TEA & TISANE THREAD

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TEA & TISANE THREAD Anonymous Mon May 13 09:34:58 2019 No.12319795 [Reply] [Original]

This is it! What are you drinking? Do you grow your own tea and/or tisane herbal plants? Do you use a sweetener, if so, what kind(s)?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 09:36:06 2019 No.12319800 File: 271 KB, 2062x328, Green tea tisane.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] It is cold and rainy outside. It has been this way for days. Here's what I'm drinking. It is hot, spicy, bracing, and ultimately warming and soothing.

Anonymous Mon May 13 12:07:39 2019 No.12320276
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>>12319795
Finishing off some laoshan roasted oolong. Not the most nuanced tea, but its got a nice barely malt flavor with fruity undertones.

When I have money would love to grow mint. Free bruised leaves and steeped in hot water is kino as hell.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:12:20 2019 No.12320297 File: 397 KB, 600x555, genmaicha.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12319795 >tfw your favorite tea is literally peasent's tea Darjeeling is probably my second favorite.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:18:23 2019 No.12320317 Enjoying a lovely CBD chamomile

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:19:11 2019 No.12320319 >>12319800 Can I use the same catnip I buy from the store for my cats as a tisane?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 12:22:14 2019 No.12320328 >>12320297 That is some of the best winter time tea. If you like Japanese tea, look into getting a horoku to make hojicha.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:10:10 2019 No.12320454 >>12320319 Probably. It all depends on what was done to it. It is just a type of mint. Get a couple plants. Plant them in well draining soil. Spread their seeds all over. Never run out of catnip.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:16:45 2019 No.12320476 Matcha I got from my Japanese professor. She gifted me some good quality powder and a tea bowl, very nice woman. I had the rest of the equipment already so I've been whisking it up ever now and again.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 13:20:29 2019 No.12320484 >>12320454 I'd rather not have the dozens of stray cats in the neighborhood pissing on my porches even more than they already do.

Anonymous Mon May 13 13:26:53 2019 No.12320511
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some taiwanese milk oolong my brother got me when he went on his honeymoon there

not the best milk oolong ive ever tried but its decent

excuse the bloom my room's lighting is dim so i had to use phone's torchlight

Anonymous Mon May 13 13:30:20 2019 No.12320526
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>>12320511
and it brewed in my little tea area

>>12320297
have you tried houjicha? that 1 is very nice too and very affordable as well

>>12320276
that does look nice, i need to get more roasted stuff

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:41:20 2019 No.12320793 File: 403 KB, 900x600, 59d4bf7085600a628337f813.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Anyone ever had ivan chai/fireweed? I don't know if anyone outside the slav world drinks it but it's really good, nice mix of floral and savory roasted flavor.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 14:52:55 2019 No.12320830 I really like a mix of milky oolong and jasmine tea. Also all kinds of ginger tea are good.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 15:01:12 2019 No.12320856 >>12320793 Thanks, doc

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 19:03:01 2019 No.12321771 >>12320484 It doesn't actually work that way.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 19:07:22 2019 No.12321787 File: 8 KB, 257x196, download.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12320830 >mixing teas

>>	Anonymous Mon May 13 19:09:29 2019 No.12321798 File: 17 KB, 400x458, Loose_Pound_Bags_Irish_Breakfast_400x.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12321787 Fit mi fegiit

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 00:57:47 2019 No.12323360 wow bump

Anonymous Tue May 14 01:51:30 2019 No.12323535
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>>12319795
I've been getting into tea lately. Various forms of matcha and masala teas, specifically. Now I'm looking at alternative types of honey to flavor it with.

Anyone tried honey like pic related? Does it actually have a distinct flavor?

Anonymous Tue May 14 02:44:30 2019 No.12323655

How I make my black tea
>boil water in small pot
>remove from heat
>add loose leaf tea
>stir
>steep for few minutes until coloring develops where I want it
>strain into mug
I have tried a lot of different tea brewing methods over the years and I am thoroughly convinced most of it beyond what I just wrote is placebo.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 02:48:20 2019 No.12323671 >>12323655 >stir >disturbing the cha qi

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 02:51:32 2019 No.12323680 File: 218 KB, 497x480, 1102300453.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12320476 how do i get a Japanese professor gf that gifts me green tea?

Anonymous Tue May 14 02:53:46 2019 No.12323686

>>12319795
Every morning I start off with green tea. I used to start off with black tea that was basically builder's tea, but the green tea is better on your digestive system first thing in the morning. Then later after I've eaten, I have my hefty builder's tea (strong assam with milk). In the afternoon, I'll drink either darjeeling or earl grey until about 4 o'clock, then I switch to herbal teas because I'm an insomniac as it is, I don't need anything keeping me awake. I usually have rosehip and hibiscus tea, lavender and honey tea, or passionflower tea in the late afternoons, and at night I have either chamomile or Sleepytime with Echinacea if it's cold or allergy season.

