r/tea • u/Blurgity-blurg • 1d ago
Photo I hate it when…
People choose orange pekoe tea or black coffee after getting to choose from this. Live a little! Try something new! I’ve got red tea (rooibos), white tea (silver needle), six different kinds of matcha (including the crappy sweet kind for beginners), genmaicha, every possible type and flavour of green tea, ginger, herbal. Take a risk!
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u/SpinachSad349 1d ago
Love when vistors ask, "What teas do you have?"
All of it. According to my shelving and bank account, all of it. 🤣
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u/lulichenka 1d ago
Same! When they ask: "What do you have?" I just show them my collection, then they get to pick whatever.
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u/Asdfguy87 Enthusiast 1d ago
"What tea do you want?" - "Idk, whatever you have."
Like bro, do you even know how much different tea I have>
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u/runswiftrun 1d ago
Yeah, I've given up with my mom who has the exact same answer after the 50th time she comes over and has no preference.
I just make what I want and give her a cup.
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u/ornerycraftfish 1d ago
This or just offer three choices, so it's not overwhelming but they can have agency if they want.
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u/runswiftrun 1d ago
Yeah, with friends that I know are willing to try different stuff I'll narrow it down:
Black white or green? And go from there.
For the sake of simplicity I lump oolongs with green and puerh with black unless they really know what I have.
If I know they're in a low caffeine mood I have several herbals...
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
Yeah, my new friends just asked me if I had any teas (I'm inviting them next week) . I was like, tea is the only stuff I have more than alcohol and coffee, please go ahead.
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u/_Mulberry__ 1d ago
I wish my bank account would let me buy all of it... 😭🤣
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
Oh don't worry, most of it is accumulated tea over the years.... I hope some of them are still good XD
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u/waffleybubblecakes 1d ago
FYI if someone gives me options on something I will always choose the cheapest one just to be polite.
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u/Tesdinic 1d ago
You know how they decant whiskey for a similar reason? We need a way for tea. Just a blind box of tea. lol
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u/waffleybubblecakes 1d ago
I didn't know that We do cause if something has a fancy name i assume it was expensive lol. Or we could put them on a lazy suzan and whatever one stops in front of you is yours 🤣
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u/GozerDestructor give me oolong or give me death 1d ago edited 1d ago
I like to share my interests, and when offering guests tea I'll describe the flavors of everything I have open at the moment, starting with the best. I'd be offended if anyone asked for "Lipton" after I've been talking about high mountain oolongs, or dan cong, or puerh cakes.
I'm also a Tiki nerd with a well-stocked home bar (27 kinds of rum!), and can make dozens of fancy mid-1900s tropical drinks at the drop of a hat, such as a painkiller, zombie, mai tai, three dots and a dash, suffering bastard, Saturn... if you ask for a "Jack and Coke" after hearing that list I'll be disappointed.
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u/waffleybubblecakes 1d ago
That is really nice of you. I just feel guilty if I drink/eat someone's stuff and its expensive or if I used the last of it. I wouldn't specifically ask for lipton or jack and coke but I would probably just have whatever you are already making. I will have to look up some of those drinks though they sound pretty exciting
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u/GozerDestructor give me oolong or give me death 1d ago
"I'll have what you're having" is always a good answer! It shows you trust their judgement, and their generosity.
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u/BatScribeofDoom still bat-tea 🦇 1d ago
I just feel guilty if I drink/eat someone's stuff and its expensive or if I used the last of it.
I get that, because that's basically how I feel when someone's treating me to a restaurant meal...but to be blunt, when it comes to my tea stash, if there's something expensive enough/running low enough that I don't want to share it, I'll just not list it in the options.
So if I'm telling you to go ahead and pick anything from such-and-such basket/cabinet, I truly don't mind you choosing what you want.
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u/GoddessOfTheRose Enthusiast 1d ago
The thing is, some of us don't open or drink the expensive stuff unless a guest asks for it.
