• happykat said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Hello. My name is happykat and I'm a caffeine-oholic. COFFEE!!COFFEE!!COFFEE!!COFFEE!!COFFEE!!COFFEE!! Although, i do drink tea from time to time. There's a blueberry tea that is surprisingly good. Mostly, it's coffee with additives.

• cfamommy said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I'm a tea person, too. I usually drink my Tetley Orange Pekoe; it's what I was practically raised on. I enjoy other teas, though, and I'm open to new tastes. I'm not a fan of Jasmine teas, however; I had a Jasmine Green Tea, and it was like drinking perfume. Made my hands smell pretty, though! ;)

• Chimaera said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Both. I'm much less particular about my coffee, though. My tea of choice is a Darjeeling/Earl Grey blend my wife put together for me at a local little tea shop (yes, a local little tea shop with just about every kind of tea you can imagine). That and I enjoy a pot of Iron Goddess tea every now and again, especially the second steeping.

• Chimaera said on Aug 17, 2006....

  !@#$@#ing double-posts...

• Alyss said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I like both but I generally drink tea in prefernce to coffee. I like English Breakfast or English Afternoon best but I also like various fruit teas.

• FunctionalForm said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I'm more of a tea drinker than a coffee drinker, although I love a good mocha now and then. My absolute favorite is genmai cha - it's green tea with toasted brown rice. I like just about any green tea, jasmine tea, oolong tea, and plain old Lipton iced tea. There's a Mexican restaurant near us that makes the most exquisite fruit tea - they generally have fruit floating in it and it tastes like fruity, flowery goodness.

• stilldocked said on Aug 17, 2006....

  In the beginning there was the world and it was good. The Creator looked down upon the sleeping humans and thought, "They need a pick me up." Thus Coffee was created. Seriously, a good cup of hot, black coffee is the best thing in the morning.

• allaroundgirl said on Aug 17, 2006....

  [color=blue] / / / \ \___ (@ @) +----o00---(_)--------------+ | Neither 4 me, thank | | you very much | | | +-------------------o00-----+ |__| |__| || || ooo ooo [/color] I don't really like my beverages hot, but i do like frozen coffe :)

• allaroundgirl said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I was going for a gute picture but it got all distorted...sorry ;)

• secretlife said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I like coffee in the morning; light and sweet, just like me! In the summer I treat myself to iced coffee from Duncan Donuts. These make me smile!! I drink tea by night.

• Zayda said on Aug 17, 2006....

  both, depedning on my mood, the weather, the time of day in the summer, i am a big fan of iced coffee, iced mochas, and iced cappucinos; i tend to stick mostly to iced coffee that i make myself so i can control the calories and the amount of sugar in it. i'm also a big fan of iced tea when the weather is hot and humid. i really like raspberry iced tea, but peach tea makes me gag...well, actually, i hate peach anything, except for ripe fresh peaches themselves. ohh..and i love iced chai teas. when the weather is cooler, i turn to hot teas and coffee. i have an assortment of schuil's flavored coffees--chocolate marshmallow, french vanilla, peanut butter--that are fall afternoon staples. i also like seattle's best creme brulee coffee as a rich after dinner treat. and milestone's kahlua vanilla creme coffee is another favorite of mine but for my morning coffee i generally just prefer a really good dark roast with nothing added. when it comes to hot tea, i favor a madagascar vanilla red, then earl grey or darjeeling, and green tea. i stumbled across a very interesting chai green tea at one of the small shops here in town and it's actually a nice change of pace some days.

• Razulki said on Aug 17, 2006....

  tea, [b]tea[/b], TEA, [b]TEA[/b]!!! Coffee is a vile tool of the profane!

• cbrain said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I like tea best, any tea will do even sambong tea (herb here in the philippines). Cofee makes my nervous tremor, burns myur stomach, and it makes my heart beat irregular, so I shifted to tea.

• Lysander said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Coffee is evil. Only tea. And sometimes Tea can be evil.

• the_infernal_optimist said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Neither, although Starbucks frappuccinos could be addictive in a different world for me (one in which I have much more disposable income, lol). I prefer Mountain Dew in a chilled can. :)

• FriendsForever said on Aug 17, 2006....

  i'm a tea person, especially green tea. i do take coffee once in a while, i love the aroma.

• Tulip said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Coffee for me - I like those that are rich in flavour more to the bitter side, Sumatras coffee I like. Esspreso - gets me too high strung lol - only for emergencies - like working overtime hehehe.

• Bluesnake said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I can't drink coffee/tea with milk cause I'm lactose intolerant. So, that will leave me with only green tea. I love green tea or the chinese tea. It is healthy and soothing. To drink coffee without milk is too bitter. I will only drink coffee with milk if I know that I will not meet anyone on that day. Hehehe....you know. I'm lactose intolerant.

