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September 08, 2007
Tea Fussy
I like tea a lot, but I've also become really fussy about it. I realized today that when I order iced tea at a café or restaurant, I send it back about half the time and get something else. I make my own iced tea at home, so I think I don't like the massed-produced kind anymore. I don't even like most bottled teas. I guess I've been spoiled by all the premium tea.
At home, I make iced tea out of decaf black tea and decaf green tea with mint. Plus a pinch of stevia to sweeten it just a little.
My favorite tea is Lipton's Black Pearl. Yum. Followed closely by Bigelow's Constant Comment. Beware the "orange spice" teas of other brands. They don't cut it. Trust me. I have been disappointed more than once.
I also like a bunch of the Celestial Seasonings teas:
Today it's Honey Vanilla Chamomile (with extra honey 'cause I've got a sore throat)
Other favs:
Mandarin Orange Spice (not the same taste as Constant Comment cause it's an herb tea not a black tea, but still it's the only other "orange spice" tea I like)
Sweet Clementine Chamomile
Golden Honey Darjeeling (although I can never find this flavor in the store anymore)
Madagascar Vanilla Red
Out and about, my current favorite is the vanilla chai latte at Joffrey's. Yum. I just wish they had a better location. I'd go there a whole lot more often if they weren't out of my way. Why can't they have a space in the shopping center where I get my groceries, prescriptions, and pet stuff? Grr. It's one of life's little annoyances. ;)
I also like the tea at Teaism. Great place. Delicious tea. Problem is: I haven't been able to find a Teaism down here in Florida. I guess they are only in Washington, DC. Bummer for me.
Posted by Selena at September 8, 2007 10:38 AM