I’d never been a tea person. When offered a cup of tea, I’d usually decline, saying, “No thanks, I’m fine with water.”
But last summer, while getting a pedicure before Blog Her, I tasted a raspberry green tea and I was instantly hooked.
I couldn’t leave the place without buying some! (Sure, the first one’s free… right?)
So, the trouble? The price tag. Yes this luxury spa sells it for over $50 per bottle. (A bottle makes over 60 servings though.) Although I just looked it up online — it’s called Pure Inventions — and it looks like I can get it for about $25.
I’m loving this raspberry green tea. I drink it cold throughout the day and I think it is going to be great for helping me to lose my holiday weight.
One of the things I love about the Pure Inventions tea is that I don’t have to ‘brew’ it. I just add a few drops to my water. So quick.
But now I’m on a new tea kick… and I’m looking for suggestions. After my yoga class last week, my instructor gave us a cup of Tetley’s Red Tea, and I loved it.
So, I’m thinking there must be a million other fabulous brands of green tea and other healthy teas that I should try.
Can you help me out? What types and brands of tea do you drink?
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I don’t really drink tea to be healthy – ha! I just love the taste of Chai because it’s spicy and has a bold flavor. Then I add milk & sugar, so it’s more of a treat than anything else. This is also why I love Starbucks’ Chai Tea Latte – yum!
Every year about this time when the temps go sub-z, I break out the hot tea at night. Faves this year: Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane (green tea with peppermint–which is seasonal, of course), CS Tension Tamer and Good Earth decaf original (naturally sweet and I don’t know why). I love my nighttime tea with microwave popcorn.
We are HUGE tea people. Teas are either: black, green or white?
Generally, we like black tea that you make from loose tea leaves. I like Twinings from London. Also, with Green teas (probably what you had) they are much better in the loose tea form. When I was in Thailand, I picked some up cheaply, but they are a little pricier over here. I’ve noticed that my local grocery is carrying loose teas in self-self containers (like coffee beans)–very fun! Also, the World Market carries a great international variety. Green teas tend to have more health benefits, but I am so fond of the black variety. If anyone comes to our home, we ALWAYS serve TEA.
I like TAZO tea. It’s good AND affordable. A good friend (who knows how much I love tea) gave me a box of their assorted sampler tea. I especially like their “Calm”, chamomile flavored herbal tea. In the middle of a crazy day, it made me feel well, calm. (http://www.tazo.com)
I love TAZO tea, too — the chai, the Earl Grey with extra bergamot, the Awake. We are also huge fans of Stash teas, which have to be ordered online (they only have 1 retail store, I believe).
Yay for tea!
I drink apple cinnamon spice tea. I just get it at the regular grocery store. It is like Autumn in a cup.
I like Gypsy Tea, Coconut Chai, Raspberry Earl Grey and Passionate Peach
The daily choice of Brits is PG Tips. We import it on our side of the pond. It’s very simple. I love Earl Grey. Iced Chai.
I love Sobe’s Green tea with guarana – it is delicious and gives you a little pep!!!
Tazo’s passion tea is different. And great. I drink it all the time now, after getting some in a restaurant. You can find it at Starbucks. I keep several boxes, you know, in case there’s a national disaster or something.
I drink Stash peppermint tea almost every evening. So so so relaxing.
I have always loved tea. When I started on my weight loss journey a year ago I used a product line Herbalife and they have a tea called herbal concentrate in 4 flavors. One is Raspberry and it is absolutely amazing hot or cold. Each cup burns 80 calories which is totaly cool.
Well, I don’t do caffeinated tea much, but I do a lot of herbal teas. TAZO’s Passion or Wild Sweet Orange (my new fav!) are really good and smell heavenly too! If you liked that red tea you should see if you can find Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Red tea. It’s really different than other teas, but very good! It’s hard for me to find around here so I currently have two boxes on hand!
Oh, and if you want to try black tea I recommend finding one with jasmine. It’s a nice flavor!
