Favorite Coffee and Favorite Tea

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Some people definitely prefer one or the other I love both. Do you have a preference? Your favorite brands or types? For coffee I enjoy Café Bustela, it's expresso and first thing in the morning I need my coffee to hit me between the eyes. Sumatra is good too, strong but smooth.

I get Thai tea in bulk, incredible iced but good hot too. Unique flavor...the only thing bad about it is whatever gives it that taste is intense orange. Even one grain of loose tea on the counter and you have a mess. Peppermint or Jasmine and they remind me of my Dad.
 

We go to Costco and buy the Kirklands House Blend beans. It says it's roasted by Starbucks. We like it and it's cheaper than the Starbucks beans. We get 2 pounds for $9.99 usually. As far as tea, I drink herb teas for various health reasons from time to time. I make it myself from leaves or bark I purchase at health food stores or online. Otherwise I guess I don't drink a lot of tea.
 

Eight o'clock coffee beans for me and lots and lots of Luzianne tea for me and my bride. I drink at least a half gallon of tea each day.
 
QuickSilver said:
I'm not particular about my brand of coffee... but I refuse to drink flavored varieties. As for tea? Plain old Lipton does me just fine.
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Same with me, Lipton instant and normally Wally World dark roast.

I do have a weakness tho......you know where they have those machines in the store where folks can grind their own coffee ?

Well there are always a few spilled whole beans lying in the tray and I'll grab them and eat them......bitter as hell but for some reason I like them.
 
Well there are always a few spilled whole beans lying in the tray and I'll grab them and eat them......bitter as hell but for some reason I like them.
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Me too, something yummy...my father in law taught me... you drop a few coffee beans into a shot of Sambuca, then munch 'em after. It's an Italian thing.
 
IKE said:
Same with me, Lipton instant and normally Wally World dark roast.

I do have a weakness tho......you know where they have those machines in the store where folks can grind their own coffee ?

Well there are always a few spilled whole beans lying in the tray and I'll grab them and eat them......bitter as hell but for some reason I like them.
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LOL...I like just regular Lipton tea too, not instant tho, I did discover a tea by Tazo called Passion that is wonderful, sometimes I mix it with Lipton...now, everyone needs a little Passion...huh?
 
I drink the darkest strong roast coffee I can get, over here normally called Continental or After Dinner.

For tea I only drink Assam, and only loose tea, never tea bags.
 
I drink many types of teas, but my main stay is green tea these days, one of my favorites though is English breakfast tea. I used to be as much of a coffee drinker, even more so really, but, coffee causes me too much intestinal upset, so I drink it quite infrequently, maybe 3 or 4 times a month at the very most. I used to miss my coffee quite a bit, but, I've adapted, as long as I'm not hit with the familiar rich aroma of it, something I rarely ever have to worry about in this town.
 
Just came from Sprouts to get some of my favorite coffee, Kona Blend and Jamaican Blue Mountain. Sometimes I make one or the other, and sometimes I use a scoop of each. I favor coffee over tea, but only have one or two cups in the morning and none at all the rest of the day. We have bought Dunkin'Donuts coffee at Costco, already ground.

For tea, I usually just have some on cold winter days, always with raw unfiltered honey. Favorites are Earl Grey, English Breakfast or herbal teas like Celestial Seasonings Raspberry, Wild Cherry, Berry.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Just came from Sprouts to get some of my favorite coffee, Kona Blend and Jamaican Blue Mountain. Sometimes I make one or the other, and sometimes I use a scoop of each. I favor coffee over tea, but only have one or two cups in the morning and none at all the rest of the day. We have bought Dunkin'Donuts coffee at Costco, already ground.

For tea, I usually just have some on cold winter days, always with raw unfiltered honey. Favorites are Earl Grey, English Breakfast or herbal teas like Celestial Seasonings Raspberry, Wild Cherry, Berry.
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Earl Grey, up there with the English breakfast for me. :) When I was a teen, I would take milk in my tea, I don't seem to care for it that way anymore, not sure why I liked it so much back then, but, that's how I drank it for years in my younger days.
 
I like Starbucks coffee, but the light blonde one. I prefer a nice Twinings Darjeeling, Assam or Oolong. These are much nicer that old Liptons or Red Rose but I drink these regular ones too.
 
I'm not fussy about coffee. At home we have a Nespresso machine with the pods and we buy a variety pack. First thing in the morning is a cup of Twinings English Breakfast tea. Later in the day is Earl Grey, green, nettle & fennel, camomile in the evening. Also like real Moroccan mint tea but it's made with tons of sugar. Also like sweet iced tea with lemon.
 
IKE said:
Same with me, Lipton instant and normally Wally World dark roast.

I do have a weakness tho......you know where they have those machines in the store where folks can grind their own coffee ?

Well there are always a few spilled whole beans lying in the tray and I'll grab them and eat them......bitter as hell but for some reason I like them.
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You must have good teeth Ike, I don't think I could chew up a coffee bean.
 
I like Earl Grey now and again, but as a real stimulant it's a bit too bland for me.

I like both tea and coffee strong enough to stand the spoon up in!
 
Earl Grey is still my favorite - there's a sort of smoky oiliness that I love but it has to have lemon and sugar for me to enjoy it properly.
Just curious - have any of you tried yerba mate yet? It's not really tea and it ain't coffee. There's a new cafe in Ithaca NY that is focused on that as their signature beverage. I'm curious about the taste. I'll be down there in a week or two and will be checking it out.
 
I'm the only coffee and tea drinker in the house. My wife can't stand either. For tea, I've tended towards flavored green teas and found a nice Blueberry Green Tea from "The Republic of Teas" at Whole Foods. I drink more coffee than tea. Go more for bold, darker roasts. French roast at work. For home, I found a nice dark roast at Costco (Peets Major Dickason's blend) I grind the beans just before brewing. Also fond of their Mayorga Organic Cafe Cubano blend. Really good stuff. Described as Full body with hints of vanilla and sweet smokiness, with a peppery finish.
 
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