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A Person wrote:
Mongoose wrote:I'm cranky (I'm on two kinds of antibiotics) so I'm enjoying regular ole iced tea.
Green or black?

At the time, black. Presently, green. Stop with all the questions already.

I'm cranky (I'm on two kinds of antibiotics) so I'm enjoying regular ole iced tea.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Mongoose, this thread is about Serbia!

Nooooooooooooooo

Yall. Have you ever tried the coconut green tea from Trader Joe's? It's a slam dunk iced.

Seriously, you guys.

I'm drinking some happy tea I got from World Market during the days. It's herbal and I ice it because Florida.

OMFG I need that in my life.

thellama73 wrote:
Mongoose wrote:I got this coconut green tea from Trader Joe's (loose leaf) and it's fantastic right now in the mid-afternoon slump.
I'm feeling just that very slump, myself. Coffee time!

Someone busted out leftover chips and salsa from last week's Fiesta Party (yes, I know that's redundant, but I'm too new to bring that up), so we are engaging in all forms of snackery hedonism at this time.

I got this coconut green tea from Trader Joe's (loose leaf) and it's fantastic right now in the mid-afternoon slump.

Okay, that's better.

Today I have a matcha latte and it's so good.

LOGAN FREAKIN ALBRIGHT you change back the title of this thread

But I wanna watch Mad Maaaaax

thellama73 wrote:
Mongoose wrote: We also play a lot of Clue.
Clue the Movie is really good.

Oh is it? I'd never heard that before.

Pomegranate herbal tea now.

Schlurp.

Everyone at my new job (I'm a big fancy lawyer again!) drinks coffee all the time so I hardly drink any tea! I need to rectify that.

We also play a lot of Clue.

Right now I have this lychee asian pear hibiscus nonsense. YUM!

Teavana has an Earl Grey creme that makes me so happeh!

However, I do try to govern myself as a lady (a few of you won't believe this), and therefore I favor Lady Grey.

Today I had green tea with blueberry lemonade. Like an Arnold Palmer, but not.

YUM

thellama73 wrote:Can you guys stop talking about tea so much? Every time I log on I see that there is a new post and get excited, and then I see that it's about tea and it's one crushing disappointment after another.

*makes a mental note to update this thread whenever feasibly possible*

Epignosis wrote:I've never had Oolong either, so that's on my list of things to try.

This is an oversimplification, but it's inbetween a black tea and a green tea on the black <---> white spectrum.

Epignosis wrote:
Mongoose wrote:
Epignosis wrote:Brewing my first cup of Roobios Red.
That's really good iced, btw.
What about sweet?

I normally drink black teas, but I saw this this morning and decided I'd try it. It's very good. Not tannic at all like some blacks can be.

Fun fact! Rooibos is actually needles instead of a conventional leaf, so it won't get that tannic feel that blacks and oolongs get. Sweet is good because I think it has a natural sweetness that you can play up with the right amount of sweetener.

Some people in South Africa like to make a Capetown Fog, which is like a London Fog by adding milk and vanilla syrup.

Epignosis wrote:Brewing my first cup of Roobios Red.

That's really good iced, btw.

Lizzy wrote:
Mongoose wrote:I've been enjoying phoenix pearls. But mother of pearl, it's not cheap.
I've been quite curious about that, but I'm not a big fan of jasmine in my tea. :\ I could ask for a sample next time though...

I would pair it with a nice fruity rooibos then. It definitely cuts through the zing of the jasmine. So I brew half pearls and half rooibos tropica (from Teavana) usually. It's also nice iced.

I've been enjoying phoenix pearls. But mother of pearl, it's not cheap.

That's not anything like tea!

I saw this today and thought of this thread. http://www.jenis.com/hot-toddy-sorbet-pint/

But holy cow that's expensive.

It does! I eveen reused the cranberries a few times, but I kept plucking them out of my glass and eating them so they are pretty much gone at this point.

I took some cranberries and put them in a bowl with some vlack tea bags and then poured hot water on them. Let it steep. Then I took the bags out and poured the tea and berries over ice.

Oh! It was a green tea / lemon red snapper blend. It was nais!

Then I had a green tea latte since someone had given me a gift card.

My tea today is

A Person wrote:i made iced tea with a mixture of longjing and gunpowder tea. It's not bad.

\I wouldnt have thought gunpowder would be good iced. Is that why you paired it with the longjing?

