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Difflugia · 11-22-2016, 10:17 AM

Twinings Prince of Wales.

CRussel · 11-22-2016, 01:28 PM

A very Irish kind of day here, so Peet's Irish Breakfast Blend tea is the perfect tea to get the day started. I'll get enough smoke today, with about 9 kilos of bacon in the smoker. I'll have to be in and out of the rain to check on it. At the current price for pork bellies, I don't want anything to go wrong with this batch!

cromag · 11-22-2016, 06:27 PM

First tea on a late-running day.

ProfCrash · 11-23-2016, 09:28 AM

Darjeeling de Triumph this morning.

Difflugia · 11-23-2016, 10:26 AM

Lipton Darjeeling

CRussel · 11-23-2016, 10:50 AM

Hmmm. It appears to be a Darjeeling morning.

But my Darjeeling for today will have to wait. First things first, a large mug of Peet's Major Dickason's Blend coffee to get me moving. THEN we can try for a Darjeeling, though I'll have to poke around and see which one interests me today...

Difflugia · 11-23-2016, 11:08 AM

I went on a tea buying spree a little while ago, so I've been trying to drink through my stash before even looking at more. I still have an unopened 500g box of the Lipton Darjeeling, so that's what I drink when I'm not specifically in the mood for something else.

cromag · 11-23-2016, 07:09 PM

Last tea of the day.

poohbear_nc · 11-23-2016, 07:22 PM

Made it through a 'challenging' week of idiocy to reach the Thanksgiving holiday break ... so I'm breaking open a bottle of Port Charlotte tonight ...

Difflugia · 11-24-2016, 01:10 AM

So, immediately after saying I wasn't buying more tea, I bought more tea. I was at the grocery store and noticed that Lipton is trying to move into premium loose tea in the US. I bought a container of their "Iced" blend, mainly because it claims to be Kenyan and I haven't tried Kenyan tea. At $8 for 135g, it's almost twice as expensive by weight as Lipton's "Green Label" Darjeeling, for which I pay $16 for a 500g box at a local Indian grocery store.

Even though I'm prepared to be disappointed, I'm excited to try it in the morning.

cromag · 11-24-2016, 03:37 AM

Finished off a Coke Zero from a shopping trip. The kids are home for the break and I need to kick up the food shopping again. Especially since I'd like to stay off the roads as much as possible for the next few days.

Difflugia · 11-24-2016, 10:31 AM

I'm having the Pure Leaf Iced Tea blend and it's good. It's richly malty and only mildly bitter. It's more astringent than I would consider balanced, so I'll try steeping less than the suggested three minutes next time.

It's comparable in quality to Twinings.

CRussel · 11-24-2016, 12:48 PM

I admit, I haven't been a big fan of Kenyan teas. Not quite sure why, but they have a taste profile I'm not quite comfortable with. OTOH, it's always fun to try new teas!

This morning, however, I need to go with Major Dick. Didn't sleep well last night, and I've got a tonne of scripting to work on to get ready for this weekend's server migration.

Difflugia · 11-25-2016, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

I admit, I haven't been a big fan of Kenyan teas. Not quite sure why, but they have a taste profile I'm not quite comfortable with. OTOH, it's always fun to try new teas!

I thought it was a little too astringent, but my wife thought it was way too astringent.

Today, it's Bigelow Earl Grey.

Difflugia · 11-28-2016, 11:24 AM

After a bit of variety, some Keemun to reset my palate.

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11-22-2016, 10:17 AM	#33286
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Twinings Prince of Wales.

11-22-2016, 01:28 PM	#33287
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,324 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	A very Irish kind of day here, so Peet's Irish Breakfast Blend tea is the perfect tea to get the day started. I'll get enough smoke today, with about 9 kilos of bacon in the smoker. I'll have to be in and out of the rain to check on it. At the current price for pork bellies, I don't want anything to go wrong with this batch!

11-22-2016, 06:27 PM	#33288
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,825 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	First tea on a late-running day.

11-23-2016, 09:28 AM	#33289
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	Darjeeling de Triumph this morning.

11-23-2016, 10:26 AM	#33290
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Lipton Darjeeling

11-23-2016, 10:50 AM	#33291
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,324 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Hmmm. It appears to be a Darjeeling morning. But my Darjeeling for today will have to wait. First things first, a large mug of Peet's Major Dickason's Blend coffee to get me moving. THEN we can try for a Darjeeling, though I'll have to poke around and see which one interests me today...

11-23-2016, 11:08 AM	#33292
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	I went on a tea buying spree a little while ago, so I've been trying to drink through my stash before even looking at more. I still have an unopened 500g box of the Lipton Darjeeling, so that's what I drink when I'm not specifically in the mood for something else.

11-23-2016, 07:09 PM	#33293
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,825 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Last tea of the day.

11-23-2016, 07:22 PM	#33294
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,319 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Made it through a 'challenging' week of idiocy to reach the Thanksgiving holiday break ... so I'm breaking open a bottle of Port Charlotte tonight ...

11-24-2016, 01:10 AM	#33295
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	So, immediately after saying I wasn't buying more tea, I bought more tea. I was at the grocery store and noticed that Lipton is trying to move into premium loose tea in the US. I bought a container of their "Iced" blend, mainly because it claims to be Kenyan and I haven't tried Kenyan tea. At $8 for 135g, it's almost twice as expensive by weight as Lipton's "Green Label" Darjeeling, for which I pay $16 for a 500g box at a local Indian grocery store. Even though I'm prepared to be disappointed, I'm excited to try it in the morning.

11-24-2016, 03:37 AM	#33296
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,825 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Finished off a Coke Zero from a shopping trip. The kids are home for the break and I need to kick up the food shopping again. Especially since I'd like to stay off the roads as much as possible for the next few days.

11-24-2016, 10:31 AM	#33297
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	I'm having the Pure Leaf Iced Tea blend and it's good. It's richly malty and only mildly bitter. It's more astringent than I would consider balanced, so I'll try steeping less than the suggested three minutes next time. It's comparable in quality to Twinings.

11-24-2016, 12:48 PM	#33298
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,324 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	I admit, I haven't been a big fan of Kenyan teas. Not quite sure why, but they have a taste profile I'm not quite comfortable with. OTOH, it's always fun to try new teas! This morning, however, I need to go with Major Dick. Didn't sleep well last night, and I've got a tonne of scripting to work on to get ready for this weekend's server migration.

11-28-2016, 11:24 AM	#33300
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	After a bit of variety, some Keemun to reset my palate.