Any teas that would be a good substitute for coffee drinker
Not expecting it to taste like coffee, but any with a good nutty flavor and/or something robust with flavor. Are Keemun teas any good?
Jun 16th, '09, 05:49
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You could try this one. It is highly roasted Tie Guan Yin. An oolong, not a black tea. The name Iron Bodhisattva is a translation. Sometimes also translated as Iron Avalokitesvara or Iron Goddess of Mercy. All the same thing.
http://www.theteagallery.com/Iron_Bodhi ... of-cib.htm
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Ti Guan Yin - Semi fermented
Hi JennyTea,
In fact, Ti Guan Yin is a semi-fermented type of tea and although it's especially known for its digestive properties, it's not exactly a black tea and contains slightly less cafein than black tea. I've been to Qi Men, the village where Keemun black tea is coming from and I must say that although black tea is not my favourite type of tea, I really liked Keemun tea!
Should you be looking for an alternative to black tea, Da Hong Pao - a semi-fermented type of tea is also well appreciated by coffee drinkers as it has this slighttly "smoked" type of flavour.
In any case, good luck in looking for a good alternative to coffee!
In fact, Ti Guan Yin is a semi-fermented type of tea and although it's especially known for its digestive properties, it's not exactly a black tea and contains slightly less cafein than black tea. I've been to Qi Men, the village where Keemun black tea is coming from and I must say that although black tea is not my favourite type of tea, I really liked Keemun tea!
Should you be looking for an alternative to black tea, Da Hong Pao - a semi-fermented type of tea is also well appreciated by coffee drinkers as it has this slighttly "smoked" type of flavour.
In any case, good luck in looking for a good alternative to coffee!
Jun 16th, '09, 09:55
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Re: Any teas that would be a good substitute for coffee drin
Yesjennytea wrote:Are Keemun teas any good?
Jun 16th, '09, 14:30
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Re: Any teas that would be a good substitute for coffee drin
hooksie wrote:Yesjennytea wrote:Are Keemun teas any good?
I'll add my "yes" to the question about Keemun as well. Keemun is a great after supper tea and may satisfy the coffee craving in the morning as well.
Here is one called coffee convert from Light of Day Organics
http://www.shop.lightofdayorganics.com/ ... ductId=179
I enjoy her blends a lot.
Keemun is a good one too, as others have stated.
http://www.shop.lightofdayorganics.com/ ... ductId=179
I enjoy her blends a lot.
Keemun is a good one too, as others have stated.
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I see in another thread you were asking about Lapsang Souchong, you might enjoy that Also Keemun and Yunnan Black tea are great...
In other categories of tea...don't pass up on oolongs just because they're not fully oxidized the more heavily roasted ones have complex, bold flavours you'd probaby enjoy
Also it would be worth looking into pu-erh tea but be careful with which you pick there, many vendors that don't specialize in it tend to carry really awful examples of pu-erh...if you check the pu-erh subforum here on tea chat there's lots of suggestions on what to try already.
In other categories of tea...don't pass up on oolongs just because they're not fully oxidized the more heavily roasted ones have complex, bold flavours you'd probaby enjoy
Also it would be worth looking into pu-erh tea but be careful with which you pick there, many vendors that don't specialize in it tend to carry really awful examples of pu-erh...if you check the pu-erh subforum here on tea chat there's lots of suggestions on what to try already.
It depends on what exactly you don't like about teas vs. coffee. If you don't like astringency that is common to ceylon and cheaper indian teas, you should try dark oolongs like TGY and a good puerh. If you like coffee with cream than you might want to try making your own chai using a strong Assam tea with fresh spices, half and half and sugar. If you like really dark, thick, bitter coffee, find a good puerh. A keemun can be very tasty, but it does have some astringency and might have sour notes if it's not a really great keemun and it's not brewed perfectly.
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I finally got a chance to go to a shop around here that sells some semi decent teas. I bought Formosa Oolong, Lapsang, something called Garden of Eden which looks like a black tea with flowers, and caramel tea (black tea with caramel pieces). I really wanted to find a keemum or tie guan yin but they didn't have that. I've only tried the formosa thus far, it is kinda woodsy, it's a good looking loose leaf, I noticed it has some stems in it. But it is still far better than what you find in the grocery store. I'm looking forward to trying those you all suggested in the future, thanks a bunch!!