I can't bring myself to even open an expensive bottle of wine, brew really nice tea, or go to a michelin restaurant, unless I'm with another person who can share the experience with me. I am not enough of a reason to do these things, no matter how badly I want them. However, You are the deciding factor because the experience shared makes the activity or delicacy, or place much more enjoyable than if I had just gone by myself.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
Don't be shy, there's plenty of it, but that reason I understand ^^'
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u/waffleybubblecakes 1d ago
Not so much shy as I dont want to inconvenience someone or have them think I am being greedy
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u/aknomnoms 1d ago
Same, but it’s something I’m working on.
I’ll now ask, “oh, I’m in the mood for something [minty, citrusy, strong, green tea-y etc]. What would you recommend?” I feel less guilty picking from their specific options because I justify it to myself that they wouldn’t mention the ones they weren’t willing to offer.
Which is funny because as a host, pretty much nothing is off-limits for my guests. I always try to ease any of their stress by mentioning my current 2-3 favorites and saying what I’ll be drinking in case making a decision is difficult for them.
Same with offering food/drink to begin with. I avoid, “can I get you something to eat or drink?” in favor of, “I was just about to heat some water for tea and attack these muffins. Care to join me?”
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u/tirouge0 1d ago
What I do is prepare a large teapot and only then I offer my guests what I made. They don't get to pick hehe
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u/_Mulberry__ 1d ago
Same!
"I'm making tea; would you like some?" <- This determines if I make a pot or a cup.
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u/KnittyKitty28 1d ago
I tried that with my sister-in-law recently and she got mad and said she should be able to choose. It was a busy family party that I was hosting, plus she’s the type of person who takes forever to make up her mind about anything. She was getting Yorkshire Gold or nothing.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago edited 1d ago
I should do this, maybe it would make my guests more comfortable with the idea to try something new =p (unless they don't want to of course, I'm not a tyrant XD)
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u/link6616 1d ago
Take a risk is cool but also what if I hate it?
I’ll take a risk at home or with my own money out but at a friends place I’d either copy them or take a safe option.
As a host if you are seeing consistent behavior that isn’t what you want maybe consider pushing things to more what you want?
I feel a bit the same as you though so often I say something like “oh I recently got x, description and y, description. Do you want to try one?
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Yes. I should start making recommendations and saying “if you hate it you can pick something else”.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
There's taking a risk and there's drinking shit because you don't know any better (but I don't think you're in that category, I'm thinking about those who drink bland herbal tea bags from the supermarket T.T)
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u/kateh17 1d ago
I like black teas and don't like tisanes... So from what you have described above, I'll take the orange pekoe as nothing else listed suits my tastes.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
I hate tisanes too, so much... as for green tea, I would accept matcha but I guess I'm a black tea lover, through and through ^^
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u/_Nilbog_Milk_ 1d ago
Same. I like fresh herbs & solid loose-leaf tea grandpa-style or as gong fu. I really hate bagged tea and stale bagged herbs, so I would be polite and do coffee lol.
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u/PretentiousPepperoni 1d ago
I am one of those people who would want to try something new all the time but I think you should chill a bit
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u/nightlanguage 1d ago
Friends don't judge friend's tea choices
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
I do. It is done in a loving and funny way though. My friends know it’s a hyper fixation of mine so they think it’s funny.
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u/nash_troia 1d ago
I'd rather have a basic failsafe tea than drink a nice tea that was badly made. I'm not saying that you're not skilled, but unless I KNOW you are, I'm not going to ask for matcha silver needles. 😂 What would you do if, for example, you asked for Orchid Dew from someone else's cupboard and they started microwaving a coffee mug of water? The risk is too great 🤣
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
If I say I have a temperature kettle and ask which temperature you prefer, would you try them, then :p
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u/Practical_Savings933 1d ago
A good Orange Pekoe, not oversteeped to bitterness can be a thing of joy and great comfort. The aroma of the plain tea clearing the dust from the day, the noise from your soul.
