What is in your cup? - Page 1185

CRussel · 12-19-2011, 03:20 PM

@pdurrant: I so do NOT miss that! Our idea of a traffic jam is Ferry rush every two hours. In the summer, we might have five or six cars back to back on the highway by the time they get up here. And I don't have to drive 10 Km, much less 10 miles, to get to virtually anything I need on a daily basis. But I remember the pain all too well from when we lived in the SF Bay Area.

Peet's Scottish Breakfast

astra · 12-19-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Quake1028

Anyone ever had tea bags from Taylors of Harrogate? My local store has some Yorkshire Tea from them in the import section. Any good?

Accordingly to many British tea lovers, Yorkshire Tea is the best tea in the UK. There is another, stronger version, Yorkshire Gold Tea. I think Yorkshire Gold is one of the best tea in tea bags. Don't know about standard Yorkshire but it will be the next box of tea bags. Gold version costs twice as much while it is a tea dust, nonetheless.

Stitchawl · 12-19-2011, 07:42 PM

On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again

On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again

On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way and our way

Good morning, everyone! I love this weather! Makes me want to run and run and run! A big mug of Taylor's of Harrogate's 'Yorkshire' tea beside me, leftover jambalaya for breakfast, and my map... it's gonna be a great day!

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Originally Posted by Quake1028

Anyone ever had tea bags from Taylors of Harrogate? My local store has some Yorkshire Tea from them in the import section. Any good?

Not only heard of it, but am drinking it right now! Yorkshire tea is one of my favorites, Not the commercially packed teabags though... I haven't found many commercially made tea bags that are worth the money. (Except the triangular silk bags some of the better importers put out.) But Yorkshire tea is one of my regulars, and I drink it any time during the day. It makes a rather brisk cup of tea, pronounced flavors, thick aftertaste, and nice aroma. As breakfast tea it's a good wake-up. As afternoon tea, it keeps me going.

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Originally Posted by astra

Accordingly to many British tea lovers, Yorkshire Tea is the best tea in the UK. There is another, stronger version, Yorkshire Gold Tea. I think Yorkshire Gold is one of the best tea in tea bags. Don't know about standard Yorkshire but it will be the next box of tea bags. Gold version costs twice as much while it is a tea dust, nonetheless.

As we've said before, this is where we part ways. You prefer the 'Gold' and I prefer the 'regular.' I wonder what Taylors does that makes them so different?

Cup #2, then I'm off for another adventure!

Stitchawl

astra · 12-19-2011, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

As we've said before, this is where we part ways. You prefer the 'Gold' and I prefer the 'regular.' I wonder what Taylors does that makes them so different?

Pray tell me, why bother commenting in the first place?
We were talking about a subject that it beneath Great Teaist such as yourself.
We discussed tea dust

Anyway, I went for the first time to the department Christmas party. It was nice.

Code:

MELANZANE (v) 
Tasty layers of aubergine, deep fried in egg and breadcrumbs with tomato,
 mozzarella, and parmesan cheese and baked in the oven. 

Pizza 
Pepperoni, salami, beef, mushrooms, ham, Parma ham,
 olives, garlic, capers, mozzarella cheese and a lot of love. 

Cheese cake!!!!!

and I even got a lift home...thus effectively eliminating the only excuse I had for avoiding jogging. Back now with a cuppa. Dragon Well. I like green tea after jogging

DrDln · 12-19-2011, 08:25 PM

hot tea with milk and brown-sugar.

astra · 12-19-2011, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

As we've said before, this is where we part ways. You prefer the 'Gold' and I prefer the 'regular.' I wonder what Taylors does that makes them so different?

As for the loose Yorkshire&Yorkshire Gold, after I stopped drinking Yorkshire Gold Tea in tea bags and began drinking it as a loose tea I have lost interest in it.
I don't like this tea at all. Ditto regarding Yorkshire Tea.
All in all, I am very disappointed in Taylors of Harrogates (chucked to the bin half of the Tea Room Blend and I have 4 packs of Pure Ceylon that will follow their close relative soon (their caddies proved to be useful though

)). Even Twinings holds some promise

Two lines of their tea that might be worth investigation (for me

) are Finest and Exquisite. I have tried and liked White Silver Tips It was a real tea, so maybe other teas in the line are of a similar quality.

Stitchawl · 12-19-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Pray tell me, why bother commenting in the first place?

Avoidance of a issue is never the way to understand or resolve the issue.

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We were talking about a subject that it beneath Great Teaist such as yourself.

Not so great that I can't wallow in the mundane now and then.

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We discussed tea dust

As I said, there are 'some' companies that actually do distribute good tea in bags... They are just few and far between. Unfortunately, as we agree, Taylors isn't one of them!

Stitchawl

astra · 12-19-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

As I said, there are 'some' companies that actually do distribute good tea in bags... They are just few and far between.

Really? Some examples please? If I come across I would like to try.

astra · 12-19-2011, 09:00 PM

Oh well, gotta run. She demands

Stitchawl · 12-19-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Really? Some examples please? If I come across I would like to try.

I found that the trick is to look for companies that use 'Pyramid' shaped tea bags, that, or 'Silk' tea bags. The real problem with tea bagged teas is that many larger companies use fannings (as you say, 'dust') instead of leaves when they make their tea bags. Tea merchants using pyramid or silk bags tend to use the same leaves that they sell as 'loose' tea.

Here are a few companies that use pyramid or silk... It's up to you to find which of their teas that you prefer.
Tea Forte
Cardews of Oxford
TeaSavor
SadoGreenTea
The Art of Tea

Stitchawl

maianhvk · 12-19-2011, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Oh well, gotta run. She demands

It's like... what, 1 am?

VydorScope · 12-19-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

It's like... what, 1 am?

Good time for certain demands...

ProfCrash · 12-19-2011, 11:19 PM

I believe that he is in London so that would be a weird hour to go for a run.

Skim milk and minestrone soup for dinner.

maianhvk · 12-20-2011, 12:49 AM

Orange juice.

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

I believe that he is in London so that would be a weird hour to go for a run.

Not only a weird hour, let's not forget that it snows and it's -1.

CRussel · 12-20-2011, 01:43 AM

Finishing the day with some more fresh squeezed orange juice.

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12-19-2011, 03:20 PM	#17761
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,327 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	@pdurrant: I so do NOT miss that! Our idea of a traffic jam is Ferry rush every two hours. In the summer, we might have five or six cars back to back on the highway by the time they get up here. And I don't have to drive 10 Km, much less 10 miles, to get to virtually anything I need on a daily basis. But I remember the pain all too well from when we lived in the SF Bay Area. Peet's Scottish Breakfast

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DrDln Banned Posts: 1,527 Karma: 2349214 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Mountain House, CA Device: kindle	hot tea with milk and brown-sugar.

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astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Oh well, gotta run. She demands

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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	I believe that he is in London so that would be a weird hour to go for a run. Skim milk and minestrone soup for dinner.

12-20-2011, 01:43 AM	#17775
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,327 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Finishing the day with some more fresh squeezed orange juice.