Trader Joe's Spiced Cider. I like to heat it up in a crockpot with a couple of cinnamon sticks so we can have it hot for hours. I think I'll have it out on Halloween for us all to drink while we're outside.
Trader Joe's Spiced Cider. I like to heat it up in a crockpot with a couple of cinnamon sticks so we can have it hot for hours. I think I'll have it out on Halloween for us all to drink while we're outside.
My standard go-to is Bigelow Vanilla Chai. Just enough of a hint of vanilla to not make me want to add any sugar.
-Kris
DS (9/05)
DD (8/08)
DD (9/12)
I buy the plain Lipton tea bags by the hundreds at Costco and drink 3-4/day at work during the winter. Less now that I have to wear a mask all the time but now I’m dehydrated all day.
When I’m feeling fancy I’ll pick up a box of Twinings Lady Grey.
Ds1 is my tea guy. He drinks maybe 3 cups/ day. My sister is also a tea lover so she bought her nephew a $50 gc to https://www.adagio.com/ and he was a happy camper. He also visits local tea shops. He mostly sticks with fruity and nutty teas but some chai. Typically he uses loose leaves and has all the necessary strainers for that. He will drink some bagged tea and he liked the TJ fall tea I just bought this year. I'm glad he's at school so I could reclaim a big portion of counter and cabinet that his tea had taken over.
Another vote for Twinings Lady Grey - I have reg & decaf
My current favorite is Republic of Tea Vanilla Almond (also have in both reg & decaf) https://www.republicoftea.com/vanill...-tea/p/v00582/
I like milk in my tea and both of these are yummy with milk.
I've been drinking Earl Grey since about 1988 because Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation did; I have about a pound of loose Earl Grey in my pantry, but I'm not happy with any of the tea-balls/strainers I currently have in the house. I also drink a lot of tea.
In the winter, I like the following hot drinks:
- Trader Joe's Chai (black tea, so has caffeine) - the dominant spice in this blend is clove, which I like, but YMMV
- Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger
- Celestial Seasonings True Blueberry
- Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer
- Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime
- Mulled Apple Cider (get loose mulling spices & use either a large tea ball OR a double-layer of cheesecloth tied with unwaxed kitchen string)
- "Telluride Toddy" (4c apple cider; 1c cranberry juice cocktail; 1/2c tequila; 1/4c triple-sec or citrus liqueur; pinch each of ground nutmeg, allspice, clove; 2 cinnamon sticks - you can sub in mulling spices & add more cinnamon sticks for the ground spices)
- spiked hot cocoa (we spike ours with Bailey's Irish Creme) with whipped cream - any cocoa will do, but we usually use instant packets from Trader Joe's
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
We love Tazo decaf chai!
I love this thread! Thanks for the ideas. The only one I’ve not seen mentioned that I like is Bigelow Vanilla Caramel.
If it helps, I know a lot of people who started the same way, but got all bergamot-oil-ed out, so you're not alone.
It's not a flavor that you can be lukewarm on - you either enjoy it or you don't.
I'm actually pretty surprised that I *do* because I can't stand any other citrus-blend teas - lots of folks brought up Mandarin Orange Spice, for example, and I learned very early in life that I hate that one. Same with Bigelow Constant Comment. So, again, YMMV.
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Liz
DD (3/2010)
"Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle