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My Aha tea moment happened about 5 years ago. I was having a disagreement with my boyfriend and I went to one of my girlfriend’s homes. She made me the best of cup of chai tea I’ve ever had. Somehow it made all my problems seem insignificant and I felt very at peace.

In retrospect tea always symbolized peace in my mind. My earliest memories involve having a cup of tea with my grandmother. When I’ve had a really stressful day I always look forward to relaxing with a cup of tea and a catalogue. But it was at that moment, with that cup of tea, a whole new world was revealed to me.

Up until then I always drank Orange Pekoe. I had tried flavoured teas but I did not like them. What I know now is that not all teas are alike. There are various types of green tea, white tea, black tea, oolong tea, just to name a few. The type of teas I like generally fall into the black tea category.

So, don’t discard tea as an alternative to coffee just because you’ve tried a few teas that you did not like. You should experiment with various types of tea. The easiest and cheapest way to do this is to try a high quality tea sampler,this is a great place to start.

If you’re like me and you know you like black tea, or if you like orange pekoe tea then here are some recommendations.

 
1. Chai Tea – Just Us is my favourite brand. Make sure you let it steep for at least 10 minutes.

 

2. English Breakfast – I couldn’t describe this one so I asked a friend. “Robust”

 

3. Earl Grey – I think it smells like perfume, others think fruit roll ups.