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General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Lifestyle and Entertainment => Topic started by: angewina_naguen on August 13, 2020, 09:35:24 pm
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Hey, everyone!
Thought I'd make a thread for all things tea-related! I became a huge tea enthusiast ever since I stopped drinking coffee three years ago and would love to spill some tea with a bunch of different prompts and discussion points here ;D To get this thread kicked off, what are your favourite, go-to's and least favourite teas?
Favourite: Lady Grey. This was quite a recent discovery! I love Lady Grey's lightness and gentle aroma. I initially didn't find it anything special because I felt like it was Earl Grey's less intense counterpart but I actually now prefer it :D It's great with biscuits too!
Go-to: Earl Grey. I drink a lot of Earl Grey tea and usually order it when I'm out because it's a safe option. I've had really bad Chamomile, Chai and English Breakfast teas when I have ordered them so I tend to avoid drinking them unless I know the place does it well.
Least favourite: Lemongrass and Ginger. I'm just not a fan of this. I understand that it has really good properties and is a healthier option to drink over some of the other teas out there but it definitely isn't my cup of tea.
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Oooo yes I love me a tea thread. (or tea in general tbh) Too bad I just finished my mug of tea!
Current go-to: Extra strong English Brekky or Irish Brekky
Recent fave: Lady Grey
Tried twice and didn't really like much either time: Russian Caravan. Bleh.
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insanipi and I have quite similar tastes in tea.
Irish breakfast is my go to fave, another one I found semi-recently is morning sunshine from t2!
Dislike: herbal teas, tisanes, etc. I really wanted to like peppermint tea but it was nasty. Had a bad mouth feel lol (I also think part of the issue was it being hot and my brain going "no. mint should be cold. no likey"
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insanipi and I have quite similar tastes in tea.
Irish breakfast is my go to fave, another one I found semi-recently is morning sunshine from t2!
Dislike: herbal teas, tisanes, etc. I really wanted to like peppermint tea but it was nasty. Had a bad mouth feel lol (I also think part of the issue was it being hot and my brain going "no. mint should be cold. no likey"
That reminds me- I bought mum 'Morning Sunshine' a while ago and she still hasn't had more than 2 of them. I guess it's my tea now :D
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Least favourite: Starbucks coffee, in terms of coffee itself, it's been weirdly watery and acidic when I've gotten it. Apart from the coffee itself, I'm just not into the weird sweet drinks though.
I'll agree here and say that Starbucks coffee is rather horrible, however if you want to derail this thread with other coffee opinions- there's a new topic button on this board that'll allow you to have such discussion about coffee too (without angering the people who enjoy a nice cup of tea). :)
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Favourite: Irish or English Breakfast
Go-to: Boring but good black tea or Lemongrass and Ginger (The Madame Flavour one is actually really nice)
Least favourite: Chamomile - I've had nice ones but generally they're are all pretty yuckkk
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Tea!
Favourite: Raspberry, Strawberry and Elderberry is amazing and it smells like cotton candy while brewing 🥰
Go-to: Chamomile with some honey and lemon if I feel like it! It's just super soothing and doesn't make me need to poop like milk-teas do. I don't like chamomile by itself but honey with it is super nice, especially if you have a cold or sore throat.
Least favourite: Licorice and chocolate teas. I got some as a present one year and it smells and tastes like someone gorged themselves on candy and vomited it back out into a cup. Disgusting.
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Go-to: Boring but good black tea or Lemongrass and Ginger (The Madame Flavour one is actually really nice)
Interesting! I haven't had The Madame Flavour one before but I might give it a shot to see if I can graduate Lemongrass and Ginger to a drinkable tea in my books :D
Least favourite: Licorice and chocolate teas. I got some as a present one year and it smells and tastes like someone gorged themselves on candy and vomited it back out into a cup. Disgusting.
This resonates so strongly with me. I've only tried one chocolate tea in my life and it was such a strange experience that I don't think I would go for it again. I do love a good hot chocolate so perhaps it's just better with milk ;D
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Speaking of tea, how does everyone take normal black teas (such as the English/Irish ones)?
I usually take it with the teabag in, and a splash of milk.
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Speaking of tea, how does everyone take normal black teas (such as the English/Irish ones)?
I usually take it with the teabag in, and a splash of milk.
Teabag in with a bit of soy milk and a tsp of sugar. Sometimes just black. Depends on my mood and the weather!
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Speaking of tea, how does everyone take normal black teas (such as the English/Irish ones)?
I usually take it with the teabag in, and a splash of milk.
I have mine just black with maybe a spoon or two of sugar if I feel like it ;D I also make a killer Earl Grey milk tea which I use full cream milk and condensed milk for :) This is only a once-in-a-while treat though because it's so time-consuming to make ::)
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Speaking of tea, how does everyone take normal black teas (such as the English/Irish ones)?
I usually take it with the teabag in, and a splash of milk.
I'm no sugar no milk for any tea most of the time
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I'll drink my tea just by itself most the time. If I ever add anything it'll be a spoonful of honey.
