I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

I don't really have a distinctive morning tea. Usually, when I'm at
work, I start going on my green tea of the day. I usually pick
something that is good for multiple infusions, as it is a bit of a
hassle to change out the tea leaves while at work.

I've been known to have herbal tea in the morning, too, based on how
I'm feeling.

On another note, I - too - have given up drinking cow's milk. I've
been drinking soy milk for a while since I can get it to cheap, but I
prefer almond milk. I also bought rice milk for the first time the
other day so I could try it out (it is a bit cheaper than almond
milk).

What sort of teas have you found that mix well with the non-dairy
milks? Also, what sort of brands and types of milks are you using? I
prefer to use the unsweetened and non-flavored varities, but if a
certain flavor brings out the taste, I'm willing to try it.

On Jan 15, 9:22 am, Maxwell wrote:
I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

On Jan 15, 8:22*am, Maxwell wrote:
I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

First thing in the morning, I want the cheapest organic Assam
fannings. I have one you brew one minute for the first mug, then brew
the dregs all morning till you want it for the second mug. I drink
the first mug as soon as its cool enough, without any adulterants. If
I had your group of teas, I'd try the Ceylon for my morning cup.
Toci

Maxwell wrote in news:8803aa34-10fe-4ea9-aca0-
:

....
So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

An Assam would be good, esp. with the vanilla flavored lighteners (e.g.
Irish or Scottish breakfast blends). Sometimes I have that, very
strong. If you don't care about organic so much and have access to an
Indian grocery, Taj Mahal is an inexpensive brand that gets the job
done. Or perhaps maté for the caffeine (does it have theanine or
other beneficent things as well?), but it doesn't appeal to me.

Most mornings, though, start with black puer, also brewed very strong.

Ozzy

I make my own "English Breakfast" from equal parts of BOP Assam, Nilgiri,
Ceylon and Yunnan. I usually get organics from Upton, whatever they have in
stock when I need it. Makes a delicious cup, especially Brit-style with a
little milk & sugar, but it's good with just sugar too. Too bitter for my
taste without one or the other, but YMMV. I drink a pot every morning.

Dean

"Maxwell" wrote in message
...
I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

Let's get these eternal myths sorted:

1. Maté does NOT have more caffeine than tea.

2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine

Nigel at Teacraft


On Jan 15, 8:33*pm, Ozzy please.answer@NG wrote:

Or perhaps maté for the caffeine (does it have theanine or
other beneficent things as well?),

On Jan 15, 9:55 am, " wrote:
I don't really have a distinctive morning tea. Usually, when I'm at
work, I start going on my green tea of the day. I usually pick
something that is good for multiple infusions, as it is a bit of a
hassle to change out the tea leaves while at work.

I've been known to have herbal tea in the morning, too, based on how
I'm feeling.

On another note, I - too - have given up drinking cow's milk. I've
been drinking soy milk for a while since I can get it to cheap, but I
prefer almond milk. I also bought rice milk for the first time the
other day so I could try it out (it is a bit cheaper than almond
milk).

What sort of teas have you found that mix well with the non-dairy
milks? Also, what sort of brands and types of milks are you using? I
prefer to use the unsweetened and non-flavored varities, but if a
certain flavor brings out the taste, I'm willing to try it.

On Jan 15, 9:22 am, Maxwell wrote:

I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

I drink Silk vanilla soy milk, because its available everywhere near
my apartment, and I can drink it by the glass without tea, something I
can't do with regular milk.

that being said, it doesn't compare to regular milk mixed into tea. It
is not bad at all, it's quite good, just not the same as milk and tea.
no non dairy will ever compare to the time I spent in Ireland where
every morning there was pot after pot of strong black tea and milk
from the animals outside.

I have been drinking a few cup of maté each morning with a bit of
sugar and vanilla soymilk, though I'm not sure the vanilla adds
anything to the mix, I'm sure plain would work fine. If you pour the
mixture into a clear glass and leave it sit for an hour or 2 you will
find an interesting color.

I sometimes drink the ceylon in the morning, however it is going stale
and is getting a little bitter and is requiring more and more
additives. I usually leave my green and white for at night as I go to
bed earlier than normal now due to class scheduling.

If anyone else has info on non dairy additives and the best mixture, I
would love to hear them

I prefer rooibos in the mornings, actually, because my stomach prefers
lighter fare in terms of both food and liquid in the morning. I
usually make it before I leave for work. I've always been a morning
person, so I don't really need caffeine, and black teas tend to be too
much for my stomach to handle first thing. I like rooibos best of any
tisane, so it's my default morning choice.

On Jan 15, 9:22 am, Maxwell wrote:
I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

Maxwell wrote:
I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

for me, just a big cup of lapsang souchong, neat. No better way to start
my day

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PG Tips + milk + sugar

Yunnan gold (if i have more minutes)

or anything- black/oolong/green -if i got even more time

Nigel wrote:
Let's get these eternal myths sorted:

1. Maté does NOT have more caffeine than tea.

2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine

Nigel at Teacraft

as opposed to 'fake' Camellia? I'm not poking fun, I want to understand
what you mean by that comment. I was under the impression that 'tea' was
all Camellia, as opposed to tisanes, which obviously are not.

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In an ideal world where we are all rational and accurate TEA is indeed
as defined by ISO Standard 6078:1982 - "derived solely and
exclusively . . from the leaves, buds and tender stems of varieties of
the species Camellia sinensis".
However a moment spent inspecting your supermarket shelves will
demonstrate the universally common usage of the word in application to
herbal mixes; even the TeaFAQ site has a page titled "Tisanes (Herbal
Teas)". And the increasing use of "Red Tea" for rooibos is I believe
deliberately misleading, done to trade on Camellia tea's percieved
health benefits. A few years ago I reported Marks and Spencer to the
UK Trading Standards Office for selling a chamomile tisane in a pack
with the word TEA about 1" high and the word chamomile about 1/4" high
- such misuse of the word tea is misleading - and teh product was
pulled.
Nevertheless, until the world universally understands that tea is only
Camellia tea, I often take the precaution of calling it "Camellia tea"
when confusion needs to be avoided.

