Green tea drinkers, what's the best?

What do you guys drink and what do you put in it? I usually just grab a box at the supermarket and would love to find some really good stuff.

Here at work I keep a box of Lipton Pure Green.. Usually 1 Cup a day 2 Bags .. Cuz I like my tea like my men, strong and Green..  

wouldnt call it the best but it does the job



http://www.liptont.com/ou...cts/green_tea/index.aspx

I'm not sure if this is the best, but it's what I drink.

Been drinking this for almost a year now. Has improved my energy and health.


Yogi Green Tea Kombucha, Herbal Tea Supplement, 16-Count Tea Bags (Pack of 6)

Check if there's any tea shops in your area and look into loose tea. In my experience it's a far better taste than store-bought tea bags.

Jasime Green Tea from Trader Joes. I drink it everyday.

Loose tea is the best but it can get really expensive, if u drink like one cup a day go for loose tea, but I drink about ten so I get store brand mostly or I jus et it from my work

I drink cold green tea from Arizona ... it's soooooo good

forget the green tea, drink yerba mate its

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I use Tazo green tea, Steep 2 bags for 5 mins. Add ice, sugar, honey, stir it up and you're good.
Trust me
I want to try that loose tea stuff though. Whats the best brand to try??

You should go with either gyokuro or matcha green tea, although they can be $10+ per ounce...

jasmine > everything else

the big green bag from Ranch 99 that has a grip of metallic gold individual packets.. delicious

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Originally Posted by mieraviking


forget the green tea, drink yerba mate its

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I tried this..just cant do it.

Originally Posted by Mangudai954

Originally Posted by mieraviking


forget the green tea, drink yerba mate its

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I tried this..just cant do it.

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how did you have it? in the traditional way with straw(bombilla) ? or brewed like any other tea? quite bitter eh? damn this *+$@ is chronic i've been on a 7yr mate binge... i  would drink and smoke bud just to curb my mate habit. but its the way to go    its nutritional profile stomps everything else. and the vibe from it is pure irie. soy un matero por siempre   tomaba cada dia.   but green tea isnt bad either                 
  

How do you prepare it?

Yes I did it like any other tea. I wanted to try it because of how healthy it is.

first you get a fat sack of ism. they usually sell it in 1lb to 2kilo packages. there are many different types from with stems to without stems. my favorite brand with stems is rosamonte  or if on a budget cruz de malta is usually cheap. withiut stems a good brand is ecoteas which is unsmoked referring to the process in which the mate is dried.  next get yourself a bombilla  i like the ones with a spring on them cuz they filter better imo.
next you have to get yourself a container to hold the herb. traditionally a gourd is used.

now you dont have to use a gourd, i've used everything form gourd to styrofoam cup and everything inbetween. but there's something special about a gourd  when you drink from one the gourd sweats and just feels more organic than metall or glass. but a gourd takes special care that glass metal and plastic dont require.

so now you have everything ready t  make a nice good mate. you'll want to pack a nice fat bowl. anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4 full of herb. you use a lot of herb compared to other tea infusions

so yuo pack a bowl of your fav herb and turn it upside down and begine to shake    this brings all the finer particles to the top and larger to the bottom creating a filter o herb on its own.  after this you put it right side up and make a slope about 45degrados  from the flate bottom.   if using hot water you'll ant to prime the herb with some cool water to protect it from getting scortched and losing out on good benefits. so with mate one main rule to follow is to NEVER use boiling water. this ruins the herb and makes something that is already bitter   worse and you would lose the benficial elements to the mate by burning them.      a good temperatur is like 175 degrees. but who has a thermostat on hand to always check stuff. so what i do is let the water heat to when it starts to first make any noise. the water will start to sing to you to put me in the mate.   so you have to make sure the water isnt too hot.  another thing to stick by  is to try and extract the most amount of herb with the least amount of water.  once everything is ready you take water and fill up your gourd or whatever else you have used. fill it up and take a nice long sip. rip that mate like you you never have hit it. biggest bong rip of your life. fill up again and either pass it if you're with people or  enjoy the mate alone. when made in this way, you really get a healthy dose of the herb and i find throughout my research that in the higher doses, i can taste the sugars more in the mate and its quite pleasant. i enjoy my mate amargo-bitter  just using water. some people like to use juices or mint water or anything really you can think of thats a liquid. the best i've had besides water are   fresh limeade  with mint,   hot milk with honey and cinnamon,    a flavored vodka if i'm trying to swerve.     but i dirnk it 95% of the time with plain water.   now in the hotter areas down there, people enjoy using cold water to make their mate. this is good aswell. i feel though to gain the most from the herb  the best way is with hot water(not boiling).     but the vibe from mate is spectacular.   it accompanies every situation and can bring people together in the same sense people drink alcohol or puff trees. the medicinal value of it are amazing and can really change a person's life  from physical to emotional to spiritual.  its a great blessing that we have this. more and more scientific findings are happening frequently and they are all proving  what the natives have experienced since they started to dirnk the herb.

if my instructions on drinking the mate are a little vague, there are many tutorials online that show you how. if this isnt your thing you can use a french press which works well  or a percolator for coffee    works too.   do some research on mate   its really special. liquid gold!  i take life a bowl(mate) at a time.  
if you stumble upon any materas send them my way.      

Japanese popcorn green tea has always been the best to me.

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I gets down with all of those.

Hot water and the tea leaves are all you need. forget sugar and what not.

not trying to hijack thread. ja   but here's some good pics of mate  and things related

Tea with my joints at the end of the night are a must. My friend works at panera so she just gives me *#*! loads.