# Tea drinkers, some recommendations please? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374 "2013-11-20T20:32:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/21 "2013-11-21T01:46:17Z")
I’ll admit, my go-to tea for caffeine loading with milk and sugar is Tetley British Blend. I use 4 bags in 3 cups of water. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/22 "2013-11-21T01:54:32Z")
Wow! The prices you guys pay for tea are insane! I buy most of my herbs from [herbalcom.com](http://herbalcom.com). The site looks like crap, but the products are fresh. These are their prices: Tea, Darjeeling, TGBOP Camellia sinensis India 1 pound $9.20 ``` Tea, Earl Grey, OP Camellia sinensis, Blend China 1 pound $8.00 Tea, English Breakfast, Ceylon B Camellia sinensis, Blend China 1 pound $7.55 Tea, Green, tea cut Camellia sinensis China 1 pound $4.80 Tea, Irish Breakfast, Assam Camellia sinensis, Blend China 1 pound $7.75 Tea, Jasmine, tea cut Camellia sinensis China 1 pound $5.85 Tea, Oolong, tea cut Camellia sinensis China 1 pound $5.80 ``` I also get raspberry leaf, a couple different mints, and several other herbs (like chamomile flower heads, cinnamon, ginger, etc) that I throw into teas according to my mood. You have to order by the pound, but I put them all in canisters near my stove and just throw in pinches of what ever I’m in the mood for. Here is a link, if it doesn’t come up to it, look under products and ordering header. Like I said, the website looks like crap, but they ship quick and I’ve never had any problems with any of their products. > **[Welcome HerbalCom](https://www.herbco.com/t-welcome-herbalcom.aspx?utm_source=HerbalCom&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_campaign=HerbalComRedirects&utm_id=HC301)** > > HerbalCom.com is now a part of Monterey Bay Herb Co., found at HerbCo.com. We’re excited to serve you and join forces with a team that shares our values and commitment to the botanicals industry. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/23 "2013-11-21T02:53:06Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > You Red Rose haters can go suck on it. More for me! > > Anyway, I had an Official British Person staying with me all last summer, and he said Red Rose was fine, so there. Hmph. You might as well let your guests drink right from the toilet! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/24 "2013-11-21T04:29:07Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > You might as well let your guests drink right from the toilet! La la la, I’m not listening! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/25 "2013-11-21T04:32:15Z")
Twining’s Irish Breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/26 "2013-11-21T06:04:40Z")
another vote for the smokey flavor of Lapsang souchong as something different. It’s my go to drink when the day sucks and I want to watch an old movie in peace. Otherwise I drink a breakfast tea. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/27 "2013-11-21T08:53:10Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > You can get a lot of strong English teas at the [English Tea Store](http://www.englishteastore.com/) online. We’ve tried Typhoo and [Yorkshire Tea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFfn8L2saYI#t=173), and Taylor’s of Harrogate’s Scottish Breakfast. I love Yorkshire Gold tea. Especially with a splash of milk and sugar. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/28 "2013-11-21T14:50:06Z")
Isnt Builders Tea a strong straightforward black tea in UK? Altho it has a connotation for being used by yuppies-pretending-to-be-commoners Ive read: > **[Builders Tea 80 Tea Bags (Best By Dec 2024)](https://www.teadog.com/builders-80-tea-bags/)** > > Available in a box of 80 Tea Bags, Builders Tea is just a good cup of black tea. The Master Blend for Builders Tea has hand-picked tea leaves from estates in Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. I personally love MightyLeaf Bleu Peacock but it might be too “flowery” for you since its oolong mixed with jasmine flowers and bergamot. It breaks down to about $0.50/cup when I get the loose leaf: [http://www.mightyleaf.com/product/bleu-peacock-oolong-tea/](http://www.mightyleaf.com/product/bleu-peacock-oolong-tea/) I like this loose leaf brewing mug too. Keeps it hot for hours: [http://www.mightyleaf.com/teaware\_infuser-mugs/joemoxl-stainless-loose-tea-travel-mug/](http://www.mightyleaf.com/teaware_infuser-mugs/joemoxl-stainless-loose-tea-travel-mug/) ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/29 "2013-11-21T15:56:33Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > La la la, I’m not listening! Dang it, I blame those #$@\* Sons of Liberty and their little trick of throwing tea into the ocean. Americans haven’t known a good cup of tea since! > [@SerafinaPekala](#): > > I like this loose leaf brewing mug too. Keeps it hot for hours: > [http://www.mightyleaf.com/teaware\_infuser-mugs/joemoxl-stainless-loose-tea-travel-mug/](http://www.mightyleaf.com/teaware_infuser-mugs/joemoxl-stainless-loose-tea-travel-mug/) Somehow I find vacuum insulated mugs to be magical. Liquids stays hot in them for at least half a day. My brain knows how it works but it still makes me giddy. I’m a dork. ---
