What is in your cup? - Page 524

Iridal · 02-10-2011, 07:11 AM

Trying to organise my bussinesstrip to Leidschendam next week while enjoying a cup of Mango & Peach Tea.

bjones6416 · 02-10-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Doesn't that make the toast soggy?

Stitchawl

Edit: Black coffee in my cup, ALONGSIDE a slice of peanut butter toast.

Mortis · 02-10-2011, 08:04 AM

The best Starbucks coffee I have ever tasted, don't know why it tastes good and the worst chocolate eclair I have been subjected to

Stitchawl · 02-10-2011, 08:07 AM

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The best Starbucks coffee I have ever tasted, don't know why it tastes good and the worst chocolate eclair I have been subjected to

I wonder if it's like the one they sell at the Starbucks here; about the size and shape of a Cuban cigar, with a strip of cream inside looking like it came out of a toothpaste tube! I won't even try to describe the taste!

Stitchawl

beppe · 02-10-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Iridal

Trying to organise my bussinesstrip to Leidschendam next week while enjoying a cup of Mango & Peach Tea.

I remember both in Leiden and in Den Haag nice little bars, with those small tables with a carpet on top, where one can drink something, read and/or just look in the distance, in peace both inside and outside.

Iridal · 02-10-2011, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by beppe

I remember both in Leiden and in Den Haag nice little bars, with those small tables with a carpet on top, where one can drink something, read and/or just look in the distance, in peace both inside and outside.

That sounds nice! Unfortunately I won't have time to go sightseeing. It's a 2day meeting, on both days we start at 9AM and close at 5PM. First day we have a dinner with all the participants, second day I'll be rushing off home right after the meeting. But: we're going to stay in a really fancy hotel

astra · 02-10-2011, 08:51 AM

Holding my head on both sides with my hands so it doesn't split apart from the pain, I read this and enjoy

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And I hope you feel better too! I've had a couple of friends who had a headache after a spinal tap or similar procedure, apparently because there is sometimes a little spinal fluid leak afterward. There actually is a way to treat the leak if it doesn't resolve itself, called a "blood patch," but I think normally you should feel better soon. Good thoughts your way!

Ha! Thanks for a word of warning. Never heard about it.

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That should stop soon. Probably not soon enough for you, but soon.

Thanks.
It is going away when I am in bed but comes back when I am not. Got to wait till weekend starts.

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Is it as expensive there as here? I've decided to travel back into Kyoto today and purchase that tin of Ceylon that I saw yesterday. I mean, it really is ridiculously expensive (roughly $40 USD for 125gm) compared to the rest of the Taylors line, but I guess it's worth it. I do like it better than the Fortnum & Mason Ceylon. I'll put an O2 absorber packet into the F&M tin so that tea will stay fresh for years. Then when I run out of the Taylors I'll have that to fall back on.

No. Not as expensive as in Japan.
On their website, it costs £5-$8, but the delivery is £7.5-$13?
Although they say that it doesn't matter how many tins I order it stays $13. So, maybe in future when I am more experienced or up to an adventure, I will order more than one to justify the delivery price.
TK Maxx's prices generally are less than 50%, besides that they have things I cannot buy anywhere else except online.
So, my Ceylon 125g tins cost £2.5 each $3.75 (I have got 5 now, maybe will take one to the office). It is the cheapest tea I have bought so far, and one of the very best. I think I am lucky with this one. The downside is that it is best before Oct 2011, but it will do for the price

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It's funny how one company can make such different tasting teas. I really like 'Yorkshire' tea and can't stand 'Yorkshire Gold.' I mean REALLY can't stand it!

.But Astra loves 'Yorkshire Gold!' That's 'supposed to be' better tasting than the plain Jane Yorkshire, but to my taste, isn't even close. Yet both are blended by Taylors of Harrogate, one of the UK's oldest tea companies.

Forget about Astra loves 'Yorkshire Gold!'. Please? I feel ashamed!

I love Yorkshire Gold dust! more than any other dust.
When I try their loose tea, I have got both, standard and gold, packs sitting on my shelves, I will let you know

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I was just thinking about the money I have tied up in teas on my shelf. At first I thought it was quite a lot. Then I realized how much I'd have tied up if my food hobby was caviar or wine. Now I'm happy.

Tea drinking cuts severely into my whisky consumption.
So, one day I might buy expensive Gyokuro and Pu-Erh

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I'm trying hard not to form a mental image of KK, trying to explain to the traffic cop who's giving her a roadside sobriety test..."Honest osifer! It was only almond extract in my coffee! I'm not as punk as deople pink I am!"

That was cruel of you!
I cannot laugh now, but I just could not prevent it!

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Originally Posted by beppe

Ok. To day I repeated the experiment. In the office I just brewed gunpowder. and washed it twice.
Again, tingling in my hands and nice sensations of old. Which I did not have neither yesterday nor the day before, when I did not drink gunpowder green tea.

Maybe good quality green tea has some ingredients that go well with your body?

Stitchawl · 02-10-2011, 08:58 AM

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Forget about [I

Astra loves 'Yorkshire Gold!'[/I]. Please? I feel ashamed!

I love Yorkshire Gold dust! more than any other dust.
When I try their loose tea, I have got both, standard and gold, packs sitting on my shelves, I will let you know

.Do you mean that you love their pre-packed TEABAGS of Yorkshire Gold!

