what's your favorite tea?

[CloudBee]

And why?

I drink a lot of:

- Whole Foods Green Tea (flavor & health benefits)
- Harney & Sons Paris (comfort & flavor, it's my absolute favorite)
- Whole Foods Peppermint (for heartburn, sometimes I do peppermint & green together)
- Chai powdered from Trader Joe's (flavor, but man is it loaded with sugar)

I'm looking for something that may help me wind down in the evening. I've never had any "sleepy time" teas, and I dislike chamomile and floral flavors. 

Any suggestions on a tea that can help me relax before bedtime?

[VillainV]

- Stash Moroccan Mint - it’s a green tea with mint and it has caffeine! Very light and refreshing

- Tazo Awake English Breakfast - strong.

Looking for a really good Earl Grey.

[juliachild]

I drink Harney and Sons mint tea before bed. I'm not a fan of the flavor of chamomile which is in a lot of sleepy teas.

[Gato]

I love Yogi Tea’s Chai Rooibos. Mostly I love the smell; to me it’s so comforting and relaxing. Supposedly the Rooibos provides antioxidants too.

[Pibs]

I like Celestial's Vanilla Sleepytime tea, but it has chamomile.  I don't find it to be over whelming, though.

I love a classic English Breakfast tea and I'm also a fan of Harney & Sons Paris tea (Palm Court is also really good -- I just found out about that one last weekend when we did Valentine's Tea at a local place).   

We have a local spice & tea store, and I really like the Iron Goddess of Mercy Tea that they carry.  It a Chinese oolong that's really light and fresh.  They also have Earl Grey Creme Tea -- I HATE Earl Grey, but I decided to give this a try and I love it.  It's not nearly as overwhelming as normal Earl Grey.

Genmaicha is a green tea that I love that has toasted rice in it.  I like the loose leaf because you can see the toasted rice that popped, like little tiny kernels of pop corn. 

A local restaurant does a Russian tea and they have a custom tea blend that's Georgian Caravan that's really delightful.  I haven't had it in awhile so I can't remember how to describe it.

Tazo has a baked cinnamon apple tea that I really like in the fall because it's comforting and tastes like fall.  In the UK, I discovered that I love Clipper Lemon & Ginger tea.  It was perfect for me to wind down before bed with. 

Finally, I have a tea that I make myself from a spa at a resort in Mexico that we love to go to.  They call it an ayurvedic digestive tea that's 1/2 teaspoon anise seed, 1 teaspoon fennel seed & 1 teaspoon coriander seed and it's one of my favorite things ever to drink.

[Patsy Baloney]

Long Island iced.

[sproctopus]

Tazo Wild Orange Blossom

I just had an apple jacks chai latte the other day from a local shop and it blew my mind it was so good.

[cleo29]

I love Aveda's Comforting Tea. It has something in it that gives this natural light sweet flavor at the end of the sip. It is the only tea that I have never had to add sugar to.

www.aveda.com/product/5210/17081/body/tea/aveda-comforting-tea-bags#/shade/20_tea_bags

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

For sleep vibes, Yogi Honey Lavender Stress Relief.

[zarapipe]

Irish breakfast.

[rikki]

Barney and Sons cinnamon. Soooo good.

[pinkballoons]

Pukka has several varieties that I really like, but Detox is my favorite. The lemon, ginger, and Manuka honey is also delightful.

[CloudBee]

Feb 20, 2020 21:32:20 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I love Aveda's Comforting Tea. It has something in it that gives this natural light sweet flavor at the end of the sip. It is the only tea that I have never had to add sugar to.

www.aveda.com/product/5210/17081/body/tea/aveda-comforting-tea-bags#/shade/20_tea_bags

Aveda makes tea?!

[isabel]

I pretty much exclusively drink Jasmine pearl tea. I find it relaxing. I drink it in the morning fairly often and occasionally in the afternoon. I don't drink a ton of caffeine, so I don't need it to wake up. The tea in the morning is more ritualistic than anything. It's warm and tastes good.

[CloudBee]

Feb 20, 2020 21:50:24 GMT -5 pinkballoons said:

Pukka has several varieties that I really like, but Detox is my favorite. The lemon, ginger, and Manuka honey is also delightful.

I was just looking at this brand. It's new to me. Happy to hear you like it.

Is the ginger strong? I love ginger candies.

[isabel]

Feb 20, 2020 22:13:42 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

Feb 20, 2020 21:32:20 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I love Aveda's Comforting Tea. It has something in it that gives this natural light sweet flavor at the end of the sip. It is the only tea that I have never had to add sugar to.

www.aveda.com/product/5210/17081/body/tea/aveda-comforting-tea-bags#/shade/20_tea_bags

Aveda makes tea?!

My stylist works at an Aveda salon and they serve their tea there as a while-you-wait beverage.

[alleinesein]

David's Tea- Candy Cane Crush (seasonal but still available on the website), Cream of Earl Grey

[toepick]

In the winter it’s Chocolate Mint from Harney’s, which is neither too minty nor too chocolate-y. I like the Watermelon Mint tea from Trader Joe’s in the summer.

