I don't mean southern ice tea but the tea that originated in China.
https://www.adagio.com/
Which one is has the best flavor?

4/18/2010 1:12:46 AM

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"ONE IS HAS"

4/18/2010 1:13:28 AM

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"ONE IS HAS"

4/18/2010 1:17:32 AM

Tea that originated in china







Jasmine pearl is the best

4/18/2010 1:19:33 AM

I drink black, green, and chai sometimes
not a huge tea drinker though.

4/18/2010 1:22:58 AM

Correction: Which one has the best flavor? NOT ONE IS HAS! Haha I'm a bit tired tonight; so sorry for mistake. I was warned about grammar on here.

4/18/2010 1:36:43 AM

I usually like green tea, my dad brought some back from his trip to china last year and it was amazing. I went to an asian grocery and got some stuff that was kinda similar but not as good as the real stuff.

4/18/2010 1:44:26 AM

green tea is the devil, oolong is where it's at

4/18/2010 2:22:23 AM

dirty water

4/18/2010 2:27:45 AM

I don't drink that junk, but I did just sell a cast iron tea pot from Japan on Craigslist.
Picked: $1.95
Sat on shelf looking awesome for 1.5 years.
Sold: $20.00
Profit: $18.05

4/18/2010 2:40:29 AM

green tea, 2 or 3 times a day. it's not delicious, but it's supposed to be good for you. right now, i'm drinking machta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matcha , but it's cheap stuff so i'm sure there's premium quality goods that are a lot better.

4/18/2010 2:59:25 AM

I got hooked on that shit in India a few years back.

Fortunately I was able to kick that habit and pick up smoking instead.

4/18/2010 3:07:19 AM

I drink tea daily, couple of times a day, since childhood.

Never green, find it too astringent and bitter.

Tried oolong once, and it was good.

Have had white tea several times, but it is just too light and non-'tea' tasting to me. It is very healthy, though.

Always black tea, almost always with milk. Sometimes with spices such as cloves, cardamom, black pepper, etc.

When you ask which one has the best flavor, do you mean the types (white, green, oolong, black) or do you mean origin (China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, etc)? Or did you mean brands?

The black teas I drink are either single origin Indian (Assam, hate Darjeeling), Sri Lankan (Ceylon), Kenyan, Turkish (very nice), or Chinese (Lapsang Souchong; smoky tea), or they are blends of Indian, Ceylon and Kenyan (English Breakfast). There is also Earl Grey (black tea with bergamot oil), which I love.

And I have tried lots of flavored black teas, such as with peach, almond, rose, citrus, lemon, vanilla, mint, etc. I like almond, rose, and vanilla. And 'chai' is just 'tea' in several languages, however, it is used in the West to refer to black tea with milk and spices such as cloves, cardamom, black pepper, ginger, etc. Sometimes I buy it pre-made, sometimes I make it myself in which case I can choose what goes in it.

As far as brands go, I have tried several. I have found these the best among the ones I have tried:

Republic of Tea http://www.republicoftea.com (Vanilla Almond flavor is heavenly)
Tazo http://www.tazo.com (Chai and Citron the best)
Dragon Fly Teas http://www.dragonfly-teas.com
Twinings http://www.twinings.com (the best cheap brand)

Other good brands that I have tried, but only once or twice each:

Tea Forte http://www.teaforte.com
Mariage Freres http://www.mariagefreres.com
Teavana http://www.teavana.com

For older threads pages long, go here, where you will also find my posts with more suggestions:

message_topic.aspx?topic=383918
message_topic.aspx?topic=546736

In fact, have one (or both) of those threads btttd, as they contain a lot of information by many knowledgeable people.

4/18/2010 3:21:23 AM

I really like Trader Joe's Ruby Red Chai (with milk and honey) and Mango Black teas.

4/18/2010 3:32:20 AM

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"I got hooked on that shit in India a few years back."

chai? we were served that every morning and offered more throughout the day.

4/18/2010 3:34:41 AM

Fuck China.

Darjeeling is the way to go mother fucker.

That is if you're too fucking good for a simple fucking green tea.

4/18/2010 4:03:35 AM

Courtesy of Google Ads at the bottom of this page:

Mighty Leaf Teas http://www.mightyleaf.com

Checked them out, they look very nice.

4/18/2010 4:09:15 AM

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"Haha I'm a bit tired tonight; so sorry for mistake. I was warned about grammar on here."

4/18/2010 11:08:31 AM

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"but I did just sell a cast iron tea pot from Japan on Craigslist."

motherfucker... I wouldve bought that. Where did you find it?

4/18/2010 11:12:07 AM

Adagio has good sample packs so you can figure out what you like. I love rooibos, though that's herbal and not technically "tea that originated in China"

4/18/2010 11:14:11 AM

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"Adagio has good sample packs so you can figure out what you like. I love rooibos, though that's herbal and not technically "tea that originated in China""

Thanks I did not know that they have samples!

4/18/2010 11:53:31 AM

Saps, point her in the direction of frosh's tea/coffee thread

4/18/2010 11:56:34 AM

i came in here for

4/18/2010 12:15:42 PM

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"ONE IS HAS"

4/18/2010 12:30:45 PM

Coffee, tea, monster?

4/18/2010 12:32:28 PM

what's that fermented asian tea called?

4/18/2010 12:32:36 PM

I'm not a woman, so I drink coffee.

4/18/2010 12:33:00 PM

^^ "beer"

^ that's funny, you show your vagina on here all the time

4/18/2010 12:34:01 PM

no, it's nothing like beer. more wine-ish, but it doesn't really have significant alcohol content. i'll have to google it...

4/18/2010 12:34:50 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha

4/18/2010 12:36:32 PM

my favorite tea, that I thought was discontinued, is not. HOORAY!!!!
Harney and Sons Fine Tea- Yellow and Blue (chamomile and lavender)

I drink mine with Agave nectar. Soooo heart!!!

4/18/2010 12:44:04 PM

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"Harney and Sons Fine Tea"

THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST BAD ASS NAME EVER CREATED.

4/18/2010 12:45:11 PM

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"Saps, point her in the direction of frosh's tea/coffee thread"

He showed me how to look for threads that has already been made.

4/19/2010 5:29:42 PM

I dig me some loose leaf tea.

Here's a few sites that are good:

Good oolongs and black. I get some white from here as well.
http://www.redblossomtea.com/

Excellent green.
http://www.hibiki-an.com/

Many other teas, but I get a certain grade of white from here when it's in.
http://www.inpursuitoftea.com/

4/19/2010 5:51:26 PM

at first i was like https://www.adagio.com/

but then i was like (Mariage Freres http://www.mariagefreres.com)

best ever but harder to find

tea gschwendner in cameron village is pretty good too

4/19/2010 5:53:14 PM