Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Started my morning off with some pu erh. Very nice, now swing how I have been awake since 4 am, its time to sleep again, my new work hours start tomorrow so I don't know what to expect. Now steph just so ya have an idea of my hookah, here is a pic. I enjoy some nice cardamom tea while smoking it and watching a movie on the computer

Originally Posted by wvloony

Started my morning off with some pu erh. Very nice, now swing how I have been awake since 4 am, its time to sleep again, my new work hours start tomorrow so I don't know what to expect. Now steph just so ya have an idea of my hookah, here is a pic. I enjoy some nice cardamom tea while smoking it and watching a movie on the computer

That's awesome Chad......you're as bad as me when it comes to creating ones own atmosphere. I can picture you already. You need to get a cd of persian music to ply while you sip and smoke. Better yet.....get the missus to dress up like a Harem girl. You could be the Sheik of Virginia. +1 my friend

Originally Posted by Nightblade

That's awesome Chad......you're as bad as me when it comes to creating ones own atmosphere. I can picture you already. You need to get a cd of persian music to ply while you sip and smoke. Better yet.....get the missus to dress up like a Harem girl. You could be the Sheik of Virginia. +1 my friend

swmbo would never dress as a harem girl, shes to modest for that. later tonight i will have some ahmad cardamom tea with some chocolate shisha in the hookah, i will post a pic of the setup when i get it done.

Does anybody make Arnold Palmer drink? I just whipped up a batch, but went 50/50 with the lemonade. Too much lemonade. I went online and Arnold himself said the tea should be the dominant ingredient, like 70/30. I was just wondering what tea to use, I used some Gorreana black tea I have, but, I was curious if anyone has made any, and with what. I may just see if I have some good ole Lipton bags in the cupboard, that's what I have found online as the "go to".

Anyhoo, take care and enjoy your tea!! Don

Originally Posted by donv

Does anybody make Arnold Palmer drink? I just whipped up a batch, but went 50/50 with the lemonade. Too much lemonade. I went online and Arnold himself said the tea should be the dominant ingredient, like 70/30. I was just wondering what tea to use, I used some Gorreana black tea I have, but, I was curious if anyone has made any, and with what. I may just see if I have some good ole Lipton bags in the cupboard, that's what I have found online as the "go to".

Anyhoo, take care and enjoy your tea!! Don

Hey Don..any good black tea will work. I use my PG tips all the time.The trick is to first brew the pot up like normal.Then..let it cool and add to cool or iced water and then add lemonade to taste. By letting the tea cool, you'll have less risk of cloudy iced tea. I haven't had AP in a while but it's not too bad if made with fresh lemon mmmm.

Originally Posted by donv

Does anybody make Arnold Palmer drink? I just whipped up a batch, but went 50/50 with the lemonade. Too much lemonade. I went online and Arnold himself said the tea should be the dominant ingredient, like 70/30. I was just wondering what tea to use, I used some Gorreana black tea I have, but, I was curious if anyone has made any, and with what. I may just see if I have some good ole Lipton bags in the cupboard, that's what I have found online as the "go to".

Anyhoo, take care and enjoy your tea!! Don

don, my method is to take 2 family sized tea bags, and steep them for 10 min, now i like mint in mine so i add 2 bigelows plantation mint tea bags and some sprigs of fresh mint. once the steeping is done, i mix a pack of lemon koolaid and a cup of sugar in a gallon pitcher, then add the tea and finish the gallon with cold water. thats is my verson of the good old AP

I've never tried an Arnold Palmer but I might give it a go, now! I just need some lemonade...

Kanpai!

Here is the 2013 Uji matcha Kaze that I opened the other day:




This is the lowest grade of matcha that I ordered from the shincha selection earlier this year, though still higher that the readily available matcha Yuuki Midori.






'Lowest', of course, is a relative term. These are by no means low-grade matcha—the colour of the powdered leaf is still a wonderful, vivid green and if you try to smell it, your nose will be too!






Frothed nice and thick—also a lovely pale green.




Now for the important part—flavour:

Definitely more similar to the Yuuki Midori than the Tori. It's a little earthier and isn't so fresh-tasting, nor does it have the body of flavour that the Tori does but is still rich and enjoyable.

It's a lovely matcha and definitely a good choice for regular drinking but, to me, what it does best is prove what a fantastic tea the matcha Tori is in comparison!

Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to enjoying the rest of this packet.







乾杯！

Pighog I want to see a close up of your portrait on the tea towel haha! How old is that thing now, unless its the bairns