My Tea Collection by Pisceanrat

Hello po!
I love tea. It evokes in me a feeling of royalty and beauty.

For health and wellness, we know that tea has good benefits- it can affect the senses (uplift, energize, calm, relax, induce sleep), clears the skin, has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. My Chinese grandpa used to say it cools the body. And I love it when the therapist gives me a cup after a massage. Used tea bags can even be used on the eyes.

To be honest, when eating out, I would rather order chocolate or coffee drink than tea. But I still want to have tea around the house. I don't really drink it every single day (I will need to boil water and LPG or electricity is expensive!), but when I am in the mood, I would love to drink it regularly at home.

Here are some of the teas I have, there were other brands but I consumed them already. I will try to add here my new acquisitions:

Basilur in Musical Tins (Romantic and Christmas), Tetley, Twinings of London, Lipton, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Chinese brand I cannot read, and Dilmah Green Tea with Jasmine Flowers, Darjeeling, Pure Chamomile Flowers, The Original Earl Grey.

Zesta, Ronnefeldt, Althaus, Guyasteen, Sun Soya, Nestea Milk Tea, Dilmah Luxury Peppermint Leaves and Brilliant Breakfast.

Different types of teas are made from the Camellia sinensis, and there are also infusions.

Today, we enjoy green, black, dark (including pu-erh), yellow, white, oolong; herbal, rose, chamomile, earl grey, Ceylon, English Breakfast, etc. A favorite of mine is four red fruits and matcha. Delicious!
Teas come from Sri Lanka, China, India, Kenya, Turkey, etc.

Delite Herbal Tea in Salabat and Ampalaya Plus, Kirkland Green Tea, Vintage Teas Green Tea Cherry, Tesco Red Berries Infusion (they are not individually wrapped), OWL Teh Tarik. Zesta in Green Tea infused with Natural Jasmine, Peppermint, Black Tea infused with Osmanthus Flowers, English Breakfast, Darjeeling, Peach.

Loyd The Magic Experience Manuka Honey Cranberry & Ginger, English Tea Shop No Brew Like Home booklet (Chocolate Rooibos & Vanilla, Green Tea Honey Mint, Strong Breakfast), Delite Herbal Tea Turmeric-Ginger.

Genmai Cha Tea Bag Matcha, Loyd Support Digestion Herbal Infusion, Dilmah Premium Single Origin 100% Pure Ceylon Tea.

Daiso Catechin Powder Tea (Kunitaro Green Tea Powder), Sunrider Fortune Delight and Calli, Nestea Milk Tea Wintermelon, Jinling Green Tea, Lipton Yellow Label Tea, Gold Leaf Oolong Tea, Bendurya Guyabano Herbal Tea.

LC Guagin tea with Mangosteen Herbal Tea; Ginga Turmeric Brew coarse with Guyabano; LOYD The Magic Experience in Manuka Honey with Cranberry, Raspberry and Ginger, Sencha Green Tea, Gunpowder Green Tea, Green Tea with Matcha Pure; Red Seal Raspberry Leaf Tea.

Jas Healthy Damong Maria Tea; M&S Food lemon, ginger & ginseng infusion; Herbalife Herbal Concentrate Apple Chamomile; Magana Red Alingatong Roots Tea.

Delfa's 12 in 1 Herbal Powder Drink; Rita Ritz Guyabano Fruit Tea (yum); Golden Spoon Guyabano Herbal Tea; Carica Guyabano Tea (string easily detaches); San Raphael Guyabano.

Taylors of Harrogate Organic Peppermint; Watsons mgx+ Mangosteen Tea Mix; Lipton Green Tea; Luyan Turmeric Ginger Tea Lemongrass; Chekhup Teh Tarik 3 in 1 Heritage Milk Tea & Halia (Ginger); ABS Lagundi Tea; Jin Ling Beverage of Lohankuo Pearl and Sheshe Cao & Sheshe Cao Beverage; Miler L' Chaim Assorted Fruits & Flower Marigold Tea.

Jin Ling Sheshe Cao Beverage; Greatlab HP Turmeric Tea; San Raphael Sambong; Ahmad Tea in Beauty (Peach, Carob & Rose Petals), English Tea No. 1, Strawberry Sensation, Jasmine Romance, Lemon & Lime Twist, Lemon Vitality; Lipton Black Tea; and Dilmah Tie Guan Yin.

Glorious Iced Tea Lemon; Healthy You Mangosteen Guyabano Juice Drink Mix; Sanlo Salabat (Ginger Brew Powder) with Malunggay;  LOYD The Magic Experience Chai Tea (Black Tea & Oriental Spices); Carmencita Peppermint; Cholocwon Jeju Hallabong Tea; Joannes Shop Matcha Ceremonial and Malunggay Powder; DaVinci Dried Hibiscus Tea and Matcha Beverage Powder.

Clipper Advent Calendar 24 Cups of Organic Teas & Infusions in Happy Mondays, Berry Burst, Rise & Shine, Hibiscus & Raspberry, Orange & Lemon, Calmer Cameleon, Love Me Truly, Snore & Peace, Green Tea & Lemon, White Tea & Raspberry, Lemon & Ginger, and Nighty Night.

Sometimes I add honey, very rarely would I use sugar or stevia. There are instances I use dairy milk but I avoid that since it gives me phlegm. Some people like to add lemon to their tea.

There are different kinds of tea bag materials, thread and tag. Generally the pyramid tea bag is more premium (expensive) than the square or rectangle ones. There are also loose leaf teas that are not enclosed in a bag. You just pour the leaves in the pot, and a strainer may be used. There are also those ethical tea brands for a responsible industry.

Tea is very interesting, and I like learning more about it, but I believe it is an acquired taste and thus, not everyone appreciates it.

Thanks for reading my tea collection :)