I tried some Oolong when I was at Teavana. I think that's what I'm going to buy next time I go. This fucking Samurai Chai Mate shit.... Is so good. And it has the same caffeine content as a cup of coffee so It's good for my mornings.
Perhaps someone could tell me what to do with this;
I have never tried yerba mate before, is there a special way to brew it? I am thinking of tearing open one of my lemon herbal teas and mixing it with the mate then using it in a tea ball. Should I just steep it, or maybe boil it for a while? I have heard mate has quite a kick, true?
I like a lot of different teas, but a nice Earl Grey is my favorite, followed closely by iced jasmine tea with a little honey.
Of course no thread on tea would be complete without;
find the smallest cup you have.
fill it with mate'
boil water (doesn't have to be exaclty boiling)
pour water in cup (slowly), don't worry it wont overflow.
find a mate' straw or simular, drink it with that.
I'm drinking something called rooibos, it's OK and has no caffeine.
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Regular old milk n sugar tea is good
but by FAR, my favourite tea of ALL TIME is Chamomile.
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I tried some Oolong when I was at Teavana. I think that's what I'm going to buy next time I go. This fucking Samurai Chai Mate shit.... Is so good. And it has the same caffeine content as a cup of coffee so It's good for my mornings.
I have never tried yerba mate before, is there a special way to brew it? I am thinking of tearing open one of my lemon herbal teas and mixing it with the mate then using it in a tea ball. Should I just steep it, or maybe boil it for a while? I have heard mate has quite a kick, true?
I like a lot of different teas, but a nice Earl Grey is my favorite, followed closely by iced jasmine tea with a little honey.
Of course no thread on tea would be complete without;
C/O
"FUCKIN TEA!"
Also, I use around 1.5 - 2 teaspoons worth of tea for 8 ounces of water.
find the smallest cup you have.
fill it with mate'
boil water (doesn't have to be exaclty boiling)
pour water in cup (slowly), don't worry it wont overflow.
find a mate' straw or simular, drink it with that.
I'm drinking something called rooibos, it's OK and has no caffeine.
http://www.liptonforthefuture.com/
Do I need to say more