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[Asherdan]

[wombat]

Oolong isn't what I'd call a traditional black tea. This gives a good brief description of the difference in the way they are made:
http://uptontea.com/shopcart/information/INFOteaTypes.asp#oolong

I drink both green and black and sometimes oolong and don't think this is a choice that needs to rest on health benefits. But you might want to reconsider that lemon. Why ruin a nice tea like that?

[AugustWest]

Black = fermented, Oolong = partially fermented, Green = unfermented, right?

I drink black in the morning and green in the afternoon, mainly because black is supposed to have more caffeine.  However, I seem to get as much of a lift from the green, possibly because it has all kinds of other alkaloids in it.

[side_show]

I'm a major tea dork. Lately I've been drinking Assam tea, but I also like Oolong varieties  or an Earl Grey or other black tea variations.  I'm also really into a variety of herbals - but not the fruity kinds.  I usually go for loose leaf.

Ash, do you know that many folks prefer Oolong on the second or third flush?  I'm one of them.  I typically just dump the first flush, then use the leaves two or three more times over the next couple days.

[Victoria Waterfield]

I pretty much drink 85 percent Earl Grey, 10 percent Lady Grey, and five percent other teas. Regardless of the tea I always drink it without milk, sugar, or lemon.

[pmcd9]

I love tea, but I can't drink it anymore due to circumstances.

But I was never a snob about it.  I mostly drank iced tea so...

[side_show]

I pretty much drink 85 percent Earl Grey, 10 percent Lady Grey, and five percent other teas. Regardless of the tea I always drink it without milk, sugar, or lemon.

Oooh, I love Lady Grey, but I never find it loose, only in the Twinning's Bagged variety.

[littlefallsmets]

An Oolong Flush sounds like a New Age holistic treatment of some kind.

Like a colonic of sweet-and-sour soup or something.

[Jaded Tersk]

I drink Darjeeling, from the tea bags.  Milk and one sugar, please.  I've never had a green tea.  I don't believe I've ever witnessed anyone else have a green tea.

See http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/ for all your common person's tea and biscuit concerns.

[pmcd9]

So...I was bopping around last weekend and realized I had one of those skritchy headaches that kinda lurk around the back and side of your head.

After a while I figured out I hadn't any tea, so I drank a cup and the headache went away.

That's how it started for me. Now I can't drink tea at all because even a small break causes massive days long headaches.

[Nabubrush]

Do not put lemon in your tea. That's all I got.

[Choop]

so yeah take a good black tea, add a shot of bourbon and a dash or two of orange bitters and damn if you don't got a fine cocktail

[Choop]

yep


*wink*

[theinevitable]

how long do you steep your tea? The internet says around 5 minutes, but that makes my tea taste like leaf-water instead of TEA. I normally put it in my travel mug and leave the bag in on the drive to work, ~15 minutes. Maybe this is because I have crappy tea.

The cool asian market near my house has the loose-leaf version of the tea I like, so maybe I'll try that one day soon.

[smick]

I drink a black or a chai with some soy milk.

When I drink chai, I'll toss in a sugar cube since it brings out the flavor of the spices.