They do a fantastic job on tea parties too - had my daughters first birthday there.

Just wanted to share a new tea I have become addicted to, Hibiscus Mint Tea from Nile Valley Herbs. I first encountered it in several local restaurants, and only recently discovered that the guy sells individual boxes too. He's one of those do-gooders who sends proceeds back to his home village in Nubia for clean drinking water, education, etc. so I get to feel good about buying it too. Anyway, I've gone through at least a cup a day since I bought it, so I highly recommend giving it a try if you're looking for a new tea.

No charity as far as I know, but Mighty Leaf makes a mighty good Earl Grey.

Rooibos (a red tea) with honey is my favorite, but I cheap out Luzianne.

On green tea -- does it have caffeine? If so, is it more or less than coffee? I can't get a straight answer from anyone.

Unless it's been decaffeinated, all tea (not herbals or tisanes) contains caffeine. A cup of green tea has a little less than a cup of reg coffee, a little more than instant.

According to the Celestial Seasonings "Authentic Green Tea" box, drip coffee has 90 mg of caffeine and their green tea has 30 mg.

I sure am glad I'm buying that "authentic" green tea. I'm sure the fake stuff would be horrible.

My mother visited a sort of tea museum once, and one of the things they told her was that all the caffeine is leeched out of a tea bag within 30-45 seconds. So if you want a cup of decaf tea, just steep the bag for half a minute in a separate cup of hot water, then put it in the "real" cup and steep for 2-3 minutes as usual.

The fake stuff is Darjeeling with green food coloring.

You want some caffeine get some Yerba Matte. Got a good kick.
I have a lot of tea.
Should take a pic of my tea/coffee cabinet.
Believe it or not, since they have changed their buyer, Lipton has really good green tea.
I buy gold seal quality for home use but take Lipton on the road with me.

You guys made me...
Bourbon Street Vanilla Rooibos from The Metropolitan Tea Company. I teaspoon of honey from our groves in it, orange flower with a touch of clover flower only goes into that honey.
It has ruined me, almost all other tastes like crap to me. Fortunately we get cases for free.
I have a lot of their stuff, some of my favorite. The Met tea company, I mean.

Edit:
Does anyone else nuke their water and use the big, lidded, coffee mugs? I love those things for my tea and have separate ones for my coffee.

Just read this thread for the first time and I feel so .....B...British!

The stuff you describe isnt Tea! Tea is the stuff I drink by the (British) pint, and then some. It's loaded with caffeine (don't fool yourselves), it needs to be made with boiling water, and it needs a daxh of milk. none of that honey crap.

We use PGTips. The best. Loose leaf. (I use to use bags, but beest converted me). I have a pint and a half before I take the kids to the bus in the morning ... and anothe pint and a half when I get back (I like huge mugs), then it's 8am and time to start my day..... When MIL is visiting, I brew up pretty much once an hour.

I drink a lot of Earl Grey and Irish Breakfast, but I don't drink milk. I only put honey in about half the time, almost never in my dark teas. I drink them straight and strong.
Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon and evening.

I just had a look at their web site, monster. Love the monkey.

Where do you get PG Tips in the US?

Mostly, MIL imports it when she visits. She keeps clothes here, and instead brings suitcases full of tea :D

Bringing bags full of a leafy green substance through customs must be fun. Does she enjoy the strip searches?:p