What is in your cup? - Page 437

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm

Sounds like heaven to me - just add some praline ice cream on top of the waffles and maybe some maple syrup and I would fly across the Earth for that if I could!

My Mom made the mistake one year of asking me what I wanted for breakfast for my birthday. I requested chocolate chip waffles, with choclate chip ice cream, and chocolate syrup. For some silly reason Mom actually made said dessert.

Keep in mind that all four of the kids, myself included, are ADHD. My Mom made the must sugary breakfast a 10 year old could ask for. She never repeated that experiment. We could choose the dinner of the night and the type of cake but never breakfast.

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 10:45 AM

The short post (skip the rambling) I love tea but I am no expert. I am outspoken about what I like and that might come off with more authority then I mean it to. I am still experimenting but have spent 11 years discovering what teas I love. It has been a fun journey and I love that it continues. I love seeing other people experiment and play with tea because there is so much out there and so many folks ignore that.

OK rambling follows, feel free to skip.

I started experimenting with tea in 1998. I was using tea bags at the time and thought that Bigelow was awesome. Then I found World Market and Republic of Tea and loved Republic of Tea. I drank about 10-12 varieties of their tea (loved the Blackberry Sage). One day I saw some loose leaf teas, one being an Earl Grey, and tried that. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed those. I started drinking some bags and some loose leaf.

I have no idea when I discovered Teavana. I know it was before I started dating my Husband, July 2003, because I brought his mother a Teavana infuser and a couple of bags of tea when I joined him for his family vacation. I don't think it was too much earlier then that.

In 2004 his Sister sent me a sample pack from Tea Gschwendner for Christmas. That is where I tried Arabian Nights, Anna's, and one other tea. The set came with a great book about tea and a listing of all of their teas. I loved the Anna's and Arabian Nights, they are a regular part of my rotation, and went to the website. My head exploded and the real experimentation began.

It took forever for me to realize why I was drinking more TG tea then Teavana, I like the various taste of tea and not the infused tastes. I found myself throwing away teas from Teavana and buying more from TG.

I would not say I am an expert, that would mean I could actually figure out what type of tea I was drinking without reading a lable. I doubt that I could honestly tell an Assam from a Darjeeling although I can pick out a Chinese Green Tea from a Japanese Green tea. I can tell you what I like and why but I don't have the experience or desire to be able to complete taste test exams.

Teavana and Lupicia do a great business because there are people who love their teas. You get the smae health benefits from their teas as you do from TG or any other store. There are folks who love plain black coffee or straight up espresso and others who only drink the flavored coffess. Different tastes for different folks.

I am going to be throwing away 4-5 teas I bought from TG in a few days. They have been on my shelf for ages and I just don't drink them. I tossed a ton of tea from Lupicia last year although I am finding more that I like from them this year.

I would love to say that one day there are 3 green teas that I like but that is not going to happen. I have 6 that I enjoy a great deal. I have 7 Rooibos, 2 Darjeelings, One Assam, 4 Oolongs, and one White tea that are my go to teas. I drink 3-4 liters of tea a day so I can work through that rotation pretty nicely.

I am rambling arn't I?

astra · 01-13-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I am rambling arn't I?

No. Not at all. Very interesting

Pu-Erh aged.
I give up on calling them Shu and Sheng because I read about Pu-Erh yesterday and realised that I am completely confused.
Who is Shu-aged? who is Sheng-green? but aged too or matured?
Maybe one day I will get it straight.

GeoffC · 01-13-2011, 12:15 PM

Caffeine levels just fine and dandy, thank you ...

Green Tea number #? (lost count....)

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Caffeine levels just fine and dandy, thank you ...

Green Tea number #? (lost count....)

Now that I like. Way too much Dr. Pepper at lunch.

beppe · 01-13-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I am rambling arn't I?

Nah. It is what i wanted to know. Have some karma. when I load up the stack.

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 02:43 PM

phenomshel: You shoudl to try Lupicia, I think you would like their tea.

I am trying the Tsugaru Green which is an apple green tea. You can very easily taste the apple. It is interesting because you can taste the tea but it is 1/2 a second after you taste the apple. Not bad.

Not something that I would buy again but not bad.

astra · 01-13-2011, 03:06 PM

Pu-Erh aged.

bjones6416 · 01-13-2011, 03:18 PM

A cup of Earl Grey. Very soothing to a scratchy throat. And I'm drinking it HOT, because I don't have a "cat mouth!"

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

A cup of Earl Grey. Very soothing to a scratchy throat. And I'm drinking it HOT, because I don't have a "cat mouth!"

cat mouth? Earl Grey is yummy.

Working on my second cup of Green Apple tea.

bjones6416 · 01-13-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

cat mouth? Earl Grey is yummy.

Working on my second cup of Green Apple tea.

Maybe that's not it? Something Stitchawl said the Japanese call people who can't drink very hot beverages. I could look back in the thread, but I'm too lazy!

desertblues · 01-13-2011, 03:35 PM

Cold Arabica-coffee

dreams · 01-13-2011, 04:00 PM

In my cup: coffee

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

<snip>
DesertBlues, Dreams... I think it's time to face up to the fact that we already have you. Assimilation into the collective is a given. Resistance is futile. We are tea.

Stitchawl

I am slowly losing the battle. beppe knows that feeling.. Hi, beppe

I find myself visiting the tea sites and reading about the teas. I think I need to figure out what I like about the ones I do drink now.

