Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by wvloony

no no not really, i believe i have probably spent as much on tea and all the minutia that goes with it, and hell i still spend money on it, cause tea runs out quicker at the rate i drink it some days, (3 pots a day or more). oh and every time i see a nice, LARGER tea pot i think, hey that will allow me to drink more with less brewings, lolol, i still want a cast iron, maybe soon.

And I thought I was bad for wanting to go out and purchase a tea cosy for my one and only cheap 'Made in Taiwan' tea pot .


Mick

Originally Posted by wvloony

well i am kinda like nessmuck, now that the fall is upon us, i will be drinking more hot tea, both at home and at work. last night it was a pot of some "royal tea" a russian brand i pick up at the euromarkets in harrisonburg. ahh tea season is finally upon me. now on to a different subject but it is tea related. did any one else read about how and i say this with some disgust, starbucks is trying to make teavana into the newest fad. your thoughts

I don't find their coffee particularly inspiring and I try to avoid Starbucks as it is, so I can't say I've really noticed.

It's all about fads though. We like a good fad!

Originally Posted by MickR

And I thought I was bad for wanting to go out and purchase a tea cosy for my one and only cheap 'Made in Taiwan' tea pot .


Mick

Oh no Mick every time I go to the second hand shops I'm lookin for anything tea related. My most recent find was this little handy dandy thingy. Works great for my cup at work

Sorry pic didn't show on the other post so let's try again

Originally Posted by wvloony

well i am kinda like nessmuck, now that the fall is upon us, i will be drinking more hot tea, both at home and at work. last night it was a pot of some "royal tea" a russian brand i pick up at the euromarkets in harrisonburg. ahh tea season is finally upon me. now on to a different subject but it is tea related. did any one else read about how and i say this with some disgust, starbucks is trying to make teavana into the newest fad. your thoughts

If it's trendy it's crrraap ! (Scottish accent) . Trust yourself not corporate herd mentality.

Originally Posted by wvloony

Sorry pic didn't show on the other post so let's try again

You've already posted a pic of it in the past I think Loon. Someone posted a pic of their cup of tea maker for leaf tea anyway. I have a cup that has a little wire/sieve/basket thing that goes inside it for the tea leaves. Just take it out leaves and all when the brewing is done, place it on some sort of drip catcher and go enjoy tea and a pipe somewhere quiet in the leafy green shade and contemplate how good life really is.


Mick

Originally Posted by MickR

You've already posted a pic of it in the past I think Loon. Someone posted a pic of their cup of tea maker for leaf tea anyway. I have a cup that has a little wire/sieve/basket thing that goes inside it for the tea leaves. Just take it out leaves and all when the brewing is done, place it on some sort of drip catcher and go enjoy tea and a pipe somewhere quiet in the leafy green shade and contemplate how good life really is.


Mick

Or how good it isn't........sorry,sorry too negative ha ha,just bein mr. cynical sorry !

Originally Posted by Nightblade

If it's trendy it's crrraap ! (Scottish accent) . Trust yourself not corporate herd mentality.

I will say this though...their teas are good true,but wayyyy too expensive. They really do try to target the trendy set.

Enjoying some Turkish tea straight from the open markets of Itsanbul. My neighbor went back to Iran to visit his family, hopin he brings be back some loose black tea from there. Politics aside...the ME has good black tea.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Or how good it isn't........sorry,sorry too negative ha ha,just bein mr. cynical sorry !

On those days I would certainly not recommend you take a cigarette and pistol with you on the contemplation of all things leafy green and shady then. Just the tea and the pipe...And maybe a pot for a refill while you sort your sh!t out...'You and your' is used as a general descriptive here, and not meant as a bit of personal advice...Although if personal advice is needed, you've just got it .


Mick