What is in your cup? - Page 545

beppe · 02-16-2011, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Each person is different.

that's very true. We can look at what other do and get an hint. It might even work.

You seem a highly organized individual. Make sure that your well planned routines will hold (or their equivalent) with a little ProfCrash kicking in your bed at 3 like little daughter did to me last night.

desertblues · 02-16-2011, 02:21 AM

Cold Arabica-coffee.

Stitchawl · 02-16-2011, 02:25 AM

Wow! This is refreshing! I've started on the sample of Yunnan Imperial black and the difference between it and that sample pu-erh is night and day!

Where the pu-erh was wishy-washy, the Yunnan Imperial is bold.
Where the pu-erh had a dirt smell, the Yunnan is clean and fresh.
I had to search for the flavor of the pu-erh, and I'm almost tempted to run FROM the flavor of the Yunann Imperial. Almost... not not! The flavor is deep and full, mellow with no trace of the tannins that so often accompany a bold black. This is good stuff...
Chalk one up for NBT!

It's interesting to see the way different methods of handling can affect the taste of tea grown in the same region. The pu-erhs are all Yunann teas but treated differently from a regular black tea. The 'China Black' from McNultey's is also a Yunann tea, and the flavor of this Yunann Imperial is very similar to it, but there are enough differences to be able to enjoy both!

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 02-16-2011, 03:23 AM

Coke Zero #1. Ah.... the E338 really hits the spot.

maianhvk · 02-16-2011, 04:37 AM

in my mug: peach flavored tea with MILK. (well, I know you guys would say artificial flavor isn't good for health, I still have to use up the tea box!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

1am-3am the best, sweetest readings hours

that's perfectly right! at night, when no-one can possibly disturb you, there's not a single sound, it's cold and you're under the thick warm blanket...

But hey! Despite that fact, I'm not doing it tonight

Latinandgreek · 02-16-2011, 05:56 AM

Ahmad Earl Grey tea.

astra · 02-16-2011, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I think they are both uncooked Pu-Erh but I am still trying to figure all of that fun out. They both appeared to be more raw tea then more processed tea and they looked to be more green and red color in the cup then the TuoCha's which have looked very dark and black in the cup.

I am finding that I tend to prefer what I think are the Black Pu-Erhs, or cooked Pu-erhs. I like the stronger, earthier flavors that come from these Pu Erh. I am guessing that the ones that I have liked are black because,well, the tea looks black when in the infuser and the two that I think were raw/green looked like regular tea that had been compressed together.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

OK so I made the Sheng Pu-EErh Saiqing Ya Tuo Cha Vintage 2005 tonight. I think it is a green Pu-Erh. It is nice enough but not the strong, earthy taste that I like.

I guess you are right in your findings.
Shu Pu-Erh - cooked, black.
Sheng Pu-Erh - raw, uncooked, green.

From my limited experience, green pu-erh doesn't have earthy flavour. It is very different. I know now, that I prefer cooked Pu-Erh with the dust flavour

There are no doubts about it.
When I bought my first Pu-Erh and tried it in tea room in Bath, they told me that the older coocked pu-erh the smoother its taste. Less earthy flavour. The younger, the stronger is the flavour. Some people prefer older because they don't like this flavour. There is no proof that the older cooked Pu-Erh has more health benefits than the younger. As somebody said it is arguable.
There is one important difference between cooked/black and raw/green. Green is energizer, just like black tea. The cooked version is very low on caffeine.
I gave up on green. All my future experiments will be with cooked only.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I refuse to give up eating. I just make myself go to the gym

I believe it is the healthiest approach. As long as you eat bad things in moderation, doing sport overrides the negatives and makes you stronger.
Any diet without a sport only postpones what is inevitable.

Stitchawl
Gym, or active life, are all the same for your body. As long as you do it, you are healthy. As long as you are not coach potato

So, you can say that you eat whatever you like and don't go to gym, but you still have a very healthy life style, probably healthier than any gym goer does

(all of that IMO, of somebody who is not a doctor, is a typical cocooner, but has an opinion

)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

You're lucky you have a name to go along with your tea. I'm beginning my experiment with NBT's pu-erh sampler, but each pack is only labeled with a number, and no name.

Give me the numbers, I might correspond them to their names

I am surprised you don't have the names on sample labels. Maybe there was a glitch or something. I always have both, the name and the number on my labels.

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

at night, when no-one can possibly disturb you, there's not a single sound, it's cold and you're under the thick warm blanket..

Bingo!

astra · 02-16-2011, 06:46 AM

White yogurt.

Stitchawl · 02-16-2011, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

Give me the numbers, I might correspond them to their names

I am surprised you don't have the names on sample labels. Maybe there was a glitch or something. I always have both, the name and the number on my labels.

Thanks. I sent them an e-mail this morning, so I imagine they will send me a list showing me what is what. They seem to have excellent customer service.

I just made a second cup of the Yunann Imperial. Very nice tea!

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 02-16-2011, 08:01 AM

Coke Zero #3.

bjones6416 · 02-16-2011, 08:05 AM

Black coffee.

ProfCrash · 02-16-2011, 08:05 AM

Stitchawl: My preference is to be out hiking and riding bikes and playing soccer. Unfortunately a 9-6 job limits the amount of hiking I can do. Once the warmer weather comes I will resume biking to the grocery store and back. I don't think I will ever return to playing soccer.