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

A cup of Earl Grey. Very soothing to a scratchy throat. And I'm drinking it HOT, because I don't have a "cat mouth!"

I do like Earl Gray. (I hope your throat feels better, Betty.)

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dreams

In my cup: coffee

I am slowly losing the battle. beppe knows that feeling.. Hi, beppe

I find myself visiting the tea sites and reading about the teas. I think I need to figure out what I like about the ones I do drink now.

I do like Earl Gray. (I hope your throat feels better, Betty.)

A good place to start is with the bagged teas that you like. Try the loose leaf version. Ask yourself what flavors do you like when you eat?

I love all things salty. When I ran across Genmaicha I was interested because there were some folks who said the toasted rice had a slightly salty flavor. It sounded weird but attactive to me so I tried it. I love me some Genmaicha precisly because it is a trace of saltiness.

If you like fruit look for some teas that have the type of fruit that you like. I would caution against cherry infused teas mainly because they all taste like cough syrup to me.

If you find you are an English Breakfast or Russian tea bagged drinker you will probably enjoy teas that are less flavored. If you enjoy most CS teas you will probably enjoy teas that are more flavored.

bjones6416 · 01-13-2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

A good place to start is with the bagged teas that you like. Try the loose leaf version. Ask yourself what flavors do you like when you eat?

I love all things salty. When I ran across Genmaicha I was interested because there were some folks who said the toasted rice had a slightly salty flavor. It sounded weird but attactive to me so I tried it. I love me some Genmaicha precisly because it is a trace of saltiness.

If you like fruit look for some teas that have the type of fruit that you like. I would caution against cherry infused teas mainly because they all taste like cough syrup to me.

If you find you are an English Breakfast or Russian tea bagged drinker you will probably enjoy teas that are less flavored. If you enjoy most CS teas you will probably enjoy teas that are more flavored.

I bet I might like that, too. I love brown rice, and I like the barley tea they serve at the Korean restaurant I go to. The Korean market has a bunch of teas with things added in, but I can't read the labels. Sometimes the shelf will have an English description, though. If I can ever get out of here and go shopping, I think I'll see what they have along those lines. Live dangerously, right? I think I'll stay away from the one that has "semen cannabis" though. Saw that one last time I was there.

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01-13-2011, 10:45 AM	#6542
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	The short post (skip the rambling) I love tea but I am no expert. I am outspoken about what I like and that might come off with more authority then I mean it to. I am still experimenting but have spent 11 years discovering what teas I love. It has been a fun journey and I love that it continues. I love seeing other people experiment and play with tea because there is so much out there and so many folks ignore that. OK rambling follows, feel free to skip. I started experimenting with tea in 1998. I was using tea bags at the time and thought that Bigelow was awesome. Then I found World Market and Republic of Tea and loved Republic of Tea. I drank about 10-12 varieties of their tea (loved the Blackberry Sage). One day I saw some loose leaf teas, one being an Earl Grey, and tried that. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed those. I started drinking some bags and some loose leaf. I have no idea when I discovered Teavana. I know it was before I started dating my Husband, July 2003, because I brought his mother a Teavana infuser and a couple of bags of tea when I joined him for his family vacation. I don't think it was too much earlier then that. In 2004 his Sister sent me a sample pack from Tea Gschwendner for Christmas. That is where I tried Arabian Nights, Anna's, and one other tea. The set came with a great book about tea and a listing of all of their teas. I loved the Anna's and Arabian Nights, they are a regular part of my rotation, and went to the website. My head exploded and the real experimentation began. It took forever for me to realize why I was drinking more TG tea then Teavana, I like the various taste of tea and not the infused tastes. I found myself throwing away teas from Teavana and buying more from TG. I would not say I am an expert, that would mean I could actually figure out what type of tea I was drinking without reading a lable. I doubt that I could honestly tell an Assam from a Darjeeling although I can pick out a Chinese Green Tea from a Japanese Green tea. I can tell you what I like and why but I don't have the experience or desire to be able to complete taste test exams. Teavana and Lupicia do a great business because there are people who love their teas. You get the smae health benefits from their teas as you do from TG or any other store. There are folks who love plain black coffee or straight up espresso and others who only drink the flavored coffess. Different tastes for different folks. I am going to be throwing away 4-5 teas I bought from TG in a few days. They have been on my shelf for ages and I just don't drink them. I tossed a ton of tea from Lupicia last year although I am finding more that I like from them this year. I would love to say that one day there are 3 green teas that I like but that is not going to happen. I have 6 that I enjoy a great deal. I have 7 Rooibos, 2 Darjeelings, One Assam, 4 Oolongs, and one White tea that are my go to teas. I drink 3-4 liters of tea a day so I can work through that rotation pretty nicely. I am rambling arn't I?

01-13-2011, 12:15 PM	#6544
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Caffeine levels just fine and dandy, thank you ... Green Tea number #? (lost count....)

01-13-2011, 02:43 PM	#6547
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	phenomshel: You shoudl to try Lupicia, I think you would like their tea. I am trying the Tsugaru Green which is an apple green tea. You can very easily taste the apple. It is interesting because you can taste the tea but it is 1/2 a second after you taste the apple. Not bad. Not something that I would buy again but not bad.

01-13-2011, 03:06 PM	#6548
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.

01-13-2011, 03:18 PM	#6549
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	A cup of Earl Grey. Very soothing to a scratchy throat. And I'm drinking it HOT, because I don't have a "cat mouth!"

01-13-2011, 03:35 PM	#6552
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Cold Arabica-coffee