Tea versus Coffee

What is your choice of hot drink between the two? A cup of tea or a cup of coffee?

I used to be big on drinking tea including herbals which was relaxing while reading a book or looking up about subjects in the I.T field for me.

But coffee? I drink it in the morning ready for my day and work search, keeps me upright that caffeine stuff but I don't drink more than 2 cups due to caffeine contents.

I used to drink quite a lot of it in the workplace (Deadlines and projects tend to make you do that)

So what about you? Are you a tea enjoyer or a coffee enjoyer?

jedibob5 ,

Coffee is just too bitter for me unless I overload it with way more cream and sugar than is healthy. At that point all the caffeine and sugar makes me way too jittery. On the other hand, I enjoy drinking tea black, so tea it is.

Mouselemming ,

I enjoy Earl Grey tea plain, but I can't call it "black," even though it's "black tea." Because it's orange-ish brown. 🐈

Black coffee is much blacker 🐈‍⬛

jedibob5 ,

Yeah, I guess "black tea" is a bit of a misnomer. It's probably just simpler to share the terminology with coffee though

evasive_chimpanzee ,

It's called black tea because of the color of the leaves, not the final product

jedibob5 ,

Fair enough

ClassyHatter ,
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Fun fact: Black tea is called red tea in China, because of the color.

norimee ,

In my childhood teas were all named with colours. Mostly black, red and green. Green being mint and red fruity teas.

norimee ,

I recently discovered cold brew coffee for myself (bought a cold brew jug on a whim at TJmaxx as one does) and I love how the coffee just doesn't have any bitterness anymore. The slow stewing in cold water really pulls out the flavour without the acidity.

Xavienth ,

Am I weird for drinking neither? If you're not used to drinking them, you have to add so much to them to make them taste good, and I just never got into it.

Very occasionally I drink pop, so that and chocolate (a lot of chocolate) are where my caffeine consumption comes from, but the caffeine isn't the point.

HipsterTenZero ,
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Coffee for me started as a utilitarian drink for extra focus in the early hours, and then I started liking it. Tea never really had a function for me, so I never got into it in the same way as I did with coffee.

Nastybutler ,

I rarely drink either as I'm caffeine sensitive, but if I need a few sips to get me going I go for the burnt bean soup over the dirt tasting weak leaf soup

morrowind ,
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Neither, they both just taste like bitter water

Perhapsjustsniffit ,

They might hate you for it but I agree.

hubobes ,

Coffee, 4-5 cups a day and usually one an hour or so before bed. It somehow helps me sleep…

Deadrek , (edited )

Been tested for ADHD? Its effects on your life can be far more wide reaching than its name suggests.

Pacattack57 ,

I love coffee but after my 1 cup in the morning I try not to drink it. My goto tea is Mate or Carceja.

TechNerdWizard42 ,

Keep your hot bean soup, I will drink my boiled landscape baggings.

Bluu ,

Tea all the way. I’m super sensitive to caffeine, so I even have to switch to decaf tea after noon or I’ll be up all night.

Love using herbs from my garden for tea in the evenings - lavender, lemon balm, peppermint, chamomile

d00phy ,

Never liked coffee. I usually drink Yorkshire tea in the morning, but sometimes mix it up with other black teas. If I drink any during the day, it’s green tea. Evenings are for herbal teas if I have any.

tiefling ,

I drink both. Coffee during the day, herbal tea right before bed, other teas as I feel like it. My favorite teas are ginger and chai.

Sugar in coffee is an abomination and I will die on this hill.

multifariace ,

I like you.

Blizzard ,
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Coffee because tea doesn't contain caffeine... I think I only drink tea when I'm sick and I add a ton of honey and lemon juice so it doesn't even tastes like tea anymore.

lemmyrob ,

black tea contains caffeine.

SexualPolytope ,
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Coffee. Caffeine doesn't really work for me in terms of giving me energy, but I like the taste of a nice cup of cortado.

I like tea as well, but can't stand the herbal stuff. Only Camellia sinensis for me.

yogthos ,
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I find I like coffee in the mornings, but prefer tea in the afternoon.

Rhynoplaz ,

Coffee, black with too much sugar.

To me, tea always seemed like it was just hot water that's unsuccessfully trying to taste like sticks and flowers.

rollerbang ,

Sounds like low quality tea. I've always enjoyed tea, but there are legit very large variations in quality of brewed tea from the same brand. One year it can be good, next quite bland. So this matters a lot.

I also have the privilege of being able to pick my own herbal teas, which never disappoint.

And I also enjoy some white/green/black teas as well.

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