It's Tea Time

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I second what Mafia Princess said!
Davids tea is love!

I am so hopeless addicted to their tea! Every time I go downtown I try a new kind, and often end up liking it so much I have to buy a bag of it!

I am a huge tea drinker. I always have at least 30 kinds on hand, it's the only thing I really allow myself to spend lots of money on. Tea is crucial to my mental state!
I was never a tea drinker. Kerri (Dekka) gave me one of the fabulous contigo no spill mugs and a bag of chocolate David's tea as a thank you present last December. Took some fiddling with a tea ball and hating it.. and then buying a strainer that sit in the cup.

Teacholic now. I hit David's tea like once every few weeks.. and get multiple baggies of tiny quantities to try. I have 2 more teas now I need to get larger quantities of although I have a huge collection...
 

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Well, now I'm going to have to look for David's tea or one of those highly Chaz
-tea-drinker recommendations. I've always mainly gotten my teas at the grocery store, like Stach, Twinings, or Bigelow...don't find Lipton very flavorful. I use to get some of the fine English teas when up in Victoria, but haven't been there for ages and haven't thought about looking online or going to a specialty store. I'm kind of cheap so probably will use mainly what I've been using. But a box here and there of some "super" tea might be fun to try.
 
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Here, Dober ;)

"Loose tea - why not teabags? No name brands?"
Many people are shocked the first time that they try loose-leaf tea. "I had no idea that tea could taste this good!" is often one of the first comments that we get from a new customer. Since Americans are generally familiar only with teabags and instant tea, the initial experience with fine tea can be astonishing.

Most teabags that are available in your local supermarket or specialty food store are filled with finely ground tea leaves that are aptly termed "dust." Pre-packaged months in advance, teabags can sometimes be quite stale even before they reach the shelf. Thus, the inferior, stale leaves of tea in teabags infuse to create a strong, harsh cup that is generally tolerable only with milk and sugar. Even tins of seemingly high-quality loose tea are often as old and tasteless as teabags by the time they reach the consumer shelves.

Those who are seeking the ultimate enjoyment from tea will invariably use only the finest loose leaves. Tea is an annual crop, and the best grades come from rather specific plucking periods. Different growing regions achieve their best crops at varying times throughout the year. The Darjeeling district of India, for example, has three "vintage" pluckings -- the first flush in late March, the second flush from April to May, and the autumnal picking from October to early December. You should find a reputable dealer whom you can trust to ensure that you are getting the best products available.
http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/information/INFOteabags.asp
 

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See more items like this in:
Blends - Earl Grey , Flavored - Earl Grey and Iced Tea - Iced Tea Recommendations

Description:
Specially blended for those who prefer a richly scented Earl Grey. Our most popular Earl Grey. Rated "best overall" by the Wall Street Journal's Catalog Critic.
Ingredients:
black tea, artificial flavor
Origin:
Germany
Wha? What's up with the artificial flavor? ewwww.
 

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Kerri and my current David's collection.. and she threw out a few icky ones this morning, and I have more at home.

 

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Kerri and my current David's collection.. and she threw out a few icky ones this morning, and I have more at home.

Wow! You're all set for the winter! LOL. That is so nice. I'm looking on their website and am planning on ordering some.

I have one whole cupboard also...filled to the gills with teas. But I must get some special ones now. Those tins are good too, to keep them nice.
 
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Wha? What's up with the artificial flavor? ewwww.
Some of the old, traditional flavors weren't necessarily from things that were a good idea to ingest ;)

Wow. There's more to life than Loozianne iced tea?
I go through a LOT of iced tea -- way more than I'm willing (or able) to spend for high end tea, and Luzianne's the only one I'll use. I love their Creole blend coffee, too. I really like it better than the Community.
 

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I just got my Adagio package...and I DID BUY THE TARDIS BLEND! I completely forgot! I have ten teas to try now. And they all smell sooooo good!



There are 9 other teas, too - blood orange, irish breakfast, earl grey decaff, berry blues, sour apple, earl grey moonlight, earl grey bravo, raspberry patch, and cha cha.
 

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We have so many teas that I don't think I could even begin to list them. There's hibiscus iced tea in the fridge right now.
 

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Some of the old, traditional flavors weren't necessarily from things that were a good idea to ingest ;)



I go through a LOT of iced tea -- way more than I'm willing (or able) to spend for high end tea, and Luzianne's the only one I'll use. I love their Creole blend coffee, too. I really like it better than the Community.

It's not that it's the old, traditional flavor. They usually put in real oil from the bergemont fruit. I don't know what or why this has artificial flavor. Other brands that I looked at show natural flavoring. I think David's did when I looked.
 
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That's one they import from Germany, rather than one of their own blends. I don't usually do flavored teas, Dober, as long as I'm getting good tea. I think the one Earl Grey I did order from them was the Earl Grey Supreme, which uses just natural flavorings.

Probably my favorites among their blends are the River Shannon and the Russian Caravan.
 

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That's one they import from Germany, rather than one of their own blends. I don't usually do flavored teas, Dober, as long as I'm getting good tea. I think the one Earl Grey I did order from them was the Earl Grey Supreme, which uses just natural flavorings.

Probably my favorites among their blends are the River Shannon and the Russian Caravan.
I don't usually do flavored teas either. Just that one. lol. Or...if it's black tea with some extra hint of something like orange or cloves, I like it. But the pure herbal teas with no black tea...nah, not usually.

Jess...I like those tins too. They'd make nice gifts too.:)
 

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Yes, it would save that way. And you can get tins in local places that are pretty cheap, like dollar stores and such. Or glass mason jars are nice too.
 

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Or glass mason jars are nice too.
So long as you keep them in a dark cupboard. Light can damage teas. They do make UV-blocking clear containers for teas. Glass does block some UV radiation naturally, but not all of it.
 

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