Alternative hot drinks

[Vyse]

At work I normally drink the usual tea and coffee. I was wondering if you guys have any alternative hot drinks that I could try and is easy to prepare at work. We only have a kettle and microwave, lol.

[dudleybloke]

Bovril.

[Fishtigua]

Like you, when I'm at work, the tea and coffee gets drunk all morning. At lunchtime, I'm through. On to the Green Tea.

[Fishtigua]

dudleybloke said:

Bovril.

I love Bovril when it's cold and wet (must be a Midlands thing) but have you seen the bloody price of a jar????

[TwigtheWonderkid]

I thought it was against the law to consume Bovril without a Wagon Wheel. Also, you must be in a football stadium.

[dudleybloke]

Fishtigua said:

dudleybloke said:

Bovril.

I love Bovril when it's cold and wet (must be a Midlands thing) but have you seen the bloody price of a jar????

its expensive in supermarkets but theres lots of discount food shops round here that do it for a quid a jar.

[Fishtigua]

A big jar of Bovril over here is almost 5 quid.

If I'm spending that much, I'll go for F & M's own brand.

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/P-4732-beef-extract...

[bint]

Whittards have a vast selection of instant flavoured stuff.

[bashman]

Im currently hooked of the spiced chai latte from these guys

http://www.drinkmechai.co.uk

[Shaw Tarse]

Ribena

[Tickle]

Wittards instant mulled wine....

We went through some of this last winter in work, not too bad really.

http://www.whittard.co.uk/instant-tea/instant-tea-...

[Snollygoster]

Just hot milk. Stick it in the microwave and job done.

Another vote for bovril.

[carreauchompeur]

I've started drinking Mate. Love the process and equipment needed.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

[dudleybloke]

cant beat a nice drop of frog and macca.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MJAxn74JCk

[toasty]

Redbush tea is lovely

[uncinqsix]

I don't drink tea as a rule, with the only exception being the occasional Genmai tea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genmaicha, which is a Japanese green tea with roasted brown rice in it. It's quite nice.

[Baryonyx]

carreauchompeur said:

I've started drinking Mate. Love the process and equipment needed.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage)

Where can you get Mate in the UK? I've only ever come across it in the Zen Republic energy drink.

[Truckosaurus]

Baryonyx said:

Where can you get Mate in the UK? I've only ever come across it in the Zen Republic energy drink.

I got some at a local farm shop, so anywhere that sells fancy foodstuffs might have it.

The one I got was from http://www.teapigs.co.uk/ so you can always mail order it.

[carreauchompeur]

There are a few suppliers on eBay from Uruguay too.

Annoyingly I've noticed my simple. Rustic mate cup has a bloody hole in the bottom so need to get the wood filler out

[Mobile Chicane]

Teapigs 'chai' tea is lovely in winter. I bung a few extra chillies in mine.