Hi, I need you all help. About 10 yrs ago I had a brown probably 10-12 inch tall single cup electric loose tea maker. I could have sworn it was by Mr.Coffee but I could be wrong. How it worked, (if memory serves me) you fill up the reservoir of water, you lift up the top compartment to pull out a small cup spout that you place your loose tea in. Push that back in. Secure your cup below and the hot water would make the hot tea.

I can't seem to find this anywhere. It was a single server so it wasn't big .

Any help with identifying this product is appreciated.
Overall, if anything, I'm seeking a small inexpensive single server hot tea maker for loose tea.

Hi everyone.. do you put sugar or milk in fruit or herbal teas ?? i’ve just started drinking tea and not sure if i should put sugar in these or not.

when i tried without sugar it just tasted kind of bland with an odd aftertaste.. i left the teabag in for about 15 mins as instructed on the pack (it said 5-15 mins) and then had a few sips..

i didn’t really like it. i could drink it but it felt more like a chore.. if that makes sense.

then i added two sugars and i could enjoy it a bit more but still not that great..

any suggestions on either what i could have done wrong or what to do for me to enjoy it

Edited after the heads up about my unintended personal info disclosure (thanks!)

Where do you guys buy your loose leaf teas? What are your favorite teas? Pic of my growing tea corner

I was unaware that there is a tea shop in Winston-Salem,NC. For anyone in the area it's on Stratford.

Sorry if this is a stupid question I have several containers of organic chamomile lavender loose leaf my mom gifted me a few years ago, but which got shoved into the back of a cabinet and promptly forgotten about. The best by date says December 2022. All but one of the containers is still sealed and unopen. Is it still okay to use, or should I toss it all? Or just toss the open container? The open one still looks and smells fine. The brand is Tao of Tea, if that matters.

Hi, I'm really new to tea and I've been trying to get into it but I'm very overwhelmed by all these tea sellers - all of various quality and names and whatnot, it's really confusing and stressful. I've been around the sub and seen stuff like Yunnan Sourcing being reccomended, but then I also see people saying the vendor list is unreliable and unhelpful. I just want somewhere I can get decent loose leafs samplers that aren't super expensive so I can figure out what I like. I prefer being able to pick out my own samplers rather than having a package with a theme. I want to avoid flavored tea, especially artificially flavored, and I think I have a preference for darker teas. Outright hate green tea but I'm open to trying decent quality ones, maybe blends. Other than that, I can't say much about what I do like.

Please tell me about Yunnan Sourcing’s Monthly Tea Club. Saw a post with the November list and was curious if it’s worth it.

How would you prepare you fresh vs dried whole leaf persimmon tea for one cup if you were showing off?

Hi everyone,

I am just curious, is gunpowder tea Chinese or Japanese? The label on my bulk tea didn't say.

Am looking to order some teas from Yunnan Sourcing, and am for now mostly interested in black/dark teas. Do you have any favourite teas that you can recommend me?

Does anyone have experience with their samplers or tea club boxes?

I tried some black teas, but not enough to have very specific requests or likes/dislikes. The only preference I can give is that I did NOT like YS' Feng Qing #17 Pure Bud Golden Needle - I enjoy chocolate, but apparently not in tea.

Thanks!

Talking about loose leaf tea sold in the USA

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Hello! I am fairly new to black teas, and have been drinking it for about a year now. I have tried various types from amazon. Eventually I worked my way around to the golden black tea sold my mountain rose which is fantastic.

Today I was skimming /tea and noticed that some people here are buying directly from the producers or so it seems, and that the quality is better. I would really like to do this but I am not quite sure where to begin. I was hoping some people here might help and offer their best recommendations. Also please your recommendations for good black tea specifically.

The only place I am aware of right now is yunnan sourcing.

Thanks!

Brit and my favourite tea is Yorkshire but I do like Cornish tea what is not as big as the other brands

Kola was a blind buy because it was cheap and I love shou.

Trying Polycrystal now, it just looks incredible and I immediately became obsessed as soon as I saw the photo on their website.

Yinzhen China yellow tea - Evans&Watson

2g, 80ml Gaiwan, 80-60°C, 5-10s , 15 steeps

Dry leaves are quite small, smell similar to green tea but sweeter, hint of asparagus and dill. 1st steep is very light, leaves super fragrant. Hard to explain: umami, sweet, sour. Taste is very green but with the bitterness and astringency of a young sheng. The aftertaste is a long lasting umami with a slight bitterness. Produces nice bubbles. Upon the 3rd steep I smelled hints of cinnamon and candy cane. The base taste stayed consistent and potent, but seemed to become softer yet more astringent. Had some chocolate on the side, which alleviated the sourness in the tea. Took a break after steep 8. With cooler water the subtle sweetness came shining trough. Towards the end the bitterness disappeared and left room for the herbal and mineral notes.

Rating: 💚💚💚💚/🤍

I am speaking of loose leaf tea here. I have tried only english breakfast tea and earl grey tea. Earl grey of course has the bergamont and whatever else flavoring flavor to it, but the actual tea taste is very mild.

I remember someone describing flavored sparkling water as "if a strawberry took a fart in it", as in the taste is very mild. To me this is what tea tastes, like there is just the bares note of tea or leaf in it. Even if I brew it gongfu style with a lot of leaf, it still tastes like hot water that has a hint of some vague leaf taste.

This is strange because when I see people tasting loose leaf tea brewed gongfu style they often describe it as intense or strong tasting.

If I add sugar to the water, then at least taste sweetness, but if I just brew my tea with non sweetened water, its extremely bland tasting to me.

What are you drinking today? What questions have been on your mind? Any stories to share? And don't worry, no one will make fun of you for what you drink or the questions you ask.

You can also talk about anything else on your mind, from your specific routine while making tea, or how you've been on an oolong kick lately. Feel free to link to pictures in here, as well. You can even talk about non-tea related topics; maybe you want advice on a guy/gal, or just to talk about life in general.

so i’m just getting into tea. since christmas is coming up id like to obtain something special related to tea. anyone know where i should start? i use teabags but wondering if thats the best way to be brewing.