I find I usually prefer green tea since it has lower caffeine and a softer taste. Thoughts?

  • muddi [he/him]
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    7 months ago

    Neither: oolong

    Best of both worlds, slightly oxidized so blackish but still has fresh herbal and floral notes like green. You can even mix some oolongs with milk and get a nice creamy but still flavorful drink (like black) that doesn't taste watered down (like green)

    • anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
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      7 months ago

      Hell yeah, Milky Oolong (it's just the name of the oolong, so lactose intolerant comrades be not afraid) is the best. Just fucking delicious.

    • oillut@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      Do you know of a good loose Oolong? Haven’t had much luck upgrading from BigEllow

      • muddi [he/him]
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        7 months ago

        It's actually been a while for me, switched to coffee lately. But I remember liking the Adagio milk oolong. It's on the lighter side though, but has a creamy taste so I enjoyed it plain

        Looking at prices now though, yikes looks more expensive than I remember

      • spectre [he/him]
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        7 months ago

        This shop is run by a huge tea nerd: https://jessesteahouse.com/collections/oolong-teas

  • GaveUp [she/her]
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    7 months ago

    Bad green tea > bad black tea

    Good black tea > good green tea

    • milistanaccount09 [she/her]
      hexagon
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      7 months ago

      Hmm so maybe I need to try to find some good black tea then. I can kinda see your point, I used to have some really nice loose leaf black tea mixes. I wonder if the bulk loose leaf black tea at the Not White Ppl (not specifying nationality bc don't wanna dox myself) is any good: I think the green tea has been fine

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      7 months ago

      Had a Spanish teacher from Argentina that brought around maté and bombilla all the time, that shit’s great.

  • AlpineSteakHouse [any]
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    7 months ago

    Oolong and your false dichotomy is proof that you're not a tea snob and thus not a real human being.

    • milistanaccount09 [she/her]
      hexagon
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      7 months ago

      NOOOOO MY CREDIBILITY AS A TEA SNOB IT'S THE LAST THING I HAVE LEFT IM SO SORRY I WILL NEVER FORGET TO INCLUDE OOLONG AGAIN powercry-1

  • pooh [she/her, any]
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    7 months ago

    Pu'er is kinda what I've been into lately but Chinese white tea is also pretty damn good. Also genmaicha (brown rice green tea) has always been a favorite.

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    7 months ago

    I used to drink a lot of green tea but now my favorite is Oolong. My grocery store caries Ito En and it's the brand I go to.

    • milistanaccount09 [she/her]
      hexagon
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      7 months ago

      Yeah I've had some Ito En before, but it was herbal teas I frankly hated (but that's not a bad thing!). I would love to get back into it so I'll definetly take a look at it!

    • milistanaccount09 [she/her]
      hexagon
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      7 months ago

      Oh yeah I'm a true believer in Moroccan mint. I'll have to try out Turkish black tea though!

    • bandarawan@lemmygrad.ml
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      7 months ago

      Yes, and no. There are different subspecies/cultivars that have been breed by humans. Some are specifically breed for green, others for black tea.