I’m an earl grey with honey man, but if I’m being honest, I’ve never really tried much else.

  • wjrii@lemmy.world
    41·
    6 days ago

    Sweet Tea. The Southern US kind, black tea brewed with more and more sugar until, ideally, it’s actually a supersaturated solution. Then served cold over ice. Literal diabetes juice.

    I don’t have it often, but it’s the best tea in the world because, on the whole, tea is garbage water.

    Fight me. 😂

  • kometes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    6 days ago

    First flush, estate, Darjeeling. Done with the proper temp water in traditional tea pot.

    If you have to add flavor to the the tea leaves, looking at you Earl Grey, then it is most likely a crap quality tea.

  • phant@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 days ago

    We love a tea called Bengal Spice (B Spice) by Celestial Seasonings. Caffeine free. Kinda in the realm of chai. Dash of milk. Usually before bed.

  • BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
    5·
    5 days ago

    The local Polish grocery store has a selection of eastern European herbal teas, herbs which I’d never heard of, and it’s such an interesting experience in tea. One is a type of moss and it makes such pale tea, it’s so unusual. I’m loving trying them all.

    I also love lemongrass spearmint tea, and rooibos and honey bush teas from South Africa which a friend sends me.

  • PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world
    5·
    6 days ago

    I buy from a local tea store that does fantastic blends.

    For basics, I like green tea with honey and a squeezed lemon or chamomile with honey. Both are so soothing.

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 days ago

    My wife and I have been experimenting with making our own. So far, my favorite is chamomile, lemon balm, elderberry, and a little stevia.

    I tried a new one last night that might take the lead with some tweaking: nettle, lemon balm, ginger, and cinnamon. Gotta get the proportions right, but the combination was pretty good.

    • sbf@feddit.orgOP
      4·
      6 days ago

      I’ve dabbled with growing my own tea leaves, but it didn’t go very well. I definitely have a brown thumb…

      • owenfromcanada@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        Ah, we’re not quite adventurous enough to grow our own, but we buy the raw ingredients (aside from plantain, which grows wild where we live).

  • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
    4·
    6 days ago

    Black tea with some lemon and sugar.

    This is how we drank tea in communist Poland when I was a child and I tried so many teas in Japan with the nice ceremony, Chinese green tea, american peach ice tea, English tea with milk, etc. But nothing comes close.

    • Jeena@piefed.jeena.netEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Ah wait, there is one which is close, Indian chai, it’s so flavorful!

      One more notable is marrokean peppermint tea, but it’s just to sweet.

    • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      lemon and sugar

      Ah, memories. I can’t drink that any more unless I don’t want to eat for several hours until my teeth stop being sensitive, but during my childhood it wasn’t just delicious, it was a way to bond with my older relatives.