teas with high caffeine content?

[shireen]

I'm one of those people who cannot function without a good coffee jump-start. Without it, I'm quite useless.

Coffee is fine, but drinking it day-after-day can sometimes get boring. So, I was wondering if anyone knows of teas with caffeine content that's as high as drip-brewed coffee (I mention drip brew because expresso brews have less caffeine).

Thanks!

[Galileo126]

1. "Breakfast" teas

Usually beloved by coffee drinkers for the a.m. caffeine jolt.

"Black" teas, like Earl Grey, etc, do the job too. When I run out of coffee, I keep black teas around just in case.

my 2cents,
-g

[Trailrider1951]

2. I am fond of Bigelow teas, especially Constant Comment

On the back of the package, they show a "Caff-O-Meter" which illustrates the caffeine content as follows:

Coffee = 100 to 120 mg per cup
Black Tea = 30 to 60 mg per cup
Green Tea = 25 to 60 mg per cup
Decaf Tea = 1 to 8 mg per cup
Herbal Tea = 0 mg per cup

Looks like you would have to drink 2 cups of black tea (like Constant Comment) to get the caffeine of 1 cup of coffee. Hope this helps!

[Freddie]

3. The British would be horrified

But you can get a really good cup of tea from your keurig. I like the Bigelow Irish Breakfast which is a tasty basic black tea.

[shireen]

4. Thank you everyone!

I'll give them a try.