What is in your cup?

[DixieGal]

There is not enough coffee left in my Star Trek (original series) mug. Beam me to the coffee pot, Scottie!

[TheKindleWorm]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Hang on, get well!

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I hope you feel better soon!

Thank you - starting to feel livelier now as I've eaten some toast. It may have just been that I was hungry

Or just that I'm not a morning person

Green Tea with skimmed milk.

[astra]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Some a samples from Lupica

What teas?

A cup of green tea. In my green tea testing mode.
Vietnamese Lotus Chun Mee.

[Nyssa]

I've started my day with an 18oz bottle of FUZE Refresh Peach & Mango drink. I can't really call it juice as it is mostly water & skim milk with only 5% juice. Anyway, its yummy and helps my ever present sweet-tooth.

[astra]

Laphroaig's empty container is in the rubbish bin.
I have started something cheap and cheerful. Not bad at all.

[Ivy]

alcohol?

[ProfCrash]

Scotch Whiskey is normally considered alcohol. Yummy but alcohol. (winks)

Getting ready to brew some Lupicia Darjeeling: The First Flush.

I am minorly annoyed that my new neighbor is the one person who complains about candles in the work place. When she was in a different office I could safely use my tea warmer because she didn't know I was burning a candle. It is hard to do that when she will smell the smoke when the candle burns down. (sigh) Back to individual cups until she moves desks again.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Scotch Whiskey is normally considered alcohol. Yummy but alcohol. (winks)

Getting ready to brew some Lupicia Darjeeling: The First Flush.

I am minorly annoyed that my new neighbor is the one person who complains about candles in the work place. When she was in a different office I could safely use my tea warmer because she didn't know I was burning a candle. It is hard to do that when she will smell the smoke when the candle burns down. (sigh) Back to individual cups until she moves desks again.

have you seen those electric warmer coasters?

[Ivy]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Scotch Whiskey is normally considered alcohol. Yummy but alcohol. (winks)

I didn't recognize the brand, so I asked. I totally ignored trying to read the bottle. Now I feel stupid.

ps - was gonna say, if thats alcohol, i want some too

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

have you seen those electric warmer coasters?

I have one. I'll have to try it but I think it is not the greatest fit for my cast iron pot. (pouts)

I didn't recognize the brand, so I asked. I totally ignored trying to read the bottle. Now I feel stupid.

No worries. We all tease in this thread. I knew it was booze without reading the label but that is because of the many posts discussing the wonders of drinking the last bottle of liquid yumminess.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Ivy

was gonna say, if thats alcohol, i want some too

The brand, Ardmore, is unknown to me. Then again, I am no pro in Scotch (or any other alcohol), I began to develop an interest in it only...since May 2009.
Tesco's had a good sale, I wanted something peaty, so I decided to give it a try. IMO, it is good. Surprisingly because it doesn't say how old it is. I usually never buy Scotch that doesn't say its age. The price was the killer though. No regrets so far

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I have one. I'll have to try it but I think it is not the greatest fit for my cast iron pot. (pouts)



No worries. We all tease in this thread. I knew it was booze without reading the label but that is because of the many posts discussing the wonders of drinking the last bottle of liquid yumminess.

if nothing else it can keep your mug warm. I'm actually surprised you're allowed to have a candle at work. I can imagine all sorts of places going on (at length) about fire hazards

[poohbear_nc]

Branching out today: Gunpowder Temple of Heaven --
I can't really describe what it tastes like, other than to say it tastes "green"

I'm drinking it neat - does it need sugar/sweetener?

[Ivy]

I tried googling the drink i am drinking twice to show you guys the picture.... my browser crashed both times! lol!

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

if nothing else it can keep your mug warm. I'm actually surprised you're allowed to have a candle at work. I can imagine all sorts of places going on (at length) about fire hazards

We are not allowed candles at work. I am knowingly breaking the rules. This is the only co-worker who has said something. I have let everyone who sits near me know that there is a candle in my tea pot warmer just incase someone did have a problem with it.

My cast iron tea warmer holds the candle inside. The candle does not sit directly on the desk and is surrounded by cast irn metal except for holes on top of the warmer. The tea pot sits on top of the warmer. Someone would have to pick it up and chuck it to the floor for it to be dangerous. Even then I think the tea light candle would go out. It is the really, really small candles that you can buy 100 of for $5. But she is uncomfortable with it so I am not using it. Just pouting because it means individual cups of tea instead of pots of tea. More to clean at the end of the day.

So I tried Lupicia's Darjeeling First Flush today. It was ok. I prefer Tea Gschwendner's Darjeelings. They have a more robust flavor which I prefer.

This is reminding me of why I didn't end up shopping at Lupicia. When I got the Lupicia's gift bags last year and started trying them I liked the teas fine but there was normally a TG tea I strongly prefered.

If I did not know about TG, I would order from Lupicia in a heartbeat. I prefer most of their teas to Teavanas. They are good, solid teas that are not overly infused. You can taste the tea in them. But they do not have the same variety of tea as TG so their Darjeeling is more of a blend of Darjeelings where as TG sells from specific estates and the Darjeelings have a bit more character to them.