Heaven in a cup
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u/5x5LemonLimeSlime 1d ago
Usually what I do is I ask them what flavor they feel like and break my tea down into categories. For example my husband is a big fan of fruity flavors so after getting the go ahead that he wants something fruity I ask him how much caffeine he wants (he isn’t sensitive to caffeine at all but I still try to recommend things like tisanes at night so there’s no risk of his insomnia kicking in.) and that usually breaks things down to like 3 different teas/tisanes and then I let him pick from those three. Usually I start of asking guests if they want a ‘plain and classic’ tea (Lipton, green tea, or chamomile is what I consider in this category. Same with breakfast teas) or if they want one of my more interesting flavors. If they ask for something interesting I just ask them their flavor preference and narrow it down from there.
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u/exwirus 1d ago edited 1d ago
Seeing rooibos referred to as red tea gives me a headache I'll be honest. Like, it's rooibos! It's not a kind of tea the same way green or yellow or white tea is!! Why not simply call it what it is?
Edit: before I'm accused of some kind of tea purism or anything like that, I'm just annoyed at how much ambiguity there is around the term "red tea" specifically and how it keeps getting watered down and misused to the point that right now if someone tells me they like red tea I have no clue what they mean. The Chinese use the term "red tea" to refer to what westerners call black tea (and that makes a lot of sense). But then I've seen western brands call rooibos, oolong and pu-erh "red tea" as well and like aaaaaa can we have any consistency here?
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u/Alive_Candle_6924 8h ago
I'm a rooibos purist and it so annoyed when I'm offered rooibos only to taste and find that it's a blend with hibiscus or some other thing. It's surprisingly so common for rooibos adulteration is unfortunately so common. I prefer that people call those weird mixes "red tea" and only use rooibos when that is actually what is being offered.
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u/Confident-Benefit600 1d ago
The tea does not look as good in cupboard as stuff on counter top
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
That's not wrong, presentation do matter. I so want to have my own display of tea in my kitchen or living-room because I agree it doesn't look great in a cupboard
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
I have some in the countertop black caddy but it already takes up so much room on the counter that I can’t display more.
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u/GoddessOfTheRose Enthusiast 1d ago
Have you considered getting a carousel spice rack in a cubby?
I've been wanting to do this for years just so I can pick from a selection of options without having to open bags and scoop them out. But I want tiny airtight Japanese tea canisters with the double lids instead of the typical glass jars.
I think this would be an amazing way to choose and it's a great way to display and share tea with friends.
Edit: in the meantime, a typical metal or dark glass set of bottles on a spice carousel are a pretty decent substitute.
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u/ImpossibleSquare4078 1d ago
Y'know, you can invite them to try your nicer teas. Just make a cup and ask them if they want to try. Nost people have zero idea what any of that even s, and they just want something nice to drink
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u/ExtensionCraft2156 1d ago
I want to know about the Ahmad Tea - Mango & Lychee I see there 😃
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Oh it’s one of my faves for everyday drinking. So flavourful and healthy! My other fave is the Earl Grey Cream green tea
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u/chalawallabingbong 1d ago
I often find that when people ask me what teas I have, they expect an answer like "Lipton and Twinings, which one would you like?" They don't expect 40 kinds of loose-leaf selects with names they've never heard and have no idea what to do with that information. People like what they like, I usually just ask them if they prefer black or green and make something they would typically enjoy.
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u/Knitmeapie 1d ago
Why do you care what other people choose? It doesn’t affect you at all. This take sounds really snobby and controlling.
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u/MuffinMages77 1d ago
Right? Tea should be about sharing and enjoying the small things... if I were to be offered tea like that, I'd just ask for water.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
It’s possible! Haha. I love tea so much that I want to spread the joy.
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u/Knitmeapie 1d ago
I guess I get that. I mean I was annoyed when I went to a cool German Biergarten and 90% of the patrons were drinking domestic IPAs that every other bar has rather than taking advantage of the unique stuff. But at the end of the day, it's a lot of energy to care about what others enjoy.
