STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

luckylily · Gucci

tea drinkers - off shoot of other tea thread

NCshopper · Hermes

I love green tea. Starbucks mint green tea is good (by Tazo). I also like a lot of the stuff by the Republic of Tea. I usually get it at Borders or World Market, but it looks like they also sell it online here. I've tried their pomegranate green tea, blueberry, apple blossom, wild berry, and the tangerine orange (which I think is my fave). It's a bit more expensive than Trader Joe's but it's nice to have some variety when you're drinking it every day.

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

my standard green tea is tazo lotus (i like that it's decaf too)

i also really like this yogi kombucha (i like saying kombucha too)

republic of tea makes a lot of varieties that i bet are good. i've tried their kiwi pear green tea (which is also decaf). it's really light though... more of a summer tea... it's great iced.

-- Edited by hotcocoa at 14:12, 2006-12-06

jaymiek · Coach

For green tea I like the loose leaf Moroccan Mint kind from Coffee Bean. Japanese matcha green tea is also good. Like NC said Tazo teas are also good.

Grace · Dooney & Bourke

My favorite is Traditional Medicinals Golden Green. Plus, it's organic and fair trade! I let my tea bags steep the whole time I'm drinking it and it doesn't get bitter (IMO).

Kelly · Hermes

This might sound really dumb, but how hot is the water you seep it in? I usually make tea just by putting water in a teakettle, waiting for the whistle, and then seeping it. But when I first got green tea I thought it tasted *awful*... after a while, someone told me to pay attention to the water temperature. You're supposed to seep it at 180 degrees or something, so my very hot water was burning the leaves and making the whole thing taste bitter.

Now that I use cooler water, it tastes wonderful

but no specific recs... I'm still working through my first green tea purchase

Edited because apparently I thought I should spell "putting" like "puttle"

-- Edited by ttara123 at 14:22, 2006-12-06

hotcocoa · Kate Spade

the water temperature is a really good point. also, only steep the tea for as long as the package recommends. i used to leave my tea bags in my cup the entire time i was drinking it, but it gets bitter if you do that with green tea. and with white tea you're only suppose to steep for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

ttara123 wrote:

This might sound really dumb, but how hot is the water you seep it in? I usually make tea just by putting water in a teakettle, waiting for the whistle, and then seeping it. But when I first got green tea I thought it tasted *awful*... after a while, someone told me to pay attention to the water temperature. You're supposed to seep it at 180 degrees or something, so my very hot water was burning the leaves and making the whole thing taste bitter.

Now that I use cooler water, it tastes wonderful

but no specific recs... I'm still working through my first green tea purchase

Edited because apparently I thought I should spell "putting" like "puttle"

-- Edited by ttara123 at 14:22, 2006-12-06

Farrah · Marc Jacobs

I heart Good Earth Jasmine Green Tea. Soooooooooooooo yummmmmmmy!

luckylily · Gucci

OMG! Thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm totally new to tea, I had no idea that there were so many green tea options.

Thanks for the tips about the temperature. I learned the hard way not to steep too long, but I didn't realize water temp was a factor. That would explain why my tea always tastes better at work where the water is a set temp. At home I usually just boil it - ick!

sfclinevandy · Coach

The Republic of Tea's Daily Green Tea Pineapple Ginger. Long name, but it's so good.

Teresa · Kate Spade

I live off this stuff when I am sick (like today) or when I am craving that sweet taste it leaves in my throat. Plus it always gives me the feeling I'm at the spa about to get a treatment...ahhh. (you can get it at any Aveda Salon or Spa.)

jah · Dooney & Bourke

Mighty Leaf Green Tea Tropical is really yummy. You can get it online or at World Market. Really love their teas...

kittenheels · Coach

I've been meaning to drink more green tea - so this list is helpful...I have a lot of tea to try! Thanks!