Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Late night Tea...... Impra Royal Elixir (Earl Grey with lemon) and some Sardine Rye crackers with Mayo. ,Orange Marmalade for the palate cleanse

I recently broke the teapot out again and finished up the last of the bushells blue label tea i have had for ages.
When that ran out I had to resort to ripping open teabags, the tea seemed far worse, sort of like they put all of the ground up floor sweepings into it, whereas loose leaf consists of much bigger pieces of leaf.
anyway the tea i was making was pretty ordinary and had a lot of scum on it, despite me doing as I always do which is to put the leaves into the infuser in my pot, fill with hot water, pour out almost immediately and refill with water.
I got a chance to stop at the shops yesterday and bought some madurah premium (australian black tea), and some twinnings earl grey, i have made a 2 cup pot in my usual way with one teaspoon of each in and it is very nice, no scum, a small amount of staining on my cup and a lovely browney/ambery/strawey colour.

on second pot now

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I recently broke the teapot out again and finished up the last of the bushells blue label tea i have had for ages.
When that ran out I had to resort to ripping open teabags, the tea seemed far worse, sort of like they put all of the ground up floor sweepings into it, whereas loose leaf consists of much bigger pieces of leaf.
anyway the tea i was making was pretty ordinary and had a lot of scum on it, despite me doing as I always do which is to put the leaves into the infuser in my pot, fill with hot water, pour out almost immediately and refill with water.
I got a chance to stop at the shops yesterday and bought some madurah premium (australian black tea), and some twinnings earl grey, i have made a 2 cup pot in my usual way with one teaspoon of each in and it is very nice, no scum, a small amount of staining on my cup and a lovely browney/ambery/strawey colour.

First off....hi there mate ! Good to hear em....read you ?! Anyway ha ha....sounds like that scummy tea was maybe a bit too old ?? But tis true I agree that loose leaf is king. But like anybody I cave to convenience and at least what I got makes a decent pot aaannnnnnd now I must make a pot as the power overtakes me as I ramble on here..........

Originally Posted by Nightblade

First off....hi there mate ! Good to hear em....read you ?! Anyway ha ha....sounds like that scummy tea was maybe a bit too old ?? But tis true I agree that loose leaf is king. But like anybody I cave to convenience and at least what I got makes a decent pot aaannnnnnd now I must make a pot as the power overtakes me as I ramble on here..........

i dont think it was age, the bushells blue label was fine (it was also loose leaf), when that ran out I started using the teabags work buy but ripped open, the tea from them was crap, in fact making tea from crap might have been more appealing.
I think i am getting a cold thanks to an inconsiderate workmate i hate colds i am rubbish at them.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

i dont think it was age, the bushells blue label was fine (it was also loose leaf), when that ran out I started using the teabags work buy but ripped open, the tea from them was crap, in fact making tea from crap might have been more appealing.
I think i am getting a cold thanks to an inconsiderate workmate i hate colds i am rubbish at them.

Mmmm Ripped bag tea mmmm ! Right well do get well soon please and video games and tea helps me through a cold or a good book actually. If all else fails plop the "Hobbit" on the vid and mend and...if that fails..eat something your not supposed too but you love !

Originally Posted by Nightblade

Mmmm Ripped bag tea mmmm ! Right well do get well soon please and video games and tea helps me through a cold or a good book actually. If all else fails plop the "Hobbit" on the vid and mend and...if that fails..eat something your not supposed too but you love !

Well I am in bed at 18.35 and am watching a DVD. hopefully I will feel better in the morning

Honey Orchid Milan Phoenixdan Cong

A dear friend of mine out of London send me some tea samples to try. He mostly only buys into the expensive high end teas. Since I only know my Japanese tea and have pretty much only been drinking it for the past 30+ years I know little about anything else except jasmine tea or pearls which I also love.

I received some Jasmine silver tips, Li Shan oolong, knotted tea and Silver Dawn Saffron tea. I decided to try the saffron tea for today.

What a yummy experience. Very mild, smooth, refreshing, fruity but with a saffron kick which is not too overpowering but definitely present with a nice lingering aftertaste. A high quality tea for sure. Love it.

I'll bet that Oolong will be sweet ! Looks great!