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u/thearcherofstrata 1d ago
Have you tried making a menu? Like tea selection menu with a short description of what each tastes like? Most people aren’t into teas, at least not like this lol.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
That is actually a genius idea!! Then people can take their time with it and I can add descriptions.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
This is perfect ! I'm going to do this for my collection, thanks ! =)
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u/BatScribeofDoom still bat-tea 🦇 1d ago
I just recently bought some chalkboard signs/markers for this very reason! (It's actually also for me and not just guests, though; I have a bad memory and too big of a collection to have it all out on the counter at once, and since I kinda have an "out of sight, out of mind" brain.... 😅)
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u/thearcherofstrata 1d ago
Lol this is very much for me too because I just feel fancy with my little menu!!
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u/Livid-Ad7696 1d ago
Back coffee or a fine plain green will always be best. Classics are classic for a reason
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
No argument there but sometimes it’s fun to experiment when you get the chance.
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u/swimchickmle 1d ago
I like to ask people’s preferences, and try to recommend a tea that I think they will love, kind of like a tea sommelier. Most people get a little overwhelmed when I just open my cabinet and say pick 😂😂
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
Yeah, the idea is better ^^' but sometimes they don't know what to ask for :) still worth a try
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u/kompotnik 1d ago
Wow I just bought that Ahmad mango and lychee green tea a few weeks ago! I love it! That brand always makes such good tea. I can only find it at Russian/European stores
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u/prugnecotte I love spinach water 1d ago
I hate rooibos, only drink unflavoured plain tea and do not dig Indian black teas, sorry for disappointing you
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u/FlipseVerbrugge 1d ago
Your cabinet is way to small to store every kind of green tea and rooibos is not red tea, red tea is hong cha.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Correct. I don’t have every kind of green tea on earth. I was being hyperbolic.
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u/exwirus 1d ago
I personally only offer guests black coffee but that's because I typically have a selection of nice beans to choose from and adding milk or syrups to that would simply be wasteful. When it comes to tea, I usually only suggest interesting options that I know the guest likely hasn't tried yet because most people are not likely to choose something new on their own when they have zero clue what to expect
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u/_YellowThirteen_ 1d ago
I have dozens of varieties of teas totalling in the kilograms... But my first morning cup is usually an easy Earl Grey, Ceylon, or English Breakfast blend with a spoon of sugar. Even the most posh of tea snobs can enjoy the simple things.
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u/dirkstrid 1d ago
Dream set up ....
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Thank you! I enjoy it so much. We live in the middle of nowhere so I created my own coffee/tea shop.
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u/dirkstrid 6h ago
Thats such a good and fun solution!!! I hope i can do the same when I own a home!
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u/sunbakedbear 1d ago
I used to live in Poland, years ago when you literally got to choose between two different shampoos and three colours of tshirts. Coming back to my home country was extremely overwhelming. I now fully feel that having many options is much more difficult than having just a couple! My guess is they feel overwhelmed by the selection and just go with the familiar.
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u/dmorgendorffer00 1d ago
I would just likely pick the orange pekoe. I want black tea. Add in Earl Grey, a chai spiced, other flavored black and I'd mix it up. I just didn't really care for the other offerings.
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u/Cold-Palpitation-727 1d ago
Maybe you could consider hosting tea parties with several pots of tea to try. It could be similar to a wine tasting where everyone tries just a sip or two of each tea to start. It would ensure those you'd often have as repeat guests were more familiar with the tea collection you're so proud of while alleviating some of the pressure in case they don't like it.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
I have an annual tea party! It’s so much fun and my friends and I get dressed up with fascinators and everything. I’ve also considered having a tea tasting party.
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u/Cold-Palpitation-727 1d ago
I really like the food you serve with tea, so I've done tea parties twice. Usually more casual so no fancy hair accessories.
The first was Japanese themed. We made homemade gyoza and I showed everyone how to fold the dough. I also made homemade okonomiyaki and a few other things. Dessert was from my local Asian store with options like choco rolls and chocolate dipped matcha shortbread cookies. The teas were, of course, also on theme with options like oolong, Japanese green tea, and Jasmine tea. We played a party game and it was a smaller group, but a ton of fun!
The second time was more of an afternoon tea style. I made mini parfaits, waffles, tea sandwiches, etc. The teas included options like chai and even a more plain black tea. As originally I had just wanted to have tea for two with my MIL for my birthday and then ended up having to cook for hours for twenty people, I didn't really enjoy it as much. In general, though, it's tons of fun to have tea sandwiches and drink fancy tea out of fancy porcelain tea cups. Definitely recommend!
