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Old 05-05-2017, 12:56 PM
 
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I have noticed on some beverage offerings in Fast Food Self Serve and in the grocery stores that various flavors of Teas are now being offered. Oh, and I like it a lot that they use SUGAR, not High Fructose Corn Syrup [in nearly ALL sodas] which gave my dad, brother, and cousin kidney stones.

What's your take? Do you like Tea too?

I like the raspberry tinged ones. And Walmart has Raspberry Tea powder too, tastes good enough for me.
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Old 05-05-2017, 06:08 PM
 
Location: Northern Maine
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I grew up in England, I'm obviously biased..
American tea is as good as coffee in the UK, it's a mistake.

Any tea with flavoring oils is junk leaf.
Same goes for coffee with flavored oil such as hazelnut, the actual beans are CRAP.

The best tea leaves are from the tip of the plant, they clip the top leaves repeatedly during the season.
In England the popular tea is PG Tips by Typhoo tea company.
I never had , saw or heard of flavored or scented tea before coming to the states.
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Old 05-06-2017, 08:10 AM
 
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I can't stand flavored tea, it tastes like I'm drinking shampoo. Unsweetened ice tea is the way to go. Otherwise I go down to the Russian grocery store and buy some mint tea.
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Old 05-06-2017, 07:19 PM
 
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Flavored bottled tea may suck, but Asian tea comes in flavors like jasmine and black rose - ice that in summer, and sweeten it, and your knees will buckle on a hot day. Taiwanese fruit teas are made with real fruit and black tea and coconut sugar and are one of things I miss most from NY.
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Old 05-06-2017, 07:44 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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I find them too sweet.
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Old 05-06-2017, 10:38 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Originally Posted by jonesg View Post
I grew up in England, I'm obviously biased..
American tea is as good as coffee in the UK, it's a mistake.

Any tea with flavoring oils is junk leaf.
Same goes for coffee with flavored oil such as hazelnut, the actual beans are CRAP.

The best tea leaves are from the tip of the plant, they clip the top leaves repeatedly during the season.
In England the popular tea is PG Tips by Typhoo tea company.
I never had , saw or heard of flavored or scented tea before coming to the states.
C'mon the UK has Earl Grey tea, which is flavored.

http://worldteanews.com/insights/bri...tory-earl-grey

Incidentally it's heart healthy
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Old 05-06-2017, 10:56 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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I love tea. A quality loose leaf tea, not flavored tea dust in a bag.
Cheap tea, and most tea available in American supermarkets is usually the lowest quality of tea, being composed of "tea fannings and dust".

Last edited by elnina; 05-06-2017 at 11:05 PM..
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Old 05-06-2017, 11:31 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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I don't like sweetened tea.
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Old 05-06-2017, 11:37 PM
 
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I'm not a huge tea drinker (more of a coffee gal) but if I have tea I brew my own earl grey or Irish breakfast. Drink hot or cold , no sweetener.

For flavor I'll add lemon p, cinamon, ginger etc.

For herbal, I'll add herbs (or make herbal without the black tea), like mint, thyme, lemon verbena, etc. I love black tea with mint.

Dislike flowery teas(I like the smell but it tastes bad to me) and not a fan of green tea
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Old 05-07-2017, 04:32 AM
 
Location: ☀️ SFL (hell for me-wife loves it)
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I love tea, but make a concoction of my own for the most part.
I grow Lemongrass and Ginger root. Every couple of months I harvest a batch of both, and prepare them for fresh tea
and freezer storage, until I run out and start the whole cycle over again. It's really good
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