Aside from my standard morning cup of English Breakfast, I like peppermint herbal tea. Stash is also my favorite go to brand for that. I also LOVE Revolution Tea company’s Golden Chamomile. It helps me relax when I am really feeling stressed. And I am also a lover of chai. My favorite is the original Oregon Chai and the sugar free version as well. You mix it with milk so it is filling and a nice warm yummy treat. I call it liquid Christmas or pumpkin pie. I guess I just REALLY love tea.
i just recently bought a box of mixed green teas to give a try! there is an apple cinnamon one that makes my whole house smell yummy!
I LOVE my Republic of Tea Vanilla Almond Decaf…I drink it several nights a week before bed. So relaxing! I’m really enjoying seeing other commenters’ favorites so I have some new ones to try!
When we had our online “Tea Party” a while back, I got to try several teas from Mighty Leaf and I was really impressed. I would definitely encourage you to try one of their sampler boxes. Their teabags are little silken pouches! Adorable and yummy. Here is the link to my review:
http://superdumbsupervillain.blogspot.com/2008/11/tea-mightier-than-sword.html
I will be reading this thread with great interest because I don’t drink tea but have recently become interested in trying it again.
I love any Republic of Tea – especially Ginger Peach. And a good, budget tea is Trader Joe’s Pomegranate White Tea. Yummy!
I love the Arizona Green Tea with Ginseng. So yummy and a lot cheaper then those spa brands. lol
I love plain old raspberry tea from Celestial Seasonings, but as a general rule ALL of TAZO’s teas are excellent!
My favorite brand is Celestial Seasonings and in that brand, I like Chamomile, Tension Tamer, Sleepy Time, Honey Vanilla Chamomile and Madagascar Vanilla Red. I also love Yogi’s Stomach Ease Tea!
Oh my….$50 or so. So expensive. Of course, my name is A Frugal Friend, so isn’t that what you’d expect me to say.
I love hot tea….never did til I found this cute little tea room in the dead of winter and tried hot peppermint tea. Oh, I loved it.
I love these Yogi Organic Teas – right now they are sending some free samples to those who sign up on their site. Today in the mail I got a Mexican Sweet Chili, Berry Detox and a Green Tea Super Anti-oxidant.
You can link to it here
Honestly, I love good old fashioned Lipton Tea, pop a tea bag in a cup of hot water, add a tablespoon of sugar, a slice of fresh ginger root and it’s the best thing ever, especially when you have an upset stomach.
Wow Ladies, thank you!
What a fabulous resource you have all created here. I am so excited to try all your suggestions.
Thank you!
oooooh a question I have a real answer for! My favorite brand is The Republic of Tea–and the best thing about it for you is everything they have is available mail order from their website, so you don’t have to try to find a local provider.
My absolute favorite is the Blackberry Sage, which comes in decaf too. I carry a travel tin with me all the time so I can have a cup wherever I am that may not have tea (or any good tea!) I also like their blueberry varieties, but they have lots of great choices including white and green teas and “red” (which isn’t really tea).
My other favorite is real chai; I’m a bit of a chai snob having my introduction to the spicy concoction in Santa Cruz where it’s made full-bodied and spicy enough to bite your tongue. I don’t care for most of the commercial imitations so I played around and have come up with my own version that I drink a lot in the winter. I even give it as Christmas gifts (let me know if you want me to send you some).
But definitely order something from The Republic of Tea; you’ll get on their mailing list and get their catalogs regularly and they always include a sample of something.
I mostly only drink Red Rose tea morning noon and night.With an occasional cup of Orange SPice Tea delicious..Chai is lovely as well.You can always check out The public market and their tea company for their wide selection..
I am a huge tea fan. I am partial to starbucks loose leaf teas. Easy to acquire and rather nice quality. My fav is Earl grey, but I am known to try others on occassion. If you get a chance visit a tea room. Such a nice experience. I shared high tea with my daughters while on a shopping trip in AZ and plan to do it again. They loved the setting and the food is so fun. I have to say the Tea Rose room in Mesa AZ made the best lemon curd and bread pudding i have ever tasted. It was nice to slow down and enjoy an afternoon with the girls without the hipe most fast food places bring. The tea was so relaxing we hated to leave but we had shops just calling our names lol.
