Yes of course there is Beer, but this is more about the other widely consumed, international drink: "TEA". One drink but has humongous flavors, variety of colors, hundreds of ingredients - hot, cold, iced, tangy, orange, lemon, passion, jasmine, soothing, sweet, black, green, light, white, with milk, flower flavored, bitter, simple, rich, creamy, mild, strong, spicy, plain...and..goes on... Sipping a hot cuppa tea in front of a window leaning on the wall or sitting in a sofa with a book in your hand and nice rain outside can be heavenly for some. Early in the morning, when the sleepiness is still sticking around a hot cup of tea can freshen up someone’s day. In the middle of the afternoon when staring at the monitor is not helping with the problem and the urge to go home is overwhelming a nice flavorful tea can awaken those brain cells to come up with solutions. After a yoga class in the quite state of the mind when the whole body is peaceful just a plain green tea can enhance the serenity.
When the tea offers choices definitely I have my picks.
1. Indian Chai - No need to say. Just the right amount of decoction, milk and sugar it can be divine. There is masala variety too with dry ginger, elachi & pepper your "dil would mange more" :)
2. Twinings Earl Grey - Twininnings has lot of kinds Earl Grey, Lady Grey, English Breakfast, Irish, Black Tea etc., but I love the Earl Grey - The bergamot flavor in it will go well with few drops of lemon juice, nice cup of hot water and some drops of honey. Can drink it all winter evening watching the snow come down!
3. Tazo's Passion - This flavor needs some guts. It is sour so most guys do not like it. But nothing can be a compromise for this on a work day afternoon where you are trying to figure out the code. It tastes like an alcohol free wine with rich flavors. Plain hot water and the tea bag in it, that’s all it takes, right at your desk you can get the freshness. You need to smell it, sip it roll it over your tongue and then drink it. Some like it cold too. I like it hot, sometimes cold & unsweetened.
4. Chinese Jasmine Tea - I am not sure if there are any good brands for these, but the best place to have it is in a Chinese restaurant. If you are lucky you will get it with the tea extract on top with the filter and it will be dripping in to a lower flask with hot water. If you do not like flower flavors avoid it. Most Chinese & Thai tea has this flower flavor.
5. Iced Tea with Lemon - A simple freshly brewed ice tea with the perfect amount of lemon and some sweetening is wonderful for summer. It goes well with dinner too and you can avoid some sodas that way! Most of the American restaurants have it, can be bought at stores and can be made at home too.
So what is your favorite Tea?
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