Thread: Coffee or Tea

I am a Tea drinker all day long. Loose Leaf only.
Mostly Greens Early and Whites later in the Day. Also Like a good Oolong or Pu-erh. Will also dabble in Tisanes and infusions. Rooibos red or green, Honey Bush and an occasional EgyptianChamomile.
So what is your vise,

I like both coffee and tea...

Coffe has to be espresso, though I admit to have enjoyed your "american style" coffee in a mug when I have to work late in the evening or perhaps work during a rainy afternoon.
Tea has to be loose leaf. I mean... is there any other kind? I enjoy green teas and the occasional white tea. But these are usually shared with my girlfriend who is very much a tea lover. But for myself I prefer black tea or black tea blends. Darjeeling and the famous English breakfast blend are two that I've been enjoying lately.

I would also like to point out that not all teas come from the east... The very much underated Portuguese tea produced in the Azores Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean is quite good. It is called Gorreana, I beleive. I've read that it is one of the few high quality teas not produced in the far East, India or Sri Lanka.
That being said... I beleive I have the kettle on!

Tea or coffee really, but tea first. I drink yerba mate all the time, but loose leave black or white tea and herbals when the mood strikes me. Tried some Pu-erh earlier this year which I quite liked. The wife started drinking decaf when she got pregnant and I could never join her. There's something about a cup of decaf coffee that's like a stripper, all show and no action!

X

More coffee now I used to drink a ton of tea. Ive been enjoying espresso cafe cubano style.

Both. Good quality coffee and tea. Loose leaf only, green or oolong. And only the expensive stuff. Yeah, I'm picky with what I brew.

Coffee is my first choice and another of my hobbies.

Let's see, I have 3 vac pots, a balance brewer, Newco drip, 2 French presses, aeropress, Delonghi superauto espresso, Rocky grinder, collection of 25 hand grinders and a Chemex. I am looking at a Cona sometime.

I roast my own coffee. I started with an iRoast (now I have 2) and went on to the Gene Cafe. Presently I am roasting on a 1 Kg Toper. I also have a stash of over 300 lbs of green coffee in my stash.

I admit I had C(offeemaker)AD, G(rinder)AD and R(oaster)AD which are just as bad as R(azor)AD and H(one)AD.

I do like good green tea, black, and puerh. I did take the basic tea certification course last year when I was at the SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America), but am trying not to get any kind of TAD.

Originally Posted by Leighton

Both. Good quality coffee and tea. Loose leaf only, green or oolong. And only the expensive stuff. Yeah, I'm picky with what I brew.

Oolong unfortunately the good ones are expensive but well worth it. Green you can get some great ones at a descent price though.

Originally Posted by xman

Tea or coffee really, but tea first. I drink yerba mate all the time, but loose leave black or white tea and herbals when the mood strikes me. Tried some Pu-erh earlier this year which I quite liked. The wife started drinking decaf when she got pregnant and I could never join her. There's something about a cup of decaf coffee that's like a stripper, all show and no action!

X

I was on a huge yerba mate kick for a while. That stuff is great. I ended up having trouble sleeping, though. It gives you so much energy, but not in a caffeine-y kind of way. It's more 'clean' energy, if that makes sense.

Lately I've been drinking coffee, but more for the taste than the caffeine. I can easily do without the caffeine, but that's like drinking n/a beer. Not gonna happen.

I wouldn't mind getting into teas, but I wouldn't know where to start, and I just don't have the time to do the research, with my new straight razor addiction and all.

Green tea. (mostly bagged "tea" though)

Tea leaf. 95% black.
Missing boiling water special Samovar with woods. i miss very very much. In USA no one sells it.