What is in your cup?

[ProfCrash]

I think the Assam the differences are based on where it is grown and the flavor associated with the soils.

[Iridal]

Aloë Vera tea.

[Steve Vernon]

Still nothing but cold black coffee.

...it's starting to grow a little mold on the rim...

...gives it flavor.

[astra]

A mug of Rooibos.

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by Steve Vernon

Still nothing but cold black coffee.

...it's starting to grow a little mold on the rim...

...gives it flavor.

Which say something about your skills in the kitchen

Your other skills as bad, too?

Zero Orange Lemonade, the cheap one. Have to save my pennies. The washing machine died and I need a new one. As I always buy those with an integrated dryer, this is going to cost some.

Life is good, it is always challenging me with unexpected events

[Latinandgreek]

Earl Grey tea.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Your other skills as bad, too?

Innocent provoker

[Iridal]

Rooibos Mint Chocolate.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

We humans are so remarkably different. When I'm alone in a hotel room it isn't tea I wish were with me...

When I said that, I was on my third glass of red wine...must have been feeling nostalgic for home .

[phenomshel]

Iced tea

[astra]

Post supper in Chinese buffet, Pu-Erh aged.

[astra]

Heh. I just realised that when I were banned all forum subscriptions for daily/weekly emails have been rest to zero.
I wondered yesterday why I received only a few email notification.
Apparently I have survived without

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What does it mean?
Am I growing senile?
or
I don't need them?

[astra]

A cup of The East India Company's Keemun.
So far, the best Keemun.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Pot one of Rooibos Capetown.

I think that there are certain types of tea where the processing is less important then others. I think that most black loose leaf teas are going to be similar because of the way black tea is processed. The overall quality of the tea should be similar but that there will be difference in preference due to the amount of infused flavor and the quality of the infused ingredient. So Earl Greys can very because of the level of Bergamot.

I think green teas and oolongs are more picky. Because they are less processed then the black teas you can tell the difference in growing seasons and processing errors. These are also the teas that respond to water by expanding a ton as opposed to black teas that stay about the same size.

The black Chinese teas are a bit confusing to me. They are not as mass produced in the west but what I am reading indicates that they are very popular in China and Japan. So they could have some of the green/oolong issues based on growing region and less on processing.

Does this make any sense?

Very much so, Professor.

Keemun is a black Chinese, and, oh marvel, it does not release as much tannin as the other black tea do. That would probably be due to a particular processing, more respectful of the tea itself. More than anything else. Or maybe the variety (cultivar) is poorer in tannin. Like wines for which it varies so much. In that case it would depend on location also.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Which say something about your skills in the kitchen

Your other skills as bad, too?

Zero Orange Lemonade, the cheap one. Have to save my pennies. The washing machine died and I need a new one. As I always buy those with an integrated dryer, this is going to cost some.

Life is good, it is always challenging me with unexpected events

Integrated dryer are justified only by space limitations. One can put the dryer over the washing machine, though.
The idea is that if one breaks down you have to get that one fixed or dumped and not the other one. Smart eh? They sell you a gadget to keep them together, one on top of the other, with a retractable thing where you can put stuff on. Make sure that the doors open correctly with regard of one to the other.

Yes life is good. Reasons undisclosed.