What is in your cup? - Page 635

astra · 03-21-2011, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

I tried tea without sugar a couple of months ago, and I really don't like it

I'm going to have a cup of Rooibos Aronia Acerola with lunch in a minute.

You should try this one without sugar. It is sweet on its own. I mean you can take a couple of sips and if it is not sweet enough then add sugar?

I understand this thing about disliking teas without sugar (it took me about 1 year to go from 3 tea spoons per 400ml to 0 (3->2.5->2->1->0.5(4 months!)->0), then another year or even more to start enjoying the tasteless brown water

, so I do feel for you).
That's why I recommended Natela's Gold Standard. It is sweet. I don't know/understand why/how but it is. I think other white teas exhibit this feature to a certain degree too, but Georgian white teas (Georgian Old Lady and Natela's Gold Standard) more than others, the latter is sweeter.

astra · 03-21-2011, 07:25 AM

In hindsight....why bother? You enjoy drinking tea with sugar, have fun!

ProfCrash · 03-21-2011, 08:17 AM

Rooibos Lemon.

astra: you bother because you care. I ask my non-tea drinking friends to try the tea I make them without sugar and milk for the first 1/4 of a cup because I want them to try the tea first and see if they like it without the stuff that alters the flavor. If they don't like it that way then add a small amount of sugar.

Stitchawl · 03-21-2011, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

In hindsight....why bother? You enjoy drinking tea with sugar, have fun!

And THAT is what it is all about! Good show!

Stitchawl

Iridal · 03-21-2011, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

You should try this one without sugar. It is sweet on its own. I mean you can take a couple of sips and if it is not sweet enough then add sugar?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Rooibos Lemon.

astra: you bother because you care. I ask my non-tea drinking friends to try the tea I make them without sugar and milk for the first 1/4 of a cup because I want them to try the tea first and see if they like it without the stuff that alters the flavor. If they don't like it that way then add a small amount of sugar.

I did have about 1/4 of my cup without sugar. And although I liked the aftertaste, the actual drinking wasn't pleasant. So I added sugar. To each his own right? At least I don't add milk to my tea

Just got back from the hairdresser sporting a new hairstyle

Now enjoying my second latte macchiato of the day. Back to work!

maianhvk · 03-21-2011, 09:37 AM

I never dare drink tea late again. Yesterday I had tea (around 0.5 litre at 11pm) and went to bed at 1:30 am. And stayed wild awake until 5 in the morning =.=

ProfCrash · 03-21-2011, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

I did have about 1/4 of my cup without sugar. And although I liked the aftertaste, the actual drinking wasn't pleasant. So I added sugar. To each his own right? At least I don't add milk to my tea

Just got back from the hairdresser sporting a new hairstyle

Now enjoying my second latte macchiato of the day. Back to work!

Yup and as you said, you have tried the tea without sugar and not liked it. I am talking more about my friends who grew up drinking lipton and assume that they have to add milk and sugar to make tea taste yummy. Most of them are surprised that they don't need milk. Some find that they don't need sugar at all while a few find they like it better with sugar but with a lot less sugar then they used to use.

So far today: 2 pots of Rooibos Lemon, 2 pots of Rooibos Capetown, 2 pots of Shu Pu-Erh from Rishi.

Called the Hubby and all is well at the home. It is raining so Cooper is doing his darndest to not go outside to take care of business. I caught him before he did the deed in the house and took him outside. Hubby found a gift in the basement left by Cooper while the Hubby was in the bathroom himself.

The dog is smart enough to wait for his clean up crew to be engaged before making a mess in the house. Silly puppy. But he has cute eyes and is furry and gives kisses so all is forgiven after the fact.

I think the Hubby was expecting some sympathy from when when I called and he relayed said story. I reminded him that I had to clean up similar messes before so no sympathy from me. You could hear him pouting across the phone line.

astra · 03-21-2011, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Silly puppy. But he has cute eyes and is ... and gives kisses so all is forgiven after the fact.

It sounds familiar ..cannot where or what though...

