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[Bauglir]

Yes, chai is typically very bitter, indeed, if sugar is omitted for some reason. Even if you like your tea black, you'll want a bit of sugar in chai to bring it back to similar levels of bitterness, in my experience. Condensed milk works well for providing sugar and dairy all at once.

[flabort]

Well, I had in a tsp of honey, and no milk. I can't stand dairy in my tea, probably because I'm used to herbals. I also got to try a (caffinated) coconut tea, a (herbal) berry tea, I gave earl grey another try, there was a jug of iced tea (from powder) so I drank a bunch of that bunk, and there was a roibos peach tea that was definitely oversteeped.

[Helgoland]

Depends on the chai, I guess. You could make some from scratch and compare.

[BigD145]

Irish breakfast with milk and honey. Somewhere around 1 tablespoon honey and 4:1 ratio water to milk. Masala chai is good with the same setup as Irish. I can take a peppery chai. Lemon tea is great. I'm less fond of commercial honey and get readily available local fireweed and raspberry honey. Cow milk is good and I haven't found a good rice milk. I haven't had Earl Grey in forever.

[flabort]

local fireweed and raspberry honey.

Oh, that sounds amazing. As far as a tea additive, is it a lighter-but-sweeter flavor? Does it dissolve well?

That's the main problem I've been having, besides bitterness. My honey/other sweet source rarely wants to dissolve into the tea, and when it does, it's usually something that is very processed and tastes that way too.

[BigD145]

I can barely stand clover honey anymore. It's often cut with non-honey and just too sweet. I use more wildflower, blackberry, fireweed honey per cup than clover. Not a ton more, but noticeably more. It's best to be local anyway with my allergies. I don't touch raw or in the comb. Strained dissolves really well and I've never had it taste bitter.

[Arx]

I just gave tea prepared Russian-style (I can't for the life of me remember what it's called, except that this type isn't chifir and that it maybe starts with a k) a try, and it's pretty good.

Since I'm lazy and not Russian, how it actually went involved a teabag (yes, yes, heresy, blah blah) in just more boiling water than needed to cover it and a thirty-second boil in the microwave. Works quite well.

[flabort]

I have a guilty pleasure. I found Keurig Cups of Twinning's Goodnight Blend, and because it makes it damn near impossible to oversteep and is so easy to make, I've been drinking lots of it this past week. It's so good.

But I feel guilty because it's not real enough. No loose leaves, no tea bag that sits in the cup/pot, just a single, sinful press of an easy button.

But it's soooo good. Chamomile, spearmint, citrus, oh my so warm and soothing...

[Loud Whispers]

Just saying, don't put pickles in tea

[Avis-Mergulus]

Just saying, don't put pickles in tea

Don't you be telling me where to put my pickle, young man!

[IcyTea31]

Just saying, do put pickles in tea

FTFY.

[Loud Whispers]

Just saying, do put pickles in tea

FTFY.

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