Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by Lolita1x2

At Nightblade's suggestion, I'm also posting this here. I am not sure whether to be sad or happy that I have found yet one more thread to feed my AD.

Nice and simple.
Home-made bread, toasted, with peanut butter, and a mug of Earl Gray, hot.

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Every cup of tea is a gift from heaven.

Just placed an order with Silk Road. Will have the following soon:
Drunken Red "Sun Dried" Feng Qing Black
Assam
Black Cloud
Darjeerling
Plum Blossom Fragrance (Mi Lan Xiang)

and for the wife:
Peppermint

I'm really liking this Wuyi Oolong.

I quit drinking coffee about 5-6 years ago after being an avid coffee drinker (co-owned a coffeehouse in the mid nineties), roaster of my own beans, espresso machine at home, etc. I quit because I could not regulate my caffeine intake to remain steady enough throughout the week to avoid bad withdrawal headaches fairly regularly.

Enter.......tea!

I transitioned into drinking tea quite easily. Usually black in the AM, then raw Puerh throughout the day and semblance of matcha made from green tea using my blender usually in the evening. Quite content, was I. I've loved the alertness tea had given me without the dragging in the afternoon and no withdrawal headaches to speak of. Tea is subtle. IMO provided a person is consciously aware of its subtleties, it satisfies in many ways.

Re-enter.......coffee.

A few months ago, I could not resist and started drinking coffee again. While coffee is certainly not singular, it's not a "one note" given the many roasts and flavors found in its varietals, coffee is not subtle. Coffee to me is like whisky whereas tea is like wine.

Since drinking coffee daily again, tea hasn't taken a back seat, it's been kicked out of the car. Has anyone else experienced this? I guess at least my collection of raw bing will just continue to mellow.

ChrisL

Originally Posted by ChrisL

I quit drinking coffee about 5-6 years ago after being an avid coffee drinker (co-owned a coffeehouse in the mid nineties), roaster of my own beans, espresso machine at home, etc. I quit because I could not regulate my caffeine intake to remain steady enough throughout the week to avoid bad withdrawal headaches fairly regularly.

Enter.......tea!

I transitioned into drinking tea quite easily. Usually black in the AM, then raw Puerh throughout the day and semblance of matcha made from green tea using my blender usually in the evening. Quite content, was I. I've loved the alertness tea had given me without the dragging in the afternoon and no withdrawal headaches to speak of. Tea is subtle. IMO provided a person is consciously aware of its subtleties, it satisfies in many ways.

Re-enter.......coffee.

A few months ago, I could not resist and started drinking coffee again. While coffee is certainly not singular, it's not a "one note" given the many roasts and flavors found in its varietals, coffee is not subtle. Coffee to me is like whisky whereas tea is like wine.

Since drinking coffee daily again, tea hasn't taken a back seat, it's been kicked out of the car. Has anyone else experienced this? I guess at least my collection of raw bing will just continue to mellow.

ChrisL

I still like coffee in the morning but I do not drink near as much as I used to and tea definitely takes no back seat but rather drives the car to the movies for me heh heh. you'll spring back when you want to. And we'll be here for ya.

Giving the Assam from Silk Road a shot. Definitely a tea in need of sweetener, but still very tasty once sweetened. I only have Splenda here at work, but I think I will bring in some of the local sourced honey to use with this and the Darjeerling.

I'm having a mug of Dragon's Eyebrow green tea to start off the holiday weekend. I guess I'm just living la Vida loca.

Assam black tea tonight.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I'm having a mug of Dragon's Eyebrow green tea to start off the holiday weekend. I guess I'm just living la Vida loca.

You crazy man ! Crash n burn no bueno.

Several tin mugs of bushels extra strong black during the course of this slightly cooler winter day here. I expect more will be had as the forecast is for it to get a bit chillier and wetter over the next few days. And no...I'm not dead yet. Just never around much anymore .


Mick