particularly decadent or continental, I'll have a Lapsang Souchong, just on it's own.

[thegearheart]

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T SEE THIS POST BEFORE I WROTE MINE!

ARGH!

[Eldon Lucke]

I drink loads of tea. Too much than is good for me, i'm sure. No sugar though (Yuk)

[vela]

Tea?  Yes, please.
Brands:  Stash, Bigelow, The Good Earth.  Different brands for different teas.
I prefer strong teas.  Black teas.  I don't like fruit-flavoured very much.
Double bergamot Earl Grey, if you can find it.  Lady Grey is nice too.  I'll drink Constant Comment.  Anyone had Artichoke? 
Cream/Sugar?  Sometimes.  Depends on which tea, and who is making it.
How I drink it?  HOT

-vela

[hatchleader]

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T SEE THIS POST BEFORE I WROTE MINE!

ARGH!

Same here... Doh!

Anyway strong PG Tips/ Yorkshire tea in a pint mug with 3 sugars! Builders tea for an office boy  ! No class in this household!

[Palmyrin Rosette]

I regularly drink tea usually leaf tea, including, Earl Grey (Drury's Imperial Afternoon Blend), Darjeeling, Lapsang Souchong, China Oolong Tea amongs others.

I generally avoid tea bags as the tea is often too strong and made from tea leaf "dust"....

[Johannes Lentenbrink]

Being from the southern U.S. I have been a "SWEET" tea drinker all my life. I still brew a gallon every morning. as follows

2 quarts water brought just to a rolling boil.
add 2 cups of sugar
return to boil
remove from heat
6-8 tea bags depends on brand of Black and Orange pekoe blend
steep for 5-8 min covered and then into 2 quarts refrigerated water.
4 ice cubes in my mug and away I go.

and yes I drink a gallon every day.
I have tried other tea types and flavored teas but not my "cuppa" if you will. grin
to each his own I imagine.

oh... and lesson of the south... as with any sweets, if you do drink sweet tea brush often.. lol...

J.L.

do I hear a banjo?  hmmm.....

[A.Felix]

I love tea and will drink any type (at least, of those I've came across, and that's quite a few), but I prefer herbal teas, like peppermint and chamomile. I like black tea, green tea and earl grey enough, but don't like fruit teas so much.

[Fly Firefly]

Yes,I seriously drink too much tea.
My favourites are Green Tea blends and English Breakfast Tea blend.Also,a nice assam with milk sometimes.Has anyone here tried roiboos (I think the same as honeybush) with milk and sugar?Yummy

[hatchleader]

sorry thought I'd better add that i always drink tea with milk, it appears not to be a prerequisite for the most part on here... odd!

[Skylros]

Ah, tea. A most delightful beverage. Was introduced to it at the age of 2 (maybe 3) and have loved it since. Managed to cut down from having 3 teaspoonfuls of sugar in it to just 1, which is a bit healthier (and allows for more of that delicious tea flavour to come out too). Love PG Tips. May sometimes decide to think "sod the bag, i'll do it the proper way!!"

[Zwack]

I prefer loose leaf tea.  I usually have Breakfast tea (Sometimes English Breakfast, currently Organic Breakfast tea), Earl Grey, and Lapsang Souchong available.  I drink Breakfast with milk and the other two black.  I also sometimes drink peppermint tea, at the moment I have "Peppermint Chocolate".  I also like "Lemon Ginger".

I get most of my tea from Stash these days  partly because their outlet store is about a mile from my work. 

I also use one cup filters to make loose tea in a cup... much more civilised than tea bags (and easier to make the tea you want in...)

Z.

[Doctor Z-kun]

Hmm, I've never tried Lapsang Souchong or Assam.... I haven't seen it in the shops around, though I'm sure one of the two probably pops up at Big Lots on the rare occasion. They get all sorts of unusual teas in. Once they had blackcurrant.

yes... lapsang souchong sometimes has a "fishy" quality to it... much better without the fishiness, i think...

My officemates all used to complain it smelt like bacon

o.o Now I absolutly must track some down, simply to experience the novelty of fishy bacon tea.



Hee hee, recently, I had to do a "projected monthly expenditures" project for a class. We had to list item categories, how much they cost per month on average, and whether or not we could reduce the cost. I gave "Oolong tea" its own category and said "absolutly not!" regarding reducing the cost. The teacher underlined it and said that he liked my list. (Though granted, he prefers diet sodas. xP)

[helios]

I drink a great deal of loose-leaf tea now. Pure Ceylon, of course. No mucking about with that "blending" nonsense,

[Ambrose P. Atwater]

If I drink tea, it's usually sweetened with a 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

English and Irish Breakfast however are different situations. Those are to be heavily sweetened along with some milk. I don't know why. I think they're the only ones that are improved upon dilution.

[Zwack]

Hmm, I've never tried Lapsang Souchong or Assam.... I haven't seen it in the shops around, though I'm sure one of the two probably pops up at Big Lots on the rare occasion. They get all sorts of unusual teas in. Once they had blackcurrant.

yes... lapsang souchong sometimes has a "fishy" quality to it... much better without the fishiness, i think...

My officemates all used to complain it smelt like bacon

o.o Now I absolutly must track some down, simply to experience the novelty of fishy bacon tea.

My wife says it smells like campfires at the beach.  The tea is picked, and dried over a pine fire which imparts a smoky flavour to it.  It is a taste frequently likened to a taste for certain single malt whiskies... 

Z.

[Violets4Ophelia]

Add me for tea, please! I drink at least four cups a day. Currently I'm on a yorkshire tea kick, but I also enjoy chai, Earl Grey, rooibos, straight green tea, and slightly sweetened white tea.

Those are listed according to preference.

I don't think it's possible for me to survive without tea. I could give up coffee, if needs be, but tea is sacred.

[hatchleader]

Add me for tea, please! I drink at least four cups a day. Currently I'm on a yorkshire tea kick

Didn't know you could get yorkshire overseas... well done though for drinking a tea from our fair county... and it actually tastes of something unlike most teas you get abroad!!

[Inertia]

I've lately been drinking a lot of Yorkshire Harrogate tea.  It's so delicious and lively!

[Violets4Ophelia]

Add me for tea, please! I drink at least four cups a day. Currently I'm on a yorkshire tea kick

Didn't know you could get yorkshire overseas... well done though for drinking a tea from our fair county... and it actually tastes of something unlike most teas you get abroad!!

The Whole Food's around here sells Yorkshire. Failing that, there is always mail-order.  Both my future roommate and I are avid tea drinkers. When we do move in together, I suspect we'll need to order tea in bulk. A 40-count box of Yorkshire won't last us two weeks.

[General Ninian Banks]

During the day I usually drink Lemon Zinger tea, but at night I switch to Sleepy Time 

[Miss Evangeline Tea]

 I'm very fond of tea myself and my usual afternoon tea is a black orange spice. For dipping I prefer a triple ginger cookie that my grandmother taught me to make. I will mention that Tetley was my brand of choice before the flavor changed.  Now its Stash or when I can get it PG tips.

[Eisenfaust]

I would have to say Peppermint in the morning, Jasmine and Lemon in the Afternoon, and Apple Spice at night (fighting hand and hand with cocoa but that's a different thread altogether)