Since iam not a coffee fan .............. i do find refuge in a nice cup o tea ........... iam infact right now enjoying some chai tea ......... mmmmmmmmmmmm yummy

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kuzi16:

right now i have about 10 blends in my kitchen. Ive been going to teavana. it is the only place i can find in the area that sells loose teas.

Kuzi, I used to buy a lot of tea from Teavana but I searched around a little more and found The Tao of Tea in Portland, Oregon. You won't find a host of fruit flavored teas but you will find the finest traditional teas. I am drinking a 100% organic Darjeeling right now and it is outstanding.

taooftea.com

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stephen_hannibal:

Heck Yes!!!
I kinda got into it when my mom became a certified tea something-or-other...What's your favorite blend?
I have this long standing love for jasmine dragon phoenix pearl... great aromatic white tea.

My favorite blend really depends on what time of day it is. In the morning I like a hearty Irish breakfast or English breakfast blend. Later on in the afternoon I will switch up to a lighter brew like a Darjeeling. My wife does not care for the strong blends so if I am sharing a pot with her I will make a white tea. Teavana has a peach scented blossoming white trea that is really good.

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I second adagio.com. Their prices are great and the shipping is incredibly fast. I've ordered at 4pm on a Friday and received my tea the next day without paying for overnight shipping. Been a loyal customer of theirs for a while and highly recommend them.

Favorite is Silver Needle (white), though I love a good ceylon (black), gunpowder (green) or pu-erh, depending on my mood. Some of the blooming teas are great conversation pieces as well.

Rob1110:

I second adagio.com. Their prices are great and the shipping is incredibly fast. I've ordered at 4pm on a Friday and received my tea the next day without paying for overnight shipping. Been a loyal customer of theirs for a while and highly recommend them.

I love Adagio too, but never, EVER buy anything glass from them.

Ok so I made the mistake of having some tea at around 11pm last night.... I was up till freaking 5am

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Hays:

Ok so I made the mistake of having some tea at around 11pm last night.... I was up till freaking 5am

Odd...I can drink tea while in bed and go straight to sleep.

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Drinking some Mighty Leaf- Vanilla Bean.
So far so good.

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Hays:

Ok so I made the mistake of having some tea at around 11pm last night.... I was up till freaking 5am

I did the same thing last week - didn't sleep all night due to the caffeine in it

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Had some Moroccan Mint from Tao of Tea last night. I don't normally sweeten my tea but this stuff just screams for a bit of sugar. It's delicious.

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I have a problem guys.....

I hate coffee - dirt filtered through underwear taste

I hate beer - piss filtered through underwear

I hate tea - makes me want to throw up

This really bothers me. I can't stand dry wine but have started liking sweet wine. Well, I like Moscato. Haven't had any others I like. I really want to like tea because of the health benefits from it.

jsnake,

I happen to really enjoy all those things you mentioned above. For the purpose of this thread I will focus on tea.

Tea is such a broad reaching beverage. You can get lightly flavored fruit scented teas all the way to a deep rich robust Irish breakfast tea and an entire spectrum of choices between. It's very similar to cigars. both are made from the leaves of a plant that has been grown and processed in a specific way to give the final product a certain characteristic. Some people love maduro cigars. Some people love black tea. Some people prefer green tea. Some people prefer Connecticut shade wrappers. Some people like their tea sweetened. Some people like infused cigars.

The world of tea is endless. There are unlimited possibilities and there are bound to be teas out there that you will enjoy. Remember, it's the world's second most popular beverage behind water.

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It's off the tea topic, but Jsnake, if you like moscato, try icewine. It's expensive, but a great sweet white wine. I hate white wine too but love moscato and really love icewine.

As for tea, go with the high grade stuff, try a whole leaf white tea or even a black tea like a ceylon tea. Make sure you steep it ONLY for the recommended time (black goes 2-3 min max and white is more like 3-5 min), otherwise it'll get bitter on you. Also, same as coffee - don't use boiling water - it'll burn the tea/coffee. One of my biggest pet peeves (with tea anyway) is watching people drink tea with the tea bag just sitting in the cup the entire time. I don't get how you can drink such bitter tea.

Yeah I got to say I love Tea as well. I've been on this ICE Tea kick for a while. There is a Japanese company called "ITO EN" which has some awesome teas. They have a bunch of ICE Tea's, unsweeten, called "Tea's Tea". Here are the flavors they have, Pure Green, Green Jasmine, Mint Green, Green White, Lemongrass Green, and Rose Green. As you can see they have a nice hint of flavor wrapped around a green tea base. The company also offers "Fruit Tea" which is just amazing! They are basically Black Tea which is also flavored. They have Mango, Apple, Blue Berry, and Peach. I've tried them all and they all just have a touch of flavor which mixes well with the black tea. Really a great company and even better awesome tea. Look em up!

Think I already said this, but here's the URL for my top two favorite places for buying whole lear/loose leaf tea:
http://www.spiceandtea.com/
http://www.adagio.com/

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