# What is your favorite flavor of tea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708 "2005-10-04T05:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zengirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Zengirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zengirl)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/1 "2005-10-04T05:56:52Z")
I have so many, but mine is Earl Grey… ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/2 "2005-10-04T08:38:28Z")
earl grey, russian caravan or lapsan souchong. there is also some green tea that is roleld in little balls that has dragon in the name i have had that is really nice but i dont tend to want to spend 50 $US for half a kilo of shrub clippings to soak in water ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/3 "2005-10-04T10:11:19Z")
Celestial Seasons makes a tea called Golden Honey Darjeeling that smells wonderful and has a lovely taste. I’m generally fond of darjeelings. Twinings’ Prince Edward, and their Russian Caravan (with a slice of lemon). There are several rose-petal black teas that I really like. On a visit to Brighton, I once found a cute little teashop where I bought a great tea called Afternoon Dream Tea. The next time I was in Brighton, a few years later, I tried to get some more of it, but the shop was gone. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![YWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/6f9a4e/32.png) [@YWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YWalker)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/4 "2005-10-04T11:05:12Z")
Twinings makes a vanilla tea I’m very fond of. And I recently had a tangerine white tea that was very good. I’m very caffeine sensitive, though, so I typically stick with decaf English Breakfast tea. Sometimes Earl Grey. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/5 "2005-10-04T12:18:14Z")
Republic of Tea makes a superb green tea. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/6 "2005-10-04T12:47:33Z")
Twinings Irish Breakfast is my staple. I’ve also been drinking a yummy chai from Trader Joe’s lately, but of course all the spices tend to obscure the quality of the tea itself. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/7 "2005-10-04T16:05:51Z")
Orange pekoe or jasmine for everyday. Gen maicha if I’m feeling particularly Japanese. I don’t drink a lot of herbal infusions. ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/8 "2005-10-04T16:10:10Z")
Celestial Seasonings has a really great Chai spice tea; however, it’s hard to decide between that and a nice cup of jasmine tea. Depends on my mood I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/9 "2005-10-04T16:44:06Z")
Lapsang souchong must be what they serve in heaven. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/10 "2005-10-04T16:48:44Z")
Right now I can’t have black tea or caffeine (stoopid doctor), but I’ve found Tazo’s \*Wild Sweet Orange \* herbal tea. It’s just heavenly. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/11 "2005-10-04T18:13:37Z")
> [@DeVena](#): > > Right now I can’t have black tea or caffeine (stoopid doctor), but I’ve found Tazo’s \*Wild Sweet Orange \* herbal tea. It’s just heavenly. Try Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Red. No caffeine, not black, and delicious. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/12 "2005-10-04T19:56:10Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Try Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Red. No caffeine, not black, and delicious. This is my favorite too. Republic of Tea has a red tea called Good Hope Vanilla, and it’s at least as good as Celestial Seasonings, IMHO. I haven’t compared prices. CS is $4 and RT is $8, but I think RT gives you more, and I like RT’s cans better for keeping it fresh. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/13 "2005-10-04T20:11:20Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > CS is $4 and RT is $8, but I think RT gives you more, and I like RT’s cans better for keeping it fresh. We keep our CS in [airtight canisters](http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=101266&RN=204). ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/14 "2005-10-04T21:26:56Z")
Lapsang Souchong is the tea of the gods. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/15 "2005-10-04T22:28:22Z")
Republic of Tea’s 500-mile chai, or Tazo’s creme du leche tea (read: caramel-flavored black tea). ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/16 "2005-10-05T03:09:12Z")
Black Dragon green tea that we brought back from HongZhou. I can’t drink much of it because of my sensitivity to caff, but whooooo-eee it’s tasty. Not very expensive either, if you don’t count the cost of the plane ticket.\* \*Which I don’t 'cause we were there to bring home our daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/17 "2005-10-05T10:27:34Z")
Jasmine Green. Sounds like a woman’s name in a detective novel, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/18 "2005-10-05T12:22:14Z")
I love Earl Grey, and also Oolong, but my favorite I don’t know the name of. There is a local tea shop (inside a Williamsburg antiques mall) where it is served. The woman who runs the shop is from Scotland and always tells us that this particular brand and variety of tea was the late Queen Mother’s favorite. It’s a delicious black tea – I _think_ it’s a Scottish Breakfast blend – but I never remember to ask the brand when I’m there. This tea shop serves excellent food, too – especially a lemon tea cake (served with _wonderful_ lemon curd and cream) – so maybe I’m responding to the atmosphere of the shop overall and I wouldn’t enjoy it as much at home anyway. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/19 "2005-10-05T22:09:20Z")
Earl Grey is my favorite tea; Teavana makes my favorite Earl Grey. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708/20 "2005-10-05T22:15:25Z")
Jasmine is probably my favorite. Starbucks used to have a wonderful jasmine tea that I topped off with a bit of cinnomin. Then they changed brands and now their tea sucks. ☹ (and my work is fond of giving out Starbucks GC as prizes) (oh, yea and i don’t drink coffee) i’ve triued Earl Grey a couple times and never got into it. I realize that different brands taste different, but none of the ones i tried appealed to me. For just a grab on go tea, orange pekoe with fresh lemon. (safety tip… lemon juice dissolves styrofoam so if you’re using a styrofoam cup, make sure you put in the lemon after the tea or else the bottom of the cup will disintegrate) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-tea/324708.md?page=2)