What is in your cup? - Page 2243

CRussel · 02-08-2017, 08:59 PM

Faux San Pellegrino, but I'm about to switch to medicinal Talisker to tame the results of the dentist's mangling.

cromag · 02-08-2017, 09:26 PM

Last tea of the day.

Difflugia · 02-09-2017, 09:29 AM

A much darker oolong than I usually drink. Toasty.

ProfCrash · 02-09-2017, 11:34 AM

Oprah Chai this morning

CRussel · 02-09-2017, 11:54 AM

Holiday Breakfast Blend this morning.

ProfCrash · 02-09-2017, 03:26 PM

Third pot of Oprah Chai

CRussel · 02-09-2017, 03:34 PM

Sounds like a Chai Kind of Day.

Tea finished, switching to faux San Pellegrino for the afternoon.

cromag · 02-10-2017, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Difflugia

I've managed to find enough local (well, weekend day-trip, anyway) tea stores and Asian grocers that I can usually find something new. Unfortunately, it leaves my tea cabinet looking like this:

The only tea that I have to order is the ginseng oolong that I'm drinking right now. The Ten Ren and TenFu brands are nearly interchangeable, but I haven't found either stocked locally. I still have an unopened can hidden at the back left, though, so I shouldn't need to order anytime soon.

It sounds like solving the puzzle is refreshing, anyway!

It looks like we've shared a brand of tea. The canister looks like a close match, anyway. An Oolong I picked up at my local Asian market. As I recall it was pretty good, but a little more "delicate" than I usually drink.

I had posted this picture to a group of music fans, along with the note that I was planning to have tea with Elvis Costello. It took a while for anyone to get it -- and then they all did.

GeeCrow · 02-10-2017, 05:01 AM

Sumatran blend coffee with hazelnut creamer & 2 artificial sweeteners

ProfCrash · 02-10-2017, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Sounds like a Chai Kind of Day.

Tea finished, switching to faux San Pellegrino for the afternoon.

I resteep and the Chai resteeps well. I forgot to make tea to bring to work so I made a pot for the day. And it went from 65 to 30 over night so Chai was totally needed.

Je Ju Green in my thermos this moment. No idea what the work pot will be.

Difflugia · 02-10-2017, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

It looks like we've shared a brand of tea. The canister looks like a close match, anyway. An Oolong I picked up at my local Asian market. As I recall it was pretty good, but a little more "delicate" than I usually drink.

That particular brand ("Tradition") is surprisingly good for the price. In addition to the cans, they sell several teas as extra-large, whole leaf tea bags. The lime green box just above it and to the right is the same brand and is the Earl Grey that I really like.

The "organic ti kuan yin" I'm drinking right now was cheap and tastes it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

I had posted this picture to a group of music fans, along with the note that I was planning to have tea with Elvis Costello. It took a while for anyone to get it -- and then they all did.

I didn't get it until I got frustrated and started reading the can aloud.

CRussel · 02-10-2017, 12:28 PM

Well, it looks like the "big melt" is starting. Temperatures are up into the upper single digits (mid-40's for those still stuck in Fahrenheit). A bit of rain overnight, with more promised over the next few days. Here, that's meant we're starting to melt, though it will be another 48 hours at least before the unplowed places are bare. And a week before most of the piles on the side of the road are gone, unless we get some serious rain.

Unfortunately, it's not so great on the roads to the interior. It's currently impossible to get to Kamloops, Kelowna, or most of the BC Interior from the greater Vancouver area except by plane. You can't even cross down to Washington and go across that way because the roads there are nearly as bad. The main highway into some areas, the Coquihalla Highway, is a single sheet of ice after nearly 24 hours of freezing rain. Completely impassible.

Time for a breakfast tea with some authority! Peet's Irish Breakfast Blend tea, along with a mug of Peet's Holiday Blend coffee to get started.

Difflugia · 02-10-2017, 03:20 PM

Wagh Bakri Darjeeling

cromag · 02-10-2017, 06:07 PM

Second tea of the day. The driveway is about two thirds shoveled. It's not deep, but it's very wet and dense and there's an ice layer at the bottom that makes for tricky footing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Difflugia

...
I didn't get it until I got frustrated and started reading the can aloud.

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm a little warped that way. When I saw it on the store shelf that was honestly the first thought that went through my head.

Difflugia · 02-11-2017, 02:50 PM

I bought a box of Alwazah brand Ceylon F.B.O.P. at a halal grocery last night. I made some this morning and it's excellent. The maltiness, astringency and bitterness are balanced well and the overall flavor is really robust.

I was actually looking for a quality Assam or something that wasn't as delicate as a Darjeeling and decided to try the Ceylon. It was cheap enough ($6 for 400g) that I was worried, but it's exactly the flavor that I was looking for.

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02-08-2017, 08:59 PM	#33631
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,325 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Faux San Pellegrino, but I'm about to switch to medicinal Talisker to tame the results of the dentist's mangling.

02-08-2017, 09:26 PM	#33632
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,876 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.

02-09-2017, 09:29 AM	#33633
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	A much darker oolong than I usually drink. Toasty.

02-09-2017, 11:34 AM	#33634
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	Oprah Chai this morning

02-09-2017, 11:54 AM	#33635
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,325 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Holiday Breakfast Blend this morning.

02-09-2017, 03:26 PM	#33636
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	Third pot of Oprah Chai

02-09-2017, 03:34 PM	#33637
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,325 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Sounds like a Chai Kind of Day. Tea finished, switching to faux San Pellegrino for the afternoon.

02-10-2017, 05:01 AM	#33639
GeeCrow Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 1017390 Join Date: Dec 2016 Device: Samsung Tablet(s)	Sumatran blend coffee with hazelnut creamer & 2 artificial sweeteners

02-10-2017, 12:28 PM	#33642
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,325 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Well, it looks like the "big melt" is starting. Temperatures are up into the upper single digits (mid-40's for those still stuck in Fahrenheit). A bit of rain overnight, with more promised over the next few days. Here, that's meant we're starting to melt, though it will be another 48 hours at least before the unplowed places are bare. And a week before most of the piles on the side of the road are gone, unless we get some serious rain. Unfortunately, it's not so great on the roads to the interior. It's currently impossible to get to Kamloops, Kelowna, or most of the BC Interior from the greater Vancouver area except by plane. You can't even cross down to Washington and go across that way because the roads there are nearly as bad. The main highway into some areas, the Coquihalla Highway, is a single sheet of ice after nearly 24 hours of freezing rain. Completely impassible. Time for a breakfast tea with some authority! Peet's Irish Breakfast Blend tea, along with a mug of Peet's Holiday Blend coffee to get started.

02-10-2017, 03:20 PM	#33643
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Wagh Bakri Darjeeling

02-11-2017, 02:50 PM	#33645
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	I bought a box of Alwazah brand Ceylon F.B.O.P. at a halal grocery last night. I made some this morning and it's excellent. The maltiness, astringency and bitterness are balanced well and the overall flavor is really robust. I was actually looking for a quality Assam or something that wasn't as delicate as a Darjeeling and decided to try the Ceylon. It was cheap enough ($6 for 400g) that I was worried, but it's exactly the flavor that I was looking for.