Anonymous Tue May 14 06:19:32 2019 No.12324161

>>12323686
I've never heard of builder's tea before. also, I make sure never to eat/drink anything with caffeine after Noon and to never eat or drink anything other than water after 5pm to ensure I'm asleep by 10pm. Any food or calories before bed sorta wakes your brain up for another 5 hours.

Anonymous Tue May 14 08:23:05 2019 No.12324387

>>12323535
Yes, the best if you can do is find a seller that sells wildflower honey from various parts of the state. I did once and you notice different places have different flavors. I had one from Geneva Florida that was sweet and buttery. Another from central Florida that was more fruity.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 08:29:50 2019 No.12324402 What's a good place to buy online? I'm running out of teas. I usually use theteatable.com but there's probably other or better ones. I'm in the US if it matters. I like teas of all kinds so any sight is good. Which one do you use?

Anonymous Tue May 14 08:41:23 2019 No.12324422

>>12324402
i use yunnansourcing since i mostly drink chinese teas--pu erh, oolongs and blacks...they have a wide selection

its run by an american living in china so i guess thats more reassuring than ordering off random guys on ebay for puerh disks...although ive heard people getting good deals from that

for my jap teas i live in SE asia and they have japanese supermarkets here so I just get my sencha etc there

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 08:46:44 2019 No.12324435 >>12324402 Adagio.com is good basic, verdant tea, abs yunomi.us for japans tea. Lurking Steepster is also good.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 10:48:43 2019 No.12324781 >>12324402 >>12319795 Pastebins https://pastebin.com/SLnGTTKe https://pastebin.com/SWNA0rLX

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 12:36:45 2019 No.12325031 >>12320793 Fireweed? Sounds dank dude hehe

Anonymous Tue May 14 13:01:55 2019 No.12325116

Drinking shou at the office, it hits all my requirements for a work tea.
>simple, easy to appreciate
>cheap
>don't need to fuss over parameters, can just toss a big chunk in the gaiwan, hit it with boiling water, and pour it whenever

>>12324402
>>12324422
Seconding YS, if you can find your way around the huge inventory it's a great source

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 19:31:23 2019 No.12326553 Drinking some 'gunpowder' green tea, but I'm beginning to suspect that my lack of care in temperature of my water (old kettle) + owning a shitty infuser is impacting how well I am able to brew it. Are there any good blogs or anything for tea brewing?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 14 19:33:45 2019 No.12326566 >>12326553 One of those bodem baskets are good for brewing. You can even dabble in gong fun brew methods.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 02:49:28 2019 No.12328012 Bump

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 09:38:56 2019 No.12328854 >>12320511 >>12320526 Thank you. I can't remember the last time I had milk oolong. I forget what they do to give it that mouthfeel.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 09:56:25 2019 No.12328890 >>12321787 Have you never had a good blended tea? A skilled hand can make a really good mix of teas.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 10:13:12 2019 No.12328940 >>12323655 ok now try doing that with a delicate chinese tea and watch your fuckin leaves go to waste lmao

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 10:16:24 2019 No.12328948 >>12325116 >tastes like literal (not figurative) dirt

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 10:17:59 2019 No.12328955 >>12328948 >t.tastelet

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 10:37:40 2019 No.12329013 >>12328948 No, but I do have an aged heicha that smells and tastes like a forest floor. Took a few sessions to appreciate it.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 12:36:16 2019 No.12329429 So... do you guys have your tea with or without milk?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 15:33:34 2019 No.12330042 File: 78 KB, 1086x284, 1550198968375.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12329429 >milk

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 15:41:02 2019 No.12330070 >>12330042 It's a serious question.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 15:42:18 2019 No.12330078 >>12329429 Only if stovetop chai or into strongly brewed ctc assam.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 17:23:15 2019 No.12330452 >>12329429 cringepilled

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 22:46:51 2019 No.12331657 Bump

Anonymous Wed May 15 22:50:11 2019 No.12331677
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How'd I do? I'm starting to dip my toes into tea after tasting and liking canned yerba mate. I kinda want to turn this into a hobby / zen thing.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 23:10:27 2019 No.12331772 >>12331677 i've definitely had my eye on that kettle for a while but still being too much of a cheapass to buy it i feel like you could probably find a better sampler elsewhere desu

>>	Anonymous Wed May 15 23:16:19 2019 No.12331804 >>12331772 It was on sale, so I pulled the trigger. I was definitely eyeing a fellow Stagg ekg, but that's a bit too pricy for me. What would you recommend for a sampler that would be on Amazon.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 16 09:53:12 2019 No.12333238 >>12331677 Those Bonavitas are great, I have two (one with better controls for home, basic model for the office) and they have served me very nicely. Can't speak for the rest of your order, people seem to like Vahdam but I haven't tried them.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 16 18:26:19 2019 No.12335098 mixed some white and green tea was quite nice

>>	Anonymous Thu May 16 19:44:51 2019 No.12335423 >>12320297 Fuck, why is this shit so good? It's like drinking popcorn but it's the best popcorn you've ever had.

