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I’m an earl grey with honey man, but if I’m being honest, I’ve never really tried much else.

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[-] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Hot

  • Lavender Earl Grey
  • Ginger Tea
  • "Chai"
  • Mint chamomile

Cold

  • Strawberry lemon
  • Mango Apple
  • Lychee
[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Black tea with almond milk and honey.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 6 hours ago

Drinking EG with a splash of milk right now.

My favs:

  • British version of Twinings breakfast tea extra strong with milk (not the US version)
  • British Assam of Twinings with a splash of milk
  • Peach Green Tazo from Target, raw
[-] daddy32@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Masala chai, came to like it after few visits in India.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

The local Polish grocery store has a selection of eastern European herbal teas, herbs which I'd never heard of, and it's such an interesting experience in tea. One is a type of moss and it makes such pale tea, it's so unusual. I'm loving trying them all.

I also love lemongrass spearmint tea, and rooibos and honey bush teas from South Africa which a friend sends me.

[-] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

I love strong black teas. English Bteakfast is my go to, but I love a good PG tips now and again.

[-] the_artic_one@programming.dev 4 points 10 hours ago

Pu'er (fermented black tea sold in big solid disks or chunks) it's nice and dark, reminds me of coffee. I also enjoy iron goddess(Tieguanyin) oolongs and white peony.

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago
[-] arin@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

High mountain oolong tea from Taiwan. Taste like sweet light leafy vegetable tea

2nd is dong ding oolong. Taste like literal boba balls

[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

I like Earl Grey, but also drink a lot of Mate (although not sure if people consider this a tea)

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 5 points 12 hours ago

I used to pride myself on my tea snobbery, sampling green tea varieties from the farmers market and using a ceramic infuser.

Then one day I stopped having time for all that and found that Constant Comment was actually quite lovely and available everywhere.

Black tea with orange zest and spices. Simple, but everything I really want from a tea. Lady Grey is good too.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

Lapsang souchong

[-] Zier@fedia.io 6 points 15 hours ago

Scottish Breakfast is my new favorite I put just a touch of oat milk in it. (no dairy for me)

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 hours ago

I enjoy a good Irish breakfast, not sure what specifically is the difference between that and a traditional english breakfast. Just tastes smoother to me.

[-] PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

I buy from a local tea store that does fantastic blends.

For basics, I like green tea with honey and a squeezed lemon or chamomile with honey. Both are so soothing.

Celestial Seasoning Bengal Spice

[-] banana@communick.news 2 points 10 hours ago

I also really enjoy this one. However, it contains no tea leaves so not a 'true' tea. 'Tisane' or 'herbal infusion' are the more precise terms.

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

My go-to hot tea is Twining’s Irish Breakfast, stronger flavor than your typical English Breakfast. I prefer it with half-and-half and sugar, but can go with full cream or milk depending on what’s available.

As a southerner, I also like sweet iced tea (“sweet tea”) but was shocked to find what they serve at Chipotle is my favorite. It turns out the tea they use (S&D iced tea blend) comes from a provider in Concord, NC (just outside Charlotte) and they used to sell it for people to brew at home as well, but the company was bought out and don’t anymore. After some trial and error I discovered the secret was to put about half as much sugar in as I normally would. The tea blend itself is excellent, though, much better than you find in grocery stores.

[-] schnauzermann@feddit.org 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

TL;DR

  • Green: Gyokuro
  • Black: Darjeeling
  • White: Pai Mu Tan (Bai Mu Dan)
  • Yellow: Yinzhen
  • Pu-Erh: Sheng over Shu
  • Misc: Yerba Mate (Instead of Coffee)

I'll just boldly split that answer into some categories :D

Black teas: As my personal favorite I prefer Darjeeling teas, because of their flowery and mild taste.

As for my daily driver I mostly find myself drinking stronger black teas, like english breakfast or ceylon teas.

Green teas: My personal favorite for green tea is the Japanese Gyokuro, because of its strongly present umami flavour and general taste. This green tea gets its flavour from being hidden from the sun by huge black tarps some months prior to harvest. This procedure stops bitter substances from forming within the flower.

But because Gyokuro is a very pricey tea I find myself buying a Chinese green tea called Pi Lo Chun. It's nothing like the Gyokuro that I love, but it has a flowery flavour to it.

