Coffee alternatives, what are your faves?

[scottyderp]

I need to cut back a little on the coffee, my BFF dude told me that I "act like you're on cocaine" when I drink it.  I'd like to not appear like a coke head, and give my adrenals a bit of a rest.  What's your fave Starbucks (or other) somewhat caffeinated drink that doesn't give you as hard a buzz as my tall black coffee?

[game blouses]

Chai lattes are better for me. Black tea gives you more of a gradual caffeine high and dip.

[scottyderp]

Feb 4, 2016 22:24:07 GMT -5 tators said:

London Fod- Its Earl Grey tea with cream and sugar. Its my go to lately.

I'll be ordering every single answer on Amazon, thanks for your input, potater.

[scottyderp]

Feb 4, 2016 22:24:30 GMT -5 game blouses said:

Chai lattes are better for me. Black tea gives you more of a gradual caffeine high and dip.

I need this.  I go from zero to Jessica Simpson.

[scottyderp]

Feb 4, 2016 22:25:06 GMT -5 @aliciaroset said:

Any black tea has some caffeine but doesn't make me feel insane.

I'm already Ernest Hemingway's long lost daughter, so this is good.

[keyslover]

Non coffee-
Earl Grey with df cream and sugar
Or
Chai lattes with almond milk

[juliachild]

My favorite black tea is
Harney & Sons Paris.

[kadams767]

I've gotten hooked on the Bigelow American Breakfast black tea. More caffeine than regular black tea, less than coffee. It's very tasty.

[adhdfashion]

Irish breakfast, Trader Joe's brand is my favorite. I drink it with a splash milk.

[Deleted]

English Breakfast tea with a little milk

[Deleted]

Decaf has some caffeine, just less.

[Deleted]

Usually earl grey with milk and honey.

Lately I've been drinking a giant thing of cold water with fresh lemon every morning. I take my medication first thing in the morning, and I have to wait 30 minutes before eating or drinking dairy, so I fill a 1 L mason jar and chug it. It really does help me wake up, but I still have a coffee later on in the morning.

[atlas]

I like English Breakfast tea and Chai tea.

[dellabear]

Decaf Americano. Or if they have decaf brewed, ask for a half decaf.

[eb777888]

I love the taste of coffee but don't always like the caffeine, especially in the afternoon/evening. I drink decaff. I love Peets coffee (I drink both caff and decaff, both are good).

[scottyderp]

Feb 4, 2016 23:01:37 GMT -5 @32flavors said:

You mean like bourbon?

YAS

[sapphireblue]

I'm drinking coffee these days, but I came in to say chai lattes, which I see people posted above. They are so delicious. We have a Keurig at work and we had them for a while, I loved them!

[Deleted]

Chai lattes for sure

[pantsparty]

Bigelow has a higher caffeine tea. It's called American Breakfast, I drink the version with lemon.

[miso]

Genmaicha.

So toasty.

So good.

[pantsparty]

Republic of Tea also has some great selection. I love their Moroccan Mint, it's a green tea but the mint perks me up. They also have a line of Hi-Caf teas, I like the Pom Berry black.

[elleblue]

My favorite caffeine free tea is red rooibos. With a splash of coconut creamer and either honey or a couple drops of liquid stevia. So good scottyderp, I promise.

[tacoflavoredkisses]

I get an English breakfast tea latte at Starbucks- basically the same as London fog but with English breakfast instead of earl grey.

[noodleskooze]

This isn't an alternative, just a way to cut down on coffee--I alternate water and coffee. I make myself drink a full glass of water before I'm "allowed" to have a cup of coffee. I thought I'd be hankering for my second cup o' joe bad enough to suck down my second cup of water each day, but it usually takes me a while, and, by the time I'm done with my second water, it's too late to have that much caffeine.

[namasteak]

PG Tips black tea with a splash of unsweetened vanilla almond milk.

[namasteak]

Feb 5, 2016 5:42:12 GMT -5 tacoflavoredkisses said:

I get an English breakfast tea latte at Starbucks- basically the same as London fog but with English breakfast instead of earl grey.

I think at starbucks it's half tea half steamed milk. It would be so tasty if they switched to cream!

[wambam]

The times I've gone off coffee, I drank Rish Earl Grey lavender with a wee bit of honey.

[KKD]

Another vote for chai lattes. I don't like coffee so a vanilla chai latte is my go-to Starbucks order when I need some caffeine. Otherwise I get a vanilla steamer or hot chocolate like a little kid. lol.

[wambam]

Feb 5, 2016 13:10:18 GMT -5 carrotsmakemefat said:

Excuse the dumb question, but does chai have any caffeine? I haven't been reacting well to coffee recently either.

(Bonus, chai is good for eliminating parasites)

Yes chai is caffeinated. Less so than coffee. Slightly more than black tea.

[MixedBerryJam]

I make a pitcher of half Earl Grey and half regular decaf iced tea every other day or so. It's not as caffeinated but it gets me going in the morning. I had been making authentic sun tea for a while, but now I toss all the teabags in, fill the gallon pitcher with water and zap it for about 5 minutes in the microwave (I nuc it, as batbirdgirl would say) and let it sit overnight and it's ready in the morning.