And for iced tea I buy the Tazo pitcher sized bags of black tea.

I don’t often drink tea at night but if I do it’s usually just a mint tea. I don’t like chamomile or other herbal teas so plain mint it is!

[sadlebred]

Before bed? I don't really drink many. PG Tips decaf tea from GB is currently my favorite decaf tea.

[vlinder]

Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice is my favorite— I get both the regular and decaf versions.

I recently had Mighty Leaf African Nectar and enjoyed it—it’s a rooibos.

[TBM]

I used to like Stash Moroccan mint, but now I drink Numi's mint tea. I tried Harney's mint tea but had an allergic reaction (tickle in throat, throat closing, cough) after one sip. I thought it was a fluke and took a second sip and found out it wasn't, so I have stayed away from that one, and I have never reacted ro another mint trea like that. It was weird.

I love oolong tea, and one of my favorites is Paromi lemon ginger. I know you said that you don't like chamomile, but they have a tea blend called Sleep With Me that is chamomile, lemon balm, and a lot of other things that is pretty nice, and doesn't taste overwhelming like chamomile.

ETA: I forgot about the two teas that I drink most often... my daily chai latte and an ayurvedic tea.

I have been a tazo chai latte drinker for many years, but I just made my second batch of homemade chai concentrate and it's pretty good, but I am still tweaking ther recipe. I have been using Numi darjeeling tea to make it ( I had forgotten how much I like darjerling), but I may try assam.

We use fennel, coriander, cumin and fennel seeds in our ayurvedic tea. We make enough every morning for each of us to have two or three cups throughout the day.

[pinkballoons]

Feb 20, 2020 22:14:38 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

Feb 20, 2020 21:50:24 GMT -5 pinkballoons said:

Pukka has several varieties that I really like, but Detox is my favorite. The lemon, ginger, and Manuka honey is also delightful.

I was just looking at this brand. It's new to me. Happy to hear you like it.

Is the ginger strong? I love ginger candies.

It’s definitely present, but not overwhelming.

[Nonny]

I also love Harney's Paris Blend.  I don't drink a lot of caffeinated tea, but I have at least half a dozen of their sample sachets in both caffeinated and caffeine free varieties. The only one I've of theirs I've had so far that I've hated is their best selling cinnamon one they sent me a tea bag of - yuck. 

I also drink their organic peppermint (the one that's just straight mint leaves), but my H really likes that one too, so I probably have that one the most. It's my go-to relaxing evening tea. But I'm the exact opposite of most people and mint makes my heartburn worse, so it's not a nightly thing.

For chai I use the Oregon Chai liquid mix. It's pretty high in sugar, but I mix it with more milk than it calls for and drink it iced in the summer (it also comes in caffeine free and low sugar options).

I haven't purchased any for myself, but my tea store manager friend introduced me to Murchie's Canadia Breakfast, and it's delightful. I don't sweeten my tea, but the maple flavor is just light enough to be pleasant and not overpowering.

If I'm doing grocery store tea bags I go for Stash (preferably double bergamot earl grey).

[Nonny]

Feb 20, 2020 20:58:11 GMT -5 juliachild said:

I drink Harney and Sons mint tea before bed. I'm not a fan of the flavor of chamomile which is in a lot of sleepy teas.

Chamomile is the worst.

[foundmylazybum]

Trader joes pomegranate white tea is amazing

[alleinesein]

Feb 20, 2020 22:13:42 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

Feb 20, 2020 21:32:20 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I love Aveda's Comforting Tea. It has something in it that gives this natural light sweet flavor at the end of the sip. It is the only tea that I have never had to add sugar to.

www.aveda.com/product/5210/17081/body/tea/aveda-comforting-tea-bags#/shade/20_tea_bags

Aveda makes tea?!

Yup.  They are constantly offering me that nasty crap whenever I go into their stores.  It is so sweet that it makes me gag.  It has a ton of licorice root and fennel root in it and both of those are cloyingly sweet to my palate.  

www.aveda.com/product/5210/16719/body/tea/aveda-comforting-tea#/shade/4.9_oz_%2F_140_g

[Aquatica]

I've been into the loose leaf teas wherever I can find them. I like jasmine and oolong, then there is this Russian bakery near me that imports a black tea that is great. When I was in Colorado there was a tea shop that just sold loose leaf teas and would mix a bag based on what you wanted (morning wake up, relaxing, destress). I ended up with chamomile lavender that was pretty good.

[calmcosmo]

Tazo has a dessert tea line that is good and not sweet. Glazed lemon loaf is good (smells amazing).

[Crystal]

Feb 20, 2020 22:28:42 GMT -5 alleinesein said:

David's Tea- Candy Cane Crush (seasonal but still available on the website), Cream of Earl Grey

Holy crap.  I LOVE Candy Cane Crush.  I bought a huge stash last year on clearance.  I can't get enough of it! 

[Wines Not Whines]

Feb 20, 2020 21:31:51 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

Tazo Wild Orange Blossom

This is my favorite tea. It’s citrusy with a hint of mint. I really like the combination.