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Martin

Martin

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    Let me ask you a fundamental question. Is there any point in time during which you are not drinking tea?
     

    Post Ironic

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    Feb 9, 2013
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    tea is life :agree:

    going to make one right now.
    and i'll dedicate my first sip to @Martin.

    ...and my second to all gingers arround the world, no matter
    what facial hair color they have.
    I started growing my own Camellia Sinensis a couple years ago. Only another year or so before I can start harvesting the leaves and making my own tea! :D
     

    Post Ironic

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    cool :tup:
    not my favorite, but always nice to have when i have a sore throat :D
    You like herbal teas then? Because I'm pretty sure white, black, green, oolong are all made from the leaves of camellia sinensis? :p

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    I don't think I've taken any yet. Do you know anything about making tea from fresh-harvested leaves? I have no idea what I'm doing in that regard.
     

    DAiDEViL

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    Feb 21, 2015
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    You like herbal teas then? Because I'm pretty sure white, black, green, oolong are all made from the leaves of camellia sinensis? :p
    :p
    not saying it tastes bad, but normally i'm down with peppermint.
    overall i like all the basic ones, nothing too fancy :p

    currently i like black tea+vanilla (in the darker/winter months.)
    in summer nothing is better than peppermint though.
    edit: add lemongrass.
     

    Post Ironic

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    :p
    not saying it tastes bad, but normally i'm down with peppermint.
    overall i like all the basic ones, nothing too fancy :p

    currently i like black tea+vanilla (in the darker/winter months.)
    in summer nothing is better than peppermint though.
    edit: add lemongrass.
    Huge fan of peppermint + lemongrass tea.

    I always would buy my lemongrass, but finally found a local nursery that sells plants this past year. Can't wait to harvest next year. Have you tried chocolate mint? I made a tea with chocolate mint, lemongrass, and a dash of lavender that was just exquisite.
     

    Ocelot

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    Jul 13, 2013
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    I started growing my own Camellia Sinensis a couple years ago. Only another year or so before I can start harvesting the leaves and making my own tea! :D
    Camillia tea is weird, mad purely with camillia it tastes pretty bad (to me), but mix it with stuff like sage & lime-blossoms (not sure about the translation), and it's amazing.
     

    Post Ironic

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    Camillia tea is weird, mad purely with camillia it tastes pretty bad (to me), but mix it with stuff like sage & lime-blossoms (not sure about the translation), and it's amazing.
    Aren't all black teas, white teas, green teas made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant? For some reason I thought they were... I'm confused now. :lol:
     

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