This post I wanted to talk about my all time favorite teas! As much as I just adore a cup of coffee, I am literally trying to decrease my coffee intake to only one cup in the morning, because in my brain, I cannot function without my morning brew.. said.. done...moving on.
Usually I love a couple of teas a day, maybe like 2 or 3 max. My favorite Go-to teas are usually different kinds of green tea because I feel like they have a mild taste and nothing too extreme. I don't, and I mean DON'T like plain green tea.. to me.. it's YUCKY and just plain flat. I like to taste just a little hint of something lying beneath the green tea taste. As much green tea as I drink, I still crave flavored tea too. I absolutely hate flavored coffee no questions asked. Coffee should be plain in my brain and all in all, if I taste a flavored coffee, vomit starts to form.. yes, I know...gross and too much information..LOL
Ok.. So my absolute CLW right now is Starbucks green teas.
The first starbucks love, is the Green Ginger Green Tea. This one is two thumbs up + more. This tea infuses my body with yumminess. It is very plain, but I add just a half a teaspooon of sugar just to give it just a tad of sweetness, but not over the top. This is amazing tea. If you are a green tea lover, definitely try this! I heart this so much.
My next favorite starbucks tea is the Zen Tea.
This is green tea with a bit of lemon-y flavor to it. I really love this tea. This one almost matches 1st place with the Green Ginger Tea. I treat myself to this tea and only buy it at starbucks because I want to savor the taste and not hate it by drinking it everyday. The tea bags are giant!! I usually can get 2 teas out of just one bag, so I love it for that as well. I also add just a tad bit of sugar, but no milk and nothing else. Again...YUM!
My next favorite tea is the Chai tea.
Now, I don't just love this tea from just starbucks. I buy this tea from Tetley, Tim Hortons, pretty much anywhere. This has a gazillion flavors mixed together, but it's so delicious! I like chai tea with milk and sugar. Lots of people like it plain, but I like mine more "spot of tea" kind of deal. I also love the chai tea as a latte too. It's got cinnamon flavor and punches of other spices. This tea isn't for everyone. I think you either love it, or hate it. I have never tried it plain, so maybe if I did, I wouldn't like it as much. My beautiful bestie girl, Amanda introduced me and brought me over a chai tea. She ordered it with milk and sugar and ever since, I haven't taken it any other way. Thanks babes!!!
My next flavoured choice is a more fruity choice.
this isn't my pic or my hand, it's the only pic offered online
I love Blueberry White Tea from Tim Horton's. I tried this once while I was on my break at work and instantly fell inlove. Where has this tea been all my life??? I tried this about a couple of months ago and since then, I still go down on my break and order it. I have even bought a few boxes of this because I love it that much! I take this with a bit of sugar, and sometimes milk, but not always. Just depends on my mood. If it's after dinner and I feel giantly full, I will take it without milk.
Tim Horton's also has a Pomegranate White Tea that my other bestie girl, Ashley introduced me to.
This picture is also of President's Choice Pomegranate Tea (which I also love) but I find I really like Timmies the best. I also take this with milk and sugar, but it has such a light sweetness already that I probably don't need to do the milk and sugar deal. Anyhow, I really love this and I'm so happy I took Ash's advice and tried this out. A new fav in my books.Yum... I think I might have to indulge in this tomorrow.
So those are my favorite teas. One tea I didn't mention that I'm obsessed with, is whatever tea they serve at Dim Sum restaurants. OMG, this is awesome tea. I don't know what it is, so I can't really tell you the details, but it's the free tea they serve with your dim sum meal (p.s dim sum is a fav of mine.. I will have to post about that sometime because BF and I's mouths water for it). I drink this plain and love it!
If you find you are craving a tea or you are going to meet up with a girlfriend, boyfriend, friend, whoever... you should swing by starbucks or timmies and try these. Or.. even pick up a box a make it at home. I definitely wouldn't recommend these teas before bed because I don't believe they are decaf, but maybe on a chilly spring/summer night, this would be ideal. It will warm your body and mind up with yumminess and goodness.
Enjoy!
Hope you have a great Tuesday night..
and...
GO leaf's GO (cheers for BF cuz he loves them)
xoxo
Mel