Nigel at Teacraft


On Jan 17, 6:43*pm, Warren wrote:
Nigel wrote:
2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine

I want to understand
what you mean by that comment. I was under the impression that 'tea' was
all Camellia, as opposed to tisanes, which obviously are not.

Nigel wrote:
In an ideal world where we are all rational and accurate TEA is indeed
as defined by ISO Standard 6078:1982 - "derived solely and
exclusively . . from the leaves, buds and tender stems of varieties of
the species Camellia sinensis".
However a moment spent inspecting your supermarket shelves will
demonstrate the universally common usage of the word in application to
herbal mixes; even the TeaFAQ site has a page titled "Tisanes (Herbal
Teas)". And the increasing use of "Red Tea" for rooibos is I believe
deliberately misleading, done to trade on Camellia tea's percieved
health benefits. A few years ago I reported Marks and Spencer to the
UK Trading Standards Office for selling a chamomile tisane in a pack
with the word TEA about 1" high and the word chamomile about 1/4" high
- such misuse of the word tea is misleading - and teh product was
pulled.
Nevertheless, until the world universally understands that tea is only
Camellia tea, I often take the precaution of calling it "Camellia tea"
when confusion needs to be avoided.

Nigel at Teacraft

Yes, I too have always balked at the use of 'tea' on what are actually
tisanes. In North America, the various administrations tasked with
consumer standards are surprisingly lax regarding this issue. With many
products, in fact. I am quite surprised that in the States, merchants
are allowed to sell cassia bark under the name 'cinnamon' and it is
perfectly legal. So it is no surprise to me that they allow a random
assortment of leaves to be called 'tea.' caveat emptor.





On Jan 17, 6:43 pm, Warren wrote:
Nigel wrote:
2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine

I want to understand
what you mean by that comment. I was under the impression that 'tea' was
all Camellia, as opposed to tisanes, which obviously are not.




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On Jan 16, 8:47*am, Maxwell wrote:
On Jan 15, 9:55 am, " wrote:





I don't really have a distinctive morning tea. Usually, when I'm at
work, I start going on my green tea of the day. I usually pick
something that is good for multiple infusions, as it is a bit of a
hassle to change out the tea leaves while at work.

I've been known to have herbal tea in the morning, too, based on how
I'm feeling.

On another note, I - too - have given up drinking cow's milk. I've
been drinking soy milk for a while since I can get it to cheap, but I
prefer almond milk. I also bought rice milk for the first time the
other day so I could try it out (it is a bit cheaper than almond
milk).

What sort of teas have you found that mix well with the non-dairy
milks? Also, what sort of brands and types of milks are you using? I
prefer to use the unsweetened and non-flavored varities, but if a
certain flavor brings out the taste, I'm willing to try it.

On Jan 15, 9:22 am, Maxwell wrote:

I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

I drink Silk vanilla soy milk, because its available everywhere near
my apartment, and I can drink it by the glass without tea, something I
can't do with regular milk.

that being said, it doesn't compare to regular milk mixed into tea. It
is not bad at all, it's quite good, just not the same as milk and tea.
no non dairy will ever compare to the time I spent in Ireland where
every morning there was pot after pot of strong black tea and milk
from the animals outside.

I have been drinking a few cup of maté each morning with a bit of
sugar and vanilla soymilk, though I'm not sure the vanilla adds
anything to the mix, I'm sure plain would work fine. If you pour the
mixture into a clear glass and leave it sit for an hour or 2 you will
find an interesting color.

I sometimes drink the ceylon in the morning, however it is going stale
and is getting a little bitter and is requiring more and more
additives. I usually leave my green and white for at night as I go to
bed earlier than normal now due to class scheduling.

If anyone else has info on non dairy additives and the best mixture, I
would love to hear them- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

For Ceylon going stale, I'd suggest either drinking it up quickly, or
throwing it away. A third possibility would be seeing if it loses its
staleness as iced tea, either alone or with lemon or spices. Toci

On Jan 18, 3:16*am, Nigel wrote:
In an ideal world where we are all rational and accurate TEA is indeed
as defined by ISO Standard 6078:1982 - *"derived solely and
exclusively . . from the leaves, buds and tender stems of varieties of
the species Camellia sinensis".
However a moment spent inspecting your supermarket shelves will
demonstrate the universally common usage of the word in application to
herbal mixes; even the TeaFAQ site has a page titled "Tisanes (Herbal
Teas)". *And the increasing use of "Red Tea" for rooibos is I believe
deliberately misleading, done to trade on Camellia tea's percieved
health benefits. *A few years ago I reported Marks and Spencer to the
UK Trading Standards Office for selling a chamomile tisane in a pack
with the word TEA about 1" high and the word chamomile about 1/4" high
- such misuse of the word tea is misleading - and teh product was
pulled.
Nevertheless, until the world universally understands that tea is only
Camellia tea, I often take the precaution of calling it "Camellia tea"
when confusion needs to be avoided.

Nigel at Teacraft

On Jan 17, 6:43*pm, Warren wrote:



Nigel wrote:
2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine
I want to understand
what you mean by that comment. I was under the impression that 'tea' was
all Camellia, as opposed to tisanes, which obviously are not.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

At least tisanes have a name that can be used. I'd like to also have
a name for tea mixtures, like Earl Grey and Jasmine Tea, that are
mainly but not all tea. Toci