• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    My biggest advice:
    Stop going to grocery stores and instead try to find a local tea store with loose teas stored in non-see-through containers.
    They will usually let you smell the teas and you can determine if they may fit your taste or not.
    But watch out: Smell ≠ Taste
    And the taste is very dependant on your water hardness (if hard, you should get a water filter) and for how long and how hot you brew it.

    Wish you best of luck :)

    If you want a starter:
    80-90°C water (my cups are ~400ml) Chinese gunpowder tea (4g is my go to)
    1-2 mint leaves (my choice is nana/maroccanian mint)
    Brew for 1-2min
    If it’s a good quality tea, you can reuse the bag and maybe add another 1-2 leaves of mint