what tea are you drinking these days?
No.1774
Anonymous
2025-04-16 10:35:06
yorkshire tea
I'm drinking earl grey I found in the work break room. I want to try more puerh tea.
>>1784
I like earl grey but it's definitely an acquired taste. vaguely funny anecdote: in Scandinavia, tea is popular, but more often herbal teas and infusions than bog standard black tea as we drink in the UK. So if you ask for normal english breakfast tea they will often delightedly say 'oh yes! we have earl grey!' - assuming that all Brits drink earl grey, because it's definitely the most english sounding tea. obviously to many (most?) british tea drinkers this is tantamount to offering to take a hot wazz in your cuppa, lol.
I like earl grey but it's definitely an acquired taste. vaguely funny anecdote: in Scandinavia, tea is popular, but more often herbal teas and infusions than bog standard black tea as we drink in the UK. So if you ask for normal english breakfast tea they will often delightedly say 'oh yes! we have earl grey!' - assuming that all Brits drink earl grey, because it's definitely the most english sounding tea. obviously to many (most?) british tea drinkers this is tantamount to offering to take a hot wazz in your cuppa, lol.
No.1805
Anonymous
2025-04-16 11:36:16
Since it was quite chilly this morning I just had a couple generous pots of 'Golden Monkey' black tea with milk and honey.
I also recently enjoyed some Dancong "Duckshit" Oolong Tea, I'm learning gongfu preparation and this really brings out a lot of nice flavors.
I also recently enjoyed some Dancong "Duckshit" Oolong Tea, I'm learning gongfu preparation and this really brings out a lot of nice flavors.
No.1812
Anonymous
2025-04-16 11:53:46
I used to really enjoy drinking niche teas, but these days I just take whatever my hand reaches first in the pantry. My roommates have a lot of cheap tea reserves, and I am a cheap man, so I drink for free. I sometimes will do a loose leaf green jasmine, and I have a big bag of Chinese milky oolong that I should get back to drinking (but burnt myself out on).
>>1789
I always thought earl grey and english breakfast were like cousins. I drink more dandelion root tea than black or green teas so I feel like a bumpkin when discussing tea.
I always thought earl grey and english breakfast were like cousins. I drink more dandelion root tea than black or green teas so I feel like a bumpkin when discussing tea.
No.1817
Anonymous
2025-04-16 12:14:23
This is what I've got in the cupboard at the moment, though I've been stuck on coffee for a good while now.
No.1818
Anonymous
2025-04-16 12:14:58
>>1813
nah the bergamot makes it quite distinctive. if earl grey and english breakfast are cousins, then earl grey is the goth cousin with the purple hair, lol
nah the bergamot makes it quite distinctive. if earl grey and english breakfast are cousins, then earl grey is the goth cousin with the purple hair, lol
Im drinking a red rooibos right now :)
i work at a tea factory so whatever they give me. I prefer the taste of "honey vanilla chamomile" blend
>>1940
I have a cold right now (actually think it's probably COVID lol) and that sounds fucking ideal
I have a cold right now (actually think it's probably COVID lol) and that sounds fucking ideal
>>1940
Isn't that a Celestial Seasonings blend? I heard its founders connected with some sort of cult.
Isn't that a Celestial Seasonings blend? I heard its founders connected with some sort of cult.
No.1955
Anonymous
2025-04-16 17:22:43
No.1965
Anonymous
2025-04-16 17:36:40
I mix it with baijiu
holy shit OP tell me you got a link for your pic.
anyway, r8 my setup
anyway, r8 my setup
>1940
What is work in the tea factory like? Do you fill the bags?
What is work in the tea factory like? Do you fill the bags?
No.1988
Anonymous
2025-04-16 18:48:14
No.2029
Anonymous
2025-04-16 21:31:02
Where is a good place to buy a tea pot? I have a metal one and it pours like shit.
Lapsang souchong for that smoky something
No.2060
Anonymous
2025-04-16 22:46:16
>>2031
I got mine at a thrift store. There's usually some around second hand. Good option if you don't want to spend much.
I got mine at a thrift store. There's usually some around second hand. Good option if you don't want to spend much.
No.2061
Anonymous
2025-04-16 22:49:45
>> 10/10 looks good you should have us over for tea
>>2181
Aw come on, Lapsang souchong is an acquired taste, true, but it is interesting.