I’ve been a life long tea drinker. My sentimental favorite is Lipton Black Tea steeped in a fancy porcelain tea pot with milk and sugar and drank out of porcelain tea cups with saucers. Best drank with my mom, best friend, and her mom (who was from Ireland and had quite an Irish brough). They (my Irish friends) would also dip their toast in their tea and eat it all soggy, I could never do that, blech!
Now I love chai, and honey vanilla camomille, though during my last pregnancy I drank Lipton Black Tea Decaf about 3 times a day!
~Lisa
I love tea. It ranks 2nd only to coffee lol. One of my favorites is Dandelion Tea. It helps flush the liver of toxins and I really like the taste as well. I went to my local herb store and picked up an already made loose tea for weight loss. It’s a mixture of herbs that help aid in taking off the weight. It takes great as well. I also just like plain ol’ peppermint tea. Green tea with mango is nice too. I could go on and on about teas as I have done so much research on herbs and their benefits. Drink what you can because it will benefit you in one way or another. Try to drink 3 times a day. Drink hot tea with lemon with your meals to aid in digestion.
Okay I’m done lol.
Blessings,
Kim
i’m a big fan of aveda’s comforting tea – although technically a tea (herbal and decaffeinated, a tisane) it is lovely this time of year, especially if you are starting to get a scratchy throat.
i’m also a fan of rooibos or red teas – also not caffeinated, and never bitter, like black teas can be.
I love Good Earth Green Tea Blend with Lemongrass. It’s very yummy! We started drinking only green tea around here a few years ago when we went on The Makers Diet. We’re not so much eating like we should these days, but we still do only green tea. I love it!
I second the Republic of Tea. I have been drinking their teas for years. If you sign up for their catalog online for free, you get free tea samples when you get it in the mail. I have also fell in LOVE with NUMI floweing teas. These are full blossom teas that bloom like flowers in your water. Love them!
I love Chai tea – it was the first tea that really hooked me (Starbucks makes a phenomenal chai tea and you can get it hot, cold, or as a frappucino. And Tazo is probably my favorite tea brand.
I don’t drink actual tea because, hi, LDS, but I’ve always loved the Herbal “teas” (actually infusions) put out by Celestial Seasonings. Lovely berry blends that are wonderful hot or cold. Try a sampler pack and pick your favourites! President’s Choice also makes a Peach/Ginger “tea” that is a wonderful after dinner choice, as the Ginger aids in digestion and the peach is so yummy.
OK. I have to admit that I’ve been suckered into the costly tea thing too. I went to Teavana at Christmas, tried their tea, and loved it (the Bamboo White Tea)! I proceeded to buy it and found out while I was getting rung up that it was about $12 for 2oz. Ouch! That made my 6oz purchase a bit pricey. Since then, I’ve heard you can buy tea MUCH cheaper on-line so I need to look into that next. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy every sip of my pricey stuff!
I’m going to have to check into this Republic of Tea everyone is talking about! And please please please RefreshMom can you share more about your homemade chai? I am intrigued to know how to make the real thing
My favourite is Bengal Spice – it’s a little bit sweet, and depending on how long you brew it, a little bit spicy. You don’t need to add honey to it, and it tastes so creamy you don’t have to add milk, either. I love it!
For hot tea…Jasmine is my favorite. I discovered it when we were in China and have been hooked ever since : )
I did a blog post on my favorite teas. I really prefer loose teas.
Well, right now one of my favorites is Candy Cane lane by Celestial Seasonings, it’s mint with just a touch of vanilla.
But I also love pomegrante oolong and yellow and blue by Harney and sons. The yellow and blue tea is a mix of lavendar and chamomile. Very therapeutic.
Oh, and my sister loves Lady Grey tea by Twinings.
For Yule I got some Fair Trade and Organic teas/chais
Zhena’s Gypsy Tea
*Chocolate Jasmine
*Chocolate Chai
*Fireside Chai
All with Eco-friendly tea Sachets
LOVe them! They have been great.
Stash has some of the most aromatic teas around I find. I’m a big fan too of Genmaicha green tea, or “popcorn tea” as I call it. It has tiny kernels of popped corn in it, which gives it a very distinctive (slightly nutty) taste. The loose leaf version is the best if you can find it!
