[SleepyOne]

Love old pu-erh tea. First pick dragon well is good too.

 

[revolink24]

Do you have any particular brands of pu-erh you would recommend?

 

[SleepyOne]

Try this site, click to English. Goto online order > tea in packets. There will be 8 images on the screen, it is on the left of the one on the bottom right (one with red flower). Price not cheap though - it is priced in Hong Kong dollars. There are other shops around, probably best to ask member who actually live in Hong Kong!
 
http://www.fookmingtong.com/tc/

 

[Born2bwire]

 
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Try this site, click to English. Goto online order > tea in packets. There will be 8 images on the screen, it is on the left of the one on the bottom right (one with red flower). Price not cheap though - it is priced in Hong Kong dollars. There are other shops around, probably best to ask member who actually live in Hong Kong!
 
http://www.fookmingtong.com/tc/

/shiftyeyes.....
 
Haven't tried this place before.  I like to get mine from the Ngan Ki Heung Tea shop but they do not have an online site.  Other place I grab tea at now and then is Sun Sing ( http://www.sunsingtea.com/en/index.php ) but I think they are a bit more expensive than others (and let's be frank I ain't getting any deals in Hong Kong).  Lately I usually just buy the shop's blends.  Otherwise I pick up a typical Menghai made CNNP labelled tea but I will only do that for a cheap cooked pu-er like the 8592.  If you aren't in HK then I don't know who to go to for tea.  There are a number of websites though.

 

[Cid]

Scottish Blend for me! Don't need fancy tea, they taste great to me with 3 sugars and milk.

 

[SleepyOne]

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Haven't tried this place before.  I like to get mine from the Ngan Ki Heung Tea shop but they do not have an online site.  Other place I grab tea at now and then is Sun Sing ( http://www.sunsingtea.com/en/index.php ) but I think they are a bit more expensive than others (and let's be frank I ain't getting any deals in Hong Kong).  Lately I usually just buy the shop's blends.  Otherwise I pick up a typical Menghai made CNNP labelled tea but I will only do that for a cheap cooked pu-er like the 8592.  If you aren't in HK then I don't know who to go to for tea.  There are a number of websites though.

Nice website! Any good recommendations?

 

[Born2bwire]

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Nice website! Any good recommendations?

I picked up a cake of this the other day: http://www.sunsingtea.com/en/goods.php?id=466
 
Not bad.  My recollection was that it was large leaves with a strong smoky flavor.  I picked it up as an upcoming replacement for a similarly tasting cake I got from Ngan Ki Heung.  I did not try too many different kinds that day though, it just happened to fit the price and flavor that I was looking for.

 

[SleepyOne]

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I picked up a cake of this the other day: http://www.sunsingtea.com/en/goods.php?id=466  
Not bad.  My recollection was that it was large leaves with a strong smoky flavor.  I picked it up as an upcoming replacement for a similarly tasting cake I got from Ngan Ki Heung.  I did not try too many different kinds that day though, it just happened to fit the price and flavor that I was looking for.

Thanks Born2bwire!  So nice to be able to try before buy!

 

[Frank I]

anyone like coca tea. Only ptoblrm is you will flunk drug test. I ordered some from Bolivia because it was supposed to curb appetite. Tase knd weird.

 

[sanakaku]

Can i join can i join??!
 
 
if i raise my pinky while holding the cup can i be a certified member?!

 

[MCC]

I get my various green teas from a local store that sells fresh loose leaf teas in bulk. There is no brand, only deliciousness.

 

[kiwirugby]

Not sure if this is any of the preceding pages: http://www.englishteastore.com/loose-leaf-estate.html  (Sorry for not going though all 13 pages!)  The estate teas here are amazingly good, especially the ones from India and Kenya.
 
Yes, I think everyone should make tea from scratch!!  Grab a cheap "Brown Betty" and be done with it!  (http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Betty-Cup-Teapot-Staffordshire/dp/B0009LQ7ZC)
 
Just remember, always heat up your teapot first with boiling water, throw out the hot water, add your tea, then add more boiling water (boiling is key!).   Let stand ("draw") for five minutes.   Pour.....and, go on, be a Brit and add milk!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[grokit]

I started drinking Yerba Mate tea to cut back/get off of coffee, and got hooked on it (but in a positive way

). It's really good for your health, and it's the preferred drink of South American coffee pickers (and urban hipsters down there as well) if that tells you anything. It is traditionally drank from a hollowed out root ball called a gourd, sipped through a strainer-straw called a bombillia. Now I have a stainless steel travel cup with a matching bombilla, and make my own organic blend with stevia leaves to sweeten it, and with orange rind and cinnamon bark for added flavor. A couple of good sources are yerbamate.us, and mountainroseherbs.com for the pre-blended or loose bulk ingredients. It comes in teabag form as well.
 
Here's a more traditional setup (from a vendor that I haven't tried):
 

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_%28beverage%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mat%C3%A9

 

[Ypoknons]

I've had mate, the free stuff the hotels give out to combat attitude sickness in the Peruvian highlands, at least. Good, interesting drink, would love to try the infusions some day. 

 

[tacomn]

just tried twinings vanilla chai, man it sucks. Want to try bigalow vanilla chai