• chingform said on Aug 17, 2006....

  i like coffee. strong coffee with milk. :) but without sugar. I do like chinese tea and green tea too.

• Raymonde said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I drink both,but more often it's coffee. Since I have Chinese background (mom),I don't normally drink tea with milk or anything so as to keep its purity.And when I am staying up I sometimes drink tea to stay awake,it works better than coffee.

• anarchist said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Hi, I'm Anarchist, and I'm a latte-holic. I love coffee. I can go as much as three cups a day and still be able to sleep at night. (Favorites: an Americano white chocolate, or just a Hazelnut latte) I can also drink teas and curl up with a good book on a rainy day. (Favorites: Black tea, Mint tea, Lemon tea, Strawberry tea) I guess it's relative to the mood I'm in but it's coffee, my first love.

• momsrock said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I have actually never finished a cup of either! I have tried a few drinks of each and neither suited me.

• hers said on Aug 17, 2006....

  am a coffee lover. any coffee will do. coffee when i wake in the mornin, coffee when am at work, coffee afterluch, coffee when i came home afterwork, coffee before i go to sleep. coffee with cream is what i love the most.

• durianshortcake said on Aug 17, 2006....

  SW, I have blogged about ||{1}|| on my first day here in SC. Yesterday, I was planning to blog about tea. But as you know it, I had a "family problem" that has got in the way. Anyway, I love both! I can finish 4 cups of coffee a day, with two cups of tea in between. My favorite coffee concoction is [i]café mocha[/i] (which my boss detests because he says chocolate is for babies). But most of the time, I only get to drink brewed with creamer and a little sugar. As for the tea, my favorite is [i]peppermint[/i] (which my friends say tastes like toothpaste). But I can always settle for jasmine, oolong, earl gray, or Lipton black. Fun to know that I'm not the only one who can sleep after a caffeine overdose. ;)

• Albinowolf said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I like all kind of hot beverages from plain chinese tea to bitter coffee!

• scalywag said on Aug 17, 2006....

  Silver, I had you pegged as a coffee drinker for sure. I'm definitely a coffee drinker. Every day. I never leave any in the coffee pot. A good medium roast coffee that can be brewed strong without bitterness. I add just enough skim milk to change the color. During the cooler months, after spending time outdoors, I like to heat up some apple cider with sour apple schnapps. This is really good after a day of skiing or snowshoeing, but also works after clearing the snow off the driveway.

• LittleMouth said on Aug 17, 2006....

  I'll drink both but very rarely. I prefer tea, usually green whole leaf. The coffee has to be good quality or I don't like it at all and too much actually makes me sick.

• lottastyle said on Aug 18, 2006....

  I am both. Depends on my mood. When I'm in a hurry to get to class or work, or pulling an all nighter, I go straight for the coffee, but if I want to relax or settle in for the evening I make a pot of tea. My favorite tea is Green Tea or Passion Tea. Coffee I drink black no fancy stuff.

• Danj3ris said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Hello silverwhisper. I enjoy tea, and I believe part of the reaon I enjoy it is because I seldom drink it. Absence makes my heart grow fonder for tea it seems. Coffee however, is disgusting. I do not like the effects it has on the human body. Stained teeth, bad breath, caffiene personality quirks.. On the contrary, COLD coffee is sexy. Primarily Coffee Ice Cream. Specifically Stewart's Colombian Coffee Ice Cream. If you can only have one Coffee flavored ice cream for the rest of your life, it should be Stewart's Colombian Coffee. Don't know where you live, if you even know of the Stewart's chain of stores in the U.S., but that flavor is beyond divine.

• silverwhisper said on Aug 18, 2006....

  durian: i'm sorry, i had no idea! scalywag: nice to see you here. :> danj3ris: i'm confused, wouldn't coffee have the same effect whether hot [i]or[/i] cold? ed

• cfamommy said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Obviously we have a lot of caffeine addicts on SoulCast! I only have one or two cups of tea a day, but I get incredible headaches if I don't have it. I'm prone to headaches anyway, so maybe the lack of caffeine just aggravates that... I know some people get really nasty without their "fix". How about you, silverwhisper? What would happen to you if you didn't get yours? PS- My husband is one of the rare ones who don't enjoy either. Sometimes if I have a hot drink in the evening he'll have a cup of soup of something. It's nice when we go to a friend's house for dinner, though- he goes and entertains the baby while the rest of us enjoy a hot cup of tea!

• silverwhisper said on Aug 18, 2006....

