Growing up I was never a fan of tea. I've always been more of a coffee lover. I just love the stronger taste and ergo stuck with it. I'm not too crazy about coffee but I've always enjoyed a strong cuppa. I'm from Mangalore-it's a coastal city in Southern part of India and here coffee consumption is higher than tea.
I've tried green tea a couple of times in my life before but it never grew on me. I was fan of a strong taste of coffee and felt Teas lacked flavour. Mostly due to lack of knowledge and ignorance about them. On a trip to Sri Lanka in February, I tried a cup of green tea and enjoyed it. That's as far as my memory goes now.
During my road trips in the mountains I've always consumed some cutting chai in very small quantities. But since I'm allergic to milk from few years I prefer having my warm beverages without them. Hence I've avoided Tea and stuck to black coffee.
Recently though, a very close friend who loves tea suggested I give it another try. Hence, I tried a couple of them at Diesel Cafe, a popular cafe in Mangalore who stock about 5-6 varieties of them. At first, I didn't find them too extraordinary, and moved back to Diesel's strong cuppa coffee. They have the best coffees in town!
So, on a recent trip to Darjeeling and Gangtok I came across this store called 'Golden Tips' and they had a massive collection of teas. I spent sometime asking questions in the store and learning about a couple of teas and decided to get home two varieties and test them out.
Golden Tips Earl Grey Green Tea
This turned out to be fantastic. Infact I loved it so much that I ordered another 4 pack of it. I'm sipping on it as I write this post. It has a great flavour and it's also aromatic. The store sells it on Amazon along with many other Tea. It's one of the most refreshing teas in my personal opinion. I can have it any time of the day or night now.
Gold Tips Rose Tea
This is a loose leaf tea with rose petals in it. I felt my mom would like it and personally I like the flavour of rose as it's used in some Indian sweets. This was uncharted territory for me but I wanted to bring home natural teas without any artificial flavouring.
After a couple of weeks of consuming these two I felt I enjoy making a quick cup and the tea bag option is great. So I went back to Diesel Cafe and tried all their options and enjoyed Kashmiri Kahwa very much. Later I ordered it from Amazon once again along with a pack of Mint Green Tea.
Indian Kashmiri Kahwa Chai
This is aromatic and flavourful as the green tea is infused with nuts, spices and saffron. None of these teas are very expensive but i'm tempted to try a premium brand that sells Kashmiri Kahwa just to see how better it could get in terms of its aroma and flavour.
The Kashmiri Kahwa sold at Diesel Cafe is simply amazing. But for the price on Amazon this was of good value and it's a tea bag, and easy to make.
Twinnings Mint Green Tea
I wanted to try some Mint Green Tea and there were no tea bags from golden tips available at the time of placing an order on Amazon so I went with the Twinnings brand.
The only downside is the artificial flavouring. But I have to admit this one packs a minty punch so much that I had a lot of this tea. However, I will be ordering Mint tea from Gold Tips as I except the quality to be better. Infact, nowadays I find myself drinking tea at home and at Diesel Cafe.
This mug with a picture of my car was gifted by a friend 3 years ago. Now I get to put it to some good use with my favourite tea and coffee everyday.
If you have any recommendations for black or green tea please leave them in the comments below. I will give them a try. I hope to try more variants and when I do I will probably write about it.
Some of the pics are from Amazon India website. I haven't linked the product pages here.
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Try this one bro.... lemon and ginger flavour makes it really strong.. I'm currently drinking this ..it taste really good.....
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Nice! Will check it out! :)
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Well if you are interested in trying green tea then i would suggest you to try "Match Tea" because that is a popular japanese green tea and have 200 times more antioxidants as compared to normal green tea,
Go Green bro 😉👍
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ah yes! That is something I am curious about but never got a chance to try. Will buy it soon. :) Thanks for the recommendation!
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Welcome bro and please don't expect a superb taste like these green teas because that one is good for health not for taste,ya but good for weight loosing also
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Sure. Thanks for the headsup. :)
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Green tea is the best! It's lighter than black tea or coffee, but still has some caffeine for a morning wake-up. :-)
btw, we are having a tea leaf-reading contest to win free Steem Basic Income. All you have to do is drop a picture of your tea leaves or coffee grounds in the comments and you're entered! Plus your fortune will be read. By a gypsy banana. :-)
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Till now I was believing that I was drinking a poor coffee as my parents said that high-quality coffee powders are only exported to foreign is it true brow?
