What is in your cup? - Page 2277

ProfCrash · 06-13-2017, 10:55 AM

Earl Grey this morning, coffee right now. Still deciding on my day tea

DiapDealer · 06-13-2017, 11:13 AM

Peet's Sumatra.

ProfCrash · 06-13-2017, 01:52 PM

I settled on Jasmine Oolong.

Welcome Megan! Tea with cookies is no where near detailed enough. What type of tea? Bagged? Loose leaf? Tell us more. :-)

cromag · 06-13-2017, 09:57 PM

Last tea of a busy day, and the last of my current canister of Pu Erh. I'll be opening a can of Chinese Oolong next.

(Hi, MeganButterfield!)

CRussel · 06-14-2017, 01:09 AM

Welcome, Megan. Now, see, I could just say I was having a Scotch, but instead, I'm having a Bruichladdich Port Charlotte single malt.

Difflugia · 06-14-2017, 10:26 AM

Wei-Chuan organic black tea

CRussel · 06-14-2017, 12:16 PM

Peet's Major Dickasons's for now, but I have a mug of Peet's Irish Breakfast Blend tea for the road. Out and about, dealing with cars and car issues all day, so I'll need all the perk-up I can get.

ProfCrash · 06-14-2017, 12:31 PM

Sencha in my cup. Yummy, yummy Sencha loose leaf

cromag · 06-14-2017, 09:59 PM

Last bit of the last tea of the day.

ProfCrash · 06-15-2017, 09:18 AM

Sencha in my cup.

I do love my loose leaf tea

Difflugia · 06-15-2017, 10:07 AM

Alwazah Ceylon black

Difflugia · 06-16-2017, 12:42 PM

Golden Sail organic black tea

CRussel · 06-16-2017, 05:15 PM

Lion Mountain Keemun in my cup. A favourite for many years.

Difflugia · 06-17-2017, 04:56 PM

I'm sometimes a masochist and enjoy trying really cheap versions of things I like, so I decided to try a box of "All Natural Tea" from the Dollar Tree.

tl;dr: It's easily as good as (and maybe better than) Lipton or Red Rose and super cheap.

It's a box of 100 black tea bags for $1. Each bag has 1g of tea, so it takes two or three bags to make a normal strength cup. The box says it's "a blend of Ceylon and other origin teas" and the package is imported from Sri Lanka. The dry tea looks like CTC tea that is then crumbled up further. I used four bags to make a pint of tea (so two bags per cup) and steeped for four minutes. The tea came out a little weak, but the flavor was nice. It's not bitter, is mildly astringent and has a caramel maltiness. I'll have to try it with three bags per cup to see how it compares.

It's not particularly complex or any sort of premium tea, but I've had worse "English breakfast" tea that cost a lot more.

cromag · 06-17-2017, 06:03 PM

First tea on a late-starting, busy day.

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06-13-2017, 10:55 AM	#34141
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	Earl Grey this morning, coffee right now. Still deciding on my day tea

06-13-2017, 11:13 AM	#34142
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,915 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Peet's Sumatra.

06-13-2017, 01:52 PM	#34143
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 settled on Jasmine Oolong. Welcome Megan! Tea with cookies is no where near detailed enough. What type of tea? Bagged? Loose leaf? Tell us more. :-)

06-13-2017, 09:57 PM	#34144
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,889 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Last tea of a busy day, and the last of my current canister of Pu Erh. I'll be opening a can of Chinese Oolong next. (Hi, MeganButterfield!)

06-14-2017, 01:09 AM	#34145
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	Welcome, Megan. Now, see, I could just say I was having a Scotch, but instead, I'm having a Bruichladdich Port Charlotte single malt.

06-14-2017, 10:26 AM	#34146
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Wei-Chuan organic black tea

06-14-2017, 12:16 PM	#34147
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	Peet's Major Dickasons's for now, but I have a mug of Peet's Irish Breakfast Blend tea for the road. Out and about, dealing with cars and car issues all day, so I'll need all the perk-up I can get.

06-14-2017, 12:31 PM	#34148
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 in my cup. Yummy, yummy Sencha loose leaf

06-14-2017, 09:59 PM	#34149
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,889 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Last bit of the last tea of the day.

06-15-2017, 09:18 AM	#34150
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 in my cup. I do love my loose leaf tea

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06-15-2017, 10:07 AM	#34151
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Alwazah Ceylon black

06-16-2017, 12:42 PM	#34152
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	Golden Sail organic black tea

06-16-2017, 05:15 PM	#34153
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	Lion Mountain Keemun in my cup. A favourite for many years.

06-17-2017, 04:56 PM	#34154
Difflugia Testate Amoeba Posts: 3,049 Karma: 27300000 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Many Android devices, Kindle 2, Toshiba e755 PocketPC	I'm sometimes a masochist and enjoy trying really cheap versions of things I like, so I decided to try a box of "All Natural Tea" from the Dollar Tree. tl;dr: It's easily as good as (and maybe better than) Lipton or Red Rose and super cheap. It's a box of 100 black tea bags for $1. Each bag has 1g of tea, so it takes two or three bags to make a normal strength cup. The box says it's "a blend of Ceylon and other origin teas" and the package is imported from Sri Lanka. The dry tea looks like CTC tea that is then crumbled up further. I used four bags to make a pint of tea (so two bags per cup) and steeped for four minutes. The tea came out a little weak, but the flavor was nice. It's not bitter, is mildly astringent and has a caramel maltiness. I'll have to try it with three bags per cup to see how it compares. It's not particularly complex or any sort of premium tea, but I've had worse "English breakfast" tea that cost a lot more.

06-17-2017, 06:03 PM	#34155
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,889 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-starting, busy day.