  [twitches violently] undercaffeination is extremely deleterious to my mood and interactions with folks. it also plays havoc w/ my ability to, er... oo! something shiny! ed

• lightuponlight said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Although I may be young, I am a COFFEE-ADDICT. However, as absurd as this may sound I was wondering how anyone could drink the black coffee...I tried it one day to stay up all night before an exam...but I ended up torchering my taste buds in a way I was not expecting. But, as much as I would hate to drink black coffee or plain bag-only tea I am definitely leaning towards the possibility. Adding sugar and whole-fat milk everytime a cup of coffee/tea is drunk is not the most healthiest thing in the world as opposed to a plain cup of black coffee. So the question how is it done ?

• cfamommy said on Aug 18, 2006....

  whole-fat mil isn't your only option, lightuponlight. I drink my tea with 1% milk and I've "weaned" myself down to just a 1/2 teaspoon of sugar per mug- sometimes less. I don't know how much sugar you're used to, but I recommend trying low-fat milk. It tastes just as good- maybe better!

• diab said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Neither actually. Although late nights i might have some bailey's and coffee. Very rare though. Not even once a month. Whiskey on the other hand. That's what i'm talking about.

• FaithMatters said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Black coffee most days. In winter sometimes I go for tea. If hot, Darjeeling only! Great question!

• JadeLondon said on Aug 18, 2006....

  I like coffee and tea. But because coffee tends to give me severe heartburn, I usually stick with tea. There isn't much in the way of tea that I don't like. As long as I have sugar (no cream, please), I am happier than a pig in filth. This may seem like I have an unsophisticated palate, but my favorite tea is Lipton's Soothing Moments Raspberry tea (It is all natural, too).

• FaithfulDisciple said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Coffee decaf or not is great. Mocha or cappucino is fine. Starbucks did a great way of reinventing coffee. I like brewed coffee after a hearty meal. I don't take coffee on an empty stomach.

• satyr said on Aug 18, 2006....

  I'm one of those neither people, although on a rare occasion I will have a cup of tea. Sweet tea and soft drinks are my caffeine supply.

• yankee328 said on Aug 18, 2006....

  occasioanlly i'll have chinese green tea - if i'm sick or in a chinese restaurant. but normally i'll have coffee. starbucks coffee is overrated. it's way too bitter. a nice italian or kenyan coffee if it's brewed right can be quite soothing.

• anonymous said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Tea is clearly best - especially green tea.
  

• mintan said on Aug 18, 2006....

  I used to like tea a lot more than coffee.. now i kinda cut down on both.. but i still prefer tea.. especially green tea... my latest craze is Long Jing that i bought from my China trip.. really light but fragrant..
  

• FunctionalForm said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Ach! STARBUCKS?! They did not reinvent coffee, unless you're talking about the way they burn their beans. That's why their coffee is so bitter. Ick. Try Torrefazione if you're looking for a decent cup of any coffee beverage in Seattle, or wherever else they distribute it.
  

• varada said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Both coffee and tea are good for health. You should take minimum 3 to 4 cups a day.
  Darjeeling tea is good for colour and flavour and Nilgiri for strength and taste. A blend of these two give wonderful taste.
  I like my coffee brewed in the coffee filter. It has a glamorous smell and taste.
  

• varada said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Both coffee and tea are good for health. You should take minimum 3 to 4 cups a day.
  Darjeeling tea is good for colour and flavour and Nilgiri for strength and taste. A blend of these two give wonderful taste.
  I like my coffee brewed in the coffee filter. It has a glamorous smell and taste.
  

• Marie-Jane said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Honestly I am both but i prefer coffee over tea. I'm very fussy about coffee, I won't drink it if it's cheap, and yeah I can tell! Therefore I have the greatest coffee machine a home and buy my coffee beans from only one place in the market. I can't buy that grocery coffee, YUCK! My coffee has to have a punch, I can't drink weak coffee so I really like Italian coffee.
  
  As for tea, a good jasmine loose tea is great for digesting after pigging out! I only buy loose teas from the market, sometimes I'll try different types but I always go back to my jasmine tea!
  

• LoriaAmnekia said on Aug 18, 2006....

  I love both. When I don't feel good, I drink Mint Tea constantly. Lately, it's been Spiced Chai Tea or Vanilla Chai Tea. My mom always has coffee made up, whether it's cold outside or not. I have been making them both cold lately though.
  

• Cabernet said on Aug 18, 2006....

  I'm into tea for the most part. I do ordinary black tea. I'd love to drink green tea, but I take it with milk and sugar and it always tastes like I'm drinking sweetened milk-water.
  
  I used to drink coffee daily, but it's too much for my system... so I had to downgrade to tea. I drink decaf coffee with a little cinnamon at night and that's heavenly... but in the morning I drink tea.
  