Wow! That's as bad as me preferring the $4 jars of lumpfish caviar rather than the $90 jars of Beluga sturgeon roe! My parents wanted to disown me when they first heard about that!

Stitchawl

astra · 02-10-2011, 09:03 AM

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.Do you mean that you love their pre-packed TEABAGS of Yorkshire Gold!

Yes! The penny has dropped

I always said I was drinking tea bags

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Wow! That's as bad as me preferring the $4 jars of lumpfish caviar rather than the $90 jars of Beluga sturgeon roe! My parents wanted to disown me when they first heard about that!

beppe · 02-10-2011, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

.Do you mean that you love their pre-packed TEABAGS of Yorkshire Gold!

Wow! That's as bad as me preferring the $4 jars of lumpfish caviar rather than the $90 jars of Beluga sturgeon roe! My parents wanted to disown me when they first heard about that!

Stitchawl

fresh lumpfish roe is rather good though.

beppe · 02-10-2011, 09:13 AM

Ok. i go now, to a tea shop downtown to look for cheap teapots and to scout the shop and maybe to my pusher for more leaf stuff. Greenpowder, Sencha, and Ceylon. I want to have them both at home and in the office. If it is too late i will try tomorrow morning.

OK i remembered Astra medicine, the one he drinks before going to bed. Lapacho, that's the thing. maybe the pusher carries it. ciao to everybody. there I go in sunny Milano with one hour to spare before my train and my duties.

ProfCrash · 02-10-2011, 09:24 AM

There are too many posts to respond to. You people sure keep busy.

I am starting the great Pu-Erh experiment at work today. I brought in the four loose leaf Pu-Erhs so I can try them more easily at the office. Two more days until I can try the cakes and mushroom. Although a Part of me doesn't want to try the mushroom because then it won't look as pretty...

I am starting with the Shu Pu-Erh Classic Vintage Blend. Rishi's packaging says that it is earthy, rich, and smooth with the comforting aroma of autumn leaves. I have no idea about the autumn leaves bit but it is a good cup of tea. Again, not as powerful as the Tuo's but I think I have come to expect that the loose leaf varients are just not as powerful as the compressed versions.

It is quite yummy though. I can see drinking this at the office on a regular basis. I think that the smapler set included a 1 ounce bag which sells for $4. That is an insanely good price for a good Pu-Erh. It is not spectacular but it is good and I can see drinking it on a regular basis.

I also discovered that Rishi Teas are sold at many of the Whole Foods in my area. hmmmmm

fruiter · 02-10-2011, 10:16 AM

Tea! With muffins.

GeoffC · 02-10-2011, 10:18 AM

Emptiness...

kindlekitten · 02-10-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

We need to get your other half to take you out to some good Indian restaurants!

Ask KK to be your Designated Driver... Just keep her away from the almond extract!

Stitchawl

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Emptiness...

just like a typical Scotsman!

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02-10-2011, 07:11 AM	#7846
Iridal Mysteriarch Posts: 1,422 Karma: 26606984 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The land of impossible deadlines Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	Trying to organise my bussinesstrip to Leidschendam next week while enjoying a cup of Mango & Peach Tea.

02-10-2011, 08:04 AM	#7848
Mortis Canucklehead in Malaysia Posts: 1,633 Karma: 3127774 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: iPhone, Kindle	The best Starbucks coffee I have ever tasted, don't know why it tastes good and the worst chocolate eclair I have been subjected to

02-10-2011, 09:13 AM	#7856
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	Ok. i go now, to a tea shop downtown to look for cheap teapots and to scout the shop and maybe to my pusher for more leaf stuff. Greenpowder, Sencha, and Ceylon. I want to have them both at home and in the office. If it is too late i will try tomorrow morning. OK i remembered Astra medicine, the one he drinks before going to bed. Lapacho, that's the thing. maybe the pusher carries it. ciao to everybody. there I go in sunny Milano with one hour to spare before my train and my duties.

02-10-2011, 09:24 AM	#7857
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	There are too many posts to respond to. You people sure keep busy. I am starting the great Pu-Erh experiment at work today. I brought in the four loose leaf Pu-Erhs so I can try them more easily at the office. Two more days until I can try the cakes and mushroom. Although a Part of me doesn't want to try the mushroom because then it won't look as pretty... I am starting with the Shu Pu-Erh Classic Vintage Blend. Rishi's packaging says that it is earthy, rich, and smooth with the comforting aroma of autumn leaves. I have no idea about the autumn leaves bit but it is a good cup of tea. Again, not as powerful as the Tuo's but I think I have come to expect that the loose leaf varients are just not as powerful as the compressed versions. It is quite yummy though. I can see drinking this at the office on a regular basis. I think that the smapler set included a 1 ounce bag which sells for $4. That is an insanely good price for a good Pu-Erh. It is not spectacular but it is good and I can see drinking it on a regular basis. I also discovered that Rishi Teas are sold at many of the Whole Foods in my area. hmmmmm

02-10-2011, 10:16 AM	#7858
fruiter Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 438 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 3; WISEreader N526	Tea! With muffins.

02-10-2011, 10:18 AM	#7859
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	Emptiness...