Anyway, a cup of Fortnum and Mason's 1/2 mini tuocha Pu-Erh.

astra · 03-21-2011, 04:20 PM

A cup of Assam Harmutty.

astra · 03-21-2011, 04:43 PM

A cup of Georgian Caravan.

astra · 03-21-2011, 05:48 PM

I suspect I have caught cold, so a cup of Lapacho and off to bed.

Stitchawl · 03-21-2011, 07:24 PM

Through the corridors of sleep
Past the shadows dark and deep
My mind dances and leaps in confusion.
I don't know what is real,
I can't touch what I feel
And I hide behind the shield of my illusion.

So I'll continue to continue to pretend
My life will never end,
And flowers never bend
With the rainfall.

Good morning to each and every. Another Tuesday, this one looks as it it's going to be quite wet. Oh well, I guess if we want the flowers to bloom we have to put up with it. Besides, there's really no way to stop it!

Starting today with a mug of East India Company's Assam tea, along with a bowl of muesli. That should work...

Stitchawl

maianhvk · 03-21-2011, 09:47 PM

MILK!!

The Terminator · 03-21-2011, 09:58 PM

Plain old boring tasteless clear cold ancient Water, ran out of juice so have to buy some more tomorrow, usually some type of five alive. maianhvk what kind of tea did you drink? I have a good book and would be cool to stay up and finish it.......only another 600 pages

maianhvk · 03-21-2011, 10:20 PM

I have many "thick" books I'd like to read too, but the fact that I went to bed at 5 leads to another fact that I waked up at 1 and still had to suffer from headache. I had tried to go to bed more properly, you know, and that mug of tea ruined all my attempt

I drank 3 kinds of tea that day: lotus tea, a pleasant kind of tea which I didn't know what it was, and Dilmah's Ceylon tea (caramel flavor).

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03-21-2011, 07:25 AM	#9512
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	In hindsight....why bother? You enjoy drinking tea with sugar, have fun!

03-21-2011, 08:17 AM	#9513
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	Rooibos Lemon. astra: you bother because you care. I ask my non-tea drinking friends to try the tea I make them without sugar and milk for the first 1/4 of a cup because I want them to try the tea first and see if they like it without the stuff that alters the flavor. If they don't like it that way then add a small amount of sugar.

03-21-2011, 09:37 AM	#9516
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I never dare drink tea late again. Yesterday I had tea (around 0.5 litre at 11pm) and went to bed at 1:30 am. And stayed wild awake until 5 in the morning =.=

03-21-2011, 04:20 PM	#9519
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	A cup of Assam Harmutty.

03-21-2011, 04:43 PM	#9520
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	A cup of Georgian Caravan.

03-21-2011, 05:48 PM	#9521
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I suspect I have caught cold, so a cup of Lapacho and off to bed.

03-21-2011, 07:24 PM	#9522
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	Through the corridors of sleep Past the shadows dark and deep My mind dances and leaps in confusion. I don't know what is real, I can't touch what I feel And I hide behind the shield of my illusion. So I'll continue to continue to pretend My life will never end, And flowers never bend With the rainfall. Good morning to each and every. Another Tuesday, this one looks as it it's going to be quite wet. Oh well, I guess if we want the flowers to bloom we have to put up with it. Besides, there's really no way to stop it! Starting today with a mug of East India Company's Assam tea, along with a bowl of muesli. That should work... Stitchawl

03-21-2011, 09:47 PM	#9523
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	MILK!!

03-21-2011, 09:58 PM	#9524
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	Plain old boring tasteless clear cold ancient Water, ran out of juice so have to buy some more tomorrow, usually some type of five alive. maianhvk what kind of tea did you drink? I have a good book and would be cool to stay up and finish it.......only another 600 pages

03-21-2011, 10:20 PM	#9525
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I have many "thick" books I'd like to read too, but the fact that I went to bed at 5 leads to another fact that I waked up at 1 and still had to suffer from headache. I had tried to go to bed more properly, you know, and that mug of tea ruined all my attempt I drank 3 kinds of tea that day: lotus tea, a pleasant kind of tea which I didn't know what it was, and Dilmah's Ceylon tea (caramel flavor).

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