I am 39 and my knees sound like a 60 years olds. My left hip didn't fully develop when I was in utero so they had to force the joint into the socket when I was a baby. This threw off the alignment of my entire left side. I played sports my entire life but it has left me now with really bad knees, a bad hip, and ankles that are starting to show problems. As much as I love soccer, I don't love it enough to push up knee replacement surgery by 10-15 years.

I am looking forward to better weather so I can start playing tennis.

If I can get out and get exercise outside the gym I will. But when I can't I use the gym.

beppe: My ADHD makes me have to be organized. If I am not all hell breaks loose. When i am not, I have my Husband to help me remember to do what I need to do. I refuse to go back on medication, I don't like how I feel on Ritalin. bleeeech. If I am not organized in my exercise routine I will end up back at 200 pounds and that is just not healthy.

Stitchawl · 02-16-2011, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Stitchawl: My preference is to be out hiking and riding bikes and playing soccer. Unfortunately a 9-6 job limits the amount of hiking I can do.

I think that's one of the activities I miss the most. I've hiked the Appalachian Trail end-to-end, the Long Trail, and the John Muir Trail (but only sections, not end to end) and I can't any more. I guess my knees are like your knees...

Quote:

I am 39 and my knees sound like a 60 years olds.

I'm 64. A lifetime of skiing, fencing, and kung-fu have taken their toll on my knees. I've been advised already that I need knee replacement for both legs. That was 10 years ago, and I'm still putting it off. I've changed my sports to ones that are less taxing on my lower body. Scuba diving is the perfect sport for an old busted up guy like me. It's like underwater hiking! Kayaking and canoeing. No knee needs for those.... Well, to do it right I should be kneeling in the canoe, but I cheat. Unfortunately, my shoulder is beginning to let me know that it's aging too... Maybe paddling will have to slow down a bit, but I like fast water. This is my wife in her first try at inflatable kayaks on fast water... I took the shot with a disposable camera while going backwards down the river. It's my foot in the photo! We have good times!

Stitchawl

astra · 02-16-2011, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

This is my wife in her first try at inflatable kayaks on fast water[/URL]... I took the shot with a disposable camera while going backwards down the river. It's my foot in the photo! We have good times!

She looks very excited to be so close to you

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I just made a second cup of the Yunann Imperial. Very nice tea!

I am looking forward to trying it this weekend

Lunch time, as a result Yorkshire Gold dust

P.S. Stitchawl, in one of your posts you have mentioned you like Marks & Spencer black tea. TBH I never thought to check what they have

Today I looked at their selection and they had a couple of back loose teas in stock.
1
2
and two more (M&S Breakfast one of them I think).
Do you know anything about them?

ProfCrash · 02-16-2011, 08:58 AM

heheheh

We are renting a cabins with friends this spring and summer. We should be able to get in some nice hiking in the spring and plenty of time on the river in the summer. Hopefully we will get in a two or three camping trips this year.

ou know your knees are bad when you go to physical therapy for the achilles and while doing the exercises all of the physical therapists stop, look at you, and ask if you shouldn't be there for your knees. Then all of the trainers at the gym freak out when they feel how your knees move.

I know I will have my knees replaced, I want to do it later rather then sooner. So classes and exercises are needed to protect the knee while strengthening everything around it. The good news is I enjoy said work and I rarely have knee pain.

And right now I am having a pot of Rooibos Vanilla.

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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	Stitchawl: My preference is to be out hiking and riding bikes and playing soccer. Unfortunately a 9-6 job limits the amount of hiking I can do. Once the warmer weather comes I will resume biking to the grocery store and back. I don't think I will ever return to playing soccer. I am 39 and my knees sound like a 60 years olds. My left hip didn't fully develop when I was in utero so they had to force the joint into the socket when I was a baby. This threw off the alignment of my entire left side. I played sports my entire life but it has left me now with really bad knees, a bad hip, and ankles that are starting to show problems. As much as I love soccer, I don't love it enough to push up knee replacement surgery by 10-15 years. I am looking forward to better weather so I can start playing tennis. If I can get out and get exercise outside the gym I will. But when I can't I use the gym. beppe: My ADHD makes me have to be organized. If I am not all hell breaks loose. When i am not, I have my Husband to help me remember to do what I need to do. I refuse to go back on medication, I don't like how I feel on Ritalin. bleeeech. If I am not organized in my exercise routine I will end up back at 200 pounds and that is just not healthy.

02-16-2011, 08:58 AM	#8175
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	heheheh We are renting a cabins with friends this spring and summer. We should be able to get in some nice hiking in the spring and plenty of time on the river in the summer. Hopefully we will get in a two or three camping trips this year. ou know your knees are bad when you go to physical therapy for the achilles and while doing the exercises all of the physical therapists stop, look at you, and ask if you shouldn't be there for your knees. Then all of the trainers at the gym freak out when they feel how your knees move. I know I will have my knees replaced, I want to do it later rather then sooner. So classes and exercises are needed to protect the knee while strengthening everything around it. The good news is I enjoy said work and I rarely have knee pain. And right now I am having a pot of Rooibos Vanilla.