What is in your cup? - Page 2269

ProfCrash · 05-11-2017, 11:04 AM

Darjeeling. I had some OJ with the Little Man at Muffins for Mom.

CRussel · 05-11-2017, 01:51 PM

More of my Lion Mountain Keemun today. Just as soon as I slurp down the last of this Major Dickason's coffee.

Going to be another wet and gray day, though definitely warmer. Sigh. I'm tired of the rain. It can stop now.

poohbear_nc · 05-11-2017, 09:14 PM

Port Charlotte -- a calm port for a stormy night ...

Wait, I also have some Talisker Storm ...

cromag · 05-11-2017, 10:59 PM

Last tea on a very busy, yet surprisingly unproductive, day.

ProfCrash · 05-12-2017, 10:28 AM

Sencha this morning, Sumatra right now and Genmaicha in a bit

cromag · 05-12-2017, 11:49 AM

Opened a new package of Puerh. First tea of the day.

Difflugia · 05-12-2017, 01:00 PM

I was in the mood to experiment, so I decided to steep some Keemun extra long (ten minutes) to see how it turned out. It's really rich without tasting oversteeped at all. Through some combination of terroir and 5000 years of selection, there must be almost no bitter tannins in the tea.

CRussel · 05-12-2017, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Difflugia

I was in the mood to experiment, so I decided to steep some Keemun extra long (ten minutes) to see how it turned out. It's really rich without tasting oversteeped at all. Through some combination of terroir and 5000 years of selection, there must be almost no bitter tannins in the tea.

That, to me, is one of the joys of Keemun. It's always smooth and rich, with no bitter edge at all. (Assuming a decent grade of Keemun, of course.)

The other thing I like about good Keemuns is that they tend to actually improve with a year or so of aging. The opposite of most non-PuErh teas.

Difflugia · 05-12-2017, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

(Assuming a decent grade of Keemun, of course.)

The quality difference was actually what got me thinking. The Keemun that I've been drinking is from a can that I found in a little Asian grocery ("Qimen Black Tea"). It's delicious, but I can't find more (I should have bought two

). The Harney & Sons "English Breakfast" is Keemun and has the right flavors, but it's also bitter. Not terribly, but if it steeps too long, it's distracting.

Since I'd never noticed that with the other stuff, I decided to seriously oversteep it and see what happened.

So now I wonder what the difference is. Is the dirt different a few miles up the road? Are the trees from a different lineage? Does one get more water when it rains?

CRussel · 05-12-2017, 08:03 PM

The difference can be many things I doubt the English Breakfast is pure Keemun. Most EBs have a healthy amount of Assam or Ceylon or both. And both can easily become bitter when over-steeped.

ETA: I see they claim it's 100% Keemun. Whatever. If it doesn't handle long steeping, find another.

Next is leave size/quality -- most inexpensive EB tea bags are made of dust and small broken leaves. And again, who knows what else. Good Keemun will be small, but mostly whole, leaves.

Finally, it makes a huge difference when the leaves are picked. While Keemuns aren't rated as first flush, second flush, etc. there is still a definite difference as the season progresses.

Personally, today, I've been drinking Murchie's Keemun Extra Superior, a good Keemun, though not a Hao Ya 'A' grade (or price!)

CRussel · 05-13-2017, 12:55 AM

Port Charlotte. 😂

sydmalicious · 05-13-2017, 01:53 AM

Sink water, as the OP.

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CRussel · 05-13-2017, 12:09 PM

Murchie's Balmoral Blend tea

Difflugia · 05-13-2017, 03:28 PM

A generic, but decent quality CTC Assam that I quite like.

cromag · 05-13-2017, 05:28 PM

Second tea of the day, on a day that really benefits from a second tea.

05-12-2017, 08:03 PM	#34030
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,333 Karma: 80074920 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	The difference can be many things I doubt the English Breakfast is pure Keemun. Most EBs have a healthy amount of Assam or Ceylon or both. And both can easily become bitter when over-steeped. ETA: I see they claim it's 100% Keemun. Whatever. If it doesn't handle long steeping, find another. Next is leave size/quality -- most inexpensive EB tea bags are made of dust and small broken leaves. And again, who knows what else. Good Keemun will be small, but mostly whole, leaves. Finally, it makes a huge difference when the leaves are picked. While Keemuns aren't rated as first flush, second flush, etc. there is still a definite difference as the season progresses. Personally, today, I've been drinking Murchie's Keemun Extra Superior, a good Keemun, though not a Hao Ya 'A' grade (or price!) Last edited by CRussel; 05-12-2017 at 08:07 PM.

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05-11-2017, 11:04 AM	#34021
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. I had some OJ with the Little Man at Muffins for Mom.

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CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,333 Karma: 80074920 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	More of my Lion Mountain Keemun today. Just as soon as I slurp down the last of this Major Dickason's coffee. Going to be another wet and gray day, though definitely warmer. Sigh. I'm tired of the rain. It can stop now.

05-11-2017, 09:14 PM	#34023
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 65,266 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Port Charlotte -- a calm port for a stormy night ... Wait, I also have some Talisker Storm ...

05-11-2017, 10:59 PM	#34024
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 27,192 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Last tea on a very busy, yet surprisingly unproductive, day.

05-12-2017, 10:28 AM	#34025
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	Sencha this morning, Sumatra right now and Genmaicha in a bit

05-12-2017, 11:49 AM	#34026
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 27,192 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Opened a new package of Puerh. First tea of the day.

05-12-2017, 01:00 PM	#34027
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	I was in the mood to experiment, so I decided to steep some Keemun extra long (ten minutes) to see how it turned out. It's really rich without tasting oversteeped at all. Through some combination of terroir and 5000 years of selection, there must be almost no bitter tannins in the tea.

05-13-2017, 12:55 AM	#34031
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,333 Karma: 80074920 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Port Charlotte. 😂

05-13-2017, 01:53 AM	#34032
sydmalicious Cantankerous Contrarian Posts: 153 Karma: 506950 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hershey, PA, US Device: Kobo Sage 32gb, Kindle Paperwhite, Pixel 7 Pro, M1 iPad Pro 12.9	Sink water, as the OP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05-13-2017, 12:09 PM	#34033
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,333 Karma: 80074920 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Murchie's Balmoral Blend tea

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05-13-2017, 03:28 PM	#34034
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	A generic, but decent quality CTC Assam that I quite like.

05-13-2017, 05:28 PM	#34035
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 27,192 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Second tea of the day, on a day that really benefits from a second tea.