Sipping on this one this afternoon as I nibble on crackers and cubes of parmesan. I needed a little caffeine pick-me-up after doing some shopping and food prep for dinner tonight. I brought home a bottle of light agave nectar from the store – it was on sale and I was curious how it would compare to sugar. I don’t seem to notice much of a difference but it seemed like I had to use more to get the same level of sweetness.
As a general question, what types of sweetener do you guys use? I’ve seen that brown rock sugar sold on several tea sites, is it worth using?
Looking forward to your responses! <3
Preparation
People who liked this
Comments
I use sweetener very occasionally, sometimes to help bring the flavour out of flavoured teas or in chai. I only use maple syrup, brown coconut sugar or honey.
No, never – the whole point of tea, for me, is that it’s leaf + water. I don’t want to get into the habit of putting milk and sugar in it, aside from the occasional latte.
I use organic cane sugar only sometimes. My brother got me some rock sugar with a Teavana gift set and I personally don’t see what the big deal is.
maple syrup (only to bring out the flavor) works best with smoky/Keemun/Lapsang Sauchong teas
In chai, I use sweetened condensed milk—covers both the cream and the sugar! Every other tea I drink unsweetened. Really.
I use sweetener very occasionally, sometimes to help bring the flavour out of flavoured teas or in chai. I only use maple syrup, brown coconut sugar or honey.
No, never – the whole point of tea, for me, is that it’s leaf + water. I don’t want to get into the habit of putting milk and sugar in it, aside from the occasional latte.
I use organic cane sugar only sometimes. My brother got me some rock sugar with a Teavana gift set and I personally don’t see what the big deal is.
maple syrup (only to bring out the flavor) works best with smoky/Keemun/Lapsang Sauchong teas
In chai, I use sweetened condensed milk—covers both the cream and the sugar! Every other tea I drink unsweetened. Really.