On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
> wrote:

>what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,

I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.

Lars
Stockholm

Lars wrote:
> On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
> > wrote:
>
> >what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,
>
> I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
> I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
>
> Lars
> Stockholm

Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
iced.

My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.

The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.

- Dominic

The best iced tea I tried was made with Menghai's Pu-erh and lemon.
Black tea is fine too, but the others (Green, white and Oolong) just
don't taste as good they would hot.

Personally, I think tisanes are much better iced. Hibiscus can be
pretty good if mixed with other herbs, but my favorite is Yerba Mate.
Roasted mate can produce a very aromatic drink, and iced, with sugar
and lemon, is pretty popular around here.

Not to mention Tereré, a cold variation of the traditionally prepared
mate, with cold water and lemon, which remains unmached, at least in
refreshment.

--k

Dominic T. wrote:
> Lars wrote:
> > On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,
> >
> > I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
> > I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
> >
> > Lars
> > Stockholm
>
> Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
> iced.
>
> My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
> Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
> teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
> experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
> strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.
>
> The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.
>
> - Dominic

Thanks for the suggestion. I've gotten my Yerba Mate' and my heirloom
tea flowers out from the dark corner where I put my not-my-cup-of-tea
tisanes and mixed them for iced tea. The result is a yellow green,
sour/bitter brew that's potable. I'll do further experimentation,
though. Toci
Konrad Scorciapino wrote:
> The best iced tea I tried was made with Menghai's Pu-erh and lemon.
> Black tea is fine too, but the others (Green, white and Oolong) just
> don't taste as good they would hot.
>
> Personally, I think tisanes are much better iced. Hibiscus can be
> pretty good if mixed with other herbs, but my favorite is Yerba Mate.
> Roasted mate can produce a very aromatic drink, and iced, with sugar
> and lemon, is pretty popular around here.
>
> Not to mention Tereré, a cold variation of the traditionally prepared
> mate, with cold water and lemon, which remains unmached, at least in
> refreshment.
>
> --k
>
> Dominic T. wrote:
> > Lars wrote:
> > > On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,
> > >
> > > I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
> > > I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
> > >
> > > Lars
> > > Stockholm
> >
> > Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
> > iced.
> >
> > My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
> > Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
> > teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
> > experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
> > strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.
> >
> > The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.
> >
> > - Dominic

To brew it in a teapot, you will need roasted Mate, otherwise you will
have to use a gourd.

About it becoming sour, well, like tea, Yerba Mate comes in many
varieties, and not all are like that. As a general rule, if its color
is more yellow than green, it will become sour, and you will have to
use a smaller gourd. I prefer mate that is really green and has lots of
twigs.

Here are some links I found about brewing. They are not in english, but
the images are still useful.

http://www.clubedoterere.com.br/como_preparar/ - Using cold water to
prepare Tereré
http://www.chimarrao.com.br/PrepareChimarrao.html - Chimarrão, made
with powdered, instead of chopped, mate
http://www.paginadogaucho.com.br/chim/aprendendo.htm - This page has a
downloadable video

--k

toci wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion. I've gotten my Yerba Mate' and my heirloom
> tea flowers out from the dark corner where I put my not-my-cup-of-tea
> tisanes and mixed them for iced tea. The result is a yellow green,
> sour/bitter brew that's potable. I'll do further experimentation,
> though. Toci
> Konrad Scorciapino wrote:
> > The best iced tea I tried was made with Menghai's Pu-erh and lemon.
> > Black tea is fine too, but the others (Green, white and Oolong) just
> > don't taste as good they would hot.
> >
> > Personally, I think tisanes are much better iced. Hibiscus can be
> > pretty good if mixed with other herbs, but my favorite is Yerba Mate.
> > Roasted mate can produce a very aromatic drink, and iced, with sugar
> > and lemon, is pretty popular around here.
> >
> > Not to mention Tereré, a cold variation of the traditionally prepared
> > mate, with cold water and lemon, which remains unmached, at least in
> > refreshment.
> >
> > --k
> >
> > Dominic T. wrote:
> > > Lars wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,
> > > >
> > > > I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
> > > > I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
> > > >
> > > > Lars
> > > > Stockholm
> > >
> > > Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
> > > iced.
> > >
> > > My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
> > > Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
> > > teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
> > > experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
> > > strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.
> > >
> > > The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.
> > >
> > > - Dominic

