Long ago when I started drinking coffee and tea, both were
almost the same for me. I would drink either one and feel no real difference.
Later on I started to hate coffee. The coffee I was usually drinking was
instant coffee and I did not like it. So I began to drink more tea. It did not
matter if the tea was prepared with tea dust, tea bags or tea leaves.
Many years later I started drinking coffee again. This time I was
drinking ground coffee which tastes so much better than instant coffee. Now I
drink one cup of tea in the morning prepared with tea leaves and with milk
added. Then I have several cups of black coffee during the day. I usually buy
smaller packets of tea and coffee. I think once we open a packet of tea or
coffee it begins to lose its freshness. The smaller packets are more likely to
retain its freshness since we tend to finish them before it loses its
freshness.