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Rye
07-30-2012, 02:22 AM
Any fans of loose tea around here? About a year or two ago, I went through a serious loose tea craze after visiting a great cafe, so now I have a small collection of delicious loose teas, and a cute teapot to brew them in. I have chocolate curry masala, samurai chai mate, white apple tea, youthberry orange, and a few others. Most are from Teavana, but I do find others about.

What about you? Or do you like teabags all over your face?

Tigmafuzz
07-30-2012, 05:19 AM
As soon as I read the thread title, I imagined a world full of anthropomorphic drinks with one particular cup of tea wearing a miniskirt and offering her "services" to strangers.


Or do you like teabags all over your face?

Alpha2099
07-30-2012, 05:22 AM
My dad loves using loose tea.

Shorty
07-30-2012, 05:29 AM
I've never tried loose tea! Samurai Chai sounds good, though. I'll take chai in any form.

Shlup
07-30-2012, 05:58 AM
I'll do whatever, but my favorite tea is Mad Tea Party Blend from Disneyland, which I buy loose. I put it in my Mickey Mouse tea ball and it is lovely. It's a black tea, with peach and apricot and ginger. Other than that, I usually just grab a bag of green tea. It's A Grind has a green tea latte I love, but for some reason it gets me really wired.

Faris
07-30-2012, 01:29 PM
Tea bags all over my face. I'll have loose tea if it's offered to me though.

Rantz
07-30-2012, 03:47 PM
I've never been particularly discriminatory, but I do tend to find loose tea better tasting than bagged. My favourite tea is a long cut rooibos.

Jinx
07-30-2012, 04:13 PM
All we drink here is loose tea, whether in hot or cold variety.

However, we just buy like Earl Grey, White Earl Grey, and Rose tea. Nothing fancy.

Madame Adequate
07-30-2012, 05:47 PM
What the hell is "loose tea"?

DK
07-30-2012, 05:56 PM
What the hell is "loose tea"?

I think the fact that Rye drinks it should pretty much answer that question for you. :irked:

Alpha2099
07-30-2012, 09:48 PM
What the hell is "loose tea"?
Tea leaves that don't come in a bag. You put them in a tiny ball-shaped object with holes in the bottom, and you stick that in your water. I don't know if it makes the tea taste any better.

Shlup
07-30-2012, 10:48 PM
Giving the leaves more room to float around is supposed to let them steep better.

krissy
07-30-2012, 10:53 PM
it's tea that made terrible choices during high school

Jiro
07-31-2012, 01:43 AM
If I buy teabags and just like, cut that shit open, does it suddenly become loose tea?

rubah
07-31-2012, 01:58 AM
I accidentally my tea this morning. The teabag had a draw string and I drew it too hard and some of the leaves emerged o_o

krissy
07-31-2012, 01:59 AM
your WHOLE TEA?

Sylvie
07-31-2012, 02:02 AM
I wish I could like tea but I have come to the realization that I am unable to give a :skull::skull::skull::skull: about tea. I'll only really drink it with lots of honey/sugar, and for a purpose. (Immunity, aphrodisiac, etc.)

Shlup
07-31-2012, 05:22 AM
If I buy teabags and just like, cut that shit open, does it suddenly become loose tea?

Yes. Though it's cheaper to just buy it loose.

Jiro
07-31-2012, 01:03 PM
Whoa, seriously? I need to get me some loose tea. That shit's off the hook. There I was, thinking your teabag splitting open is like a bad omen or summat, and it's actually better.

Bubba
08-01-2012, 06:35 PM
I dabble in both loose and err... caged tea.

I think the term 'loose tea' should be changed to 'free tea'. Loose tea sounds like tea that has been 'let loose' ready to wreak havoc on the world.

On second thoughts, if it were called free tea then no-one would pay for it...

How about 'liberated tea'?

Jinx
08-01-2012, 06:54 PM
I dabble in both loose and err... caged tea.

I think the term 'loose tea' should be changed to 'free tea'. Loose tea sounds like tea that has been 'let loose' ready to wreak havoc on the world.

On second thoughts, if it were called free tea then no-one would pay for it...

How about 'liberated tea'?

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e158/ingineer/boston_tea_party.jpg

Americans are all about Liberated Tea.

Pike
08-01-2012, 06:55 PM
LIBERTY TEA

USA
USA
USA

Alpha2099
08-01-2012, 07:22 PM
LIBERTY TEA

USA
USA
USA
I believe we refer to them as "Freedom Leaves".

Clo
08-02-2012, 03:56 PM
I like my tea like I like my women.

Orange Black Pekoe? Eh, the joke doesn't really work unless I like loose tea.

Alpha2099
08-02-2012, 04:00 PM
I like my tea like I like my women.

Orange Black Pekoe? Eh, the joke doesn't really work unless I like loose tea.
I like my women the way I like my coffee: In my lap with a burning sensation.

krissy
08-02-2012, 06:07 PM
bitter and they leave stains