As I said in a post at the beginning of the thread, I keep the coffee simple, and just use a drip brew machine.
Tea, however, is a whole other story. I do looseleaf tea only, in a french press daily.
I believe in the health benefits of drinking tea, so I drink all grades of it- White tea, green tea, oolong tea, Pu Erh (red) tea, and black tea. I have quite a few on hand:
Rishi Vanilla Mint Chai (Vanilla Pu Erh)- Pu Erh tea, the sweetest grade of Vietnamese cinnamon, cacao shells, mint, vanilla bean
Rishi Peach Blossom - White peony white tea with dried peach and tangerine peels
Rishi white peony. White tea. Tea buds picked while young and dried, minimally processed/aged. Tastes kind of like wood or dirt, has an Earthy taste.
I also have Harney & Sons Japanese sencha, Sugimoto Tea sencha I just picked up recently while at a Mitsuwa, Cameron's masala chai (2lbs bag for $30) that I make almost daily now, Cameron's French plum black tea, Cameron's Gunpowder green tea, Rishi Iron Goddess of Mercy oolong (the best oolong I've ever had), and probably others I am forgetting.
The only tea that gets milk or creamer in it is the Masala chai. A lot of people are surprised to hear that milk bonds with the catechins in tea, making them inert. So you lose the health benefits of tea by adding milk. I drink Chai almost daily but just drink it black with brown sugar.
I am not a total tea snob though, I will admit that Bigelow Earl Grey is something we have in the house and I like it.
Anyway, my tea cup holds 16oz and the french press makes two cups, I drink around 3 pots/french presses of tea daily. Something like 96oz daily lol.
Anyone else like tea as much as me?
