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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: BlackCurtains on December 10, 2020, 03:41:37 PM
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Hello :) Usually when I wake up I have a cup or two of coffee. Right now I'm drinking Wal-Mart brand classic roast and a mocha infused coffee that is actually very good. I have a regular cheapo Mr. Coffee maker, so the coffee is grounds. I'd like to get a grinder and taste test some nicer brands, but I can't afford it at the moment. The Wal-Mart coffee isn't bad but I haven't tasted too many "good" coffees. Depending on the coffee I'll drink it with some creamer or black. I weened myself off sugar in it a while ago.
I'm enjoying a nice cup of Twinings Chai tea right now. I grew up on tea bags, and yes I dunk them :P I also leave them in the cup instead of letting them steep for however minutes and take them out. I've just always done it that way. I have had loose leaf tea though. My mom used to drink it all the time but she stuck with Oolong tea. I had gotten her various kinds to try, one was apparently the most popular tea in England. It was so strong! We couldn't drink it :blush: Another one I had gotten was a Russian tea (my mom's side of the family is Russian) and it was really good. It had a complex flavor.
I drink more coffee than tea but it wasn't always that way. I started drinking coffee regularly just a couple of years ago. My go-to tea is Lipton but I enjoy a lot of the Twinings flavors and herbal tea. Last night I had some chamomile, vanilla and honey to settle my stomach.
What do you drink and how do you prefer it?
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Not functional without coffee
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Not functional without coffee
Same! I'm not getting out of bed unless there is coffee.
I've tried some of the more expensive coffee brands but I prefer the store brand from our grocery store. Pre-ground beans not freeze dried. The expensive brands are overrated IMO. What makes the most difference to me is just adding more scoops of coffee grounds. Also using filtered water helps the taste.
We usually buy the coffee already ground because our grinder broke. It actually started smoking one day and died. Lasted a few months so waste of $$.
I like Chai tea but i usually only drink tea when i'm sick. if i drink it when i'm well i start to feel sick
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I don't need caffeine and I can't stand the taste of coffee, so I'm a tea person all the way. ^.^ I am constantly drinking mint tea of some sort and in the morning, I've started enjoying seasonal flavors of black and green teas with some milk. I used to drink tea with sugar, but I adjusted myself to the taste of black tea without it, and it was probably one of my better decisions.
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With sugar and deliciously flavoured coffee creamers, like hazelnut, Bailey's, Sweet Italian, etc.
Or iced. That's good too.
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My Twilight Sparkle mug is for my cappuccino (I usually cheat out of packets but when I have large amounts of milk I mix half instant coffee & water, half heated milk foamed up with a thingie I can use to foam it up) every morning (I mean when I wake & have breakfast).
I don't agree with tannin, whether in red wine or in tea, so I avoid both
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Coffee...black. No particular brand; I think my husband just buys Folgers in bulk from Sam's Club. Once in a while I'll make a Keurig pod, which is considerably better stuff, or we'll brew a pot of whatever premium grounds we have laying around, as a treat.
I can't drink tea. I used to drink it until I was pregnant with my firstborn; I gave up coffee during my pregnancy in favor of herbal teas, and now I can't stomach it without being reminded of feeling sick and extra smell-sensitive. Except unsweetened iced tea, I'll still drink that in the summertime.
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Coffee all the way, although I don't mind good tea from time to time. I like my coffee black as night, but sometimes I will also add powdered creamer, most of the time I only add sugar though. Sometimes I will order something fancier like latte or frappe, but I see it more as a treat type of thing.
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I drink both tea and coffee. And kombucha, which is fermented tea :)
Tea I drink most kinds, but prefer fruity, mint/choc and floral teas. I like to go for herbal or decaf in the evenings (since I caffeinate a lot throughout the days, haha, I have a hard time sleeping otherwise), which is usually something containing mint. Right now we have mint/cocoa nib/chamomile/lemon verbena and it's de-li-cious! But my favourite might time teas are by Celestial teas. Their vanilla nighttime is yum!
Oh, and tea I drink as it is, nothing added to it. maybe a spoon of honey if under the weather.