**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/30 "2013-11-21T15:59:28Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > You Red Rose haters can go suck on it. More for me! > > Anyway, I had an Official British Person staying with me all last summer, and he said Red Rose was fine, so there. Hmph. The Irish drink more tea than the British, you should be asking them about quality! From my experience with British friends, frankly, they drink a lot of crap tea. Most never bother to wander beyond basic PG Tips and the like so they don’t even know what a great tea tastes like. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/31 "2013-11-21T16:21:05Z")
> [@Macca26](#): > > The Irish drink more tea than the British, you should be asking them about quality! From my experience with British friends, frankly, they drink a lot of crap tea. Most never bother to wander beyond basic PG Tips and the like so they don’t even know what a great tea tastes like. 😃 I’ve noticed that as well. I worked with a bunch of Brits in my last job, and tea is so ubiquitous that I think that it is similar to Americans who think that you can get a good cup of coffee at Perkins or go buy a big can of Folgers. You find British tea snobs, but it is far from universal. They do seem to be pickier about their beer. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/32 "2013-11-21T17:44:30Z")
But… but you _can_ get a good cup of coffee at Perkins! I should not even be participating in this thread, should I? ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/33 "2013-11-21T18:18:49Z")
I like Monterey Bay Spice company at [www.herbco.com](http://www.herbco.com) > **[Wholesale Tea Bags | Buy Tea Bags in Bulk - Different Flavors](https://www.herbco.com/c-20-tea-bags.aspx?pagenum=1)** > > Buy premium-quality tea bags in bulk at Monterey Bay Herb Co. Our collection of wholesale teas comes in bags made with unbleached tea filter paper. I buy bulk teabags from them, a one pound bag has about 200 teabags and costs anywhere from 6-12 bucks depending on the type of tea. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/34 "2013-11-21T19:16:55Z")
[Glengettie tea.](http://www.amazon.com/Glengettie-Tea-80-Bags/dp/B003H7MPIS) A very strong and delicious Welsh tea. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/35 "2013-11-21T19:48:06Z")
Tetley, tedle edly ee Tea bags Lovely as can be Tetley make teabags Tetley make teabags make teeeeeea Just had to get that out otherwise I’ll be singing it for weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/36 "2013-11-21T20:37:36Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > But… but you _can_ get a good cup of coffee at Perkins! > > I should not even be participating in this thread, should I? You, ma’am, are a Philistine. =P ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/37 "2013-11-21T21:06:24Z")
> [@saje](#): > > MUCH too floral. I like the smell of bergamot in lotions, but I don’t like it on my tongue. Ah…then you wouldn’t like Jasmine. (I’m not sure if it has any black tea in it or not). I’ll third or 8th, Red Rose. And whatever that spicy market spice type is. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/38 "2013-11-21T21:37:10Z")
So the Tea Forte tea arrived today and I cracked open the box I bought for myself - white ginger pear. Its certainly NOT what saje is looking for, but its a completely indulgent treat (and at $1 an infuser, it should be. This isn’t Lipton). It smells so good (tastes good too). ---
**Author:** ![James\_Toothpaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/39 "2013-11-21T21:56:22Z")
Try Bigelow tea. ---
**Author:** ![Whitney\_Harper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374/40 "2013-11-22T19:12:11Z")
I order from iherb, and they are located in CA. They have a great selection of teas, although they are mostly organic. They give discounts for ordering larger amounts of items. They carry many, many other products as well, in addition to tea. Speaking for myself, I try to vary my tea, as I get tired of drinking the same thing all of the time. I really like dandelion tea, but I have it later in the day, as there is no caffeine in it, unless you don’t want caffeine in the morning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-drinkers-some-recommendations-please/674374.md?page=3)