Talk about Tea

In spirit of the coffee thread in this Coffee House, I thought I'd start a thread for folks who know and enjoy tea to trade their secrets.In my case, I have been searching for some good affordable tea but have been failing miserably, so I can't wait to hear what other people have to say about their favourite teas.Edited by Jon, : No reason given.

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Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

I really have never understood the whole rage about tea. It tastes like warm, dirty water to me. Chai tea isn't so bad though.

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“This life’s dim windows of the soul, distorts the heavens from pole to pole, and goads you to believe a lie, when you see with and not through the eye.” -William Blake

Well, I'm not exactly a connosou connase expert on tea by any means, but I find Twinings to be the best compromise between affordability and good taste. They also have a good range of different styles.If your local supermarket doesn't carry them, then you can buy on-line -- just Google. I haven't tried to buy from them on-line since I got ripped off the last time I tried -- but they ditched the third party through whom they did their internet sales and sell it directly now, and I have been meaning to give them a try.I recommend loose leaf -- mostly because it's more pretentious. (I like to write with a fountain pen for the same reason.)

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You pretentious bastard, you!

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“This life’s dim windows of the soul, distorts the heavens from pole to pole, and goads you to believe a lie, when you see with and not through the eye.” -William Blake

Do you mean the types of tea like white, green, Lapsong Souchong, oolong, black; or regions like Assam, Darjeeling, Keemun or Formosan; or blends or gradings?

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Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!

Lapsang Souchong.Back when we were young and foolish, my cousins and I were staying in a log cabin on an island in Alberni Inlet. We found a can of Lapsang Souchong in the back of the pantry - God knows how long it had been there. We boiled the water on a gigantic cast-iron stove burning cedar and we were all instantly addicted.To this day, whenever we get together for Christmas or whatever, somebody always brings out their stash. (The husbands and wives all hate it as much as we love it.)

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I was thinking more like... brands you can buy at Wal·Mart sort of thing...

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Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

Sorry can't help. I can't drink it. I have an allergy to tea.

Hey, they still got Red Rose? It's pretty cheap crap, but every box of -- I forget -- 48 or 96 or something teabags used to have a little animal figurine. I tried to collect them all!

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It has become fashionable on the left and in Western Europe to compare the Bush administration to the Nazis. The comparison is not without some superficial merit. In both cases the government is run by a small gang of snickering, stupid thugs whose vision of paradise is full of explosions and beautifully designed prisons. -- Matt Taibbi

Jon, tea is so bloody cheap that it doesn't make any sense to buy crap. A quarterpound of VERY good tea would cost about $5.00, and will make many, many cups. Break down and get some good tea and enjoy life.

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Immigration has been a problem Since 1607!

Tea is one of the most inexpensive beverages out there, but only if you buy good quality.You can, if using quality stuff, rebrew the same leaves two, three, sometimes even four times and still get a delicious cup.An initial investment in what seems like a costly tea at $40 or more per pound works out to be only a quarter or so per cup if you rebrew at least once or twice.Some things to look for when shopping for great tea:The best rarely are sold in teabags. Loose is usually the way to go.Look for large, whole, mostly unbroken leaves that have a delicious, rich aroma even when dry.Many flavored teas are just inferior, junk teas sprayed with flavorings.Some of the best tea I've ever had has come from Rishi Tea.I especially like the oolongs they sell, like Amber Dragon: and Iron Goddess of Mercy: Edited by nator, : No reason given.

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I really have never understood the whole rage about tea. It tastes like warm, dirty water to me.

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Lemme guess...Only ever had stuff in a teabag, probably Bigelow or Lipton?

Now there is a subject I can get into (although I do love tea as well).My love of fountain pens goes back to childhood when one of my jobs when Dad took me to work with him was to change out all the rocker blotter papers and check to make sure the ink reservoirs on the desk pens were filled.So...what fountain pens do you like?

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Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

I ran into some great tea a while back, from a company called Mighty Leaf.I had the organic Hojicha green tea and it was excellent.Expensive though.

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Yep. I use it to take on trips and be able to toss in a glass of water to make "sunshine" tea - it takes about 5 minutes even in cold water. This is the best way to make ice tea, as you don't need to cool down boiling water (and diluting the tea with icewater), and I find the result has less tannic taste.For hot tea, I like the blackest loose leaf you can find and then make it really strong (but then, I'm a coffee drinker addict mostly)Enjoy.

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