+1. I only drink loose leaf tea and have 35+ different teas at home. I also maintain Excel spreadsheet to rank different teas I try.
While I understand why Americans dislike tea... how come they insist on drinking terrible coffee too?
Growing up I was a huge fan of black teas, but have lost a taste for them over last year. These days it's all about Oolongs.
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LabCat
Love love love tea. I can be rather obsessed and have been called a tea snob more than once. I have an entire cabinet in my kitchen dedicated to teas.
I am more of a purist in that I tend to like my teas without added flavors (fruit, flowers, essences), although there are exceptions. A good jasmine green tea, for example. And I can't get enough of a highly spiced black tea from a wonderful tea shop in, of all places, Des Moines.
My favorite teas right now are a puerh toucha and a remarkably smooth oolong called High Mountain Artisanal.
Are there any Lapsong Souchong fans out there?
Is there a good recipe for Lapsong Souchong? I've had it for a while at home and want to like it, but can't force myself to drink it.