Lipton's or Red Zinger? What is tea? What kind do you drink?

[panader0]

Lipton's is a mix of orange pekoe and pekoe cut black tea. Red Zinger has hibiscus flowers, rosehips, lemon grass, and licorice root.
My dictionary defines tea as the dried and prepared leaves of the shrub Thea sinensis. In a further definition, it is described as any kind of leaves used to make tea, or an infusion of leaves into boiling water. So, you got your black tea, green tea, red tea, and on and on. but tea is a much broader thing than coffee, made from the one bean. I guess tea can be made from any vegetable matter.

[graywarrior]

1. Eden's Kukicha Twig Tea

[DevonRex]

2. I drink Stash Scottish Breakfast Tea. It's really, really strong. Also Ceylon Mango.

Yumm.

[tridim]

3. Green Tea from the Asian Market

It's cheap, delicious and buzz-inducing. :)

[rox63]

4. PG Tips most days

If the store doesn't have it when I stop by, I get some variety of Twining's tea.

[maxsolomon]

13. PG Tips is the best "bagged" tea available to americans

if you can go to canada, their tetley's is good also.

[aquart]

56. But not our Tetley's?

[aquart]

55. Never seen PG Tips.

[Terry in Austin]

5. Yerba Mate'

[babydollhead]

52. Me too!

[texastoast]

6. African Rooibos

The best tea on the planet.

Loose, of course. It's the only way to get full benefit.

[flor de jasmim]

7. Yogi Sweet Chai (it's an Ayurveda herbal infusion)

[omega minimo]

49. Yogi is one of the best brands (organic, great flavors/body, healthful) & Trader Joe's carries some

:toast:

[jillan]

8. Green Tea addict right here.

Green Tea with Ginseng and honey - yum :P

[Warpy]

9. PG Tips or Red Rose if I'm out

and Tetley for sun tea in the summer.

I'm not crazy about most herbal teas, they all taste like turkey stuffing to me.

[cali]

10. actually, tea can't be made from all kinds of vegetable matter

but people frequently call tissanes and other preparations, teas.

My current favorite tea is Russian Caravan which is sort of like English Breakfast on steroids.

[aquart]

11. Twinings Lady Grey.

[rox63]

17. Another favorite of mine

A kinder, gentler relative of Earl Grey.

[C_U_L8R]

12. Earl Grey with Extra Bergamot

And if you get a chance, try these folks...
http://www.remedyteas.com/
They have the most amazing tea flavors....
unlike anything you've ever experienced.
They make tea yummy.

[noamnety]

14. I hate both of those.

I like Harney & Sons hot cinnamon spice tea and Hu-Kwa Lapsang Souchong smoky tea.

[rox63]

33. Lapsang Souchong is one of the few types of tea I seriously dislike

I just don't care for the smoky flavor.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

15. I don't like tea .........

No one Diet Coking tomorrow, are they?

[rox63]

18. They'd best not mess with Diet Coke with Lime

:9

[Tangerine LaBamba]

20. Amen to that ......

Ever try regular Diet Coke with a hit of Rose's Lime Juice?

YUMMY!

[azurnoir]

27. Hmmm sounds interesting

sort of a virgin cuba libra, but I alway prefered my Roses Lime with Tanqueray

[azurnoir]

29. Stash double Bergamot Earl Grey n/t

[LuvNewcastle]

16. Luzianne.

Always been my favorite. I only drink it iced, though.

[handmade34]

19. masala chai during the day

Earl grey in the morning, chamomile at night, jasmine when I'm feeling good, peppermint when I need a pick-up, ginger tea when my tummy is delicate, raspberry leave for goodness,....

[knitter4democracy]

21. Mahgreb Mint Tea.

It's even better iced.

[Rebel Scum]

22. Caykur brand tea from Turkey

Not only is it good, it is 100% pesticide free!

[blogslut]

23. Love tea

Can't drink it - not even herbal. Don't know why but when I try, it just comes back up.

Sigh. I miss tea. Thank Bob I can drink coffee.

[Captain Hilts]

24. Lipton. Sometimes Darjeeling.

[Cirque du So-What]

25. Taylor's (of Harrogate) Imperial Gunpowder

Loose. Tiny, rolled green tea leaves unfurl in the hot water. I've come close to achieving nirvana under its influence.

