Mister Tea

Love tea - usually a strong, black tea blend like "Yorkshire Gold", served the English way with milk. I'm happy with most types of tea though and always willing to give something new a try

*I doubt I'll remember everything I enjoy, but here's a starter list

• black tea (is fine, not my favorite, a little bland for my tastes)
• green tea (better than black, still not my favorite)
• oolong tea (much stronger flavor, richer, more to my liking)
• Earl Grey tea (rich, flavorful, aromatic — no wonder it's the tea of choice for Jean-Luc Picard)
• chai spice tea (delicious blend of spices, I recommend Tazo and Stash varieties)
• bengal spice tisane (smooth spices with a sweeter vanilla accent, by Celestial Seasonings)
• rooibos tisane (sometimes called African red tea, has a rich, earthy flavor)
• peppermint tisane, mint medley tisane, etc. (because, mint)
• lemon-ginger tisane (might be a little strong for some people, but I like it pretty well)
• orange spice tisane (robust flavor)
• cinnamon apple spice tisane (lovely flavor from Celestial Seasonings)
• jasmine tisane (it's like drinking the essence of perfume, but in a good way)
• yerba mate tisane (rich flavor, might be more appealing to coffee drinkers who don't like regular tea, has a lot of caffeine if that's a selling point)
• lemon zinger tisane (nice tangy flavor from Celestial Seasonings)
• raspbery zinger tisane (also a nice tangy flavor from Celestial Seasonings)

*I sometimes steep raw/fresh ingredients, too

• mint leaves, crushed, steeped in hot water for several minutes
• ginger root, thinly sliced, boiled in water for several minutes, then strained (very strong flavor); add a few drops of fresh lemon juice as desired

*I DO NOT recommend the following

• sweet & spicy tisane (by Good Earth, literally undrinkable)
• enticing chai tisane (by Lipton, not sure who's enticed by this weak-ass abomination, but surely not I)
• chamomile tisane (to me tastes like someone steeped a sweaty gym sock)

I love tea (and coffee too)! My favorites are Lady Grey, Scottish Breakfast, all Green teas, and Bengal Spice. I also drink a lot of herbal infusions within peppermint is my favorite.

What kind of tease do I like? Isn't that a bit forward for this forum? What's that? You said, TEAS? Silly me. innocent grin

I am a tea drinker, as well. I have a nice collection of various herbal and traditional teas for when I am in the mood--licorice, chamomile, and dandelion root, to name a few. Sometimes, a mug of black tea is all I need. I rarely drink ANY of it cold. When it is hot outside, I prefer it room temperature. Otherwise, I prefer it warmer. Apparently the Northern European is strong in this one.

Just coffee, Ma'am, black. =]

Black tea

I'm a long-time tea snob. I drink black teas, green teas, white teas, oolongs, and a few herbals. As far as real tea goes, I always use loose leaf and am very particular about the quantity I use, the temperature of the water, and the time of infusion. Black teas usually call for boiling water and a steeping time of 3-5 minutes. Green teas are generally best with water at 180 degrees and steeping time of 2 minutes. White teas vary with most taking about 2 tsp. per 8 oz. cup and steeping time of 3-5 minutes at a temperature of 170-180. I strongly recommend filtered water. There are so many teas available as to flush, growing altitude, estate that making choices can be daunting. Try different ones and see what you like. If you want any specific recommendations as to vendors, types, etc. let me know. Enjoy.

I like "Tiger Tea" I wonder if anyone else know what tea I am talking about?

I usually use tea as a medicine. Red Zinger is good for my high blood pressure. Willow bark tea works for pain, fevers, and swelling. It contains a natural form of asprin. Mullien tea for respiratory problems and circulation. rose hip tea is naturally sweet and has a lot of vitamin c. Violet tea is good for that too. The problem with some of these is that you have to find and harvest them yourself. The good thing is that I know what these weeds look like and the difference between the good ones and their poisonous look alikes. As far as normal teas go, Give me a nice hot cup of lipton tea with a bit of honey.

Iced tea, no sugar, lemon is nice.

I'm English. Of course I like tea.

Organic Green Tea, served hot and once in a while cold. Black Tea, cold very weak. Chai Tea latte's.

Sun brewed sweet tea takes me back. And gotta say I love Celestial's Bengal Spice.

I'm from Texas so ice cold sweet tea is always appreciated but I also like hot teas when the mood is right. My faves are blacks and reds.

Genmaicha, Earl Gray, and a couple of others that taste like chocolate.

Tea only. There are hundreds of teas both normal and herbal. All the regular tea comes from one plant: Camellia Sinensis [en.wikipedia.org] Most Green Teas are naturally de-caf and the blacks are Cafinated. My favorite is Lapsang Suchong. It is a strong smokey tea best served with sugar and milk. It smells like a strong campfire. My late partner's brother called it "Man Tea".
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I love tea,,it runs in my veins. Day to day, Red Rose tea. But love Constant Comment, Earl Grey, English Breakfast. And just recently, got back to treating myself to Jasmine Tea. As a child, my mom made it every morning in her big mug, sweetened, and a splash of milk. She'd let us kids have a sip each day, and what a treat. Now, to sip my own cupful, inhale that lovely jasmine smell,,ohhh how it takes me back and gives me a feeling of well-being.

I mainly drink hot black tea like earl gray but I love rare herbal teas.

Green tea. I try to drink a cup after I wake up and a few hours before I go to bed.

I like iced tea with no sugar otherwise I drink coffee.

I drink the # tea of my childhood: Bünting Grün, a strong tea mixed from # Assam and # Darjeeling broken. We drink it with cream and rock sugar

Not a tea drinker. Like at all.

The only time i can drink tea is a cup of hot green tea with sushi.

I'm much more a fan of soda, beer, energy drinks, coffee, coctails or occassionally water.
Generally, if a beverage doesn't have caffeine or alcohol, i feel it isn't paying rent.

Peppermint. Mmmm.

Green. Masala chai. Lemon & mint........