Favorite non-caffeine teas?

[yogabear]

I love the tea mentioned in the post...Madagascar Vanilla red roobis (sp?)...yum!

Also, I like Stash's peppermint as well as their decaf vanilla chai (the latter may have caffeine, despite it being decaf).

[Pedal Wench]

... and had some Sweet Coconut Chai decaf instead.

Who makes this??? It sounds delicious! This thread inspired me, and I went to the store and got some Stash Mango decaf. I'll report after tomorrow afternoon's tea time. (I drink plain old Lipton decaf black tea with skim all morning, and switch to flavored or green in the afternoon. Weird, right?)

[Lise]

Who makes this??? It sounds delicious! This thread inspired me, and I went to the store and got some Stash Mango decaf. I'll report after tomorrow afternoon's tea time. (I drink plain old Lipton decaf black tea with skim all morning, and switch to flavored or green in the afternoon. Weird, right?)

Celestial Seasonings!
http://www.celestialseasonings.com/index.php

[biking4health]

One of my current favorites is Celestial Seasonings True Blueberry. I expected just so-so blueberry flavor, but this is really great blueberry flavor. It's wonderful hot and even better iced.

Carol

[denda]

I have the same problem you do. Although the doctor has told me it is nothing to worry about, it still bothers me when I feel it.
I only drink herbal teas now, because even decaf teas and decaf coffees have some caffeine. I can't seem to tolerate any at all. Good thing I'm not a chocoholic!
I like Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime and Bigelow Perfect Peach

[tattiefritter]

Another caffeine refugee here, have recently had to cut out diet coke completely and with it has gone my caffeine tolerance - it plays merry hell with my blood sugar. A coffee in the same day I am exercising is now a no no.

I've been cultivating a herbal/fruit tea habit now. I love peppermint tea and Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer too (the Lemon Zinger is minging though), but unfortunately I can find very few CS teas around here, need to start looking harder after all the yummy sounding ones in this thread.


My current favourites are Dr Stuarts pure Fennel tea and Clipper Blackcurrant and Echinacea (yum yum yum). Also love the Yogi tea cinnamon spice

[Lise]

I just made a pitcher of iced Madagascar Vanilla Red (Roibus) and True Blueberry (3:1), mixed it with pomegranite blueberry juice. YUM! No sugar, yet tasty and a bit tangy.

This morning I was making rounds at the hospital. No caffeine on board at all. I haven't had any caffeine for ... a week? Not even decaf tea. And my heart was really bugging me. I counted 8 PVCs in a minute. I was on call last night, but mostly was lying down in the call room. Didn't sleep well, got paged a couple of times, but it was an "easy" night, for sure. So. There's just no predicting it. It can be really uncomfortable when it gets going like that. The worst I ever counted was 18 in one minute. That's like skipping every third beat. I just remind myself that it would be worse with caffeine. I hope that, without caffeine, it will get better over time.

[LynneK]

Tazo makes an Orange Spice tea that is my hands-down favorite tisane (the official, fancy-pants word for non-tea-tea!). Great both hot and iced.

Stash also makes a nice tea called "fusion" that's a white-green blend; it has some caffeine, but very little.

[susiej]

I don't think God intended for us to drink decaffeinated teas, but if you must, you must (joke!).

The only one that tastes anywhere near the Real Thing is Twinings Decaf Earl Grey. It's actually quite good, and I drink it in the evenings after work.

If you're a loose tea groupie like I am, there are excellent websites for ordering decaf loose tea that taste reasonably good -- better than the bags, anyway.

Good luck!

Twinings Decaf is still too weak for me (although I have a box of decaf English breakfast on my desk right now). Barry's Decaf is good and strong. It's imported from Ireland, and is in a green box, about the size and shape of a Twinings box. You can find it on line.

Todd & Holland (http://www.todd-holland.com) has a good, loose, EXPENSIVE decaf assam.

I used to love CS Lemon Zinger and Red Zinger, until I drank them through the first trimester of pregnancy (gave up caffeine for the baby, you know), and now associate both of them with morning sickness. Love the CS Grandma's Tummy Mint. I've stayed away from more than two cups of caffeinated black tea per day in the interests of moderation.

S.

[Geonz]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/13/di...8fb&ei=5087%0A

"Tea's got a brand new bag" - this is in the NY Times and honestly, worth registering for :-) (Not this article necessarily, but the NY TImes, even if they have just cut back some stuff and staff).

[Meaux]

I had to cut out caffeine my junior year of college (what a bad time!!!) because I was getting very recurrent kidney/urinary tract infections. I'm a big fan of no caffeine. Republic of Tea makes a SUPER yummy Cinnamon Cardamom tea that I swear tastes like Christmas. They also make a red chai that's great with milk and a bit of honey.

[slinkedog]

Love Tazo Wild Sweet Orange and Tazo Honeybush. Their Calm tea is good at bedtime.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I like Tazo's Lotus green decaff tea. It has a very delicate hint of lotus blossom in it- very good green tea with just a bit of special flavor in it.
http://www.amazon.com/Tazo-Decaffein.../dp/B0001CXS56

[mtkitchn]

I'm just finding this thread....
Lise, how have your PVCs been? I've had them for years and cut out caffeine a few years back. I've worked my way back to drinking regular Irish tea, but it doesn't seem to affect me as negatively as coffee did. For a while I was drinking Stash Chai green tea, which I really liked.
Stress seems to be the biggie for me with the PVCs. I was able to cut back my work hours (which not everyone can do), started just doing more things for myself instead of worrying whether DH would get upset, and I listen to those soothing subliminal CDs at night about managing stress. Cheesy, but it works for me.
It's hard when your heart starts skipping, which makes you think about it more, which stresses you out, which causes the heart to skip more.....a vicious circle!!!! I've learned to accept it or concentrate on something else. Thanks to everyone for the tea suggestions!

[DrBee]

I totally missed this one. I like Republic of Tea's Ginger Peach. I also like getting the confirmation email from the "minister of orders".