These days, I'm enjoying a French brand which creates very curious/unique perfumed teas.
Aw come on, Lapsang souchong is an acquired taste, true, but it is interesting.
These days, I'm enjoying a French brand which creates very curious/unique perfumed teas.
Do you anons order your teas or buy local? A new loose leaf place opened near me, which I want to check out. Loose leaf local shops usually upcharge considerably though and I find it pretty annoying.
No.2197
Anonymous
2025-04-17 12:37:48
>>1940 holy shit, another tea factory worker, hey
Right now my place is packing fukamushicha so I've been drinking a lot recently and was surprised that it was naturally sweet. I always that that the ppl on /r/tea were annoying and performative about using the right temperature water and brewing for certain amounts of time but it really does change the taste... I was shocked
Right now my place is packing fukamushicha so I've been drinking a lot recently and was surprised that it was naturally sweet. I always that that the ppl on /r/tea were annoying and performative about using the right temperature water and brewing for certain amounts of time but it really does change the taste... I was shocked
>>2195
I get stuff shipped from this site sparrowtail teas. I think it's just one guy running it out of his house on the east coast.
I get stuff shipped from this site sparrowtail teas. I think it's just one guy running it out of his house on the east coast.
No.2202
Anonymous
2025-04-17 13:21:17
>>2200
Damn, this guy seems legit. Thanks for the rec
Damn, this guy seems legit. Thanks for the rec
No.2218
Anonymous
2025-04-17 15:07:56
I just make the Costco green tea hot in a set of cups that was my dad's. Sometimes I put a tiny bit of butter in it.
In a world where I could drink milk without its consequences on my skin, I would be drinking a London Fog every morning. Earl Grey tea, honey or vanilla, and steamed milk. A drink for the patrician academic.
>>1932
Rooibos really is the best tisane, which I've been preferring due to the lack of caffeine and iron absorption interference.
Honeybush is similar to rooibos, but tastes a little sweeter.
>>2199
>using the right temperature water and brewing for certain amounts of time but it really does change the taste
Something interesting to try is the Gong Fu method where you steep for e.g. 20 seconds, drink it, add water to the same leaves and steep for 40 seconds and so on. That way you get to understand the flavours extracted at different points and the nuances of your tea.
Actually after doing that, I've started preferring using more tea and a shorter steep for my usual cuppa.
Rooibos really is the best tisane, which I've been preferring due to the lack of caffeine and iron absorption interference.
Honeybush is similar to rooibos, but tastes a little sweeter.
>>2199
>using the right temperature water and brewing for certain amounts of time but it really does change the taste
Something interesting to try is the Gong Fu method where you steep for e.g. 20 seconds, drink it, add water to the same leaves and steep for 40 seconds and so on. That way you get to understand the flavours extracted at different points and the nuances of your tea.
Actually after doing that, I've started preferring using more tea and a shorter steep for my usual cuppa.
>>2344
Oops I could've written that more clearly. It's a good thing for rooibos.
In regular tea and coffee, tannins can bind to iron you've consumed and prevent it from being absorbed, which is apparently why many cultures drink tea with lemon besides taste (vitamin C boosts iron absorption).
Rooibos and other tisanes don't contain tannins (or oxalates which do the same thing with calcium, although they may have benefits too).
It's just that I've had to fix my low iron levels in the past, while you might not have to care about things like tannins.
Oops I could've written that more clearly. It's a good thing for rooibos.
In regular tea and coffee, tannins can bind to iron you've consumed and prevent it from being absorbed, which is apparently why many cultures drink tea with lemon besides taste (vitamin C boosts iron absorption).
Rooibos and other tisanes don't contain tannins (or oxalates which do the same thing with calcium, although they may have benefits too).
It's just that I've had to fix my low iron levels in the past, while you might not have to care about things like tannins.
No.2350
Anonymous
2025-04-18 10:41:12
>>2345
Oh, that's interesting. I've been told I have low iron in the past, when I tried to donate blood about three years ago, but I don't think any of my annual blood checks have ever picked up on it again.
I started drinking a lot of herbal teas when I developed tinnitus and tried to see if removing caffeine would lower the noise. It didn't, so now I'm back to coffee and tea lol.
