Tea, what's your fave??

Has anyone ever had White Rose Tea? OMG Its sooooo good. I went to T2 tonight and they had some on offer, so I tried it and I am in love. I am going to add this to my mothers day list ;) Its so light and fragrant, its immediately become my favourite. The lovely lady even gave me a sample to take home. So when I got home I immediately dusted off my Testubin Iron teapot and followed her instructions for the perfect brew, and I have to say it is perfect.

Since having kids I let my tea obsession fall to the wayside. I moved away from the T2 store I used to frequent, and my tea allowance is now spent on other things like education, nappies and the general upkeep of the two miniature humans that now reside at my abode.

Well now there is a T2 just around the corner and I am one happy girl :) I am now dreaming of the Tea Cupboard I once had, and how I may just get that abundant supply back.

So besides black tea, or variances of, what teas do you like? Do you have a favourite green (mine is the one with puffed rice can't think of it!) or a favourite white tea? Or maybe even a favourite infused tea such as Chocolate *mmmm*.

And what is your weapon? I have 2 cherished teapots, one is a shanghai clay teapot which is a rarity in itself now as the type of clay used to make the teapot I have is no longer available. And my Tetsubin teapot (the iron teapots you may have seen at Made In Japan and the like). I also use my french press from time to time if I'm making a big batch.

So come now I can't be the only tea lover around here...

Well I definitely can't say I am a tea conuisseur (sp???) as I only ever have standard black tea or earl grey and raspberry leaf if I am pg - but your post has me intrigued about tea! Would love to try that white rose...

I used to be addicted to pearl tea but I don't think that counts.
Do you spice your teas at all?
I love it with a cardomon pod or 2 in it. One of mt freinds likes to chick a bit of cinnomon bark in hers but I prefer the cardomon.
In summer I like to make lemon iced tea.

I love tea, I've got 3 teapots, an oriental style one, a glass one (where the tea leaves go in the middle) and a run-of-the-mill ceramic one.

I regularly go to Eumundi Markets to get my tea from the tea store there. The big fave in our house over winter is the arthritis blend - which helps ease the aches and pains.

I'm actually sitting here sipping a cup of rooibos tea.

OMG, I have to stay away from T2!

I've gone off Rooibos for some reason. You know every year I ask for a teapot for my birthday and I never get one. I shall buy one for myself this year and become an obsessed tea person again....

I am totally obsessed with jasmine tea at the moment. Or jasmine green tea. I have 2-3 cups a day, which is alot for someone who doesn't really ever drink tea. I also had a normal cup today for the first time in I don't even remember! Must be the chilly weather.
So what kind do you love??

Oh, and (if anyone knows!) is jasmine tea actually the jasmine that grows in the garden, or is it a special kind? Mum has jasmine in her garden, just wondering if I could pick some and make fresh tea??

no idea Kell, but you wouldn't belive it I was thinking about doing a very similar "What's your fave tea?" thread this morning....

I'm a twinings girls, but only because nice tea is hard to come by out here...

Darjeeling!!!! to me, it is the champagne of all teas! :ROFL:

Green tea with mint
Cranberry/Raspberry/Strawberry
Nerada Organic Rooibos with Vanilla

or for black...

Twinings English Breakfast. Mmmmm.

I mostly drink Chai and green tea. I love most herbals though.

LOL, Kim, it just tells you how bored I am at the moment. I think of rather mundane things when left to my own devices.....

Snuggly bean, what is rooibos like, I have seen it but haven't been brave enough to try it yet. How do you drink it, just the tea, not with milk or honey or what ever??

Mmmm, chai tea, I haven't had a good chai for aaaagggeeeesss! I might have to indulge :)

I don't drink tea or coffee... but I adore the smell of Oolong tea.

what's chai like?

Im an Irish Breakfast fan all the way!
I have been known to offer a lecture on tea discrimination when only English Breakfast tea is available at so called "tea houses" :rofl:

I hate green tea, cant stand the stuff...

I did have a raspberry tea I loved...cant remember what else as in it now, it was a Lipton infusions thinggy....and I LOVE RLT too :)

for a "normal" tea its irish breakfast
herbal is green jasmine!!

I just merged this with the other thread ;)

I am an irish breakfast tea lover and also traditional afternoon tea... I will drink english breakfast if I *have* to LOL but its definitely NOT my first pick... and yes there IS a difference :p

LOL, thanks Cailin, it took me a second to figure out what had happened before I read your post...

Kim, chai is kind of spicy and sweet. You have it with milk. It has cardamon, cloves, cinnamon...and other stuff in it. I love it! Very yum, but I don't particularly like the tea bags much, I get mine from Gloria jean's.

cai i absolutley agree that english bfast is not so good!!

Irish Breakfast first
English Breakfast second
Black tea with vanilla third - but third spot changes every few months...

I am a rooibos girl now since TTC and its funny but normal black tea tastes weird to me these days. Can't stand earl grey, I worked out the headaches i was getting were from an intolerance to bergamot, even bergamot oils set me off.

I do love my tea though, hate coffee...would kill to have a good T2 type store nearby.......

I'm an Earl Grey girl or I also love it with cardamom pods in it.
If you haven't tried it you have to. Just get whole pods (a small bag because they lose their aroma quickly) and chuck one or two in your cup or a few more in the tea pot. It doesn't overwhelm the taste just makes it extra yummy.
One of my friends chucks a bit of cinnamon bark in her tea but I don't like it as much as the cardamom.
DH likes the white tea and he's also into herbal ones. We have about 15 differant tea and he picks depending on his mood.
As far as I know the jasmine tea is made by putting the flowers on the tea leaves as they're curing to infuse them with the scent.

