What is in your cup? - Page 1884

VydorScope · 04-17-2014, 06:33 PM

No cup - drinking water striaght from the bottle. That's just the way I roll.

CRussel · 04-17-2014, 06:41 PM

Ah, an afternoon tea break for Keemun Xian Zhen from TeaSpring. This really is the best Keemun I've ever had.

Glorfindel · 04-17-2014, 08:17 PM

Goat Milk

Stitchawl · 04-17-2014, 08:44 PM

Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhAC0dFis0 )

Good morning, everyone! Having survived my wife's Chamomile tea last night (did I really marry someone who could drink that insipid brew?!?) I've decided that today needs to be a bit more definitive. So I've decided to go off and find some elephants to play with. If I get to the area early enough I can get into the river with them and get some good photographs. But first... tea! REAL tea this time, not flower slush. Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea (a tea you can walk on!) some home-made Rye bread and Camembert cheese. I'm on my second mug of tea and already feel the restorative powers of caffeine.

Stitchawl

Glorfindel · 04-17-2014, 08:52 PM

is it really tea if it has caffeine in it?

kindlekitten · 04-17-2014, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Chamomile tea... with a tequila chaser

Stitchawl

That's one of the more odd combinations, however I have to admit to a drunken weekend of green tea and vodka. I'd been on the mountain teaching skiing for a week without a break and run out of everything else

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

is it really tea if it has caffeine in it?

Most tea has as much if not more caffeine than coffee

Stitchawl · 04-17-2014, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

is it really tea if it has caffeine in it?

Generally speaking, without caffeine it's a 'tisane' rather than a tea, although there are some tisanes that do have a bit of caffeine. (Tisane is really a name for 'herbal' drinks.)

The teas that I prefer ALL are high caffeine brews, black teas either straight or blended together.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

That's one of the more odd combinations,

I used the tequila to rinse away the taste of the Chamomile, which was tasted only because I'm a good and loving husband and my wife said 'taste this, dear...'

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 04-18-2014, 02:46 AM

Lol! We were actually talking about chamomile tea at work today, one of the brokers is from Germany and she was pretty funny about the chamomile tea for EVERYTHING that ailed you. I certainly saw how prevalent it was used, but she was pretty funny about it.

Anyway, yeah, probably one of those moments

Stitchawl · 04-18-2014, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Lol! We were actually talking about chamomile tea at work today, one of the brokers is from Germany and she was pretty funny about the chamomile tea for EVERYTHING that ailed you. I certainly saw how prevalent it was used, but she was pretty funny about it.

Anyway, yeah, probably one of those moments

Truth to tell, I actually do enjoy Chamomile tea... but only if I drink it on a warm spring day in an outside garden setting... once every 5-8 years. However, according to herbalists, various parts of the plant are quite effective for different ailments. Almost as effective as phrenology...

But right now, it's an afternoon mug of unbranded Keemun tea. I am SOOO glad I was able to buy as much of this stuff as I did, when I did. It's good!

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 04-18-2014, 10:31 AM

So glad I am reading on my phone and not computer as keyboards are SO difficult to clean! LOLOL

Stitchawl · 04-18-2014, 11:00 AM

Time for a glass of Bombay Sapphire and a re-run of Eureka!

Stitchawl

kindlekitten · 04-18-2014, 11:28 AM

Brat!

Stitchawl · 04-18-2014, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

Brat!

Stitchawl

CRussel · 04-18-2014, 01:48 PM

Good morning! The DW got back from a run to the States, bringing with her our latest US purchases. Including Peet's K-cup version of Major Dickason's, which I had this morning, and it was delicious. It will be good to be able to just pop one of those little babies in and have a cup of the Major. Plus she brought back a pound of Lion Mountain Keemun, which should hold me for most of the year.

She also brought back a 1/4 Lb tin of this year's Anniversary Breakfast Blend, which I'm drinking right now. Very nice. Almost identical to last year's blend, from what I can tell. They say the base is Yin Jun Mei (a smooth China Black), with a healthy dose of Ceylon whole leaf. And there's definitely some Assam there. All in all, very like last year's, and delicious. Recommended.

cromag · 04-18-2014, 04:56 PM

Late start on my first mug of tea.

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04-17-2014, 06:33 PM	#28246
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	No cup - drinking water striaght from the bottle. That's just the way I roll.

04-17-2014, 06:41 PM	#28247
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Ah, an afternoon tea break for Keemun Xian Zhen from TeaSpring. This really is the best Keemun I've ever had.

04-17-2014, 08:17 PM	#28248
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Goat Milk

04-17-2014, 08:44 PM	#28249
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Trailers for sale or rent Rooms to let...fifty cents. No phone, no pool, no pets I ain't got no cigarettes Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room I'm a man of means by no means King of the road. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrhAC0dFis0 ) Good morning, everyone! Having survived my wife's Chamomile tea last night (did I really marry someone who could drink that insipid brew?!?) I've decided that today needs to be a bit more definitive. So I've decided to go off and find some elephants to play with. If I get to the area early enough I can get into the river with them and get some good photographs. But first... tea! REAL tea this time, not flower slush. Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea (a tea you can walk on!) some home-made Rye bread and Camembert cheese. I'm on my second mug of tea and already feel the restorative powers of caffeine. Stitchawl

04-17-2014, 08:52 PM	#28250
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	is it really tea if it has caffeine in it?

04-18-2014, 02:46 AM	#28253
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Lol! We were actually talking about chamomile tea at work today, one of the brokers is from Germany and she was pretty funny about the chamomile tea for EVERYTHING that ailed you. I certainly saw how prevalent it was used, but she was pretty funny about it. Anyway, yeah, probably one of those moments

04-18-2014, 10:31 AM	#28255
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	So glad I am reading on my phone and not computer as keyboards are SO difficult to clean! LOLOL

04-18-2014, 11:00 AM	#28256
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Time for a glass of Bombay Sapphire and a re-run of Eureka! Stitchawl

04-18-2014, 11:28 AM	#28257
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Brat!

04-18-2014, 01:48 PM	#28259
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Good morning! The DW got back from a run to the States, bringing with her our latest US purchases. Including Peet's K-cup version of Major Dickason's, which I had this morning, and it was delicious. It will be good to be able to just pop one of those little babies in and have a cup of the Major. Plus she brought back a pound of Lion Mountain Keemun, which should hold me for most of the year. She also brought back a 1/4 Lb tin of this year's Anniversary Breakfast Blend, which I'm drinking right now. Very nice. Almost identical to last year's blend, from what I can tell. They say the base is Yin Jun Mei (a smooth China Black), with a healthy dose of Ceylon whole leaf. And there's definitely some Assam there. All in all, very like last year's, and delicious. Recommended.

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04-18-2014, 04:56 PM	#28260
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,587 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Late start on my first mug of tea.