Favourite:
Planinski čaj! It's a really nice tea made from sideritis. It tastes a bit like pepper, but in a good way. You can typically find it in most Balkan stores. Depending on where the tea has been imported from it could be using Cyrillic letters, in which case look out for something similar to планински чай.
Go-to Tea:
If I don't have the above, nothing beats a good Jasmine tea. Since it's really common I usually always have some in my house.
Least favourite tea:
Any kind of tea that has had milk put in it 🥛🔫
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Not sure if anyone else watches The Try Guys but Zach's finally launched his tea business! I'm thinking of grabbing Zach's Breakfast and see how it tastes :D Although I was initially a bit shocked about the prices, Zach's said that many of the shipping proceeds will go towards supporting charity as well as the small farms that the tea's ingredients are grown from which I think is worth the investment. Will provide a review here once I get a chance to try it! ;D
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I don't drink tea as much as I drink coffee these days, but probably still have 1-3 teas per day lol. Always just tea - no milk, no sugar etc. Lemon and ginger presently but usually English breakfast I think.
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Favourite: Plain black tea (but I try to have decaf most of the time) My household will put a çaydanlık on every night
Go-to: Melbourne Breakfast, the one you can get from T2, or green tea
Least favourite: Rosehip /: Don't like it at all
Special mention- Any drink with cold hibiscus tea in it is sooo nice
It was only a matter of time before the Turkish girl found the tea thread eheheh
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Favourite: Plain black tea (but I try to have decaf most of the time) My household will put a çaydanlık on every night
Go-to: Melbourne Breakfast, the one you can get from T2, or green tea
Least favourite: Rosehip /: Don't like it at all
Special mention- Any drink with cold hibiscus tea in it is sooo nice
It was only a matter of time before the Turkish girl found the tea thread eheheh
I had Melbourne Breakfast with milk for the first time today (after having it black previously)! I prefer it with the milk in it, honestly.
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I had Melbourne Breakfast with milk for the first time today (after having it black previously)! I prefer it with the milk in it, honestly.
I've had Melbourne Breakfast a few times (all with milk) and have found the vanilla a bit too strong for my liking - makes the tea a bit too sweet, if that's the right expression - it's not like, a conventional "sweet".
It was only a matter of time before the Turkish girl found the tea thread eheheh
One of us, one of us, one of us.
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I haven't actually tried it with milk ... I'll get back to you guys on that
I've had Melbourne Breakfast a few times (all with milk) and have found the vanilla a bit too strong for my liking - makes the tea a bit too sweet, if that's the right expression - it's not like, a conventional "sweet".
It is a tiny bit overpowering tbh, but I love vanilla in anything :P
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It is a tiny bit overpowering tbh, but I love vanilla in anything :P
I'm the same here! (Also kinda a massive sweet tooth and will happily take vanilla coke over normal coke for the same reason haha)
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This thread's made me realise i need to drink more tea. :P
You can never go wrong with the classic english breakfast, however I am quite fond of peppermint tea. How do we feel about teabags - leave it in like a heathen or take it out after a bit?
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This thread's made me realise i need to drink more tea. :P
You can never go wrong with the classic english breakfast, however I am quite fond of peppermint tea. How do we feel about teabags - leave it in like a heathen or take it out after a bit?
Leave in for teabag! (But no reuse them obviously)
I also like loose-leaf, my favourite at the mo is Hobart Breakfast (I got it on sale from T2 a while back haha)
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A tea thread! I love this!
Favourite: A loose leaf Chai!
Go-to: A bit pricey but atm Yorkshire Gold (loose leaf). Otherwise, Earl Grey or English breakfast.
Least favourite: Unpopular opinion but I am not a fan of T2 teas. I like some of them (melb breakfast etc..) but some of their more fruity(?) ones I don't like. I also don't like their Chai :(
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A tea thread! I love this!
Favourite: A loose leaf Chai!
Go-to: A bit pricey but atm Yorkshire Gold (loose leaf). Otherwise, Earl Grey or English breakfast.
Least favourite: Unpopular opinion but I am not a fan of T2 teas. I like some of them (melb breakfast etc..) but some of their more fruity(?) ones I don't like. I also don't like their Chai :(
I haven't had yorkshire gold in so long! I need to bring that back into my tea rotation.
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This thread's made me realise i need to drink more tea. :P
You can never go wrong with the classic english breakfast, however I am quite fond of peppermint tea. How do we feel about teabags - leave it in like a heathen or take it out after a bit?
I take my tea bags out after a bit! I only ever leave it in if I'm too lazy to go and throw it out ::) I prefer loose leaf teas though (have finally been converted) ;D
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This thread's made me realise i need to drink more tea. :P
You can never go wrong with the classic english breakfast, however I am quite fond of peppermint tea. How do we feel about teabags - leave it in like a heathen or take it out after a bit?
Leave in indefinitely and re-use several times. 👍
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Leave in indefinitely and re-use several times. 👍
I vaguely remember you saying in a different thread a long long time ago that you have reused a teabag 20 times and to the point where the flavour is very very pale!
