Tea (The drinking variety)

loki · 16-03-2008, 22:03

Do any of you guys drink any kind of speciality,herbal or green teas at all ? I was listening to a podcast last week on my way to work and was recommended Matcha Tea. It's a very very green tea and supposedly has fantastic health benefits such as anti-oxidants, good for managing cholesterol and all sorts of other good stuff.

I ordered some up and took delivery of it on Friday and I can say that upto now its been worth every penny. It's not cheap at £12.95 for 100g but that should make a good 200 cups as only a small amount of powder is used.

I am getting pretty cheesed off having crap tea & coffee at work so I dont mind paying a bit extra and having a good cup or two before I go out and when I get back home. So what do you guys drink

Fayshun · 16-03-2008, 22:05

Tea, builders, lots of milk and one sugar.

None of this girly-whirly, namby-pamby, airy-fairy herbal/fruit/twig "tea" for me.

Although I do like the odd Earl Grey.

FakeSnake · 16-03-2008, 22:19

no
tea tastes like poo

Belmit · 16-03-2008, 23:00

For a standard cuppa I love Sainsbury's Red Label, I even prefer it (to most people's abject horror) to Yorkshire tea.

At work, when meeting rooms have been vacated and hospitality are yet to come back for the empties, we often swipe the unused herbal teabags that were left behind. All from the Twinings range, I've recently been enjoying green tea with orange, and one with raspberry in. Never really thought much to them before but I'm quite enjoying them as a change from normal tea and coffee.

petemc · 16-03-2008, 23:22

I quite like tea. First thing in the morning, pipping hot tea. Has to be cool enough to drink, but hot enough so you can't drink too much just for that rush. I quite like green tea too. Got some with with cranberry which is nice.

Dee · 16-03-2008, 23:30

No to herbal tea here, I like my baby tea, very milky with 3 sweetex in my big kittah mug

Flibster · 16-03-2008, 23:56

Assam PF or the local places Houseblend.
I'm a definate snob when it comes to tea and coffee - I only use loose tea and freshly ground coffee.

Slightly white and no sugar. Unless it's a green tea, then no milk or sugar.

Garp · 17-03-2008, 00:10

I am partial to a few variants.. I always have a jar of Lift Peach Tea around, which is a bit of a comfort drink for me for various reasons. Other than that I prefer Sainsbury's Red Label as an ordinary tea with milk and no sugar, and from Twinings: Earl Grey, Lady Grey with a hint of Orange (gorgeous stuff), and as a relaxing drink Green Tea with Orange and Lotus Flower, all of which are drunk sans milk.

Tak · 17-03-2008, 07:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by FakeSnake

no
tea tastes like poo

Agreed.

Only one I'll drink is green tea and I only have it from Chinese restaurants so it is very far between that do drink it.

TBH I seem to have gone off coffee too

my 10 buckets...I mean mugs a day is now 1 every few weeks if not longer

Roberta · 17-03-2008, 08:12

I love coffee and like the occasional tea. Regular herbal teas tend to be full of artificial flavours so I'm not keen on those, however I have found these teas:

http://www.goldentemple.nl/yogitea_gb/home_gb.html

very nice indeed. No artificial ingredients at all.

16-03-2008, 22:03	#1
loki Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 871	Tea (The drinking variety) Do any of you guys drink any kind of speciality,herbal or green teas at all ? I was listening to a podcast last week on my way to work and was recommended Matcha Tea. It's a very very green tea and supposedly has fantastic health benefits such as anti-oxidants, good for managing cholesterol and all sorts of other good stuff. I ordered some up and took delivery of it on Friday and I can say that upto now its been worth every penny. It's not cheap at £12.95 for 100g but that should make a good 200 cups as only a small amount of powder is used. I am getting pretty cheesed off having crap tea & coffee at work so I dont mind paying a bit extra and having a good cup or two before I go out and when I get back home. So what do you guys drink __________________ PC & Console LAN 9th-11th July

16-03-2008, 22:05	#2
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	Tea, builders, lots of milk and one sugar. None of this girly-whirly, namby-pamby, airy-fairy herbal/fruit/twig "tea" for me. Although I do like the odd Earl Grey. __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...

16-03-2008, 23:00	#4
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	For a standard cuppa I love Sainsbury's Red Label, I even prefer it (to most people's abject horror) to Yorkshire tea. At work, when meeting rooms have been vacated and hospitality are yet to come back for the empties, we often swipe the unused herbal teabags that were left behind. All from the Twinings range, I've recently been enjoying green tea with orange, and one with raspberry in. Never really thought much to them before but I'm quite enjoying them as a change from normal tea and coffee. __________________

16-03-2008, 23:22	#5
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	I quite like tea. First thing in the morning, pipping hot tea. Has to be cool enough to drink, but hot enough so you can't drink too much just for that rush. I quite like green tea too. Got some with with cranberry which is nice. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

16-03-2008, 23:56	#7
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Assam PF or the local places Houseblend. I'm a definate snob when it comes to tea and coffee - I only use loose tea and freshly ground coffee. Slightly white and no sugar. Unless it's a green tea, then no milk or sugar. __________________

16-03-2008, 22:19	#3
FakeSnake Absinthe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Devonshire Posts: 1,143	no tea tastes like poo

16-03-2008, 23:30	#6
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	No to herbal tea here, I like my baby tea, very milky with 3 sweetex in my big kittah mug

17-03-2008, 00:10	#8
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	I am partial to a few variants.. I always have a jar of Lift Peach Tea around, which is a bit of a comfort drink for me for various reasons. Other than that I prefer Sainsbury's Red Label as an ordinary tea with milk and no sugar, and from Twinings: Earl Grey, Lady Grey with a hint of Orange (gorgeous stuff), and as a relaxing drink Green Tea with Orange and Lotus Flower, all of which are drunk sans milk. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

17-03-2008, 08:12	#10
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	I love coffee and like the occasional tea. Regular herbal teas tend to be full of artificial flavours so I'm not keen on those, however I have found these teas: http://www.goldentemple.nl/yogitea_gb/home_gb.html very nice indeed. No artificial ingredients at all. __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

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