Oh, that's interesting. I've been told I have low iron in the past, when I tried to donate blood about three years ago, but I don't think any of my annual blood checks have ever picked up on it again.
I started drinking a lot of herbal teas when I developed tinnitus and tried to see if removing caffeine would lower the noise. It didn't, so now I'm back to coffee and tea lol.
No.2364
Anonymous
2025-04-18 11:47:06
I'm currently a broke uni student so I buy 99p boxes of 60 teabags from Best One but otherwise I take PG tips because I liked the monkey ads as a kid
No.2366
Anonymous
2025-04-18 11:55:35
>>1773 (OP)
Black Early Grey
Black Early Grey
Lipton yellow label (black tea). It is the most basic thing in the world but it is nice
>>2379
where do you live that you buy lipton? i'm asking because no one in the uk buys that stuff but it is the most common brand of british style tea abroad for some bizarre reason
where do you live that you buy lipton? i'm asking because no one in the uk buys that stuff but it is the most common brand of british style tea abroad for some bizarre reason
No.2383
Anonymous
2025-04-18 12:31:13
>>2380
not anon but in southern US it was the most common tea to buy for making iced tea, especially sweet tea.
not anon but in southern US it was the most common tea to buy for making iced tea, especially sweet tea.
getting really into valerian/chamomile tea blends because it's healthier than xanax
>>2387
How is valerian, I've thought about trying it for inducing dreams reasons
How is valerian, I've thought about trying it for inducing dreams reasons
No.2391
Anonymous
2025-04-18 13:27:27
>>2390
i had two cups last night and knocked out instantly, i don't even remember falling asleep
i had two cups last night and knocked out instantly, i don't even remember falling asleep
>>2394
Bigelow was what we usually had at home when I was growing up. My mother likes their "Constant Comment" blend, I think I'll pick up a box next time I'm out.
Bigelow was what we usually had at home when I was growing up. My mother likes their "Constant Comment" blend, I think I'll pick up a box next time I'm out.
No.2542
Anonymous
2025-04-19 11:13:02
>>2497
Micrplastics are a meme my balls have gotta be at least 50% microplastics at this point and they're still working just fine.
Micrplastics are a meme my balls have gotta be at least 50% microplastics at this point and they're still working just fine.
No.2551
Anonymous
2025-04-19 11:58:21
>>2497
Just donate blood regularly
Just donate blood regularly
Sticky Rice Shou Pu-erh Mini Tuos
No.2686
Anonymous
2025-04-20 14:47:18
I've been trying lots of different loose leaf teas recently -- I gave up nicotine a while ago so I've been trying to use tea as a way of replacing the ritual, kind of.
Currently enjoying 玄米茶 i.e. "Genmaicha" which means "Brown Rice Tea". It's essentially Sencha green tea leaves mixed with toasted brown rice, which gives the otherwise clean green taste a subtle kind of malty warmth.
Hoping to pick up a few new teas from a local shop next week. I'll report back.
Currently enjoying 玄米茶 i.e. "Genmaicha" which means "Brown Rice Tea". It's essentially Sencha green tea leaves mixed with toasted brown rice, which gives the otherwise clean green taste a subtle kind of malty warmth.
Hoping to pick up a few new teas from a local shop next week. I'll report back.
No.3258
Anonymous
2025-04-24 09:01:04
No.3259
Anonymous
2025-04-24 09:03:55
Lemon and ginger has been my go to recently.
Tereré because yerba is dirt cheap compared to tea, isn't loaded with heavy metals or fluoride, and allows for multiple steepings on top of that.
No.3313
Anonymous
2025-04-24 12:23:26
I like genmaicha too, very unique taste.
My favourite tea currently is a white tea blend with orange and lemon zest.
My favourite tea currently is a white tea blend with orange and lemon zest.
No.3323
Anonymous
2025-04-24 13:33:36
Love to have one of these whenever able.
No.3363
Anonymous
2025-04-24 22:41:31
who knows a good lapsang
>>3312
I might have to try yerba again -- I bought some last year to try, but I always fucked up the brew / felt like I was doing it wrong. Do you drink it from a bombilla with a filter-straw? I never got the hang of it.
