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[ceylontea]

Which tea will you prefer for winters??

[Lisa Shock]

I tend to enjoy darker black teas and Earl Grey when it's cold. I prefer green tea, and lighter teas like Darjeeling in summer.

[Wholemeal Crank]

When it's colder and greater I drink more earthy puerhs or deeply roasted oblongs. But the temperature that matters is my own chill, so I drink plenty of puerhs in overly air-conditioned offices in the summertime, and light greens in the winter when things are cozily warm. And sencha in the morning is good year-round.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

My preferred winter drinks aren't even technically teas (ie not Camellia sinensis) - they're the caffeine-bearing hollies instead. To wit, when I'm cold, I don't want even the very best white (which is my preferred tea). I want either Hierba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) or Guayusa (Ilex guayusa).

[cdh]

I'm a fan of the pretty red dried-fruit tisanes around Christmas... As for actual teas, I'm a fan of the richer puehrs, yunnans and assams when the weather is on my mind... though when tea is on my mind rather than the weather, I'll throw some pouching leaves into the pot and resteep them all day.

[Birdthefox]

Earl Grey, White, Green, and Jasmine are the teas I stick to no matter what season!

If you are new to tea drinking on the daily, I would definitely recommend trying out Earl Grey.
It's definitely a classic and what I believe to be everybody's first or one of the first cups of tea. It is a bit bitter, but more neutral and slightly fragrant.
As for the other teas I mentioned: White, Green, and Jasmine - They have a more Asian-tea quality with light tastes that you should try!

I try out any tea that sounds nice and recommend everyone to explore the world of tea drinking!

[Wholemeal Crank]

I have never been able to enjoy Earl Grey, but fortunately that leaves more for these who do enjoy it. It smells lovely, but like coffee, for me the flavor is too bitter to enjoy.

But tonight I'm enjoying a young sheng puerh--a sample of 2010 Lao Ban Pen from Norbu, a tea that can be quite horribly bitter if brewed to be, or mellow and herbaceous and sweet as I'm enjoying it tonight. Recently I was enjoying a very similar puerh when I discover that a nearby colleague also liked tea. I offered her some, and she at first declined, saying, "puerh....that's that horribly strong bitter stuff right?" And I soon set her straight and had hr enjoying a cup of my usual rather dilute and mellow brew. Maybe someday a true Earl Grey aficionado will be able to open my eyes to a tea I've given up on....

[Ashen]

Through the winter is pretty much the only time I drink tea , except when visiting the in-laws house .

I can imagine the shudders that will occur when some read this . I love an extra strong brewed ceylon black which I then bruise before adding copious amounts of honey and fresh lemon juice.

I will be buying some lapsang souchong star over the weekend though. I love how it tastes like drinking a campfire. Plus I want to work some of it into a bbq rub for smoked pork shoulder

[PSmith]

I like Masala Tea - or Chai. It is spiced tea from India which I drink without milk or sugar and is great after a meal.

Plus I have the normal UK blended black tea. Our favourite brand is "Yorkshire Tea" which is a strong "builder's" tea best drunk with a little milk.

[Hassouni]

Lapsang

[ceylontea]

Cinnamon Tea

[Beebs]

+1 for Lapsang Souchong.

I don't have my own wood-burning fireplace. Lapsang is as close as I can get.

[janeer]

ginger

[Denadar]

I like Lady Grey winter and summer, but on a really cold day chai is wonderful.

[rod rock]

Mint tea is the best for the winter!

[SylviaLovegren]

Strong Irish Breakfast with buttered oatmeal on the side. Or toasted buttered muffins.

[Wholemeal Crank]

I did have some lovely mint tea last night when I was too chilled for ice water with dinner, and it was lovely, but today's standby of Sea Dyke TGY was even better for fighting off chill.

[ceylontea]

Thanks to all for sharing their views.

[ceylontea]

ginger

Yes it is very beneficial for health in various prospective.

[egalicontrarian]

I like smokey or spiced flavors and aromas for winter, so things like Lapsang Souchong or Masala chai.

[Baselerd]

Jasmine tea, regardless of the time of year.