Tea - Page 3

richlevy · 09-29-2005, 09:46 PM

I just picked up some of Republic of Tea's Good Hope Vanilla Rooibos from Cost Plus World Market.

The vanilla is nice, but they have an artificial cream flavor mixed in. To me this tastes like what you get when you drink water out of a glass that just had milk in it.

So far, the Trader Joes Rooibos is the best version I have tried.

It was $7.99 instead of the $8.75 list price. This was a lot better than the $10.99 another store wanted.

Nice container, though.

DanaC · 09-30-2005, 06:01 AM

Just can't beat a cup of "Yorkshire Tea"

Trilby · 09-30-2005, 02:37 PM

DanaC--what's that?

vsp · 01-09-2006, 02:26 PM

I have been becoming a tea addict over the last several months; it's flavorful, but has less of a caffeine kick (low to no, depending on type) than coffee and isn't loaded with sugar and carbonation like soda, so I can drink a lot of it without disturbing my acid reflux if I don't overbrew it. I drink mostly green, herbal and rooibos, but have some black blends I like and have been fiddling around with oolong lately (and have a friend who's looking for a really good oolong like what they have at a local Chinese restaurant).

I was at "Sugarplums and Tea" yesterday, a tea shop/tea room tucked away in the Rockvale Square outlets in Lancaster, and picked up a few ounces of loose-tea blends that turned out to be very nice (they had a good variety of available flavors). However, that's a bit of a drive for me on a regular basis.

So if I was here in the southwest Philly burbs and wanted to buy a variety of loose tea blends by the ounce -- not in bags, not on grocery shelves, not prepared in a tea room with scones and sandwiches, but small quantities of large numbers of teas for experimentation purposes -- where should I go?

Undertoad · 01-09-2006, 02:37 PM

King of Prussia: the mall (plaza side) now has a place selling only loose tea and tea-related items. Prices for loose tea are in 2oz increments. I tell you this so you don't crap yourself like I did when your order of "a half pounda this, quarter pounda that" comes to $57.

Downtown: if it's still open, The House of Tea. Just south of South street, a selection that is awe-inspiring. I have not been there in 6 years or something.

http://www.houseoftea.com/

Undertoad · 01-09-2006, 02:39 PM

Oh yeah, and there's GOTTA be a place in Chinatown, although I've been all through Chinatown and I don't remember one.

jinx · 01-09-2006, 02:51 PM

The place in the Reading terminal that sells [real] Jamaican Blue Mtn coffee also has an impressive tea assortment.

Undertoad · 01-09-2006, 02:55 PM

Having looked over the house of tea website, it does appear that they are still open. The prices there are half what they are in King of Prussia. I'm going soon!

richlevy · 01-09-2006, 03:42 PM

This weekend we went to the Constitution Center and afterwards had dinner in Chinatown.

As usual, I visited the Chung May market on Race Street and picked up a box of 100 individually wrapped tea bags.

A lot of Asian markets have the inexpensive green and black teas in the 100 count boxes. Chung May is the only one I have found in the area that sells Kuan Yin oolong in the 100 count box.

richlevy · 01-09-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Having looked over the house of tea website, it does appear that they are still open. The prices there are half what they are in King of Prussia. I'm going soon!

I visited House of Tea about 8 or 9 years ago. If I remember correctly, I wasn't carrying a lot of cash and he offered to sell to me on credit.

The shop looks like something from the 19th century.

Undertoad · 01-09-2006, 04:06 PM

If I go I will report back. When I go.

richlevy · 01-09-2006, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

If I go I will report back. When I go.

Consider getting the Rooibos Cinnamon & Orange Spice, I have the same flavor in tea bags from Trader Joes and it's great. It's also an 'herbal tea'.

On thing though. I just looked at the IPIX and when I zoomed in on the antique scale, I didn't see an inspection sticker.

Urbane Guerrilla · 01-09-2006, 11:00 PM

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Lemon Jasmine Green Tea -- this is particularly good done like a chai, with milk and sweetening to taste. Do follow the directions on the canister; they mean it when they say don't steep this tea more than 3 to 4 minutes -- it will go quite bitter.

Try seeking out a double-strength Earl Grey with twice the bergamot. Celestial Seasonings used to market one under the name Earl Greyest. Zowie.

Our tea-cozy sees particular use in brewing Rooibos red tea, which takes long stewing: Rooibos in the Melita 6-cup drip-pot, boiling water in, lid on, pop the cozy on, leave for twenty minutes and more.

MIL's also a Russian helicopter design bureau.

