I drink Lipton green tea but leave the bag in so long that the astringent tannins leave me thirsty as soon as I've finished a sip.
Edit: That isn't all the tea I drink, just my most unusual habit, and I was drinking it right when I made the chost. I also like:
- Constant Comment (I found it because of Scott Pilgrim shut up)
- Earl Grey and half-and-half (a lazy London Fog?)
- This delicious rooibos drink called a Red Symphony from a cafe down the street from where I used to live. I think it was this recipe but I don't have the means to make it.
I'm forever chasing this tea I had at a tea house in my youth that was a black tea with caramel, but any of the ones I've tried since then have been borderline undrinkable. Really the only thing I can even tolerate now is peppermint tea with definitely way too much sugar. I've never acquired the taste for tea, and even tea-free herbal blends never sit well with me. I make up for it by being a coffee snob*, albeit one that doesn't like matcha either.
I have a bag of prickly pear chai my grandma gave me in the pantry that I haven't brought myself to try yet bc I've never liked chai either but I adore prickly pear. Much to think about. I also have prickly pear honey that could be good in tea.
I grew up with parents who drank both sweet tea and unsweet iced tea and having tried both multiple times I have concluded they are masochists for subjecting their tongues to that.
*Snob enough that I drink fresh ground pour over with a preferred bean roast but not enough that I drink black coffee. Coffee also gets the intense cream and sugar regimen that tea gets from me. And I adore iced coffee and will drink it year round.
I either drink peppermint tea or teas imported from Japan that come in cans or bottles, usually green or oolong, most of the tea I consume is milk tea though, I think my favorite way to have tea is yuenyeung though which is milk tea mixed with coffee, I make it good at home
Edit: when it comes to milk tea I’m a much bigger fan of the Hong Kong style that uses Ceylon, versus other regions which use Assam, Assam is unfortunately mostly what is sold in cans and bottles, I’ve attached a picture of the best packaged milk tea in the world, they also sell yuenyeung in this style it comes in a silver blue and black container instead of the copper and black
Mostly I favor spicier teas, with my go to for a quick hot cup being Stash's chai spice. Lately I've taken to adding a little brown sugar to it, and sometimes some ground pepper to make it a bit spicier and help with a cold or something.
Daily though I've picked up a habit of making my own sort of iced brew, the stuff in the picture. I was looking up drinks I could make with apple cider vinegar because I like vinegar tastes, and stumbled on this stuff called Good Girl Moonshine. I confess, I saw the title and my brain immediately went: "Well, I'm a good girl! Clearly this is meant for me!"
