What is in your cup?

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I am loving all the new faces in this thread. Many people to share stories with, drinks with, and convert.

Me too!

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by astra

Another cup of rooibos raspberry & vanilla. Although it is not the same tea as I bought. I added quite a lot of clean rooibos to it because after a few days I realised I could not drink the original. Too much flavour.
The last cuppa in da office tonight

Ah the joys of blending teas. It sounds like you found a good solution.

[ProfCrash]

Today's Lupicia tea of choice was a black tea with cherry called Sakuarambo. I don't like it. It reminds me of cough syrup. The cherry is very medicinal tasting.

Editted for spelling. How is is I can spell Gschendner without a problem but Lupicia ends up Lucipia or Lucicpia or some other weird spelling?

[astra]

Pu-Erh
Getting used to the taste of Earth...

[desertblues]

cold Arabica-coffee

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Be careful... There is an ancient Sufi saying that goes;
'Don't make friends with an elephant trainer unless you have room in your house for an elephant.'

Have you cleared out shelf space for your new habit? err... I mean 'hobby.'


Stitchawl

Well, I cleared the top of my pantry cabinet, and it's become my "tea station" with bowl for my spoon, teabag squeezer (no wincing allowed!), and sugarbowl.

Originally Posted by Aurora W

Big glass of water...then time to make the Earl Grey Creme.



Better clear some counter space too - trust me.

Y'all are starting to worry me...

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Healthy beverage consumption

This is part of the general idea...

[kindlekitten]

mineral water

[Latinandgreek]

Lemon iced tea.

[ProfCrash]

OK just made a cup of the Lupicia Green Tea with Grapefruit. You can't taste the tea although the grapefruit is not overly sour.

I am getting the feeling that the Lupicia teas are like Teavana teas. They are a good quality tea but are just a bit too flavored for my liking. While the blacks I have had are good quality but a bit too bland.

I wonder if this is the same problem that folks who reported not liking Darjeelings have had. If you drink a generic Darjeeling you don't get the same flavor as drinking a Darjeeling from a specific Estate.

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by Aurora W

Big glass of water...then time to make the Earl Grey Creme.



Better clear some counter space too - trust me.

Which Earl Grey Creme? Teavana? That is one that I really like by them.

[pdurrant]

Another Coke Zero

[astra]

Green tea testing mode is on.

Korean Green Tea.

The closest to Japanese green tea after I have tried Chinese, Bolivian, Laos and Vietnamese. No as good as Sencha Uji, but as good as the rest of the Japanese bunch such as Bancha, Kokeicha and Sencha Yamato. Maybe even better and closer to Sencha Uji.
TBH, I am surprised.

[Ivy]

coffee and nesquik.

[ProfCrash]

Bancha and Sencha are not all that close in flavor. I like both of them although I do prefer Sencha to Bancha.

[astra]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Bancha and Sencha are not all that close in flavor. I like both of them although I do prefer Sencha to Bancha.

Yes, I guess you are right.

Sencha Uji is very different.
However, Sencha Yamato was more like other Japanese green teas.
All of them are very different from Chinese, or other green tea.

So, if I compare Bancha and Sencha after I tried 10+ other green teas, they look similar vs. all others, from a distance. When I look close (Japanese teas only) I notice the difference