TEA!

[nitz]

omg i just made myself a chai tea with some nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and some sugar - ridiculously good

Come to my house, i'll make you authentic chai tea latte

[bright maroon]

I got stopped in the airport for carrying a yerba straw...
luckily I also had the drinking gourd and some of the actual stuff...

I wasn't mad though - those acoutriments are quite suspicious...

[nitz]

I got stopped in the airport for carrying a yerba straw...
luckily I also had the drinking gourd and some of the actual stuff...

I wasn't mad though - those acoutriments are quite suspicious...

whats wrong with yerba straw?

[bright maroon]

whats wrong with yerba straw?

It was suspicious...

[bigfootspartan]

Great little tea shop in Calgary called the Naked Leaf, they have some brilliant varieties. My favourites are (I'll list the ingredients incase anyone wants to find anything similar where they are):

Too Good to be Named - Black tea with safflower, pistachios and extra bergamot, definitely the best black tea I've tasted
Creamy Earl Grey - Basically a black tea with loads of bergamot to give it an extra creamy flavour
Chocolate Chai - It's a chai based tea but with chocolate nubs in it, absolutely great in the winter if you put some Bailey's in it
Toasted Almond Coffee - Great combination of roasted beans and roasted almonds with black tea. Probably my favourite morning tea

Non-Caffienated
Chamomile and lavender - Pretty obvious whats in that one, nice combination
Sage and Bergamot - Self explanatory again, but its a great before bed one since it's caffeine free.

Actually I guess they do have a website, worth poking around i'd say!

http://thenakedleaf.ca/tea-collections/ ... black.html

[SCope13]

Love me some sencha.

[fractal]

I got stopped in the airport for carrying a yerba straw...
luckily I also had the drinking gourd and some of the actual stuff...

I wasn't mad though - those acoutriments are quite suspicious...

Looking in to this! Interesting

[Phigure]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate#Cancer

jeez

[Soiree]

Mate in a gourd is where it's @, drank that all day in Hawaii.
Kicked Coffee with it too, for a while anyway.
These days the steeze is Chai Tea, with two shots of Espresso!
"DIrty Chai"

[fractal]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate#Cancer

jeez

Fuck that!

[SCope13]

Doesn't keep it from being delicious. Moderation is key

[dickman69]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate#Cancer

jeez

Fuck that!

idk seems like same chances of getting cancer from eating bbq

[nowaysj]

Only chance bbq won't kill you is if something else kills you first.

[nitz]

A lot of the tea's have some form of side effect attached to it, so moderation is defo the key as someone suggested.

[nowaysj]

Like what, brub?

[bright maroon]

I really don't find Mate to be delicious...

I just lived with a girl from argentina for a hot minute and mate was part of the residential mo...

[ch3]

Rooibos?? it's difficult to explain.
I find Ceylon to be more bitter than Rooibas which has a sweet fragrant flavor.
It's difficult to explain I guess as we drink it so often.
It's not like Earl grey that has a very unique flavor.

I would say Rooibos is quite smooth. Definitely sweeter, as you say. I like to mix it with a few camomile flowers or rose petals, sometimes with a dash of soya milk and some coconut sugar.

Matcha has become quite popular nowadays, at least in London. It's been advertised as one of them superfoods, apparently really good for you. I just like the flavour, though the stuff I have is not the highest grade - these are damn expensive!

I like Genmaicha, too. Always scoop out and eat the rice, heh.

Black tea with lemon, that's how I'm used to do it.

Ice tea only self made, none of that awful packed crap.

Oolong is great. I know there are many kinds, the ones I've tried were always very aromatic - when you smell it, it's almost like you'd stick your nose into a flower!

Chai - mix your own spices, add some fresh ginger, can also add some English Breakfast or Rooibos (works great with Chai spices for a caffeine free drink!) The best way is to brew a strong shot first and then fill the cup with frothed hot milk (I use soya) and sweeten (prefer coconut palm sugar...) I can also make a mean, creamy Chai cocktail with wild tequila

What about infusions? I love fresh mint, camomile, lemon balm (that stuff does calm me down!), oh dear, the list can go on...

[SCope13]

I hate fruity tea.


Anything with mint in it is just

[Amber Trichome]

I am a Mate addict.

Add some cocoa, Stevia, and cayenne pepper and you have the morning drink of champions.

[jigglypuff]

used to drink loads of ceylon tea english style but always found myself crazy dehydrated. I started drinking green tea and never looked back