What is in your cup? - Page 438

astra · 01-13-2011, 04:24 PM

A cup of Vietnamese Lotus Chun Mee.
There will be one more cup from the sample

Iridal · 01-13-2011, 04:34 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!"

I hope you'll feel better soon !

My dad always tells me my tongue must be made out of leather, because I drink my tea very hot as well.

One last cup of jasmin green tea and then off to bed

astra · 01-13-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Iridal

I hope you'll feel better soon !

My dad always tells me my tongue must be made out of leather, because I drink my tea very hot as well.

One last cup of jasmin green tea and then off to bed

Seriously.
I think most females can drink hot drinks and hold hot cups vs. men.
Anybody noticed it?

A cup of Lapacho.
Off to bed

bjones6416 · 01-13-2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Seriously.
I think most females can drink hot drinks and hold hot cups vs. men.
Anybody noticed it?

Interesting theory. I don't know about that, but I do know that I want my tea and my coffee very hot. Maybe we're just better at "sipping."

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 05:02 PM

Or we are able to tolerate more discomfort and pain. We do deliver babies don't ya know. (winks)

dreams · 01-13-2011, 05:14 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? <snip>

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 love all things chocolate.

I am not a big flavored tea drinker. I prefer straight and strong. Which may be why I like the English Breakfast tea. Thank you for that. I will check the offerings with that in mind.

Stitchawl · 01-13-2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

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!

You got it right. Not just hot beverages, but any food very hot. Stand-up noodle stands sell their bowls of udon, ramen, and soba in a boiling soup and the people just about pour it down their throats. It's the 'real' fast food of Japan as it takes them less than a minute or two to devour a whole bowl despite the brutal heat of the liquid. I have to put an ice cube or two in mine just to bring it down to 75-80 so I can eat it! I have 'cat's mouth!'

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 01-13-2011, 06:18 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.)

Learning about anything is always good. To learn about things you enjoy is even better. There have been tea rooms in existence for thousands of years, and coffee bars for hundreds. People are experimenting with all sorts of flavored coffees every day in places like Starbucks and similar chains.

Consider yourself lucky. You are just beginning your exploration and have an almost unlimited arena ahead of you. I've been at it since I was a teenager ( a year or two ago) and now have confined my search to black teas with the occasional dip into obscure oolongs. I get served green teas every day here in restaurants with meals and find them wanting. Even the finest powdered matcha (and all matcha is powdered by definition but not all matcha is good...) doesn't move me the way a good rich black tea does. Unfortunately, Starbucks only sells Tazo teas and I only enjoy (to a limited degree) it's English Breakfast tea, and find it much more enjoyable iced rather than hot.

Today I'll make a run downtown to pick up another tin of Taylor's of Harrogate's English Breakfast tea, and see if there is some other brand on the shelves today that perhaps I haven't tried yet. Often limits make life easier...

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 01-13-2011, 06:26 PM

... and now... a second cup of Jackson's of Piccadilly's English Breafast tea. It's the last of the stash, and I haven't been able to replenish it. There are mixed reviews about Jackson's and they may be having difficulties as a company, but I enjoy their English Breakfast tea as well as their Assam. Jackson's lays claim to inventing 'Earl Grey' tea but so do a couple of tea houses...

Stitchawl

poohbear_nc · 01-13-2011, 06:49 PM

Just got my TG black sampler: Assam Marangi, China Golden Yunnan, Ceylon Pekoe Uva Highlands, Darjeeling Steinthal, Nepal Mai Ilam, and English Breakfast Tea. Oh - and also some Rooibush Amarettini.

Hmmmm .... the Rooibush Amarettini is calling me.

ProfCrash · 01-13-2011, 06:53 PM

Sounds yummy. I like the Assam and would probably like the Darjeeling although I have not had that specific one.

phenomshel · 01-13-2011, 06:59 PM

Diet Dr Pepper. Been cleaning today.

poohbear_nc · 01-13-2011, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Sounds yummy. I like the Assam and would probably like the Darjeeling although I have not had that specific one.

Brewed a cup of the Assam - very smooth & rich - without any bitterness.

Stitchawl · 01-13-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Brewed a cup of the Assam - very smooth & rich - without any bitterness.

Assam is getting to be my favorite tea, now that I've discovered the East India Company's Assam. It's great! The same type of tea from other companies doesn't compare... for my taste buds.

I find Assam to be one of the richest of all the black teas, without being too strong, followed closely by China Black. That China Golden Yunnan you received might be right in the same ballpark. The Keemun teas tend to be very very rich but also very very strong, which is why they so often get used as part of a blend, though I like 'em straight. Most folks seem to prefer Ceylon teas as they are so very smooth and easy in the mouth, and make up the bulk of the blended tea constitutions, as well as the 'usual' stuff found in supermarket tea bags and restaurant tea bulk sales.

Supermarket teas such as Lipton's, Bigelow, Red Rose, Dai Pai Dong, Brook Bond, Tetley, etc., tend to be blends of Ceylon teas, blended to give a 'consistent' taste, rather than a distinctive taste. That said, some of them can be very, very good tasting teas, especially if you can find them in loose leaf form rather than already bagged. Brook Bond does most of its business selling in bulk to restaurants and hotels, and makes a really nice cup of Ceylon tea that can be enjoyed any time of day.

You might have gotten yourself a really wonderful selection of teas in that sampler of yours!

Stitchawl

poohbear_nc · 01-13-2011, 08:48 PM

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You might have gotten yourself a really wonderful selection of teas in that sampler of yours!

I'll be filing reports here!

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01-13-2011, 04:24 PM	#6556
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	A cup of Vietnamese Lotus Chun Mee. There will be one more cup from the sample

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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	Or we are able to tolerate more discomfort and pain. We do deliver babies don't ya know. (winks)

01-13-2011, 06:26 PM	#6564
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	... and now... a second cup of Jackson's of Piccadilly's English Breafast tea. It's the last of the stash, and I haven't been able to replenish it. There are mixed reviews about Jackson's and they may be having difficulties as a company, but I enjoy their English Breakfast tea as well as their Assam. Jackson's lays claim to inventing 'Earl Grey' tea but so do a couple of tea houses... Stitchawl

01-13-2011, 06:49 PM	#6565
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,637 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just got my TG black sampler: Assam Marangi, China Golden Yunnan, Ceylon Pekoe Uva Highlands, Darjeeling Steinthal, Nepal Mai Ilam, and English Breakfast Tea. Oh - and also some Rooibush Amarettini. Hmmmm .... the Rooibush Amarettini is calling me.

01-13-2011, 06:53 PM	#6566
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	Sounds yummy. I like the Assam and would probably like the Darjeeling although I have not had that specific one.

01-13-2011, 06:59 PM	#6567
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Diet Dr Pepper. Been cleaning today.