What is in your cup?

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Yes, stichawl, I also love you for your cheery music in the morning. I often wake up with a
tune in my head. These last few mornings it's this rainbow song
" why are there so many songs about rainbows
What's on the other side"

When Chris and I went to see Jim Brickman in concert right before Christmas, he did that song...as a duet with himself, LOL. He sang one verse impersonating Kermit, and one verse as himself. I couldn't find a Youtube of it, though I tried. Jim does a spot-on Kermit imitation!!

Apple juice in my cup - just about to go to bed.

[pdurrant]

Coke Zero #1

[desertblues]

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
what's on the other side....

Cold Arabica-coffee.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Well, my NBT order just arrived! I must compliment this company on their speed of customer service! It seems as if it were only last week that I place the order, and today I have 20 odd packets of teas to sample! I'm impressed!

That was very quick for UK-Japan.
I received my NBT order yesterday too.
1kg of Lapacho and 2 samples of Chinese black - Tippy Yunnan and Yunnan Imperial.

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

My first experiment has been with the tea that originally caused me to place the order;
... "Georgian Old Gentleman." Loose leaf tea

For the first cup I followed the company's directions for a single cup of tea. For the second, I more than doubled the amount of leaves and gave it considerably longer steeping time. It's a very large leaf tea so I made sure to brew it using extra large infusers to give the leaves room to expand. I don't think they expanded enough...

Sorry to say, I'm not impressed. While it's a mellow tea, and very smooth, it suffers from a lack of depth. It's as if it doesn't touch the tongue. It reminds me of tea that would be served in a family restaurant when the waiter can find a tea bag in the back of a drawer somewhere. It's the right color, and I'm sure it's tea, but it's not a tea that I would want to purchase. I have enough left for one more mug, so I will try again in a couple of weeks. Perhaps a different day might help. Maybe this tea doesn't work on Tuesdays?

Stitchawl

It is how I remember this tea. Only don't understand why it is in Black teas. They say 80-100ºC, you don't brew black teas at 80. I am sure it was in white teas along with Georgian Old Lady ((80ºC) for five minutes), which was considerably better, although...still a white tea, not black
I cannot say I trust their brewing directions 100%. I always google for other opinions.
Btw., Chrissie said:

Our understanding of mug size is 250-300ml

If you are curious, then when/if you order from them next time, ask for Georgian Old Lady. Although, if you don't like white teas, you won't be impressed.



Water in a flask.

[Latinandgreek]

Ahmad Earl Grey tea.

[desertblues]

cold Arabica-coffee

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by astra

If you are curious, then when/if you order from them next time, ask for Georgian Old Lady. Although, if you don't like white teas, you won't be impressed.

I'm afraid I'm a dyed in the wool black tea drinker... Unless there is something really special in that pu-erh sampler (I'll start on it tomorrow) I think I'll keep my experiments strictly in the black tea pages. However, NBT does list Georgian Old Lady in the black tea page... I won't order it though. I can't imagine it being too different from the Gentleman. I need teas that fight back. A tea that when you drink it, shouts "I AM TEA, DAMMIT!"


Stitchawl

[ProfCrash]

heheheh I love my green teas and I have found many Pu-Erhs that I love.

Rooibos Cream Carmel.

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I need teas that fight back. A tea that when you drink it, shouts "I AM TEA, DAMMIT!"


Stitchawl

I think the pu-erh will shout that, or maybe it will shout, "I AM DIRT, DAMMIT!" rofl

[ProfCrash]

The mushroom and brick did not taste earth.

[poohbear_nc]

Midnight Earl Grey (=Earl Grey with vanilla pods)

[pdurrant]

Coke Zero #2

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

I think the pu-erh will shout that, or maybe it will shout, "I AM DIRT, DAMMIT!" rofl

Hmmmm....
I can do dirt.


Stitchawl

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Coke Zero #2

Just curious... Have you ever done a side-by-side taste test between
Coke Zero and Pepsi Zero?


Stitchawl

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Just curious... Have you ever done a side-by-side taste test between
Coke Zero and Pepsi Zero?

I don't think we have a Pepsi Zero in the UK - perhaps you mean Pepsi Max? I have tried Pepsi Max, and found it not to be to my taste at all.

I have done blind tasting of Coke Zero against Coke (Classic), and couldn't tell them apart. I can certainly tell Coke from Diet Coke or Pepsi.