I also love drinking and preparing Matcha. You shouldn't waste money on cheap Matcha, only if you like to drink Matcha Latte.

Whites: For white teas I love to drink a tea called Pai Mu Tan (sometimes called Bai Mu Dan). It tastes somewhat fruity sometimes.

I've also tried a more expensive white tea called Silver Needles but I couldn't really make out a difference to other white teas I've tasted. But that might also just be an error of mine.

Oolong: I really like Da Hong Pao. I haven't tasted many other oolongs.

Yellow teas: It's been a while since I've had my last yellow tea, but I remember buying a Yinzhen. It had a malty taste, that I really enjoyed.

Pu-Erh: I like the earthy taste of a good Shu Pu-Erh. Riper Shu Pu-Erh might even taste like chocolate. But when first drinking a Shu you might connect the taste and the smell to fish or algae.

Sheng Pu-Erh is more like a conventional green tea. With time passing, this tea will ripen and unlock new flavours.

I prefer Shengs over Shus.

Misc.: When talking about other kinds of tea I like substituting coffee with yerba mate. It keeps you energized longer and when drinking it correctly you can also drink it for quite a long time. My longest session was about 4 hours long before the taste vanished.

I'm no huge herbal tea guy, but I do like my camomile tea in the evening to calm myself.

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago
[-] ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 3 points 19 hours ago

It's Earl Grey, named after Charles Grey, the 2nd Earl Grey. I don't think a colour can be an Earl.

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[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago
[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 10 points 22 hours ago

I'm more of a bone apple tea myself, but I hear liber tea keeps the bugs away!

[-] sbf@feddit.org 6 points 23 hours ago

Never heard of it. What’s it like?

[-] RyanLiu@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

It tastes like freedom and democracy. *It's a pun about liberty.

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

managed democracy

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[-] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago
[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 7 points 20 hours ago

Jasmine is top tier imo but I also enjoy chai

[-] Wolf314159@startrek.website 10 points 23 hours ago

I live in a hot climate so my favorite teas are iced.

Iced oolong sweetened only with some lychee chunks is the only thing close to boba I can stomach. I also like a good iced jasmine green tea. Or just a strong green tea hot or iced.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Green, don't really care about specifics and I have tried dozens of boutique varieties. There is a variety called "gunpowder" that is fairly robust, I like it. My daily driver is Bigelow with pomegranate. Usually straight but sometimes I use local honey.

[-] random@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 14 hours ago
[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Something almost, but not quite entirely unlike tea

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Milky oolong. It has just the right amount of sweetness and just evokes feelings of coziness for me. Sometimes I add a little bit of jasmine as well.

[-] devtoi@feddit.nu 3 points 18 hours ago

Sencha Fukujyu. Loose leaf green tea with no added stuff. 70 degrees. Reuse leafs throughout the day. Brewed in a kettle that allows proper expansion of leafs.

[-] schmalls@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Cheapest store brand orange pekoe black tea

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 7 points 23 hours ago
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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Ginger. But only because I refuse to call yerba mate "tea".

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[-] Pirky@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

I'm a big fan of black teas as they have the strongest flavor in my opinion. I'm also partial to the fruity versions.
However, there's a Saffron Black Tea made by Vahdam that I've been rather fond of lately. It has a savory spice to it. Would recommend.

[-] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

Spicy chai with a touch of vanilla flavoured oat milk, I have 2 cups a day at least.

I used to mostly drink regular tea, and also enjoy earl grey, and especially if I'm not feeling well and want to avoid caffeine - jasmine (probably my favourite non-tea tea), chamomile, mint, and a few others, but the chai has beaten all others and become my staple.

[-] Random123@fedia.io 4 points 21 hours ago

Call me basic but jasmine green tea is up there

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

My wife and I have been experimenting with making our own. So far, my favorite is chamomile, lemon balm, elderberry, and a little stevia.

I tried a new one last night that might take the lead with some tweaking: nettle, lemon balm, ginger, and cinnamon. Gotta get the proportions right, but the combination was pretty good.

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[-] kometes@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

First flush, estate, Darjeeling. Done with the proper temp water in traditional tea pot.

If you have to add flavor to the the tea leaves, looking at you Earl Grey, then it is most likely a crap quality tea.

[-] BuckWylde@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

Oolongs on the green side are my usual go-to or Chinese greens.

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