Manuka Mint

Not a favorite, but popular enough to mention; Manuka Mint

Type; Herbal

Price; £ 6.80 for 100 grams from Anteaques.

Reasoning; While mint tea's are renown for their fine taste after a meal, or simply to refresh after a long day, the element added, the Manuka, greatly adds to this. Manuka is a very healthy product with natural antibiotic, and anti-fungal properties to it. It certainly adds to the body of the taste, while not over powering it so that the first thought that comes to mind is a sharp mint that has been freshly picked.

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Again an amount of 3 grams is roughly usable for a pot of tea, with a longer brewing time of roughly 6 minutes.

I have not seen many variations on this tea, and the only supplier I know of immediately is Anteaques, http://anteaques.co.uk/infusions/manukamint , but mint tea alone is common enough, and flavoring can be added to suit the drinker.




-Tea Fanatic

P.S. sincerest appologize's for such a late third post. University has consumed the larger part of my life. No excuse is valid though, my sincerest appologizes agin.

Starting with a favorite

The favorite; Tie Guan Yin

Type; Oolong

Price; I've found mine for 3 £ (or roughly 5$) for 100 grams (which is on the cheaper side of tea)

Reasoning; The tea has a very smooth taste, actually smoother than a lot of green teas I've had. It has a rich-ness to flavor that is a pleasant and calming one. It also has a bit of a nutty taste, that can only be compared to a similar nutty taste as one experiences in wines. Here the tea is being consumed in the traditional college student way, in a cheap mug (and if I may say so, quite the stylish mug, that was actually liberated from a flat mates father).

I have actually not tried many variations on this tea, however the several that I have tried each have the leaves curled and rolled. To me this is usually a way of denoting a good quality tea. (It means that a person has to roll each leaf usually...which that much time and effort....it better be a good tea). This point can be proven in a Jasmine Pearl tea....which ranks possibly second favorite.



My box says "organic" but as its from China....and I bought it from the cheapo bin....I beg to differ. (not to be biased against Chinese "organic" teas or tea's purchased from the "cheapo bin"

Usually to make a pot of tea one only puts in 3 grams, for this one you can add less or more depending on the strength, regardless, it will taste good. So good in fact that if I wasn't a poor student, I'd offer you your money back. But I'm not, so I shan't. Let brew for about 3-5 min's. Depends how impatient you are, but keep in mind first cup is usually the weakest and progress's in strength as time goes on.

I'll try and post some more teas sooner, however life does get in the way, this time, the Fresher's Fair for my Uni, which yours truely gets to help out with.

If anyone has any constructive criticism, comments, concerns, or cares, feel free to post a replay?

-Tea Fanatic

I feel like the basic chinese character anyone on here should learn is.....(drum roll...)

Cha or 茶

This is the symbol for tea.

Where to begin? A description is best, I guess

Where to begin,

A basis behind me would probably be best. I am a 19 year old Tea enthusiast. Whose lips coffee has never touched, other than coffee ice-cream.

I am a student studying at a University in Edinburgh, and am enjoying all the joys that living in Britian has to offer, namely terrible weather, beautiful gardens, and wonderful tea.

American by birth, so please forgive any Americanized spelling errors.

As one of my American friends say to me,

-Pip Pip Cheerio-

-Tea Fanatic