Oops, my bad – the kernels are toasted and popped rice. (Who knew you could pop rice?)
I like tea, also. I like most flavors. I usually purchase Celestial Seasonings because it is available at the grocery store. Quite a few years ago I stumbled onto Throat Coat in the health food section of the grocery store. It is an herbal tea for sore throats and it really works. We brew it by the cup adding lemon juice and honey. It doesn’t taste the best but helps the throat not hurt. They also have one called Breathe Easy that we have tried just not as often.
I love Raspberry Zinger Herb Tea…I think it is by Celestial Seasonings Herb Teas. I add a spoonful of honey for added goodness! It’s interesting to me that you aren’t normally a tea person…cuz normally I’m not either…I’m a super coffee lover!
I love Mighty Leaf Tea… http://www.mightyleaf.com (no I don’t get anything for that!) My favorite is the chamomile citrus, although I drink it warm, with honey. I have some new ones I’d like to try too though, I’m thinking the orange citrus might be nice cold. You have to brew these though, but they sell them in a lot of different formats depending on how you want to brew it.
I like tea. I’m not too big on herbal teas, but some of the herbal/green/flavored I like is an Asian Plum White Tea from Salada (bought in the supermarket) and Bigelow’s Tasty Tangerine.
I also like a stout black tea, like Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea.
Wow just found your great site, added to favorites!
I like CanndyCane Lane from Celestial Seasonings
by the way- I went to KellyMom to see about the tea you are drinking- I wanted to know about it being in the breastmilk and if it would even decrease the supply…
I found out certain teas do indeed decrease milk supply… sage, pappermint are just 2 that decrease supply- who knew!!
as a coffee drinker since i was 5, i’m working on switching over to tea.. it’s been a hard switch, but i found the yu-wi tea is great for it, it fills my coffee fix.. with a bit of stevia (and I’m not a sugar taker in my coffee), peppermint tea, and bangal tea are all favorites of mine!
We live near the Celestial Seasonings plant and I adore their tea. Twinings is also good.
Teavena
Hi, Can’t remember how I got here but had to comment. I drink proper tea! You Americans are killing me. I was in my kids’ school cafeteria this morning and they have 8 different types of tea; as many flavors as you could want – if you were looking for juice. How about some nice, dark proper tea??? I can’t deal with this hot juice!!
You’re so funny! Welcome to the club. I am a hotdrinkaholic. I drink all kinds of teas, but I don’t know if I have a favorite brand. As far as green tea, right now I have a mint one and a regular one. One is from Celestial Seasonings and the other is from Lipton. Both are quite tasty. I’m also a fan of black decaf tea.
I like Tazo teas and Stash teas. I try to look for teas that are organic and fair trade.
I slowed down on the tea drinking for a while, but my husband is insisting the thermostat be turned down lower, so I find myself looking for decaf teas in the evening that will warm me up.
I’m drinking a cup right now! I haven been feeling well & tea is just the thing.
My favorites are
YOGI TEA – Classic India Spice
TWININGS – Indian Spiced Chai
TETLEY – original, with sugar and milk
I actually prepare all spiced teas as I would a coffee.
Then for medicinal tyes of teas, my Favs are -
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TRADITIONAL MEDICINALS – throat coat & Breathe easy (the breathe easy really works & for kids)
CELESTIAL SEASONINGS – Wellness tea & I love their sleepytime tea too
I prepare those types with raw honey & lemon
Back to my cup of throat coat
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I love green teas, white teas and earl gray tea. My kids love the fruity ones.
Twinings’ Earl Grey and this really spledid black tea I found at Teaopia called Carmelissimo…it’s sooo good! http://www.teaopia.ca/
I also like making a big jug of green tea with agave nectar and a big squeeze of lime juice and putting it in the fridge.
Oh! And I like Tetley Earl Grey Vanilla…it tastes like an Earl Grey marshmellow.
Ok, I’m done now.
I like English Breakfast in the morning and
Earl Grey in the evening.
Tea does have a long list of health benefits. I wished I liked it more.
I mostly just stick to water and fruit juice. If it’s really cold outside, I opt for apple cider or a white tea.
