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Gordon's coffee thread inspired this one. Plus, tea is gaining popularity with stores like Teavana. It definitely wins over coffee in terms of variation on drink flavors and types, but loses to coffee's strength in cooking.

I've gotten a lot of folks either switched over to tea or drinking tea as much as they drink coffee over the years. It always starts in the company kitchen when folks are grabbing their joe and they see me with tea bags. They're tried tea and everyone drinks iced tea, but they need that powerful kick in the mornings. I always recommend skipping the Lipton (which is admittedly great for iced tea) and grabbing the Bigelow (brand name).

Stick with Earl Grey or English Breakfast in the mornings. (Yes, I drank it years before that Jean Luc prick copied me.) Earl Grey has that powerful taste folks want in the morning, but it's far less bitter than coffee. English Breakfast is simply delicious, yet strong. I'm a "best for last" person, so I drink Earl Grey Monday - Thursday and English Breakfast on Friday mornings.

For afternoons, I'll either grab an English Teatime, another black tea with good flavor, or Mint Medley, a non-caffeine but I love mint.

For bed or when you're stick, go with Chamomile, which isn't technically a tea, but it's in the family. It won't keep you awake.

Best part of tea as a primary drink? It has so many flavor profiles that you don't need sugar or sweeteners. Although, if you must, honey is a good choice. I drink water and tea almost exclusively these days and it was responsible for some weight loss for me. I recommend it as a first step for anyone entering a weight loss program. Zero calories in your drinks means you can put more on your plates.
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Love tea. Was a fan of southern sweet tea during every meal, until I had to stop taking in all the sugar calories. In the Winter nights I usually grab a mug of hot tea for next to the computer, and usually it was decaffeinated Earl Gray. If I drank the high-test at 9pm I would be wide awake until 3am.
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I drink a fair amount of black tea. Usually Salada, usually just made by dropping 4 bags in a pitcher of water and boiling it in the microwave for 11:11. The pinnacle of lazy tea.
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I meant English Teatime (Bigelow, blue box) for the majority of my post above.

English breakfast is also good, but English Teatime is THE BOMB for flavor if you want a black, bagged tea.

Also, give Teavana a shot next time you're at the mall. It's loose tea, and it takes for fucking ever to get a cup to go, but damn it's good.
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Earl grey. Or psychoactive. Favourite.
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That part in bold is the result of the tea fucking extensively with the chems your brain uses to control your sleeping, waking, and dreaming states. When god trips balls, I bet he drinks this.
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My ex used to make me try her various teas. Supposedly I've tried tea in a wide variety of flavors and types across the entire tea spectrum.

Every single one of them tasted the same to me. Like twigs soaked in warm spit.
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TPRJones wrote:My ex used to make me try her various teas. Supposedly I've tried tea in a wide variety of flavors and types across the entire tea spectrum.

Every single one of them tasted the same to me. Like twigs soaked in warm spit.
They're supposed to taste like twigs soaked in warm water. Your ex was spitting in yours.
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When god trips balls, I bet he drinks this.
Not to derail this thread buuuut... Is this proof that Malcolm acknowledges God's existence?!!??
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Stranger wrote:
When god trips balls, I bet he drinks this.
Not to derail this thread buuuut... Is this proof that Malcolm acknowledges God's existence?!!??
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This thread made me want some tea last night, so I went into my stash.

My cunt MIL used all my teabags.
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Malcolm wrote:With enough psychedelics, I'll probably believe in anything except Trump.
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