What is in your cup?

[astra]

A cup of Keemun with branch/lunch..whatever Toasted rye bread with spread, followed up by a slice of stolen

Originally Posted by Iridal

(let me also make clear that people I do know are allowed to touch me. Touching is sometimes even encouraged )

Nobody in the right state of mind would doubt it

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Thinking back, I would guess I was in my early 30's. Perhaps 30,31 or 32. I always liked tea, ever since childhood, but until that time only drank it on occasion, except when backpacking, when it was my primary beverage. But somewhere around that time, someone introduced me to Twinings Prince of Wales. As Robert Frost said; 'And that made all the difference.'
I no longer ritualize my tea making/drinking. I'm not a connoisseur drinking only out of 6oz. white china cups that have been pre-heated. I guzzle the stuff. About a gallon a day. But these days I only guzzle the good stuff!

Thanks. Very interesting

I have googled for Prince of Wales and decided to give the tea a second chance.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

Enjoy your bike ride! When will you finish the excel project?

It was only 1 or 2 C, but this cold eastern wind, brrrr, very cold on the bike, along the canal.
I saw only one ship gliding across the water, laden with white sand, I think. Not many people about; some tiny shivering little dogs on a lead; hurrying home.

I have to describe every poster I inventarised at the Municipal Archives. I finished 300 out of 2700.(but a total of 10.000 to be done in all). Should be ready by next month. I like the work, but the excel has to be converted to another standard and that that takes a lot of time.

In my cup: white wine. It is the weekend after all.

[BeTePoK]

Now I'm drinking dark beer with lemon (my own receipt)

[maianhvk]

another glass of Ahmad lemon&lime black tea. just to drink it all up and never again.

[astra]

A cup of Yunnan Imperial.
I think I really like it this time.

[astra]

A cup of Dragonwell.

I really like this Chinese green tea.
It looks fantastic in the tea glass too. Very light yellowish colour but so clear!

[astra]

Here is the list I created yesterday for:

Fortnum & Mason


Black Stronger Tea

01. Queen Anne Blend Tea - blend of TGFOP Assam and Ceylon FBOP; 125g loose leaf refill bag----Blend
02. Royal Blend Tea - low-grown Flowery Pekoe from Ceylon lends an uplifting note to the maltier Assam; 125g loose leaf refill bag----Blend
03. Breakfast Blend Tea - unblended Assam; 125g loose leaf refill bag----Blend
04. Assam Superb Tea - Assam; 125g loose leaf refill bag
05. Assam Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe Tea - Assam; 125g loose leaf refill bag
06. Irish Breakfast Tea - Assam and Kenyan; 125g loose leaf refill bag

Regent's Blend - blend honours centuries of dealings with China, India and Ceylon; 125g loose leaf refill bag ---- darjelin yes/no?----Blend



Black Lighter Tea

07. Afternoon Blend Tea - blend of teas of Ceylon; 125g loose leaf refill bag----Blend
08. Piccadilly Blend Tea - Ceylon blend; 125g loose leaf refill bag----Blend
09. Russian Caravan Tea - Keemun and Oolong; 125g loose leaf refill bag----Blend
10. Keemun Tea - Keemun; 125g loose leaf refill bag
11. Yunnan Tea - Yunnan; 125g loose leaf refill bag



Single Estate Tea

12. Assam Mohokutie - Assam Mohokutie; 50g loose leaf refill bag
13. Assam Doomur Dulling - Assam; 50g loose leaf refill bag
14. Keemun Mao Feng - Keemun; 50g loose leaf refill bag



15. Chai Tea - black tea spiced with Indian herbs - 50g loose leaf tasting sample - Test Chai Tea to answer this question once and for all?
16. Mini Tuo Cha Pu'erh - 50g loose leaf refill bag
17. Royal Pu-Erh - 50g loose leaf refill bag


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Fortmason Tea - NO - Scented with Orange!
Fountain Blend Tea - NO - dark, malty Assam and the lighter Darjeeling

[astra]

Another one for

The East India Company


Flavoured Teas

Snow Tiger Genmaicha - 25g


Green Tea

Imperial Pinhead Gunpowder Green Tea; 25g
Shogun Sencha Tea Loose Leaf; 25g
Dragonwell Lung Ching Tea; 25g
Yunnan Fine Tea Loose Leaf; 25g



Black Tea

Royal Breakfast Loose Leaf - Assam&Ceylon; 125g caddy
The First Estate Assam Loose Leaf - Assam; 125g caddy
Assam Milk Tea - Assam; 25g
Boston Tea Party Tea - Blend; 25g
Keemun Downy Bud Tea Loose Leaf - Keemun; 50g
Emperors Yunnan Tea - Yunnan loose leaf black tea; 25g

The East India House Directors Blend Loose Leaf - blend of India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya; 125g caddy ---- darjelin yes/no?


Ceylon

Rainsforest Lumbini Tea; 25g
Dimbula Tea Loose Leaf; 25g
Nuwara Eliya Pedro Pekoe; 25g
UVA Shawlands Estate Orange Pekoe; 25g
Adawatte Estate Tea Loose Leaf; 25g
Sarnia Estate Ceylon Pekoe Tea; 25g
Ceylon Golden Valley Orange Pekoe; 25g

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by Iridal

I've had really long, really short and in-between length hair. You have to have the right face to pull of really short hair. It's not for me I think I would be one of those people with a weirdly shaped head.Although it's really easy in the mornings.

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My mother cut all my hair off into what was then called a "pixie" cut when I was in fourth grade. It was truly awful. And I was skinny, then, I can only imagine the horror if I tried it now. I definitely do not have the right face for short hair. Sexy or not, mine is staying long (Chris prefers it long, too, so lucky me )

[astra]

Long hair is beautiful



A cup of Pu-Erh aged.

[Poppaea]

Taittinger Prestige Rosé Champagner

[astra]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Taittinger Prestige Rosé Champagner

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Taittinger Prestige Rosé Champagner

O my, no less.......chapeau!

Cold Arabica- coffee in my cup

[Poppaea]

Originally Posted by desertblues

O my, no less.......chapeau!

Cold Arabica- coffee in my cup

Birthday

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by Poppaea

Birthday

Aha; did you start the birthday with Champaigne as well? And is it your own?

That's what we do these last few years.....at birthdays, Eastern, Christmas and also the last time we had a really huge tax-refund.