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So my husband is significantly reducing/ cutting out coffee. He’s always enjoyed tea I make him but now I am getting him all prepped to make tea on his own. I put loose leaf tea in paper filters and write instructions on the side of the tin on how to make them perfect. So far, so good!

I bought some black teas since I figured he’s used to drinking coffee so he needs more of a boost than just green teas (plus I know they are too finicky for him at 5am for when he’s getting ready for work). Thus, black teas it is. I went to iHOT because I know they have good quality & reasonably priced stuff. I bought this lemon flavoured black tea actually for iced tea, but he’s been drinking is hot & cold, and he loves it. I’ve even tried a sip or two here and there (I can’t REALLY drink black tea because it hurts my stomach) and I must say, this blend is creamy, lemony, and delicious without astringency. I will absolutely be stocking this one up for him.

For hot tea: approx 1.5tsp, 200F water, 3min.

Iced tea: 5 “perfect spoonfuls” (DAVIDs TEA measurement = 2.5tsp each) per 2L pitcher, cold brewed 12ish hours.

I will not be adding this one or any black teas to my cupboard because I will not be personally drinking them whatsoever.

Flavors: Creamy, Lemon

Mookit

I wish my boyfriend would get into tea like this! I would write all sorts of instructions for him if only he would try it. :P

Evol Ving Ness

I would write all sorts of instructions for him, heh. :)

Kristal

I’m loving this turn around in him :D. I know it’s better for his blood pressure and stomach. I do try to make it as easy as possible by already having pre-measured bags I stuff, and of course it helps we have a variable temperature kettle. Every morning I see he’s used a tea bag and he packs the full 2L of iced tea (I’m still making it, which I like doing) in his bottles for work (he’s a roofer and needs to keep hydrated). I just bought 50g of this tea 2 days ago and I’m almost done!

ashmanra

Would he shake up matcha in cold water? Easy peasy, high caffeine, plain or flavored, even pre sweetened if he wants sugar. Great for hydrating in summer. My guys have me make big pitchers of iced matcha when they are working outside in the heat and humidity.

Kristal

I’m not sure, I will ask him! :)

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Mookit

I wish my boyfriend would get into tea like this! I would write all sorts of instructions for him if only he would try it. :P

Evol Ving Ness

I would write all sorts of instructions for him, heh. :)

Kristal

I’m loving this turn around in him :D. I know it’s better for his blood pressure and stomach. I do try to make it as easy as possible by already having pre-measured bags I stuff, and of course it helps we have a variable temperature kettle. Every morning I see he’s used a tea bag and he packs the full 2L of iced tea (I’m still making it, which I like doing) in his bottles for work (he’s a roofer and needs to keep hydrated). I just bought 50g of this tea 2 days ago and I’m almost done!

ashmanra

Would he shake up matcha in cold water? Easy peasy, high caffeine, plain or flavored, even pre sweetened if he wants sugar. Great for hydrating in summer. My guys have me make big pitchers of iced matcha when they are working outside in the heat and humidity.

Kristal

I’m not sure, I will ask him! :)

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I used to drink coffee, but it started to hurt my stomach so I switched to tea. A friend of mine introduced me to DAVID’s TEA and I couldn’t stop after that! I’ve now been expanding my scope beyond DAVIDs away from “candy-like teas” into more natural teas or flavourings. Current favourite stores include International House of Tea (iHOT) and Verdant Tea.

When it comes to tea ratings, I usually only ever rate them once. I know a lot of people on steepster do many tasting notes for the same teas depending on their mood, but I prefer to rate once and if my opinion changes, I will delete the old note and rate again. How I rate teas goes as following:

1-49: Teas I won’t buy again. Either the taste is disgusting to me, or it’s too bland, etc. I’m most likely not even going to finish the tin/bag.

50-59: Teas I wouldn’t buy again; I have to force myself to drink the whole cup to not waste it.

60-69: I’ll finish the cup and even the bag/tin, but I wouldn’t buy these teas again. Teas of this rating are “lacking something”.

70-79:Teas that are pretty good and ones I might buy again. Usually these teas are ones I have to be “in the mood for” and drink occasionally.

80-89: Great teas! Ones I will drink several times a week and often have in my stash :).

90-100: Favourite must-have teas!

My favourite types of tea are green tea and different types of “natural” herbal tea (different herbs, natural flavourings, etc). I cannot drink black or oolong teas due a sensitive stomach. I don’t really go for white tea due to its cost and the fact that it has just a little caffeine (if I want caffeine I’ll just go for a green tea and if I don’t I’ll go for a herbal-no sense on just having a little caffeine). I also like to do iced teas in the summer time, and then I’ll gravitate towards herbal fruit blends that are bagged to cut costs and convenience (it’s easier to throw out bags than clean a filter). Flavours I don’t care for include anything too tart, bitter, artificial, overly spicy or overly sweet.
Also, when I have time (usually when I’m not working much) I like to make tea lattes out of different rooibos blends.

My everyday green tea is Gunpowder since it is strong and not sensitive to temperatures or steeping time which is something I cannot be bothered with when I’m getting ready for work. Other greens I enjoy are dragonwell, sencha, and different Chinese greens. I’m not the biggest fan of yunnan greens since they are so finicky (although I do like gyokuro)

On a day to day basis I usually have 2-3 cups of green tea and several more cups of different herbal blends.

Besides tea I also work at a couple libraries (I am finishing my library tech diploma),am in my early 20s and got married in Oct 2014.

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Northwestern Ontario

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