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I vaguely remember you saying in a different thread a long long time ago that you have reused a teabag 20 times and to the point where the flavour is very very pale!
Simply delicious! ☕
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Simply delicious! ☕
You're banned from this thread. You're not a proper tea enthusiast.
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This thread is really great! Definitely will be trying some teas from here :)
Favourites: Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Black, Rooibos, Green Tea, Peppermint (sometimes), Chamomile (sometimes), some T2 black teas like Melbourne Breakfast, dessert teas.
Go-to: Usually any of the above. Whatever I have at home!
Least favourites: most Tea Tonic Teas (had some weird flavours that were just not my cup of tea (like Bright Spark Tea for studying, and Blue Magic Tea, where you squeeze lemon in it and it turns purple)), some fruit / infusion teas (looking at you, Lemon and Ginger - this is a good one to reuse the teabag for a more mild flavour), most Pukka teas.
Is iced tea really tea?
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Is iced tea really tea?
I see we have reached the existential-crisis-inducing questions now. I am on Team IcedTeaIsTea.
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Thread bump with a new prompt for discussion!
What is your favourite brand for teas? Some people have already mentioned a few but just thought I'd throw it out as a general question :D
I'm pretty basic and usually just go with Twinnings but I do like different brands for certain teas (Rosamonte for yerba mate because my boyfriend's mum buys it for me and those golden tube ones that you see in every Asian household for lotus tea) ;D
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Thread bump with a new prompt for discussion!
What is your favourite brand for teas? Some people have already mentioned a few but just thought I'd throw it out as a general question :D
I'm pretty basic and usually just go with Twinnings but I do like different brands for certain teas (Rosamonte for yerba mate because my boyfriend's mum buys it for me and those golden tube ones that you see in every Asian household for lotus tea) ;D
Hey Angelina!
I like Herbal and Fruit Blended Teas, I don't know the brand, but there is a shop at my local shopping centre that sells them.
I also like Twinings too! :D Specifically the Cranberry and Pomegranate tea, not only does it smell amazing, but it also tastes good too.
Keen to see what others say!🍵 ;D
Coolmate 8)
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Thread bump with a new prompt for discussion!
What is your favourite brand for teas? Some people have already mentioned a few but just thought I'd throw it out as a general question :D
I'm pretty basic and usually just go with Twinnings but I do like different brands for certain teas (Rosamonte for yerba mate because my boyfriend's mum buys it for me and those golden tube ones that you see in every Asian household for lotus tea) ;D
Big fan of T2 and Twinnings!
Also don't mind the herbal Pukka ones either 😊
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Bump!
I've recently gotten into a Peach and Pineapple tea by Red Seal. This tea is sweet and gives you the option to brew it hot or cold (I usually drink it cold). :)
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Bought a teapot (with a loose leaf strainer in it) the other week. Best purchase from KMart that I've made 😂
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Bought a teapot (with a loose leaf strainer in it) the other week. Best purchase from KMart that I've made 😂
drinking tea out of a teapot is an instant way to make yourself feel more sophisticated!
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drinking tea out of a teapot is an instant way to make yourself feel more sophisticated!
Also means you can just keep refilling for yourself instead of having to go and make yourself another cup 8) I realised this halfway through my first year of university and I think it's the best example of me being peak lazy.
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Also means you can just keep refilling for yourself instead of having to go and make yourself another cup 8) I realised this halfway through my first year of university and I think it's the best example of me being peak lazy.
Oh it's definitely a mix of this and the sophistication 😂❤
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I can't stop drinking Irish Breakfast, but also want to branch out to some similar teas - maybe sweeter? I don't like putting sugar in my teas though so if there's some naturally sweet black teas I'd love to hear of them.
Any tea suggestions?
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I can't stop drinking Irish Breakfast, but also want to branch out to some similar teas - maybe sweeter? I don't like putting sugar in my teas though so if there's some naturally sweet black teas I'd love to hear of them.
Any tea suggestions?
Hehe one of us 8)
When I'm not drinking Irish Breakfast (Twinings) I usually drink Australian Afternoon or the Extra Strong English Breakfast. Would also love to hear some similar teas or even some Irish Breakfast made by different companies!
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Hehe one of us 8)
When I'm not drinking Irish Breakfast (Twinings) I usually drink Australian Afternoon or the Extra Strong English Breakfast. Would also love to hear some similar teas or even some Irish Breakfast made by different companies!
Ditto the Aussie Afternoon (I'm out of Irish atm <\3)
However I really enjoyed Gewürzhaus' Gingerbread Tea and I was surprised to see I could get it outside of Christmas time! ;D (the lady who served me at Queen Vic Market even gave me a warm tea sample at the time too!)
(I have never been so excited for tea as this afternoon. I need help lol)
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Ooh now I want to try it!
For some reason, I've been drinking heaps of English Breakfast tea (with milk). Not my usual sort of thing, but still very good.