Coffee, I drink with oat milk, or black. Have to have it in the morning. We buy pre-ground, medium-roast and use french press. The go to is a swedish brand called Arvid Nordqvist, but my favourite coffee treat is the Medieval week special blend from a place called Kränku tea & coffee shop. Pretty pricey, but SO GOOD. (and part of the money goes to keeping Medieval Week happening year after year, which is my favourite event, so that's a bonus ^^)
We used to have one of those pod machines, husband got it for xmas from his job one year, but they stopped making pods for our model, I think. they're really obscure and hard to find these days. Just as well, it's bad for the environment... but that was some seriously good coffee x)
Kombucha, I make with just regular breakfast tea (a common brand, mixed with - again - Kränku. SO a bit pricey there as well, but such good quality. Not sponsored, just a massive fan!) - loose leaf. Then add flavourings in the second fermentation :) My recent favourite is grape + mulled wine spices. Actually about to bottle up a batch of mulled wine spice booch today ^^
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I live on iced tea and hot tea at night. I drink my coffee like I'm 5 with a bunch of creamer and sugar, but mainly only drink frappuccinos.
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I like both! I consider myself a coffee person since I have coffee daily, morning coffee is a must! :awake: I typically have a second/third cup at lunch time or in the afternoon but I sometimes skip it, trying to reduce my coffee intake for both health and ecological reasons... I like standard filter coffee which I take with milk (oat milk preferably). We usually buy Arvid Nordqvist or Löfbergs fair trade coffee. At a cafe I usually go for cappuccino or latte. Takeout coffee isn't really something I do, ever, except when travelling.
I enjoy tea also and often have a cup of herbal/fruit tea in the evening. I like all kinds of tea but it's tough to fit caffeinated tea into my daily schedule... so I sometimes drink black or green tea in the evening even though it affects my sleep. I buy loose tea from local suppliers (there's one who personally imports quality tea from Asia) but often resort to bagged tea. Pucca and Clipper are some of my favourite brands but I'm not too picky, I'll buy Twinings or some other cheaper brand if the flavour sounds appealing. One of my absolute favourites is one that sadly isn't available here: Sainsbury's Blackberry, Apple, Beetroot and Ginger infusion. :lol: I always pick up a box or two when I visit the UK! (Perhaps I should arrange a swap with someone here... :P )
Kombucha is nice but I don't think it agrees with me, haha. In the summer I sometimes make unsweetened iced tea with fresh ginger and lemon. I rarely buy iced teas, though, as I can't stand how sweet they tend to be. I don't drink many sugary drinks anyway, I'd rather take my sugar in edible form. :D
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It's interesting how something so common can be individual to a person :)
Kombucha I've heard of but didn't know what it was exactly. Sounds interesting. I would give it a try!
My sister has a Keruig and that was the first time I ever had Starbucks coffee (though I'm familiar with their ice cream). It was really delicious! I can't remember the kind we had though, I think it was a breakfast blend. I like dark roast coffee too. I think this mocha one I'm drinking today is a dark roast.
I live on iced tea and hot tea at night. I drink my coffee like I'm 5 with a bunch of creamer and sugar, but mainly only drink frappuccinos.
My family were big iced tea drinkers when I was a kid. I can't stand it now but I used to drink it a lot. And haha! That's how I took my coffee when I first started drinking it :D
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I do not like either. But my dad likes coffee so my sisters and I got him an automatic bean grinder for Christmas!
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I don't typically care for either. Well, I've never had coffee, but it's one of those things you just know. :silly:
A couple of years ago I did start trying mint teas and did end up liking them. I haven't had any in a long time, though.
I just used tea bags. My parents have Keurig machines but I never could find a mint tea for that, so, eh.
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Both!
Ground coffee beans brewed in a cafetiere, first thing in the morning, with a measure of milk that has been heated in the microwave and then made foamy with a hand-held frother. Costa sell their regular and a Colombian version of their coffee in the supermarket, which is very nice; Aldi Colombian is very good, too!
Thereafter, I am caffeine-free, so it's good old decaf teabag tea - used to be strong Assam in my caffeine days, but now I am on decaf Earl Grey, which has a sweet bergamot aroma; a blob of honey goes well with it! Yes, I have a bit of milk added to it, unless I turn it into a lemon tea by adding a slice of lemon instead!
Yogi Egyptian tea with liquorice makes me feel a warm buzz inside, too!