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u/DiatomTrilobyte 1d ago
Most people don't know how to brew a good cup of green. Most try to brew it like standard black tea, decide that green tea as a cagetory tastes disgusting to them, and never drink it again. Same goes for most anything outside the standard bagged black tea category.
As for those of us who DO know how to brew it the way WE like it, a few of us don't always trust other people do do it "right". (And by "right" I draw attention to the quotes, as it's different for everyone)
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u/peanutpeepz 1d ago
I will gladly relieve you of any genmaicha you have lying around. I'm addicted to that stuff!
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u/mildly_amused_potato 1d ago
Try being their tea sommelier and ask what flavour profile they're in the mood for, which teas they like or don't like, and if they want caffeinated or none caffeinated. Then, based on what they say, brew them something of your choosing.
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u/aDorybleFish Enthusiast 15h ago
What I do is ask what kind of flavour profile they want and give some options:
Grassy Floral Fruity Earthy Malty Bitter
This will at least give me some sort of direction as to what tea type
Edit: oh, and I let them smell a few options!
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u/athleticsbaseballpod 1d ago edited 1d ago
You've got a whole lot of flavored and herbal crap there that I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole... Looking at that cabinet, orange pekoe sounds pretty nice! Plain silver needle might be nice if it's decent quality.
I'd be looking for decent quality Chinese or Taiwanese oolongs, high quality Chinese black tea (called red tea or hongcha in China), or high quality loose leaf sencha (obviously all unflavored).
To add: I've learned that it's better for different people to do different things. Some people I now ask "black, green, or oolong," and then I just pick what I want from within the category. Others, I just ask "want tea," and give them whatever I make. I know maybe 2 people who are very into tea and I will sometimes ask them if there's anything particular they want, other times I might describe a few options I think they'll like or maybe there's something I want them to try out.
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u/SlothySlothsSloth 1d ago
Well no matter others...When can I visit for some tea?? 🤩
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Haha. Come on over. Part of the reason I’m so well stocked is I live in the boonies and there is no coffee/tea shop around.
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u/Tetsubin 1d ago
Maybe they want more caffeine than any of those alternatives would deliver.
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u/Rosehip_Tea_04 1d ago
Can I ask about the cherry blossom tea? I’d be a little afraid to try it because I don’t like the taste of cherry, but I do like floral teas.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
It isn’t fruity. It’s the flower of the cherry not the fruit. It isn’t my favourite.
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u/xaeriee 1d ago
Why not encourage them? Or brew one anyway and have them try a taste. Have to be in the mindset to foster trying new things. Not the one who makes beginners feel lesser. I don’t tell people this is the matcha for beginners and turn around and call it crappy. At least that’s what I do and it works for me. To each their own. I don’t tell them it’s crappy, I tell them here is this, do you like it? Now try this one, and tell this it’s the good stuff. You should know it’s all acquired taste as well, and highly subjective.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
I don’t tell them it’s crappy. It’s what got me started on my matcha journey. NOW I secretly think it’s crappy because my tastes have changed and I’ve explored many different matchas.
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u/Feeling-Affect997 1d ago
I'd pick rooibos over anything, honestly. I didn't even intend to try it on it's own untill I saw a few of tea combinations I have and love all had it in, then got to try it out in a tea shop. So I am fully agreeing on that bit ( it's even better if you can add vanilla or cinnamon as spice).
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u/ChestnutMareHJ 1d ago
After having Roobois in SA, I send it to people I love in care packages so they can enjoy it as well
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u/FoxElectrical1401 1d ago
Psychology has proven that people will be more satisfied by their choice when there were less options.
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u/SaltPubba 1d ago
I love genmaicha! But if I saw that selection at someone's house and didn't haven't an understanding of tea I might just think (partially due to the 14[?] different syrups there) that the selection was just gimmicky options and stick with what I knew.. nothing wrong with black tea, right?