Anonymous Thu May 16 23:30:05 2019 No.12336343
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I have exactly 1kg of trash-tier tea. I have drank it exclusively for the past few months, and it has been an agony.
Black tea with artifcial fruit flavor, very powdery. So bitter I could cure leather with it. Camellia Sinensins grown in India, so it has the worst of both worlds.
You see, this tea used to be my favourite as a kid. When I moved out, my mom handed me 1.75 kg of it, because she thought I'd drink it all day long like I used to.
Now that I have suffered enough in drinking it, I'm tempted to trash it all. But that seems wasteful. Is there any other uses for this amount of tea, other than drinking away?

>>	Anonymous Thu May 16 23:38:34 2019 No.12336374 >>12336343 Forgot to add, that it is loose-leaf. And it's getting kinda old, has been with me for 2 years. And, most importantly, it takes up space in my tea shelf. Space, that could be used to store the good stuff.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 16 23:52:19 2019 No.12336411 >>12336343 >>12336374 taste ok iced maybe? add honey and lemon or some shit when sick for a nostalgic feel? do you get any joy in any way from it or just don't wanna waste?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 00:00:44 2019 No.12336438 Ceylon tea is very good

Anonymous Fri May 17 00:07:04 2019 No.12336456

>>12336411
Thanks for the idea.
Yes, I used to drink it with ice, lemon, and sugar, too. I swear, it used to taste like the best shit ever. Well, best out of any supermarket brands, that is.
Not sure if they changed the recipe, because it just tastes like death, these days. Pretty sure they did, though. It's nothing like I remember it being.
To answer your question, well, it's about not wasting (and not upsetting mom when she sees its spot empty).

Anonymous Fri May 17 12:12:14 2019 No.12338116

Do you have a specific tea that you like iced for warmer weather? As for me, it's gotta be sencha brewed strong with 1.5x the normal amount of dry leaf. The first sip is like a punch in the mouth but after that you realize it's more like a really nice dick just sliding in and out and that the dick is your own.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 12:25:51 2019 No.12338143 >>12319795 Someone bought me some loose leaf Sencha, and I cold steeped it in the refrigerator for five hours. Is it supposed to taste like seaweed a little? Still pretty good tho

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 14:54:43 2019 No.12338596 >>12323535 To add on what the other anon said, I've had avocado honey and it tastes almost like molasses. I don't really like it to sweeten drinks.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 16:22:31 2019 No.12338873 >>12319795 /tea/ pastebin: https://pastebin.com/EnUxQGdK

Anonymous Fri May 17 16:31:43 2019 No.12338917

>>12336343
I plan on drinking through my old Twinnings tin of loose leaf that I have had for a couple of years, only a few grams left. Then I willed move on to samplers I got from Upton in 2017 still sealed. When I was first getting into tea I bough a bunch of bagged tea, and them was gifted MORE bagged teas from Twinnings by a roommate. I'm thinking about making the bagged teas into iced tea and drink when I want something cold. This world is agony.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 17:56:27 2019 No.12339213 how do you store your tea? i tend to like varieties so i have a lot open at one time. just in plastic zip bags? tea tins seem neat but kind of space-hungry

Anonymous Fri May 17 18:29:29 2019 No.12339358

What kind of water do you use for your teas? I have been using bottled spring water from the store.
>>12339213
I store my loose leaf in a tea tin. Tea tins are supposed to help your tea stay fresher, longer provided that you have them stored in a cool, dry place.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 19:27:51 2019 No.12339561 >>12339213 Always stored mine in pint mason jars, in a dark bag, in a cabinet.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 17 20:47:23 2019 No.12339944 File: 121 KB, 600x600, TWININGS-K-CUP-EARL-GREY-2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>12319795 I just LOVE drinking my tea from my Kurig, how did I do?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 01:41:39 2019 No.12341140 >>12339358 My area has some of the best water in the US, so I just use tap.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 01:45:52 2019 No.12341155 >>12319795 Tulsi tea is life changing, it makes you feel amazing.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 02:11:18 2019 No.12341226 >>12339358 Tap water put through a Brita filter.

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>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 06:15:57 2019 No.12341828 >>12331677 I commend you for using NewPipe.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 10:54:09 2019 No.12342595 >>12331677 Looks good, but your going to want a tea strainer to use with your pitcher. >>12341516 I giggled.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 12:55:43 2019 No.12343028 >>12329429 i'll get the canned milk tea sometimes i'm too retarded to make it by myself

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 17:17:05 2019 No.12344060 File: 246 KB, 1512x1512, 2019-05-18-17-14-43_compress13.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Made some iced bagged luckys market tea. Their brand is pretty good. >>12343028 Nah, its stuff you should have once in a while anyways.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 18 20:33:37 2019 No.12345028 >>12329429 I do with my Twinnings Earl Gray loose leaf, mostly just to cool it down a bit for drinking. I find that most tea, including said earl grey is best enjoyed plain or with a small helping of honey, but mostly plain.

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