I love my teas, I have quite a range of "dragon ball" teas from Eumundi Teas, I have 3 teapots, one asian style (with matching small bowls), a "normal" teapot (for when I'm slack and use teabags) and a gorgeous clear glass one with a reservoir in the middle for the tea leaves/balls.

I've just made a batch of vanilla & jasmine dragon ball tea and it is smelling incredible!

Tomorrow morning with be Japanese Dew Tea (of course after my first mug of plunger coffee).

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I've just made a batch of vanilla & jasmine dragon ball tea and it is smelling incredible!

Tomorrow morning with be Japanese Dew Tea (of course after my first mug of plunger coffee).

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Mmmm, they sound devine, although whats a dragon ball? (I imagine it's tea compressed into a ball?)

yep it is - they unroll as they seep, these ones are about the size of a pea. I've just finished the pot. I've also had the flower blooms which look incredible in the glass teapot.

Another fave of mine is the Arthritis Blend that Eumundi Tea does - have a friend who is an amputee (lost hand as a child) and that was about the only thing that would take the dull ache away from his "hand" in winter.

I seriously need to head back up there and do a stock-up of teas, now that I hear my x isn't anywhere up there (or won't be shortly) I can safely come up there (and visit Armeh) without looking over my shoulder in fear.

Does anyone know of a nice place to get some yummy teas in Sydney?

brontide - I love cardamom in coffee too. Also, totally OT, but I love to tie a few pods in some thin fabric and pop it in your undie drawer, makes everything smell spicy and good.
lil - I drink rooibos with soy milk and honey. My sis gave me a rooibos chai blend from Byron, it's divine. I tend to just drink it when she's here though, don't know why.

I forgot to add Turkish Apple tea - drank ridiculous amounts of it while travelling in Turkey, then was thrilled to find it back here.
I have three teapots. And one tea cosy. :)

Kellie, try the tea centre. I think there is one on Rhodes and there is one in the city. They have a website and ship.
Jaspers also sell free trade tea online.

I've got about 3 different Rooibos blends - 2 of which are great as iced teas in summer :)

I went and pulled all my teas out of the cupboard before and not including the tea-bags types (incl those teabags from T2) I have 6 different types of "loose leaf" and "exotic" teas - which means I have about 15 different types of tea in this place. Hmmm and winter is the perfect "drink tea at night" weather!

Mmm, snugglybean you reminded me of a tea I had at a friends place, some sort of mint tea. I think it's a middle eastern tea too, it was so yum. I didn't ask her how to make it though.....

Brontide, Rhodes, is that where Ikea is?

Kellie, yep that's it but I'm not sure if it's still there. I haven't been there in about 6 months.

Snuggly, we have a Turkish cafe nearby - DH is addicted to their apple tea.

I wish I had a 'tea place' like this T2 nearby!! Do they have an online store at all??
Unfortunately, due to the lack of anywhere to get 'specialist' teas from, I'm a 'regular' tea person. Traditional Afternoon all the way here, seeing as Woolworths doesn't seem to stock ANY Lapsang Souchong anymore (I was lucky enough to score a couple of boxes of Twining's brand LS last year, they've not had any on the shelves since).
I am a big fan of chai though, I just bought some white chai teabags and am working my way through them speedily...

T2 do have an online store :)

brontide - ohhh, excitement! I love the "real" stuff - T2 does a blend but it's not the same.

GM - I didn't realise you couldn't get Lapsang Souchong anymore - I don't really like it, but I respect your right to be able to access it, and I love the smell of it.

WIMC (What's in my cup) - Peppermint, to freshen me up and start my day.

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I am a rooibos girl now since TTC and its funny but normal black tea tastes weird to me these days. Can't stand earl grey, I worked out the headaches i was getting were from an intolerance to bergamot, even bergamot oils set me off.

I do love my tea though, hate coffee...would kill to have a good T2 type store nearby.......

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SNAP! being a dedicate pom! i drink up to 15 cups of Rooibos a day!! (yes i do need the loo a lot! ive always wondered if this is healthy though as it is really my only source of water intake although i know it is caffeine free

ETA - love the rooibos chai / or vanilla

I have a "tea cupboard" :lol: I have a slight obsession with tea...especially T2 teas! My favourite T2 teas would have to be Monk Pear and Passion. Just discovered that a local shop here has started selling T2 ...very dangerous :)
I dont have a teapot :( Have always wanted one and have asked for one this christmas ;)

Really enjoy Irish Breakfast and Orange Pekoe. Used to really love Lady Grey, but went off it with my first pregnancy, really should give it a go again. Cannot stand Prince of Wales or Russian Caravan.

Ooh, all the talk about Turkish apple tea, I had forgotten about that one, yummo, there was a little tea place at the Vic Markets I used to go to for it.

Been drinking a bit of Madura green tea lately for a change, it is not too bad, then again I am not a green tea afficiando.

Just have a ceramic teapot and a tea ball for a single cuppa. I have always drooled over the insulated tea pots that T2 had.

I LOVE TEA!!!!! i am an absolute tea lover from waaaay back. my favs are green, white, vanilla, prince of wales, english brekkie.... sooo many its hard to think of them all. we have a great tea shop up here in brissie. i would love to try lots more.
my dream is to one day open my own tea shop... like a coffee shop but mainly tea.. (and chocolate)