Tea snobs - I need a recommendation

[Perknose]

...and the cinnamon is so strong it actually leaves a cinnamon flavor to the next couple pots of whatever you brew. Which does make for some interesting coffee flavors the next batch.

...Which is why I brew/steep and drink my coffee, black tea, and green teas in separate containers.

Find a grocery store with a bulk herbs section. You can usually find Chamomile, peppermint, spearmint, and other inexpensive herbs/flowers good for making herbal tea there.

This . . . grocery store, co-op, larger health stores or Asian immigrant stores that have these in bulk.

Celestial Seasoning et al are fine enough, but the mark-up per bag is ridiculous.

Any mint tea combined with chamomile is both tasty and good for you -- mint teas settle the stomach straight up, directly and for real. Many health claims are made for chamomile. Some of them are probably true to some extent.

 

[lxskllr]

...Which is why I brew/steep and drink my coffee, black tea, and green teas in separate containers.

I never, ever mix my tea paraphernalia with my coffee stuff. A little bit of coffee in tea is fine. It usually doesn't happen, and you can't hardly taste it anyway, but the tiniest amount of tea in my coffee ruins the whole thing, and it seems like you can never get rid of the tea flavor, no matter how well you wash it. Once I use something for tea, it never gets used for coffee. It becomes a tea item forever.

 

[SpiderX]

Tibetan Tiger!

 

[tooriski]

3 round bags of tetley black tea wake me right up.

 

[Patterner]

Tea, Earl Grey. Hot

Came to say this, happy that it's the first reply.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Buy loose teas from the internet.

This is a good place

http://www.tealuxe.com/

The blue flower Ear Grey is pretty good. Do a little reading on the intarweb and try out different kinds.

I just bought a shipment directly from a plantation.

There is no substitute for quality loose tea, none at all. Pay attention to brewing directions regarding water temp and steeping time. It's the difference between a good cup and crap.

 

[Mark R]

Mr Scruff's Tea.

 

[bfdd]

Buy loose teas from the internet.

This is a good place

http://www.tealuxe.com/

The blue flower Ear Grey is pretty good. Do a little reading on the intarweb and try out different kinds.

I just bought a shipment directly from a plantation.

There is no substitute for quality loose tea, none at all. Pay attention to brewing directions regarding water temp and steeping time. It's the difference between a good cup and crap.

Yeah loose green tea leaves is what my buddy gets from his dad. A big bag every now and then full of it. Excellent stuff.

 

[Born2bwire]

Get loose teas and special order them. They'll be leaps and bounds better than the stuff you get at grocery stores. Given where I live I just buy locally Chinese teas. I prefer the pu-er's and you can get them at any range of prices (fifteen-thousands of dollars for 3/4 of a pound of pu-er). You don't need to break the bank, even the low end loose teas are so much better than the chaff you get in bags.

 

[Howard]

What you want is a Christopher Walken special.

 

[shortylickens]

Two caffeine pills and a red bull. Thats what men do.

 

[grrl]

I forgot, there's also Lemon Grass tea.

 

[Mloot]

My favorite is Stash Premium Double Spice Chai black tea.

 

[bobdole369]

Don't fall for Teavana in the mall. If I'm honest, they are the ones who actually got me liking tea though. I typically get from Adagio. I'm a tea purist, no flowers or blends, just good ole Camellia sinensis. Choose a variety pack of either black or green tea (they are brewed at different temps) and you'll find one you like. I've recently fallen back in love with Assam, while last year was all about Darjeeling. Last year I drank nothing but gunpowder green all summer so who knows.