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August 18, 2010 at 1:56 am #821054
Interesting – I get the Republic of Tea catalogs and order a variety of things, but I have avoided the red tea. In fact, they included a free red tea sample with a catalog and I threw it away without trying it (the only sample that I have tossed). Perhaps I will be brave and try the next one. 🙂
August 20, 2010 at 6:41 am #821055Mmmm tea! I used to amuse myself by buying a new box of tea every time I went to the Asian grocery store. Since most of the label wasn’t in English, it would be a surprise! I love anything with bergamont in it, so I love the Constant Comment (it comes in green tea, too!) and Twinings’ Earl and Lady Gray teas. Ten Ren makes a delicious jasmine green tea that they don’t sell around here, so I treasure whenever my mom ships me a box. My standard everyday tea is boring though: plain old Red Rose black tea 🙂 I dabble in other teas though, especially those from http://www.adagio.com (nice selection of herbals!).
I started drinking tea in earnest when I was in college. I didn’t have a car, and the nearest bus stop was too far away to lug big jugs of juice and soda back from the supermarket. So tea it was; lightweight and tasty!
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November 17, 2010 at 6:08 am #821056Now I want some tea.. but it’s much too late for it! Going to have to make some with breakfast 😀
My favorite herbal tea has always been Tension Tamer by Celestial Seasonings. It’s always cracked me up that it has catnip in it 😆
I also love any lemon tea – I Love Lemon Tea, Lemon Zinger, you name it! I love it.Chai is fantastic with a little bit of milk and just the right amount of sweet, and Earl Gray is great when it tastes more fruity than herby.. I don’t know how to explain it well but I do know that Stash Earl Gray tastes more.. what I think of as “herby”, and Tazo (I think) tastes more fruity.
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Please visit My Webpage to see my art and PYO's that I've done in the past!November 17, 2010 at 6:26 am #821057Mmm Tea, my Fav above all others is licorice tea, which is oddly what i am drinking right now, i love it. But I HATE tea bags, LOL, but I love the new Keurig machine because it has a my k-cup so i can use loose leaf teas now! If I am sick I like to mix peppermint and licorice teas. We have teas from here http://www.banffteaco.com/ and here http://www.theteaemporium.com/ the peppermint from these guys is awesome!! Hubby also got spearmint, he likes it, its to sweet for me.
January 17, 2011 at 2:10 am #821058Hey, I know this thread has died down a bit. But, I noticed no one had mentioned mightyleaf tea. They have everything.
http://www.mightyleaf.com/index.cfm
From black to white, greens and herbals. My favorite hearbal from them is Chamomile Citrus.
http://www.mightyleaf.com/product/chamomile-citrus-herbal-tea-pouches/
I’m about to try some of their samplers. I like the Irish Breakfast tea from Dublin Co. So, I’m curious how Mighty leaf’s will be. 😀
January 17, 2011 at 2:58 am #821059I love all sorts of tea…but I collect “Republic of Tea” brand teas…they taste really good, and I like that they come in larger quantities (36-50 sachets per tin, versus 20 in most tea boxes of other brands).
Plus…they make a nice display on the back of our stove… http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rItlWjdWVDw/TRZv4O4v8rI/AAAAAAAAAM4/QFrxFinzX2A/s1600/100_0223.JPG
January 17, 2011 at 3:17 am #821060LOL, very cool. Never considered decorating with the tea. It works! 😀
January 17, 2011 at 3:18 am #821061I recently revisited the Simpson and Vail website. They have tea and coffee, but I currently am looking at their botanicals – lavender, rose petals, linden and lots of other things. I’m thinking potpourri, but some might wind up in a tea cup too.
February 14, 2011 at 4:52 pm #821062crowfeather wrote:Hey, I know this thread has died down a bit. But, I noticed no one had mentioned mightyleaf tea. They have everything.
I mentioned them, just didn’t link to ’em. 🙂 Their blends are delicious, but expensive… I have learned to make them on my own for less (since I enjoy loose leaf tea anyhow).
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My art: featherdust.comFebruary 14, 2011 at 5:05 pm #821063Jennifer wrote:crowfeather wrote:Hey, I know this thread has died down a bit. But, I noticed no one had mentioned mightyleaf tea. They have everything.
I mentioned them, just didn’t link to ’em. 🙂 Their blends are delicious, but expensive… I have learned to make them on my own for less (since I enjoy loose leaf tea anyhow).
what do you use as a strainer, do you make yours by cup or in a pot?February 15, 2011 at 3:19 pm #821064KoishiiKitty wrote:Jennifer wrote:crowfeather wrote:Hey, I know this thread has died down a bit. But, I noticed no one had mentioned mightyleaf tea. They have everything.
I mentioned them, just didn’t link to ’em. 🙂 Their blends are delicious, but expensive… I have learned to make them on my own for less (since I enjoy loose leaf tea anyhow).
what do you use as a strainer, do you make yours by cup or in a pot?I use these: http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Products/Tea-Makers-Infusers/Bamboo-Handle-Tea-Strainer.axd
You can get them in a lot of places, if you have an Asian market nearby I’m sure you can find these and many others. 🙂
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My art: featherdust.comFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:29 pm #821065Ugh! I am so disappointed. My favorite site, specialteas, got bought out by teavana and they don’t carry anything that I want. Does anyone know of a good place to get rooibos that isn’t blended with anything?
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My art: featherdust.comFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:09 pm #821066Jennifer wrote:Ugh! I am so disappointed. My favorite site, specialteas, got bought out by teavana and they don’t carry anything that I want. Does anyone know of a good place to get rooibos that isn’t blended with anything?
I haven’t tried it, but Simpson and Vail http://www.svtea.com has plain rooibos. I have liked other things I got from them.
February 15, 2011 at 11:32 pm #821067My sister had bought me some pure rooibos from Alvita one Christmas. I really liked it. Sometimes, they will carry this brand at local health food stores here. It’s probably cheaper if you can find it locally.
February 16, 2011 at 1:17 am #821068Thank you both! I think the first link is probably going to be what I go with; I appreciate your link bayoudragon but I need loose leaf tea. 🙂
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