Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention (2017)

Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by wil421 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:09PM (#27909007)

I worked at an American Chinese restaurant that had fantastic oolong tea. Whenever I bought it from Asian supermarkets it was literally the worst quality tea I’ve ever tasted, below the Lipton tea that’s for making sweet tea.

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:00PM (#27909724)

Part of the problem there is that the domestic market consumes most of the best grades of all types of teas. But it's possible to get really amazing Chinese and Taiwanese teas from tea importers in the US[1] and EU. Some of them are pricey, but not all (and tea is generally not too expensive per cup, compared with lots of other beverages).

1: https://www.uptontea.com/teas/c/oolong-tea/pgsize/12/filter/...

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by cercatrova on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:33PM (#27913019)

Buy online, check out the /r/tea wiki [0] and specifically the user vendor list [1]

[0] https://old.reddit.com/r/tea/wiki/faq

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/tea/wiki/vendors/page_01

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Re:Caffeine and theanine exert opposite effects on attention... by Vrondi on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:57PM (#27909685)

Look for "Tie Guan Yin" (Iron Goddess of Mercy) Oolong. It's a lovely starting point. Usually good across most brands. Medium-light and naturally floral/fruity quality to it. The amount you use and the temp and time for brewing are also different for Oolong compared to black teas.

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