   Green Tea
  I have a question for the green tea drinkers out there.What's a good brand of green tea and where can I find it? I just started drinking it a few months ago and bought the first thing I found, which was Twinings Gunpowder Green Tea. I like Twinings black teas (especially Earl Grey), but I heard that gunpowder tea was the crappiest you could buy, so I'm trying to move up , if you will.Recommendations?   
  I basically stick with Chinese Oolong Green Tea (get it at the supermarket), and mix in a tablespoon of honey. Does the trick for me.   ;  I would recommend checking out red tea.  Generally accepted as having the same effects as green tea, but no caffeine.   ;Quote:Original post by BitBltI heard that gunpowder tea was the crappiest you could buy, so I'm trying to move up , if you will.Not at all. It's simply one preparation of green tea, one in which individual leaves are tightly rolled into balls. The reduced surface area protects the tea from spoilage. There are extremely good and extremely mediocre gunpowder teas.Now, one thing, based on the fact that you're drinking Twinings (just in case you don't know it already): Those who appreciate tea do not buy pre-bagged tea. The stuff in teabags is the bits and pieces of tea too low-quality to sell as loose tea.Personally, I can't stand rooibos tea, but you should give it a try. A lot of people swear by it.   ;Quote:Original post by SneftelQuote:Original post by BitBltI heard that gunpowder tea was the crappiest you could buy, so I'm trying to move up , if you will.Not at all. It's simply one preparation of green tea, one in which individual leaves are tightly rolled into balls. The reduced surface area protects the tea from spoilage. There are extremely good and extremely mediocre gunpowder teas.Now, one thing, based on the fact that you're drinking Twinings (just in case you don't know it already): Those who appreciate tea do not buy pre-bagged tea. The stuff in teabags is the bits and pieces of tea too low-quality to sell as loose tea.From Wikipedia:Quote:A pile of the Twinings brand Gunpowder a low grade variety of Chinese green teaI don't drink bagged tea. Teabags are made from the dust they sweep up off the floor after making "real" tea. [smile]Quote:Original post by visageI would recommend checking out red tea. Generally accepted as having the same effects as green tea, but no caffeine.Tea is usually my only source of caffeine, so I'm reluctant to give that up.   ;  I drink tea on a regular basis, I don't like iced tea, I like hot tea, my favorite tea is white tea. It has been shown to be better then green tea at fighting off ailments along with cancer, it is made by a the same plant as green tea, the difference is its process is different when being made though, and it only grows at certain times.It has considerably less caffeine then green tea, but if red tea has none, more then red tea. It is also considered the most rare tea, seeing as not all of the green tea plants produce it, and it also only grows at certain times of the year. I recommend white tea over green tea, but red tea before bed.   ;Quote:Original post by BitBltFrom Wikipedia:Quote:A pile of the Twinings brand Gunpowder a low grade variety of Chinese green teaIt's entirely possible that Twinings sells a low-quality gunpowder tea. For comparison, though, one can easily spend upwards of $30 per pound on gunpowder tea.   ;Quote:Original post by SneftelIt's entirely possible that Twinings sells a low-quality gunpowder tea. For comparison, though, one can easily spend upwards of $30 per pound on gunpowder tea.The tin I have contains 100g and cost a little under $5. That comes out to about $22/pound.   ;  It is entirely possible that Twinings sells a low-quality, overpriced gunpowder tea. [smile]   ;Quote:Original post by SalsaI basically stick with Chinese Oolong Green Tea (get it at the supermarket), and mix in a tablespoon of honey. Does the trick for me.