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I loved black tea. It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body.
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The picture that can be painted with color of human imagination seems to be more natural. The painting is no longer in color and color. Photography is also limited to camera frames. Like technology and rich imagination of human imagination.
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green tea is more delicious if the heat than the ice. please try, I am an employee in a coffee shop that also provides green tea
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Lovely you know ?
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I never know there are so much varieties of tea available. I actually prefer organic green tea over black tea. It is loaded with antioxidants and nutrients that have powerful effects on the body.
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Same. Infact in India you get a TON of different teas. I didn't know until I stepped into the store. I guess you learn something new everyday!
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Yes,,
i love green tea.it's after drinking fresh mind..thanks for shearing..
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delicious green tea @firepower. I like it very much.but i have not tried the green tea that @firepower tell me, and i want to try it @firepower
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In south people are more addicted to coffee, but if you visited Darjeeling / Assam and tasted lime tea you will never forget the taste, twining is sold in many countries and Assam black tea is sold by multiple global brands.
If you can provide name of packaging company of "Golden Tips, Earl Grey Tea" it will be of great help.
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AWEsome ^^;
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Regarding darjeeling tea i would say best ever tea i have taken in my life some 10 years ago. I doubt its originality on amazom otherwise i would have orderd it right before commemting on this post.
i would suggest you to take kashmiri saffron kehwa which gives a feeling of heavenly drink.
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good drinks and also good for the smooth metabolism of the body. green tea was first introduced of china has now penetrated all over the world. nice
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Nice green tee is more cold
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Green tea and ayurvedic herbs tea is best for health .
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I love green tea, usually, I drink Gen Mai Cha. A roasted green tea with brown rice. It tastes amazing and you can give it a try. This is a loose tea leaf type.
Another one is Matcha Green Tea which comes in Powder Form and it is more antioxidants than the tea leaf. Most of the Matcha which sells in the supermarket comes with milk since you don't take milk you can get Matcha Powder. It's come with grades too.
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I wish to come to India some time , i might get to meet amithab batshan..
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I always break my fast with a cup of green tea with two biscuits.I consume mainly the Assam brand tea,as I know that our brand tea are far superior.But I think I have to try the golden tips .Thanks for sharing dear,have a great day.
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I am big fan of three roses tea, I need it every morning to refresh, I think to switched to green tea after reading this post
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i didn't taste any brand of green tea but when my work was going-on in assam,india i continuously consumed green tea from the local market of assam but later i never found that taste in my home town kolkata .
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Before I never drink green tea. but since I was diagnose with gout on my knee. i was able to try to drink green tea. it is because according to source , green tea is a great home remedy for gout, yes because i don't have enough money to go to the hospital. I tried this home remedy for less pain on my gout by drinking green tea. first time I was not quiet like the taste, but now it is my everyday routine to drink green tea in the morning as the substitute to coffee. And from 7 days drinking green tea. I was so surprise because now my pain on my knee lesser than before. Green tea is good for rheumatism, and also for great health and gaining weight.
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Ha ha I am someone who tried out a lot of green tea brands. You could check out Teamonk. I loved that one.
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Hi my friend! Ohhh ! Am using the twinnings but I used the gunpowder, because my Moroccan green tea finished, and I found this mark in the store, really the taste so good, but I prepared my self with mint , I hope you taste the Moroccan tea with mint, am sure you will like it.
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This is a good one!
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Indeed, totally relatable. Being a coffee lover myself, I was introduced to green teas by my kashmiri friend and I just loved Kahwa, The saffron aroma is just too good. Shipping on Kahwa on a chilly winter morning in Delhi is a pure Bliss..:-) Thanks for sharing.. Following you to stay tuned for more.. :-)
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Tea has so many health benefits @firepower. The culture surrounding tea is very interesting also. I've been drinking about two cups of loose leaf organic green tea every day for the past 25 years (I still have my one cup of coffee every morning). One word of caution though, pesticide levels have tested very high in non-organic teas. This is my favorite every day tea.... https://www.teasource.com/products/organic-clouds-and-mist-green-tea
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