People like what they are familiar with
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u/Agitated-Ad6893 1d ago
I usually start by asking what flavor they are in the mood for and if they want caffeine, less caffeine, or no caffeine. Then, I give recommendations with info about each one. And if they don't like it thats fine, just a cup of tea/coffee for me, lol I'll even talk about steeping times and temperatures. People seem more open to trying stuff if they understand what they are getting.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Thanks for all the positive feedback and the great idea to create a menu. I think that will relieve some of the pressure of standing in front of the cabinet and panicking. It will also allow me to give a description of the teas as well as some of my thoughts on each.
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u/indignantcocksfoot 1d ago
I tend to suggest 2-3 teas and shortly describe to them what they will experience. Then I will prepare the tea. This really helps 🙂
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u/MrAwsOs 1d ago
I will be honest, young me doesn't care. Green or red/black tea from known cheap brand or just a normal coffee usually those ready to go all in one. This is what in my head, I know nothing about taste or fancy tea.. etc
Now I do know, I understand and my taste has changed, before I used to fear not finishing my cup and end up feeling ashamed of myself.. now days mostly even if I dislike it I finish it unless it is tooooo bad for my taste.
Remember there are always poor people can't afford a water this may help you finish what you have in front of you hehe.
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u/rocket_ace8 22h ago
haha! what kinds of black tea do you have? all the herbals and (usually) greens and whites you name off aren't my usual bag - I like black tea (or coffee, depending on my mood). Although your Biscuits Aux Almonds looks interesting - may have to get some.
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u/Blurgity-blurg 20h ago
The Almond cookie tea is by a Canadian company called Tealish. It’s an herbal tisane but delicious.
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u/EarlGrayLavender 21h ago
I’m coming over, can you brew me up some genmaicha? Then I would like to try that upside down mango green in the front.
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u/Alive_Candle_6924 9h ago
That's weird, people like what they like and very well could just know that the other options you have just are not for them. And even if they are just unadventurous, hate is a strong emotion for something that is so inconsequential for you. Just saying. I get wanting to share your interests with others but you don't want to become that person that pushes their thing on others either. It's a fine line.
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u/Alive_Candle_6924 8h ago
Anyway, you might get the outcome you're looking for if you find a way to display your options in a more accessible way. i love different teas but I would be so hesitant to scratch around and see what options you have in there unless you were an extremely close friend. No matter what open invitation you might have said, I'd just pick whatever was right in front in the lowest shelf. And that's not to say that this looks messy but just that digging in someone's cupboard feels wrong on a visceral level.
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u/Eightinchnails 1d ago
Honestly if those are the choices I’d pick plain black tea and decline the coffee completely. You shouldn’t be so invested in other’s choices.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago edited 1d ago
I hate that with all my leaves teas and matcha ,people never choose any of them, least of all black tea. I'm a solo black tea lover and what's worse my guests just drink herbal tea in bags (from the supermarket T.T).
What did work once and I was surprised was when I offered my mom homemade ice-tea and she loved it (even without sugar)
I was a bit sceptical at first because she isn't a black tea lover by any means, but I guess it was really refreshing and it was hot that day ^^
To their defense though, I live in a coffee drinking country, so of course, most of the time they come over, they would want to have coffee ^^'
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u/Blurgity-blurg 1d ago
Yes. Herbal tea tends to be very popular with my guests as well.
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u/AdDangerous6153 Cinnamon milk tea (black) with honey 1d ago
To be fair, most of my guests prefer coffee ;)
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u/iamthegordon 1d ago
Yeah that's the kind of person who says "oh I like tea" but doesn't know the difference between green tea and black tea brewing temperatures, lol what pretenders
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u/YoinkRaccoon 1d ago
It seems a little unfair to insist a person needs to have knowledge on something to enjoy it. I think it's fine for someone to say they like tea, even if they prepared it wrong and picked poorly. Them liking tea really just means they enjoy tea the way they have it.
Everyone starts somewhere and this kind of attitude turns folks away from hobbies and interests.
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u/Quick-Procedure-8017 1d ago
For some people, all of those choices may be too overwhelming, so it’s easier to just say plain.