I hate it when that happens, Hedge!!

Hedgeowl wrote:
Lizzy wrote:Bump!

So I tried a sample of Earl Grey Lady Blue from Demmers Teehaus today, which I think it's their equivalent of Twinings' Lady Grey, and it was fairly decent. Still doesn't beat the ol' Earl.

Also, my 2nd flush Darjeeling tastes the same as the autumn flush.

On the other hand, the milky oolong from Demmer's is absolutely superb.

Omg I love the tea smiley. Adding this to the smiley request list!

Mostly my tea brewing is limited to chamomile right now. Then I freeze tea ice cubes for the teething babe. He adores his ice cubes.

I go crazy sometimes when out and about and get a chai, but I hate it when I order an ice chai if they pour it from a box and add ice. lame. Also, sometimes it's way too sweet. I had an amazing chai in Portland. Nice and spicy, with just the right amount of sweet, but not so strong that my teeth rotted and fell out on the spot. They have great tea shops out there.

Hi! I've missed you!

I am having some lemongrass green tea today.

Someone brought me a matcha latte earlier in the week and it was so nice.

Hedgeowl wrote:^ i always just use one bag or half fill a round metal tea cage (about a teaspoon) <- no idea for amount in Finalnd.

I got some plain chamomile today cause an herbalist friend told me chamomile tea ice cubes are great for teething babies. Turns out teas have gotten a bit fancy and there were onyl two just chamomiles. Everything else was honey chamomile, mint etc, etc.

Have you tried lemon chamomile yet mongoose? (Also did you see the ferret emoticon at RM? i think we need that one for you)

OMG no! We do need a ferret emoticon!

I've not tried the lemon chamomile yet, but I'll report back when I do!

I got some lemon chamomile and also some pear mango pineapple white tea.

Weeeeeerkt. crash.

GUYS GUYS!

We got a Keurig at work!

Today I have had!!!

THREE black coffees

TWo Early Greys!
It's like 5x the caffeine I normally have!

Wanna go running?

The chocolate doesn't overpower the Earl Grey?

Vengeance tea is mine! Should I call it Vendettea?

That tea I appropriated from my friend's ex's exodus? So good. I would never shell out for a loose herbal tea from Teavana (Although I will for Rooibos Tropica) but this strawberry kiwi is worth it. Tastes like punch when you ice it.

I have Gingko Clarity tea and I feel very smart.

I had a rooibos/white blend. I'm solo tonight, nothing is going on on facebook, the forums are surprisingly calm and nothing is on TV. Everyone come play!

Oh you already done did. Nevermind!

Bea - Add me too, k?

And I can always help edit. I used to do free lance editing and I have my college degree in journalism. Feel free to put us to work, dude!

Your Editrix awaits!

Yep, that was what I was reckoning too, Vompers.

Oh I always forget all y'all each other from elsewhere.

Vompatti wrote:I haven't k

Do you think I might have to ask people directly instead of posting in the tea thread?

I think a lot of players don't tend to play around in the OT forums as much as others. Epi is often in the gameroom, but I'm not sure I see him in some of these threads as often.

I know you are shy, but the worst they could say is "Oh man, that's so cool, but I am slammed right now, dude." Since everyone talks like me obv.

I think Llama and I will be both giving you lots of goodness. I bet if you keep soliciting people on here, a lot of other players will send you stuff too. Have you asked Epi?

Vompatti wrote:Llama and Mongoose and anyone else who has read the epic llama story, do you think it would be a horrible idea if I attempted to publish it in four (4) parts (because it's very long)? (This would mean that there would have to be at least four (4) more issues of Nervous Horse.)

I don't think it would be horrible to bifurcate or trifurcate the story as necessary. That said, I think you definitely need to keep putting out issues of Nervous Horse! Is it semi-yearly or quarterly, or what?

nutella wrote:I love Thai iced tea so much <3 (Went out for Thai food last night, mmmm green curry)

So JEALOUS

I wish I could make a less fattening iced Thai tea, but it tastes so good with creeeeam.

thellama73 wrote:It's odd how we kep meeting up on sites populated by Finns isn't it?

YES! And black and red motif again too.

I think if Matt, Lizzy and Nervous Horse were all roomies -- that could be the best sitcom ever.

And then a Very Special Episode where all their American friends come to visit!

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