The second time, I used straight Yerba Mate, and it was better. I
think I would like it fine if I had grown up with it; as it is, I just
have too much expectation that it should taste just like tea. It does
seem to brew well just like refrigerator tea- put a teaspoon a cup into
a bottle,brew in refrigerator for 12 hours. It needs a little stirring
after 2 hours and 4 hours. Toci
Konrad Scorciapino wrote:
> To brew it in a teapot, you will need roasted Mate, otherwise you will
> have to use a gourd.
>
> About it becoming sour, well, like tea, Yerba Mate comes in many
> varieties, and not all are like that. As a general rule, if its color
> is more yellow than green, it will become sour, and you will have to
> use a smaller gourd. I prefer mate that is really green and has lots of
> twigs.
>
> Here are some links I found about brewing. They are not in english, but
> the images are still useful.
>
> http://www.clubedoterere.com.br/como_preparar/ - Using cold water to
> prepare Tereré
> http://www.chimarrao.com.br/PrepareChimarrao.html - Chimarrão, made
> with powdered, instead of chopped, mate
> http://www.paginadogaucho.com.br/chim/aprendendo.htm - This page has a
> downloadable video
>
> --k
>
> toci wrote:
> > Thanks for the suggestion. I've gotten my Yerba Mate' and my heirloom
> > tea flowers out from the dark corner where I put my not-my-cup-of-tea
> > tisanes and mixed them for iced tea. The result is a yellow green,
> > sour/bitter brew that's potable. I'll do further experimentation,
> > though. Toci
> > Konrad Scorciapino wrote:
> > > The best iced tea I tried was made with Menghai's Pu-erh and lemon.
> > > Black tea is fine too, but the others (Green, white and Oolong) just
> > > don't taste as good they would hot.
> > >
> > > Personally, I think tisanes are much better iced. Hibiscus can be
> > > pretty good if mixed with other herbs, but my favorite is Yerba Mate.
> > > Roasted mate can produce a very aromatic drink, and iced, with sugar
> > > and lemon, is pretty popular around here.
> > >
> > > Not to mention Tereré, a cold variation of the traditionally prepared
> > > mate, with cold water and lemon, which remains unmached, at least in
> > > refreshment.
> > >
> > > --k
> > >
> > > Dominic T. wrote:
> > > > Lars wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 16 May 2006 20:05:55 -0700, Debbie the Dogged
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >what are people's favorite varieties to drink iced,
> > > > >
> > > > > I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
> > > > > I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lars
> > > > > Stockholm
> > > >
> > > > Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
> > > > iced.
> > > >
> > > > My favorites are Yellow box Jasmine Green tea with Chinese rock sugar,
> > > > Sencha, Lusianne, and these big (like 10x normal size) McDonalds
> > > > teabags I got from a friend who works at a distribution center. I
> > > > experiment with all kinds of teas though. Lichee black is good,
> > > > strawberry sencha, ginger peach black tea, etc.
> > > >
> > > > The only one I can't handle is Oolong iced tea.
> > > >
> > > > - Dominic

On 30 May 2006 17:14:27 -0700, "Dominic T." >
wrote:

>> I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
>> I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
>
>Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
>iced.

Here;
http://www.teacentre.se/catalog/adva...2a&language=en


Lars
Stockholm

Lars wrote:
> On 30 May 2006 17:14:27 -0700, "Dominic T." >
> wrote:
>
> >> I use a "Japanese Lime Tea". That is a green tea flavoured with lime.
> >> I don't think I ever tried it hot but is yummie cold.
> >
> >Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?!? I would love to try that, hot or
> >iced.
>
> Here;
> http://www.teacentre.se/catalog/adva...2a&language=en
>
>
> Lars
> Stockholm

Thanks Lars, unfortunately when I tried to purchase some the cost was
over $40.00 US due to shipping and currency exchange for 3.5g. I'm not
able to pay that for this tea, but I will keep hunting for another
source or a way to obtain some.

- Dominic

On 1 Jun 2006 20:24:08 -0700, "Dominic T." >
wrote:

>> >Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?
>> Here;
>> http://www.teacentre.se/catalog/adva...2a&language=en
>
>Thanks Lars, unfortunately when I tried to purchase some the cost was
>over $40.00 US due to shipping and currency exchange for 3.5g.

3.5 g?
I never buy less than 100g, and that would cost me abt $10 for fine
quality teas.

The teas I drink regularly I buy 250 grams at a time, which gives a
10% discount.
No doubt shipping costs would hit you bad though.

Lars
Stockholm

Lars wrote:
> On 1 Jun 2006 20:24:08 -0700, "Dominic T." >
> wrote:
>
> >> >Where'd you find Japanese Lime Tea?
> >> Here;
> >> http://www.teacentre.se/catalog/adva...2a&language=en
> >
> >Thanks Lars, unfortunately when I tried to purchase some the cost was
> >over $40.00 US due to shipping and currency exchange for 3.5g.
>
> 3.5 g?
> I never buy less than 100g, and that would cost me abt $10 for fine
> quality teas.
>
> The teas I drink regularly I buy 250 grams at a time, which gives a
> 10% discount.
> No doubt shipping costs would hit you bad though.
>
> Lars
> Stockholm

Sorry, I meant to say 3.5oz. or 100g. for about $40 shipped. I may
experiment making my own sencha lime tea blend.

- Dominic

http://www.theteaemporium.com/custom...&cat=14&page=1

this store is based in Canada and it has something like that.

Katie

> Sorry, I meant to say 3.5oz. or 100g. for about $40 shipped. I may
> experiment making my own sencha lime tea blend.
>
> - Dominic