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 Tea? Anyone? 
#14020449 - 02/24/11 04:55 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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For those who drink tea regularly, what is your tea of choice?
My favorite tea so far is Ginseng, it hits the right spots.
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 Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: zZZz]
#14020483 - 02/24/11 05:02 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have been experimenting with quite a bit of tea, i like the brand celestial. but im drinking a couple teas - african nector and dragon fruit melon . Im interested in trying ginseng.. what brand is it.
the african nector is really good hints of rose and some herbs i can almost feel being in africa.. mm
also id really love to get some un-refined tea
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: Run]
#14020566 - 02/24/11 05:23 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Prepare yourself for my tea snobbishness...
I usually go for the fresh stuff that some premium grocery stores carry. It doesn't come in a box, you have to scoop it into baggies. For me, it's the difference between schwag and dro.
I like black tea, which comes in many forms. One of my favorites is Chai.
I also like green tea. Fresh is best! You can also get good green tea from asian super markets. It might come in a bag, but it should be whole leaf vs. in pouches. It's analogous to freshly ground spices vs. pre-ground spices. Look for "whole leaf" teas if you don't have access to fresh bulk tea.
Finally, I would recommend you check out a tea called African Rooibos. Very soothing and has a delicious sweet flavor.
As far as commercial brands go, I'm most experienced with Bigelow. Constant Comment is a good blend, I also like mint teas.
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#14020601 - 02/24/11 05:30 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Extensive tea drinker here. Though I drink several varieties including even chaparral and pao d'arco for their medicinal qualities (not the tastiest by a long shot!), I find myself most often drinking the following varieties:- Green Tea (plain ol' or Moroccan Mint style)
- Black Tea (Chai Spice with half milk, honey and/or Kahlua and whiskey or brandy)
- Chamomile or "Fidnemed Nightime" for caffeine-free late night tea excursions
For very accessible, low cost and flavorful teas, the Celestial Seasonings brand does right, particularly their fruit flavors.
For high quality and rarer teas, I order with some regularity from Arbor Teas and Mountain Rose Herbs.
My local coffee roaster even carries a great "Long Island Strawberry" green tea blend that is off the charts.
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: geokills]
#14020667 - 02/24/11 05:46 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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I drink mostly blacks from the Darjeeling estates.
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Not trying to be a dick but there was just a thread about this, and people were already getting annoyed at that one because there was one before that.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/13955231/page/1
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: doses]
#14020935 - 02/24/11 06:41 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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chill bro
Shroomery is casual and that was posted in the Pub.
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Quote:
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chill bro
Shroomery is casual and that was posted in the Pub.
I began with "not trying to be a dick", I was and am entirely chill. Carry on.
Green and white teas are my favorites. I drink black and oolong occasionally but only when I feel I need the caffeine. Otherwise, I just feel like I'm making a consciously unhealthy choice because the unprocessed varieties have less caffeine, more theanine, more antioxidant power, and are less teeth-staining.
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: doses]
#14021091 - 02/24/11 07:09 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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it's cool
what do you mean by unprocessed? do you mean non fermented?
i'm not a tea health expert, but I think black teas have health benefits that green teas do not and vice versa
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Quote:
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it's cool
what do you mean by unprocessed? do you mean non fermented?
i'm not a tea health expert, but I think black teas have health benefits that green teas do not and vice versa
Yeah, although technically they're oxidized, not fermented (which infers a bacterial or fungal culture).
I don't really see how the health benefits to be honest. Both have water-soluble antioxidants, only those in black tea are the less powerful byproducts of green tea's antioxidants.
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: doses]
#14021221 - 02/24/11 07:30 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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You know that you get a lot more of the health boosting chemicals from fresh whole leaf tea?
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anyone know of teas for inducing sleepiness?
i have noticed that every tea i've tried makes me feel different. for example ginseng tea gives me a mellowness other teas do not, it might just be me though.
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#14021322 - 02/24/11 07:46 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Chamomile teas are pretty good for that. Obvious avoid caffeine containing teas. I find mint to be relaxing aswell.
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: zZZz]
#14021327 - 02/24/11 07:47 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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For taste, I only drink pedro tea 
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: sum0]
#14021335 - 02/24/11 07:48 PM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Oh man, could you please send me your recipe 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theaflavin
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/132/4/785.full
And they made the green tea with water that was too hot, so it would have been even more drastic otherwise. Much of the EGCG was probably destroyed.
Figured I'd put it out there.
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Chamomile teas are pretty good for that. Obvious avoid caffeine containing teas. I find mint to be relaxing aswell.
thanks! i will try that.
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: zZZz]
#14023884 - 02/25/11 05:05 AM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hah, tea...don't get me started. A few personal favorites:
- Darjeeling first flush
- Orange pecco (not to be confused with orange pecker; you'd need to seek medical attention for that)
- Chinese gunpowder
- Lapsang Souchong
- Black tea scented with sweet osmanthus
- Oolong
- Some of the black tea-based blends scented with bergamot, such as a good earl grey (most large brands taste like crap).
- Jasmine tea
I get most of my tea from two local shops that sell per weight. I'm not opposed to prepackaged tea, but as with lots of things, most of the good stuff just comes per ounce. Some of the well known brands have very nice teas though, in particular Celestial Seasonings and Yogi Tea.
I also occasionally enjoy herbal teas and chai blends composed of any appropriate combination of ginseng, ginger, cloves, peppercorns, chamomile, mint, thyme, cinnamon, aniseed, lavender, etc. etc.
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Re: Tea? Anyone? [Re: koraks]
#14024148 - 02/25/11 08:40 AM (2 years, 3 months ago) |
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I prepare my own tea. I grow my own herbs, and have a quite large herb garden.
I like to use catnip, all types of mint, Datura, Basil, Bay leaves, fennel seeds, ginger, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme, vanilla, wormwood, wild lettuce, lemon balm, and lemon verbena.
I also make many psychedelic teas - Morning glory, Datura, mushrooms, Amanita Muscaria, wild lettuce, nutmeg, and I even tried making a Marijuana tea once. The marijuana tea was a fail.
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