Comments on: Tea, Nectar of the Gods, and Things to Drink it With http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/ The World's Most Popular Independently-Owned Website for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rachelle http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-212473 Rachelle Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:02:20 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-212473 That link doesn’t work for me but this one does: http://www.slurpnow.com/. Seriously where has this tea been all my life?! :D

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]]> By: FrozenArmadillo http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-198355 FrozenArmadillo Wed, 09 May 2012 21:09:51 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-198355 We have a Strawberry White tea at the cafe I work at.
It smells so orgasmic that it intoxicates me to the point I forget to drink it and have yet to actually enjoy it hot.
…on the plus side it tastes fantastic cold.

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]]> By: Samantha http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194897 Samantha Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:43:19 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194897 EARL GREY WITH HONEY. FOREVER AND EVER. IT IS MY LOVE.

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]]> By: Camila Andrea http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194878 Camila Andrea Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:24:37 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194878 I’ve turned into a tea snob thanks to me working at Teaopia for over a year. I love tea. So much. And also probably know way too much about teas than the average person.

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]]> By: VA http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194747 VA Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:54:55 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194747 Tea made by Stash is amazing.

I don’t know if anyone here is familiar with the Rishi label, but it is produced in my hometown (Milwaukee) and it is delicious. I’m a huge fan of green tea and they have got that right.

Peppermint tea is pretty delicious too.

I had several Ukranian friends in high school, and one of them liked to attempt to mix tea and vodka. (I never had it but in hindsight it sounds disgusting.)

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]]> By: rachelmonster http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194452 rachelmonster Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:59:25 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194452 honestly, if it tastes and smells bad, there’s like a 900% chance it was brewed badly. usually the problem is too-hot water and too-long brewing time, both of which can make bitter yucky tea. one of my best friends is a total tea freak/snob and has taught me many things about tea, and one of them is that most americans fuck it up on the regular. if you are willing to invest $$ in trying to make fantastic tea for yourself, go to a real tea store (if there isn’t a local one, you can try teavana which is in a lot of malls and things) and buy some tea (bags are fine for a beginner but loose is better) and ask them how it should be brewed, temperature and time-wise. if you get a 2 oz bag of teavana tea, there is a temp and time guide on the back and then you can buy any tea anywhere and have your little guide to how to make it! my favorite thing is english breakfast with milk and sugar, which should be brewed at about 195 degrees F / 95 degrees C for 2-4 minutes. (i think you can probably also find all of this info online and apply it to grocery store tea bags, if that’s what you gotta do)

herbal tea, however, comes in all kinds of fruity harmless flavors and is much harder to screw up because you can pour boiling water on it and let it brew forever and nothing bad will happen because it isn’t actually tea, so you could also try that.

tl;dr cooler water shorter brewing time feel free to sweeten.

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]]> By: KZ http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194414 KZ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:27:32 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194414 I had an intelligent comment but it keep typing DINOSAUR TEA STRAINER so I will just leave it as that.

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]]> By: Ashley http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194395 Ashley Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:40:58 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194395 I want ALL THE TEA. Except for earl grey. everyone else can keep that one.

But a nice matcha or hojicha? yes please! fruity teas are also nice, and chai is just oh so good.

mmm, tea…

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]]> By: Danielle http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194349 Danielle Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:47:28 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194349 Went to school in Montreal and love to stop at Dobra in Burlington when I go to visit. Last time I was there a man at the counter asked for something “kind of Starbucksy” and the guy behind the counter said, “we are QUITE the opposite of that.”

Then girlfriend and I managed to fumble a mug of chai that took 15 min to prepare and had to ring the little bell, at which point the waiter threw a towel at us. So we had to ring the bell again to order another one. He then demonstrated how to hold the tray under the cup to prevent spills. If I didn’t have friends who’d worked there, he might have turned me off, but I knew better and just giggled like a child.

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]]> By: annetheman http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194348 annetheman Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:45:44 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194348 Hooray! Yay for vocal health!

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]]> By: Danielle http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194347 Danielle Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:40:12 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194347 The pinpoint focus I get when I drink mate (de una bombilla, claro) freaks me out. My eyes are like laser beams.

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]]> By: Laura http://www.autostraddle.com/tea-nectar-of-the-gods-and-things-to-drink-it-with-137102/#comment-194344 Laura Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:25:09 +0000 http://www.autostraddle.com/?p=137102#comment-194344 If you have a palais des thes in your city then I implore you to go there. You can order online tooThey do the best loose leaf, green and white tea infusions ever.

Green tea with cherry blossom? Yes please!

I’m am irish person with the affliction of migrainesso I only get one cup of Barry’s tea a day…

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