I am a loose leaf tea drinker, as of two years ago, and it is awesome because I get more control about amounts and mixing. I also primarily drink iced tea - I have a glass teapot that works really well to make tea in and then put in the fridge.
Black Teas:
Earl Grey is a black tea with oil of bergamot, which is a kind of citrus fruit. It's got a light refreshing flavour. My favourite ways to drink it are hot with milk, or iced with a little bit of sugar.
Market Spice is a black tea with cinnamon and orange flavouring. It's definitely not all-natural, or at least it reminds me of cinnamon hearts, but it is SO GOOD. I drink this hot (with or without milk) or ice cold.
Masala chai is one of those things that will never be as good as if you learn to make your own. Not that I have, yet; I just keep on trying more and more store bought mixes and not quite finding one that's as good as ones friends have made. So, read some recipes and try it yourself!
Green Tea:
Genmaicha is by far my favourite of all the green teas, probably because it's very nutty tasting from the rice. Since I try to keep my caffeine consumption low, I actually mix my own, by roasting my own short brown rice and mixing it with decaf green tea. I keep them in separate containers in my tea cupboard, so that I can put them in their own teaballs, too. Which means the green tea gets pulled out early, and the rice steeps for longer. Anyway, this is the tea that's served in many Japanese/Sushi restaurants, and it's not only good hot but makes a good iced tea.
Rooibos:
Rooibos Cinnamon is so good. I mostly drink this as an iced tea, I find it too thin as a hot tea. But it's yummy and spicy.
Herbal:
Cranberry Orange Chili is so good. It's fruity and spicy. I make iced tea out of this and mmmmmmmm.
Goji Berry that I can't find online - it's sort of similar looking to the above, with the lemongrass and such. It almosts tastes like kool-aid. I make iced tea out of it when I want something super sweet.
Peppermint is so much one of my favourites. It's good hot or cold, and is surprisingly sweet.
Other:
I also just like mushing things up into water. Strawberries. Lemon. Lime. Mint. Orange. Lime and Mint leaves are one of my *favourites* - I will often make a pitcher and then drink it asap.
I also find that while I normally think that coffee needs milk and sugar and preferably flavoured sugar, I do find that a really good strong hot coffee, over ice or mixed with water, is somehow good. I've started making my old cold brewed coffee and it's yummy. (Cold brewed is not as bitter. I am using expensive beans too, though.)
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Date: 2010-03-31 11:31 pm (UTC)Black Teas:
Earl Grey is a black tea with oil of bergamot, which is a kind of citrus fruit. It's got a light refreshing flavour. My favourite ways to drink it are hot with milk, or iced with a little bit of sugar.
Market Spice is a black tea with cinnamon and orange flavouring. It's definitely not all-natural, or at least it reminds me of cinnamon hearts, but it is SO GOOD. I drink this hot (with or without milk) or ice cold.
Masala chai is one of those things that will never be as good as if you learn to make your own. Not that I have, yet; I just keep on trying more and more store bought mixes and not quite finding one that's as good as ones friends have made. So, read some recipes and try it yourself!
Green Tea:
Genmaicha is by far my favourite of all the green teas, probably because it's very nutty tasting from the rice. Since I try to keep my caffeine consumption low, I actually mix my own, by roasting my own short brown rice and mixing it with decaf green tea. I keep them in separate containers in my tea cupboard, so that I can put them in their own teaballs, too. Which means the green tea gets pulled out early, and the rice steeps for longer. Anyway, this is the tea that's served in many Japanese/Sushi restaurants, and it's not only good hot but makes a good iced tea.
Rooibos:
Rooibos Cinnamon is so good. I mostly drink this as an iced tea, I find it too thin as a hot tea. But it's yummy and spicy.
Herbal:
Cranberry Orange Chili is so good. It's fruity and spicy. I make iced tea out of this and mmmmmmmm.
Goji Berry that I can't find online - it's sort of similar looking to the above, with the lemongrass and such. It almosts tastes like kool-aid. I make iced tea out of it when I want something super sweet.
Peppermint is so much one of my favourites. It's good hot or cold, and is surprisingly sweet.
Other:
I also just like mushing things up into water. Strawberries. Lemon. Lime. Mint. Orange. Lime and Mint leaves are one of my *favourites* - I will often make a pitcher and then drink it asap.
I also find that while I normally think that coffee needs milk and sugar and preferably flavoured sugar, I do find that a really good strong hot coffee, over ice or mixed with water, is somehow good. I've started making my old cold brewed coffee and it's yummy. (Cold brewed is not as bitter. I am using expensive beans too, though.)