I might have to try yerba again -- I bought some last year to try, but I always fucked up the brew / felt like I was doing it wrong. Do you drink it from a bombilla with a filter-straw? I never got the hang of it.
Earl grey, English or Irish breakfast
I buy green tea packets because it's good for you, but it tastes like grass so the purchases are aspirational only.
I buy green tea packets because it's good for you, but it tastes like grass so the purchases are aspirational only.
>>3405
Is green tea actually healthier than black tea or does it just taste like it should be healthier? I mean it's the same plant right?
Is green tea actually healthier than black tea or does it just taste like it should be healthier? I mean it's the same plant right?
No.3415
Anonymous
2025-04-25 12:10:31
>>3393
I dump however much (typically 20-30g) into a quart Mason jar rather than a mate, fill it with cold water, and drink it with a bombilla (the filter straw). Whenever the water gets low, I add more. If I'm feeling a hot brew, I heat water to about 60c and brew it the same way. If you want it more concentrated, just use a smaller jar. It's not the "traditional way" but it works to get a lindy form of caffeine and potassium into my body.
I dump however much (typically 20-30g) into a quart Mason jar rather than a mate, fill it with cold water, and drink it with a bombilla (the filter straw). Whenever the water gets low, I add more. If I'm feeling a hot brew, I heat water to about 60c and brew it the same way. If you want it more concentrated, just use a smaller jar. It's not the "traditional way" but it works to get a lindy form of caffeine and potassium into my body.
No.3418
Anonymous
2025-04-25 12:50:15
>>3406
The difference between green and black tea is the processing. Black is further oxidized, aka aged, and sometimes heated. Green is not oxidized. The argument for green being healthier is usually that it contains more antioxidants and less caffeine than black tea, which is due to it being less aged. Whether that's true or not is beyond me, but I doubt that drinking green tea or not will determine your bodily health as much as the more obvious factors.
The difference between green and black tea is the processing. Black is further oxidized, aka aged, and sometimes heated. Green is not oxidized. The argument for green being healthier is usually that it contains more antioxidants and less caffeine than black tea, which is due to it being less aged. Whether that's true or not is beyond me, but I doubt that drinking green tea or not will determine your bodily health as much as the more obvious factors.
No.3946
Anonymous
2025-05-01 22:34:56
Is gong fu brewing worth the meme?
No.3954
Anonymous
2025-05-02 02:52:55
Brought a mountain of tea back with me from Egypt. Been enjoying ‘Bedouin tea’, hibiscus and strawberry powdered tea lately, they left it to dry under the desert sun and smashed it into powder or so. Then just add it to hot water and it slowly dissolves, super tasty.
No.3987
Anonymous
2025-05-02 22:36:13
Yunnan Purple tea. Slightly floral, no astringency, when I tried it about a year ago it instantly became my favorite.
Golden Yaupon holly tea for days where I don't need much caffeine. The taste is in-between tea and coffee, and it never makes me jittery.
Organic rooibos at night. Rooibos is the one product I've noticed where the organic version tastes notably different.
Golden Yaupon holly tea for days where I don't need much caffeine. The taste is in-between tea and coffee, and it never makes me jittery.
Organic rooibos at night. Rooibos is the one product I've noticed where the organic version tastes notably different.
No.3988
Anonymous
2025-05-02 22:40:11
>>2231
London fogs are great. I first got to try them in Vancouver, when I went back to my small town Minnesota cafe they were completely unequipped to make them. That was a few years ago, now it seems like most cafes can make them.
London fogs are great. I first got to try them in Vancouver, when I went back to my small town Minnesota cafe they were completely unequipped to make them. That was a few years ago, now it seems like most cafes can make them.
No.3992
Anonymous
2025-05-03 00:51:41
I picked up this tea from the supermarket the other day and have been loving it. It has a sort of 'smoky' flavour to it.
No.4625
Anonymous
2025-05-16 19:30:46
sipping on some darjeeling green tea from trader joes right at this instant
No.4631
Anonymous
2025-05-16 20:40:37
Not too up on my tea lore so I just been rocking the green tea with a variety pack of different black tea blends to mix it up.
No.5251
Anonymous
2025-05-30 21:59:03
Haven't tried it yet, but I got a big tin of this black tea that is inside of some sort of dried citrus. The packaging is all in Chinese, so I have little to no idea what any of it is, but it was free and seems interesting.
