Tea Experiment
I have never really liked tea. A lot of friends I went to school with and a lot of my current coworkers are big tea drinkers. I’m actually not a fan of any hot drinks, really. I like a bit of hot chocolate here and there, and I’ve gotten into the coffee lately at work, but I’ve never been the type of guy to drink hot drinks.
I recently read an article about tea’s healthy benefits, with all the flavonoids and antioxidants and stuff, so I decided I would try it out. The only tea I’ve ever really had was iced tea. At my work, we have this fancy Flavia machine that makes single serving coffee and tea. I don’t really think the drinks it makes are great quality, since it’s pretty much just instant coffee/tea. But it’s decent enough to get by.
While I was cleaning my room the other day, I found a bunch of fancy teas I got from this crazy girl I know. I’ve decided I’m going to do a little experiment and try a different tea on different days to see if I like any of them. The teas I have are all jasmine green teas and fancy stuff like that. They are produced by Choice Organic Teas, and they look expensive, so they are probably fancy, proper teas.
Over the next little while, I’ll try out these fancy teas, and we’ll see if I become a tea connoisseur.
April 17th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
You should really try adding honey to your teas. Most people go for sugar, but to be honest, it just ruins the flavour of most teas (IMO). I got Spencer hooked on this for awhile! It doesn’t take much at all, less than a teaspoon usually, but for someone who isn’t accustomed to drinking herbal/medicinal teas, it can really make the experience more pleasant.
April 18th, 2008 at 12:08 am
It’s all true I was hooked on tea with honey for a bit there. I almost stopped drinking coffee.
Also, this post had the word fancy in it five times.
April 25th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Thanks for the tip! I’ll try a touch of honey in my teas to see what all the hype’s about. I have been drinking them plain, with no sugar or milk or anything. Some could probably use a bit of sweet something to liven up the flavour.
I am surprised about the excessive use of the word fancy. Usually, I’d catch that and thesaurus my way to some synonyms.