[rox63]

32. With a name like that, it must be some strong stuff n/t

[damntexdem]

26. Coffee.

But on the rare occasions that I do drink tea, it's Twining's Irish Breakfast.

[TheDebbieDee]

28. Celestial Seasonings Lemon Zinger Tea.........

Best tasting tea in the world!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

30. Impra - Russian made black tea. Or, Red Label from India.

Both strong but smooth black pekoes.

[hlthe2b]

31. Premium full leaf teas from Boulder's, the Tea Spot

Happy to promote them, even with no financial interest in the company. Plus, they are native to the "Socialist Republic" of Boulder--LOL

http://theteaspot.com/home.php?cat=250

My faves, Meditative Mind (=Chinese white tea, rosebuds and jasmine pearls), VIntage Oolong, and Mango Tango (black with mango). The last two are equally (especially) good iced. They have many many more including all the traditional favorites...

[devilgrrl]

34. Trader Joe's Irish Breakfast

:-)

[omega minimo]

53. very good tea and cheap. sometimes I use one of those with a bag of Ginger tea.

:thumbsup:

[lumberjack_jeff]

35. Stash Licorice tea. n/t

[rucky]

38. The bestest.

They used to make one called Sandman that was the best tea ever.

[DevonRex]

42. Stash is the most wonderful tea. Yum.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

36. My favorites are Stash Chai (either green, black, or white tea)

with vanilla soy milk or Stash Licorice plain in the winter and iced green or mint tea in the summer.

As I grow older, I have become more drawn to tea, although I still like my coffee jumpstart in the morning.

[AllieB]

37. Irish Breakfast Tea, Yorkshire Tea and Lemon-Flavored Green Tea.

Regular Green Tea tastes like grass clippings. When I drink regular (caffeinated) tea, I like a strong tea.

[enlightenment]

44. Yorkshire Gold is my usual - made strong.

I like builders tea!

[frylock]

39. inca tea

[deoxyribonuclease]

40. Oolong or green tea

Jasmine tea is good, too.

Not a fan of the European teas.

[MissMarple]

41. Right now, green Constant Comment. this morning Lady Grey. A special favorite is Persimmon White

The aroma is fabulous. I also drink two cups of coffee in the morning. And after that, different kinds of tea.

Herbal teas not made with Camellia sinensis are called tisanes. These often have medicinal properties.

[jkshaw]

43. Earl Grey or English Breakfast.

Loose leaves. Strong.

[asjr]

45. English breakfast tea.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

46. Lipton's, oolang and chai.

[malaise]

47. We only drink Dilmah

http://www.dilmahtea.com/

It's divine and it's a native Sri Lankan family owned and progressive company.

[Ocracoker16]

48. I love green tea

I like sencha and matcha green teas the best. Some of the brand names I like are Honest Tea, Good Earth, and the Republic of Tea.

[susu369]

50. Bigelow "Constant Comment"

cup of hot tea with honey first thing in the morning. Yum....

[DFW]

58. That's my favorite, too!

We like that so much that we have it shipped regularly over here from the States!

We also like the Ginger Peach from Republic of Tea and the Herbal-Fruit "Exotic" selection from Twinings in London.

[omega minimo]

51. Tazo Awake, Yogi Green or Ginger tea

[Cassandra]

54. Assam Mahaluxmi STGFOP1

That's a single estate tea I have for breakfast with milk and a bit of golden caster sugar. Sometimes I have Formosa Oolong in the afternoon. If a friend is visiting and doesn't take tea with milk, I'll serve Ceylon.

[Critters2]

57. At breakfast, I like English Breakfast Tea--I usually get Equal Exchange.

In the evening, when I can't do caffeine, I like Celestial Seasonings Peppermint Tea. Just peppermint leaves. Tasty.

[Missy Vixen]

59. herbal tea

I especially like anything without caffeine. As a result, we have a lot of Celestial Seasonings around here. We're also still searching for the Bigelow Tangerine and fruit juice tea that is perfect for iced tea, but the local stores stopped carrying it for some unknown reason.

I know Starbucks isn't popular here, but their Tazo Refresh tea is really delicious as well.