No.5262
Anonymous
2025-05-31 12:55:28
Cool thread
Would it be too much for tea general to become hot drink general and also include coffee, etc? Just feel like a thread doesn't need to die for it.
No.5483
Anonymous
2025-06-09 11:05:46
>>5482
am same anon:
I'll cop to mostly drinking budget coffees. Right now, I am drinking a Kirkland house blend. It's really quite bad, but I put some frothed milk in it and it's ok. It was brewed in a little 3 cup moka pot. I bought this coffee a while back, mostly as a daily driver, and then I realized I don't know why I bought a bad coffee when I don't drink it that much to necessitate that. So, I've been trying to step out into the "better" coffees, but haven't had a chance to get anything fancy yet. I actually stopped drinking the Kirkland stuff and switched to Trader Joe's Ethiopian bag, which is better but not great. Really the only reason I used the Kirkland today is that I ground a whole bunch last night to use for making coffee liqeur (I need some new projects to use a giant bag of coffee beans for lol) and thought waste not, but promptly threw the rest out after making one cup.
I alternate between brewing my coffee in a Moka pot, a French press, and a pour over. The last one is a fancy device at all, it's a no name ceramic pour over funnel I bought from Daiso.
am same anon:
I'll cop to mostly drinking budget coffees. Right now, I am drinking a Kirkland house blend. It's really quite bad, but I put some frothed milk in it and it's ok. It was brewed in a little 3 cup moka pot. I bought this coffee a while back, mostly as a daily driver, and then I realized I don't know why I bought a bad coffee when I don't drink it that much to necessitate that. So, I've been trying to step out into the "better" coffees, but haven't had a chance to get anything fancy yet. I actually stopped drinking the Kirkland stuff and switched to Trader Joe's Ethiopian bag, which is better but not great. Really the only reason I used the Kirkland today is that I ground a whole bunch last night to use for making coffee liqeur (I need some new projects to use a giant bag of coffee beans for lol) and thought waste not, but promptly threw the rest out after making one cup.
I alternate between brewing my coffee in a Moka pot, a French press, and a pour over. The last one is a fancy device at all, it's a no name ceramic pour over funnel I bought from Daiso.
No.5620
Anonymous
2025-06-14 14:12:17
Charcoal roasted huangpian sheng. Ideal rainy day tea
No.5634
Anonymous
2025-06-14 19:15:28
>2391
I will try valerian on this testimony and report back. Primarily an instant coffee drinker for stimulants.
I will try valerian on this testimony and report back. Primarily an instant coffee drinker for stimulants.
No.5640
Anonymous
2025-06-15 05:51:22
>mostly as a daily driver
Do coffeecels really
Do coffeecels really
No.5644
Anonymous
2025-06-15 11:26:29
sorry not sorry! :D :3 :>
No.5822
Anonymous
2025-06-19 16:23:57
Yorkshire tea, the finest supermarket tea.
No.5823
Anonymous
2025-06-19 19:40:17
How to into yerba mate?
I'm drinking Spearmint Tea since it supposedly helps with hormones and shit. Doing it mainly for my skin.
>>5976
In which case, I hope you are not a man, because it will lower your T.
In which case, I hope you are not a man, because it will lower your T.
>>5981
i got a lot of testosterone to spear. After a point does test even make a significant difference?
i got a lot of testosterone to spear. After a point does test even make a significant difference?
>>5985
It does make a difference, but I don't think consuming spearmint tea (unless in abnormal quantities) could realistically and/or drastically change your T levels.
It does make a difference, but I don't think consuming spearmint tea (unless in abnormal quantities) could realistically and/or drastically change your T levels.
No.5987
Anonymous
2025-06-29 13:34:27
>>5986
That’s reassuring. Since the tea actually seems to be making a change in improving my skin.
That’s reassuring. Since the tea actually seems to be making a change in improving my skin.
No.6696
Anonymous
2025-08-01 11:20:06
I found an interesting tea creator, and I'm enjoying ordering and discovering new teas every few months.
It's pleasant to get out of the usual tea mixes.
It's pleasant to get out of the usual tea mixes.
No.6949
Anonymous
2025-08-11 04:39:36
>>6947
Online for fancy tea (I like Christine Dattner's), supermarket for everyday leaves.