BigV · 01-09-2006, 11:28 PM

Stash Lemon Ginger Herbal Tea is excellent. I make it by the pot. With just a little sugar, the aroma and the bite make a for unique taste experience.

For the bergamot junkies in the room, I recommend Double Bergamot Earl Grey Tea. Needs less (or no) sugar--highly aromatic and very indulgent. Yum!

Urbane Guerrilla · 01-10-2006, 12:12 AM

Noted with thanks, BigV.

09-29-2005, 09:46 PM	#31
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I just picked up some of Republic of Tea's Good Hope Vanilla Rooibos from Cost Plus World Market. The vanilla is nice, but they have an artificial cream flavor mixed in. To me this tastes like what you get when you drink water out of a glass that just had milk in it. So far, the Trader Joes Rooibos is the best version I have tried. It was $7.99 instead of the $8.75 list price. This was a lot better than the $10.99 another store wanted. Nice container, though. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

09-30-2005, 02:37 PM	#33
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01-09-2006, 02:51 PM	#37
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	The place in the Reading terminal that sells [real] Jamaican Blue Mtn coffee also has an impressive tea assortment. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-09-2006, 03:42 PM	#39
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	This weekend we went to the Constitution Center and afterwards had dinner in Chinatown. As usual, I visited the Chung May market on Race Street and picked up a box of 100 individually wrapped tea bags. A lot of Asian markets have the inexpensive green and black teas in the 100 count boxes. Chung May is the only one I have found in the area that sells Kuan Yin oolong in the 100 count box. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-09-2006, 11:00 PM	#43
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Lemon Jasmine Green Tea -- this is particularly good done like a chai, with milk and sweetening to taste. Do follow the directions on the canister; they mean it when they say don't steep this tea more than 3 to 4 minutes -- it will go quite bitter. Try seeking out a double-strength Earl Grey with twice the bergamot. Celestial Seasonings used to market one under the name Earl Greyest. Zowie. Our tea-cozy sees particular use in brewing Rooibos red tea, which takes long stewing: Rooibos in the Melita 6-cup drip-pot, boiling water in, lid on, pop the cozy on, leave for twenty minutes and more. MIL's also a Russian helicopter design bureau. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

09-30-2005, 06:01 AM	#32
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Just can't beat a cup of "Yorkshire Tea"

01-09-2006, 02:26 PM	#34
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	I have been becoming a tea addict over the last several months; it's flavorful, but has less of a caffeine kick (low to no, depending on type) than coffee and isn't loaded with sugar and carbonation like soda, so I can drink a lot of it without disturbing my acid reflux if I don't overbrew it. I drink mostly green, herbal and rooibos, but have some black blends I like and have been fiddling around with oolong lately (and have a friend who's looking for a really good oolong like what they have at a local Chinese restaurant). I was at "Sugarplums and Tea" yesterday, a tea shop/tea room tucked away in the Rockvale Square outlets in Lancaster, and picked up a few ounces of loose-tea blends that turned out to be very nice (they had a good variety of available flavors). However, that's a bit of a drive for me on a regular basis. So if I was here in the southwest Philly burbs and wanted to buy a variety of loose tea blends by the ounce -- not in bags, not on grocery shelves, not prepared in a tea room with scones and sandwiches, but small quantities of large numbers of teas for experimentation purposes -- where should I go?

01-09-2006, 02:37 PM	#35
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	King of Prussia: the mall (plaza side) now has a place selling only loose tea and tea-related items. Prices for loose tea are in 2oz increments. I tell you this so you don't crap yourself like I did when your order of "a half pounda this, quarter pounda that" comes to $57. Downtown: if it's still open, The House of Tea. Just south of South street, a selection that is awe-inspiring. I have not been there in 6 years or something. http://www.houseoftea.com/

01-09-2006, 02:39 PM	#36
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh yeah, and there's GOTTA be a place in Chinatown, although I've been all through Chinatown and I don't remember one.

01-09-2006, 02:55 PM	#38
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Having looked over the house of tea website, it does appear that they are still open. The prices there are half what they are in King of Prussia. I'm going soon!

01-09-2006, 04:06 PM	#41
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	If I go I will report back. When I go.

01-09-2006, 11:28 PM	#44
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Stash Lemon Ginger Herbal Tea is excellent. I make it by the pot. With just a little sugar, the aroma and the bite make a for unique taste experience. For the bergamot junkies in the room, I recommend Double Bergamot Earl Grey Tea. Needs less (or no) sugar--highly aromatic and very indulgent. Yum! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-10-2006, 12:12 AM	#45
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Noted with thanks, BigV. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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