I enjoy bulk loose leaf Jasmine. If you go to an import “cost plus” type store it is in a tin that has Asian font on it.
We live in the same city it looks like. I am in the east valley
My husband likes Rooibos tea, and I do too. It can be hard to find, but it’s sweet and spicy and herbal and yummy. It’s one of the few teas I don’t sweeten before drinking.
Myself, I’m a tea-instead-of-coffee girl. I drink black tea with sugar and milk. Earl Grey is my favorite, but I like other kinds as well.
I love drinking hot tea especially when it is cold. I have been drinking green tea by Traditional Medicinals, which I love. I checked out Pure Inventions, what great products, but I was bummed to see that there is no caffeine. I do like the little kick that I get from my green tea
Traditional Medicinals has lots of choices. I love Lemon Echinacea and Throat Coat. 
I like HerbaGreen Tea. It’s concetrated and has more of the antioxidants. And, it tastes good too.
Oh I love love love tea. My dream is to open up a tea room with my mom. I go to a store in the mall called Teavana and they let you try all sorts of loose tea. Loose tea is definitely the way to go. If you like bagged tea, the Celestial Chamomile is so relaxing, and there’s one called Sleepytime that’s Chamomile and Mint. Very relaxing and refreshing at night (especially after a bath). Those are in the supermarket. For caffeine, Starbucks’ Tazo Brand “Awake” is really really yummy for a bagged tea and works very well for a pick me up. Love it!
I live by Celestial Seasonings. They have some wonderful tea flavors. Sleepytime, Peppermint, Wild Berry Zinger, Chamomile. Another great one I’m just trying for the first time is by Lipton. White Tea with Island Mango & Peach flavor. Yum!
Like lots of others, I’m a huge fan of The Republic of Tea. I’ve tried lots of their flavours but my favourite is Ginger Peach (and I’m really not a fruity flavour tea person).
I also love a cup of pure peppermint tea to relax plus it aids in digestion and helps if your stomach needs soothed.
I really like Starbucks Tazo Passion Tea, has a hint of berry flavor.
Earl Grey or English breakfast tea with a dollap of honey and a tsp. of milk is divine….I am not a tea person either but love this when I make the time to prepare it! Of course it needs to be a chilly day or evening…not like this lousy HOT and WINDY and DRY California weather we are having now!
Green tea is soooooo good for you!!!! Vegan chai is my fav. though
My favorites are Bigelow Fruit n’ Almond or Mint Medley. But what really trips my trigger and eases all the rough edges of my day is a home-made chai latte. Here’s the recipe:
In an x-lg mug, heat milk until JUST about to boil. Dunk two Stash Black Chai Spice (I prefer de-caf at night by the fire) until preferred strength. Add desired amount of sugar or sweetener. Sit back with a cozy blanket and enjoy. It’s an experience and a healthy drink all at once. If you really really need the “froth” then whisk the milk when hot after tea has steeped.
Mmmmmmmm!
I love pear tea. I can’t remember who makes it because I swiped about ten tea bags from my mom and left the carton with her. Good thing she loves me! I do know she got it from Fishers. I don’t know if it’s a national chain or just local to us Ohioans. I do know I have not been able to find it at Wal-Mart. Hope that helps.
I love Yogi Tea. It has so many different flavors like Nursing Mother’s tea which I drank to increase my supply in the early days of breastfeeding. Their teas are grouped in categories like Spirit Teas, Mind Teas, Body Teas and Green Teas. They are very good. I requested a free sample and they sent me 3 different teas. Here is the link so you can try it for yourself
http://www.yogitea.com/Pages/OurTeas.html
My husband and I are normally really hardcore coffee drinkers, and have been making a diligent effort to try to cut back and switch to different drinks. Tea has been our number one focus since it’s another hot drink and therefore, and easy substitution!
We’ve both been drinking a lot of green tea. My favorites lately are green tea with pomegranate, peach apricot honey blush, and vanilla caramel.
It’s fun to experiment with new flavors!
Danelle Ice (Homemaker Barbi)
I love love good ol southern sweet tea the sweeter the better just not to sweet but I am like addicted to it:)