When I worked in an office we drank tea constantly, we made lazy tea i.e. leaving the teabag in the mug and drinking it while it was still in there :lol:
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I am pretty much powered by tea, either PG Tips pyramid bags, brewed for six minutes with a moderate amount of milk, or Twinings lapsang souchong, which I leave to brew for a good long while to get it as smokey as possible. I also like herbal tea every now and again, particularly sage and lemon myrtle, or a nice lavender blend with rose and valerian. As for coffee, I used to drink it a lot - double dark roast done in a French press was the best! - but a couple of years ago, it started to make me feel a bit ill, and neither milder blends nor decaff helped. I can still enjoy those milkshake style coffee drinks as an occasional treat, though.
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PG Tips pyramid bags
That was the popular English tea my mom and I couldn't drink. It was too strong for us. Now this - Twinings lapsang souchong - I'd never heard of before. It sounds delicious. I love smokey stuff. I need to order some and try it asap!
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I like teas too. Mostly fruit and flower types. Jasmine, lavender-honey, blueberry, blackberry, nettle, sleepytime, orange, chai. Depending on what it is, I may or may not need a touch of honey.
One day, I hope to get my grubby mitts on honeydew tea, toasted brown rice tea and rose tea.
I would also like to try tea with clotted cream someday. I don't think the US sells clotted cream unfortunately.
I've kinda grown out of sun tea.
I'm picky about green tea.
I have yet to try Darjeeling.
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I love both coffee and tea and brush my teeth several times a day as a result :lol:
I'm not a connoisseur, I am a straight up addict. I need coffee once a day, no other caffeine will do. I need that coffee bean taste and it helps me get a kick of energy to start my day.
I usually prefer ground beans prepared in a French Press or my simple electric machine if I'm in a hurry. I rebuke coffee capsules (they are a horrible waste, anyways). I add milk or milk replacement and a spoon of coconut sugar or caramelized sugar. Yep, I drink unhealthy coffee but drinking it black is just too strong for my stomach.
As for tea, I am not picky. I love trying all kinds of brews. I drink very little of actual tea and stick more to peppermint, chamomile and other herbs. But I love me some Chai latte, too. With lots of spices!
I drink tea instead of water or juice, so even in summer I have cooled down, unsweetened tea with lemon and ginger prepared at almost all times when I am at home.
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I’m definitely not a coffee person. I usually just have a cup of green tea with some honey every morning :)
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This thread is so interesting, love hearing everyone's creative adventures with hot drinks :awake:
I'm a typical British person and drink around 6 cups of tea a day haha (English breakfast blend with oat milk.)
Every night before bed I drink Chamomile tea. I enjoy most other herbal teas as well.
I enjoy coffee sometimes, if its an overly flavoured pumpkin spice type one ;)
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Well, I'm not supposed to have caffeine, per doctor, so I'm a bit limited. I used to drink all kinds of teas but now I'm stuck with only non-tea teas, if that makes sense. Mmm, my favorite is any spicy herbal tea, especially with cinnamon as a dominant flavor, then add a little milk. And Celestial Seasonings Roastaroma flavor is also fantastic to me. I also like mint teas - we used to grow and dry our own mint tea when I was growing up, so it has a nostalgic sense to it.
I never liked the taste of coffee at all, but I LOVE the smell of it! Mmmm!
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Twinings lapsang souchong, which I leave to brew for a good long while to get it as smokey as possible.
Thank you for introducing me to this. I bought a box and it arrived today, I'm having my first cup. The smell alone! Do you know how much I spend on candles that smell like this?! Now I can drink it! It's delicious! It reminds me a bit of sassafras bark but better. I think I'll add a little bit of creamer to it. I still love chai but I'm keeping this in my cupboard going forward as long as it doesn't hurt my stomach.
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With nothing in them, and very strong- for both.
Ironically I used to work at a tea factory, and yet really am not a fan of any tea except for simple black, green, & english breakfast.
However, of those three, I LOVE them.
I also LOVE coffee, black, or with a small splash of milk in it. (cow or vegan, but no creamer stuff.)
I used to be a coffee/tea fiend. I'd brew pot after pot and just keep drinking them; I'm not much of a snacker but I'm a huge drink-drinker and always have at least one sort of drink with me, even if it's just water.
But it started severely affecting my (already awful) anxiety, and I'd end up nauseous & with the shakes all the time, lol. Not intentionally, I just love coffee & tea that much lol.
(I used to be known as a coffee fiend at one of my old jobs. I had a giant mug that could literally fit a pot of coffee in it, I'd bring it in with me in the morning and have it done by lunch, everyday. Then fill the mug back up with water and drink endless amounts of those until I went home, lol.)
