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taxlady · 11-19-2011, 02:02 AM

I really like rosehip or rosehip-hibiscus as unsweetened ice tea. It has a beautiful red colour and a really nice zing.

If you make it really sweet, you can fool a lot of people into thinking it's red Cool-aid.

Alix · 11-19-2011, 12:19 PM

Aw nuts! You just reminded me that I had intended to buy some Ruby Mist tea with my last Stash order and I totally forgot! Phooey!!

**chopper** · 11-19-2011, 10:25 PM

What does the Ruby Mist tea taste like? Is it a black tea?

Alix · 11-19-2011, 11:23 PM

Nope its a hibiscus tea with a sniff of mint underneath the hibiscus. Its very tasty.

Alix · 12-16-2011, 12:42 PM

Bengal spice is quickly becoming a favorite.

Ranchwifeg · 12-16-2011, 02:21 PM

I'm on a Numi tea kick right now - I can't get enough of it! My absolute favorite is the Toasted Rice green tea. It isn't at all fruity and has a nutty taste thanks to the rice. I love it when I don't want anything sweet. I also love their jasmine green tea - floral smell, but the taste is nice. Their decaf vanilla black tea is so smooth and not over-powered by vanilla, just a hint of it.

Last week in Seattle, I went to MarketSpice in Pike's Place and got their cinnamon orange tea. It is so good - more like drinking cider than tea. I'll have to drink that slowly because I won't be in Seattle again.

Savory · 12-16-2011, 02:34 PM

chopper and Alix, the memories and tea stories you brought up are just so touching. Thanks for sharing with us. Life is beautiful, because of these moments.

I normally drink plain green tea in the morning. No honey/sugar/milk. I find it very refreshing.

I also love charmomile tea. It helps to relieve my headache when I'm stressed.

Alix · 12-16-2011, 02:58 PM

Ranchwifeg, Numi tea is awesome! I found some desert lime and LOVE it.

Savory, thanks. Tea is the ultimate comfort in my eyes. I love to sit with tea and just...be.

taxlady · 12-16-2011, 04:24 PM

Looks like President's Choice doesn't make English Breakfast any more. Well, they quit calling it English Breakfast and started calling it something like "Classic English Black Tea". Last time I looked, all I could find was a "Classic Orange Pekoe" (Well, there was green tea and Earl Grey, but that was the only plain, black tea). I bought a box of Twinnings English Breakfast Tea instead.