  I just got a new job and when my boss was trying to lure me, he says, we brew coffee all day, and grind our own beans... anytime you want some coffee, you just come on back and get some. heh, even though I don't drink it at work, it made me want to work there...
  

• Danj3ris said on Aug 18, 2006....

  Your right Silverwhisper, coffee would have the same effects on the human body. What I meant was more of a personality type effect.
  
  As strange as it may seem, I tend to get along with people who enjoy frozen coffee over hot coffee. It really doesn't make much sense. Kinda just one of those things that makes me me.
  
  But seriously, try that flavor I suggested when you get a chance.
  

• beautiful_soul said on Aug 20, 2006....

  i drink more tea than coffee... but the only tea i know is the classic lipton tea and lipton earl grey... and of course slimming teas..
  

• zlatinabulgaria said on Aug 22, 2006....

  Coffee. Every morning. For recreation after the loooong sleep ;) I hate tea.
  

• silverwhisper said on Aug 22, 2006....

  dan: regrettably, that ice cream is not available to me.
  
  ed
  

• Marie-Jane said on Aug 22, 2006....

  My mother always aked my father " coffee, tea, or me?"
  

• WorldCitizen said on Aug 22, 2006....

  Coffee for me, please. Black with sugar.
  
  I'm actually addicted. Really, if I don't drink coffee for a whole day, I have a big headache in the night. When I realize that that's the cause I drink some medicine and a coffee and I'm new in half hour.
  
  I drink a big cup at morning and then more 5 or 6 cups during the day.
  
  I also drink some tea, but in very few occasions.
  

• Marie-Jane said on Aug 22, 2006....

  Coffee is great for migraines, my doctor told me to drink coffee for that reason.
  

• satyr said on Aug 22, 2006....

  Marie-Jane, I bet I know what your father's answer usually was ;-)
  

• Marie-Jane said on Aug 22, 2006....

  Shyeah, black with cream...HAHAHA
  

• varada said on Aug 23, 2006....

  What did your mother give? Black coffee with cream?
  

• Marie-Jane said on Aug 23, 2006....

  Ok you guys...I'm starting to get mental pictures and it's just not working for me!!! HAHAHA
  

• crosario7915 said on Sep 02, 2006....

  living on the island of Guahan, we are not exactly into hot beverages when its 93 outside and 102 in the concrete house. Those who do like coffee either live and work in total aircon or rather enjoy iced coffee. Myself I don't like the taste of coffee much either and prefer ice cold assam black tea, which also has the benefit of relieving migraines. And happycat...i am a true caffeine aholic. I drink soda most of the time and if I do not get enough in the day it causes a drastic change in the blood pressure to the brain and walah! a real migraine. Bad enough to wish for death. Thank goodness for black tea.
  

• Zayda said on Sep 03, 2006....

  I have discovered pomegranate black tea. yum-o!
  

• okelay said on Sep 06, 2006....

  i'm a tea person
  my favorites are earl grey and china black.
  but i also enjoy the irish breakfast and english afternoon.
  
  i do like coffee,especially capuccinos and mokaccinos.
  there has been small nescafe machines installed everywhere around the city.
  
  there are like 4 at campus. one in the casino near my faculty.
  so i've gotten a bit addicted to them.
  
  but i will always prefer tea.
  i find coffee too bitter. it must have sugar or milk or cream or all of the above
  
  tea i drink without anything. just the taste of tea.
  

• mahu said on Sep 25, 2006....

  i like both! anything HOT! =)
  

• xerendipity said on Sep 25, 2006....

  Hello, I'm Xerendipity.
  
  
  I'm a TEA addict! I've been drinking it for 2 years now!
  
  Aside from its soothing effect, it has also some health benefits.
  
  Please refer to my blog: 10 Things to know why we should drink tea.
  
  You may find why Tea is perfect for a T
  

• silverwhisper said on Sep 25, 2006....

  i shall have to check out your blog when time permits. :>
  
  ed
  

• Zayda said on May 10, 2007....

  I've just discovered a new flavored tea (tea bags) by Lipton: Vanilla Caramel Truffle. It's rich and yummy. I had some this morning with my new delicious oatmeal. :)

• silverwhisper said on May 11, 2007....

  i'm trying to grasp what that flavor is like and failing utterly, i must confess. ?
  
  ed

• mt4me76 said on May 17, 2007....

  I'm a huge loose tea fan.  I usually drink young hyson green tea or ti kuan yin oolong that I buy from http://www.sofotea.com.

• silverwhisper said on May 18, 2007....

  hello, mt. welcome to my blog and thank you for visiting. are young hyson and ti kuan yin styles of green and oolong teas? i'm unfamiliar with those names.
  
  ed

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