Online for fancy tea (I like Christine Dattner's), supermarket for everyday leaves.
No.7007
Anonymous
2025-08-12 06:01:17
>>2681
based
based
No.7288
Anonymous
2025-08-27 10:15:24
a blast from my childhood, Lyons tea
No.7346
Anonymous
2025-08-30 22:46:31
>>6947
>Where do you guys buy your tea from?
I've gotten my tea from a few places over the years. The Teasmith, and Upton tea have both been reliable. More recently I used Mark T Wendell tea company because I live close enough I can pick it up and not pay shipping.
In an ideal world, you go to your local tea store, and you take a deep sniff from the tea containers before you make a decision. Unfortunately, covid borked that for the local store, and I'm not sure if there are still places that let you do that.
>Where do you guys buy your tea from?
I've gotten my tea from a few places over the years. The Teasmith, and Upton tea have both been reliable. More recently I used Mark T Wendell tea company because I live close enough I can pick it up and not pay shipping.
In an ideal world, you go to your local tea store, and you take a deep sniff from the tea containers before you make a decision. Unfortunately, covid borked that for the local store, and I'm not sure if there are still places that let you do that.
I'm working my way through this list: https://gwern.net/review/tea
>>7384
Interesting list, but I also find it curious that someone made this quite significant website that is primarily about and for himself. I guess it's not that unusual in some fields to have a kind of "resume" website, but not to such a highly detailed and also personal degree...
Interesting list, but I also find it curious that someone made this quite significant website that is primarily about and for himself. I guess it's not that unusual in some fields to have a kind of "resume" website, but not to such a highly detailed and also personal degree...
>>7386
He's a famous character in the rationalist community and I think a website like that is closer to the old promises of the web than accounts on Instagram or whatever and makes sense for the ego in question. People like Gwern belong online and those who find him odd, who are far more numerous, don't. Nothing in that statement is an endorsement of anything he believes, just an observation about the nature of a beast and its environment.
He's a famous character in the rationalist community and I think a website like that is closer to the old promises of the web than accounts on Instagram or whatever and makes sense for the ego in question. People like Gwern belong online and those who find him odd, who are far more numerous, don't. Nothing in that statement is an endorsement of anything he believes, just an observation about the nature of a beast and its environment.
No.7389
Anonymous
2025-09-03 18:40:36
>>7388
I see, I might agree. I like it. Wouldn't have the desire or patience to do it for myself, though.
As an on topic aside, I am drinking this Trader Joe's darjeeling green tea. It's not very good, but I got it for free.
I see, I might agree. I like it. Wouldn't have the desire or patience to do it for myself, though.
As an on topic aside, I am drinking this Trader Joe's darjeeling green tea. It's not very good, but I got it for free.
No.7393
Anonymous
2025-09-04 03:55:26
No.7397
Anonymous
2025-09-04 13:28:34
>>7386
Go and have sex and drink beer. This series of tubes is no place for you.
Go and have sex and drink beer. This series of tubes is no place for you.
>7388
The site would be better if Gwern actually built and maintained it himself. Instead, he has one of his biggest simps work on it for him.
The site would be better if Gwern actually built and maintained it himself. Instead, he has one of his biggest simps work on it for him.
>>7392
>And a pretty famous personnal website at that.
Didn't know this guy existed until today. I showed it to several people, and they, too, didn't know about him. Calling the site "famous" is a stretch. The design is nice, though.
>And a pretty famous personnal website at that.
Didn't know this guy existed until today. I showed it to several people, and they, too, didn't know about him. Calling the site "famous" is a stretch. The design is nice, though.
No.7401
Anonymous
2025-09-04 16:43:52
>>7399
Really? Wow. Better is an understatement. It's amazing how sharply that turns it from impressive to pathetic.
>>7400
They're not wrong, you're just proving personal websites aren't famous generally, not that it isn't famous for a personal website. If you asked me to name a few, I would stall out after Maddox's and Paul Graham's.
Really? Wow. Better is an understatement. It's amazing how sharply that turns it from impressive to pathetic.
>>7400
They're not wrong, you're just proving personal websites aren't famous generally, not that it isn't famous for a personal website. If you asked me to name a few, I would stall out after Maddox's and Paul Graham's.