Sugar free gatorade
It’s called “silver tea” over here. Even if it didn’t have any tea in it. I can’t stand it either LOL.
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I’m just back from the farmers market with more of the Scottish Islands blend. I can post a bag to you if you like. 
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We have Roberts strong tea (really dislike weak teas), and an array of Pukka and Clipper tea.
I will have an occasional cup of some kind of tea, but I’m more of a black coffee drinker, and a lot of water.
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In my country Türkiye people drink tea more than water. Especially black tea. But I am not a big fan of black tea. For me coffee is always first but I love herbal teas… Lavender, lemon balm, rooibos, ect… Here is my tea corner. Sorry for the mess 
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I drink green tea sometimes, not too much because tea has the same effect as coffee on me, nerve attack 
I drink a lot of herbal infusion including words such as “relax” or “sleep” or “dream”. Doesn’t make me sleepy at all tbh. I like the ones from Clipper (no added aromas).
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My step daughter and her friends were stunned to hear that it wasn’t pronounced puke-ah. They went to a fee-paying school by the way 
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Well that explains that
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Very nice set up you have there ! I can also see a Deezle in the mirror
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Oops a daisy 
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Just made a loose leaf tea; All day breakfast by Booths, to have with my 
fondant fancy from Betty’s teashop in Harrogate.
The tea blew my head off as I only drink decaf. I might be in trouble … 
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Been to Harrogate on bus tour a few years ago nice wee town , visited Ripley Castle
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I live in London, but order all my cakes and treats from Betty’s ! Harrogate is lovely though, York also 
If you are ever there again make sure to pop in Betty’s for tea and 
, delicious.
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Will do also love York .
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This thread was fascinating. I’m a coffee drinker in the a.m and a peppermint or chamomile in the evenings now. We have a bit of a tea culture here due to the U.K influence in NZ, most homes and work places have tea bags.
All this talk of different black tea blends etc has got me curious to give them a go. Will have to keep an eye out.
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After spending a good bit of the summer when I was 15 studying literature in England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland, I began to drink many different teas, including the Lapsang Souchong..
All while reading “The Book of Tea” of course.
This lasted through high school and college.
“The Book of Tea”
“ In 1906 in turn-of-the-century Boston, a small, esoteric book about tea was written with the intention of being read aloud in the famous salon of Isabella Gardner, Boston’s most notorious socialite. It was authored by Okakura Kakuzo, a Japanese philosopher, art expert, and curator. Little known at the time, Kakuzo would emerge as one of the great thinkers of the early 20th century, a genius who was insightful, witty—and greatly responsible for bridging Western and Eastern cultures. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was more than capable of expressing to Westerners the nuances of tea and the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
In The Book of Tea Classic Edition, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that tea-induced simplicity affected the culture, art and architecture of Japan.
Nearly a century later, Kakuzo’s The Book of Tea Classic Edition is still beloved the world over, making it an essential part of any tea enthusiast’s collection. Interwoven with a rich history of Japanese tea and its place in Japanese society is a poignant commentary on Asian culture and our ongoing fascination with it, as well as illuminating essays on art, spirituality, poetry, and more. The Book of Tea Classic Edition is a delightful cup of enlightenment from a man far ahead of his time.”
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