I rarely drink them anymore, but if I want to really gulp them down, I try to stick to decaf- unless I'm only having a cup or two, and then I want it STRONG lol. Out of all of those, the one I drink the most still is black tea, iced and unsweetened.
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Twinings lapsang souchong, which I leave to brew for a good long while to get it as smokey as possible.
Thank you for introducing me to this. I bought a box and it arrived today, I'm having my first cup. The smell alone! Do you know how much I spend on candles that smell like this?! Now I can drink it! It's delicious! It reminds me a bit of sassafras bark but better. I think I'll add a little bit of creamer to it. I still love chai but I'm keeping this in my cupboard going forward as long as it doesn't hurt my stomach.
I'm very glad that you're enjoying it! :)
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I like my tea iced with sugar.
My coffee has to be hot and black unless it is the kind that tastes "burnt". I like pumpkin spice, cappuccino and latte flavor too.
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I'm a teadrinker and have never enjoyed coffee. Mild coffee flavour is good in some chocolate pralines but it's rare I eat those.
My daily go to tea is Twinings green tea lemon in bag. I average 20 cups a week on that alone. But I also drink a lot of other tea during the week. In the fall/early winter I like teas with berry flavours, one teashop has a wonderful mixture of loose tea with blue berries (blueberry, blackberries and black currant) and I like Liptons pyramid tea with raspberry and blueberry.
Around christmas I like I good Roibos and during summer green tea with lemon grass and peach (this one is so delicious, but soo expensive).
When I'm feeling cold I have a nice loose tea with cherry and ginger that feels so good for a soar throat and when I'm eating something sweet (like chocolate) I prefer Earl Grey. In this one I can add a teaspoon of honey if I'm a bit cold as well but will not have chocolate then.
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Coffee or Tea? ...Yes!
Gimme.
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I have both but defo more tea
coffee - Nescafe instant or flavoured coffee sachets -half coffee half milk xylitol sweetener
tea- clipper tea bags (organic and fair-trade) - bag in cup ,add hot water ,stir ,squeeze bag, half tea half milk and xylitol sweetener
biscuits for dunking
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I'm usually sensitive to coffee so I prefer tea. I like Twining's Earl Grey tea, Celestial Seasonings Honey Chamomile and Peppermint teas, and I will never forget the luscious jasmine pearl tea I had when I visited a teahouse in China. I like my Earl Grey with a little Coffeemate in the morning, two bags for max strength, maybe a cup later on with some cookies, and then the Celestial Seasonings at night.
Now I am tempted to make some tea while I write my novel tonight! :3
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I'm about to run out of coffee and I'm eager to try something different. I think I'll look for a dark roast. I did a search for smokey coffee since I love the smokey tea so much, and found a few brands.
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Tea, usually green tea with some sort of flavoring.
I used to drink Starbucks lattes every morning. But at some point, I just got bored with it.
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I decided on Folgers Noir Smoky Midnight. It's pretty good. I think I could do better though. What stops me is the price most of the time. What happens if I don't like it? I don't know anyone with a drip coffee maker, everyone has Keruig.
Amazon sells variety packs of some coffees, one is Starbucks. All the Starbucks coffee I've tried has been really good. Maybe I should get one of those next.
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I decided on Folgers Noir Smoky Midnight. It's pretty good. I think I could do better though. What stops me is the price most of the time. What happens if I don't like it? I don't know anyone with a drip coffee maker, everyone has Keruig.
Amazon sells variety packs of some coffees, one is Starbucks. All the Starbucks coffee I've tried has been really good. Maybe I should get one of those next.
Mmm sounds goooood
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I went ahead and ordered two variety packs of Starbucks, a medium pack and a dark roast pack. I'm trying Pike Place first and I'm going to drink the rest of the Folgers dark roast before opening one of the others. Pike Place is good! Not mind blowing, but it's definitely drinkable. I tried it with creamer first and added a bit of sugar to my second cup, but that was too sweet. I'm fully off sugar in my coffee :accomplished:
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Was lucky enough to find starbucks pumpkin spice latte creamer on sale. Tastes great!
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Earl Grey. Hot, with almond/coconut blend milk and one sachet of stevia.
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Up before 7am this morning, brewed up some Aldi ground Colombian blend in a glass cafetiere, microwaved & frothed some milk with one of those cheap Ikea wire frother thingies, had one-and-a-half sweeteners.
Inexpensive yet scrumptious! :glitter: :joe: :glitter: