What is in your cup? - Page 361

astra · 12-14-2010, 01:57 PM

Pu-Erh aged, after dinner

happy_terd · 12-14-2010, 02:03 PM

I think I am going to go explore the world of tea. Can I get good tea with teabags?

astra · 12-14-2010, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

I think I am going to go explore the world of tea. Can I get good tea with teabags?

To be honest, so far I didn't come across one. Even Yorkshire tea that everybody in the UK agrees is the best is nothing in comparison to loose tea

I am a classical lazyass but started to brew teas. It took me..let me count...some 12 years to work up myself into this but I do not regret one second. Even my wife has joined in although she used to like coffee and didn't care what she drinks in general.

happy_terd · 12-14-2010, 02:14 PM

Do they even sell tea in the US that isnt in a teabag???

astra · 12-14-2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happy_terd

Do they even sell tea in the US that isnt in a teabag???

I think in plenty

Just wait for an hour and Ladies are going to inundate you with the links

beppe · 12-14-2010, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertblues

Good night?........ehhhh...it's 14.35 in the afternoon, Stichawl.

goodnight.

Think I'll ask SS for an open invitation to his swimming pool.

Luckily for humanity SS has her swimming pool, she is blonde and very very attractive. To me at least.

desertblues · 12-14-2010, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

Luckily for humanity SS has her swimming pool, she is blonde and very very attractive. To me at least.

I'll accept any company from any person with a swimmingpool, as I'm freezing to death here and just am very jealous of anyone with sun, sunburn, short and sunglasses right now.

ProfCrash · 12-14-2010, 02:29 PM

LOL check out Teavana and TeaGschwendner for loose leaf tea. There is also Adigo and Lupica. PLenty of tea shops in the US sell loose leaf.

Pot two of Earl Grey 69.

desertblues · 12-14-2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

I think in plenty

Just wait for an hour and Ladies are going to inundate you with the links

14 minutes

cold coffee in my cup

Latinandgreek · 12-14-2010, 03:25 PM

Earl Grey.

pdurrant · 12-14-2010, 04:27 PM

Coke Zero #6

John Carroll · 12-14-2010, 05:12 PM

Coffee, with pumpkin pie creamer. Yummy.

*cheap man's Starbucks*

bjones6416 · 12-14-2010, 05:47 PM

HT, I've actually had trouble finding loose tea in my area! The best bets are discount stores like TJ Maxx or Tuesday Morning. (Whispers) I think it's perfectly fine to drink tea from teabags for those of us with, shall we say, less sophisticated palates. Now if you fall in the sophisticated palate group all bets are off!

bjones6416 · 12-14-2010, 05:48 PM

Honey Lemon Rooibos

Stitchawl · 12-14-2010, 06:41 PM

Sunshine came softly through my a-window today
Could've tripped out easy a-but I've a-changed my ways
It'll take time I know it but in a while
You're gonna be mine I know it, we'll do it in style
'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine

Another beautiful day in the Land of the Rising Sun! (It actually did rise today) and another cup of liquid amber. In honor of Tuesday, a cup of Taylors of Harrogate's English Breakfast tea to go along with my rice and miso soup. (To tell the truth, I'd really like a good croissant!)

Something for you store-bought tea-bag users to consider; it's easier for machines to put a finer, dryer grind of leaf into teabags.

That translates to a lot less flavor.

Give yourselves a treat and buy your favorite teas (even those 'pretend teas' flavored with jelly beans or spinach) and a pack of empty teabags (you can find them in Asian import stores and often even in your local megamarkets if you look carefully. Dollar Stores often sell them too) and package up your own. It only takes me about 15 minutes to make enough teabags to get me though a week or two, and the flavor difference is worth it. Even with really excellent teas, the stuff that comes pre-packaged in tea bags just can't compare with the loose leaf tea.

Trust me... you'll appreciate the difference.

Stitchawl

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12-14-2010, 01:57 PM	#5401
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Pu-Erh aged, after dinner

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happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I think I am going to go explore the world of tea. Can I get good tea with teabags?

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happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Do they even sell tea in the US that isnt in a teabag???

12-14-2010, 02:29 PM	#5408
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	LOL check out Teavana and TeaGschwendner for loose leaf tea. There is also Adigo and Lupica. PLenty of tea shops in the US sell loose leaf. Pot two of Earl Grey 69.

12-14-2010, 03:25 PM	#5410
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Earl Grey.

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John Carroll kookoo Posts: 1,461 Karma: 7772454 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Colorado Springs Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook, LG4	Coffee, with pumpkin pie creamer. Yummy. cheap man's Starbucks

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bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	HT, I've actually had trouble finding loose tea in my area! The best bets are discount stores like TJ Maxx or Tuesday Morning. (Whispers) I think it's perfectly fine to drink tea from teabags for those of us with, shall we say, less sophisticated palates. Now if you fall in the sophisticated palate group all bets are off!

12-14-2010, 05:48 PM	#5414
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	Honey Lemon Rooibos

12-14-2010, 06:41 PM	#5415
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Sunshine came softly through my a-window today Could've tripped out easy a-but I've a-changed my ways It'll take time I know it but in a while You're gonna be mine I know it, we'll do it in style 'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine Another beautiful day in the Land of the Rising Sun! (It actually did rise today) and another cup of liquid amber. In honor of Tuesday, a cup of Taylors of Harrogate's English Breakfast tea to go along with my rice and miso soup. (To tell the truth, I'd really like a good croissant!) Something for you store-bought tea-bag users to consider; it's easier for machines to put a finer, dryer grind of leaf into teabags. That translates to a lot less flavor. Give yourselves a treat and buy your favorite teas (even those 'pretend teas' flavored with jelly beans or spinach) and a pack of empty teabags (you can find them in Asian import stores and often even in your local megamarkets if you look carefully. Dollar Stores often sell them too) and package up your own. It only takes me about 15 minutes to make enough teabags to get me though a week or two, and the flavor difference is worth it. Even with really excellent teas, the stuff that comes pre-packaged in tea bags just can't compare with the loose leaf tea. Trust me... you'll appreciate the difference. Stitchawl