Tea Drinkers of the World, Unite and Praise Wilgy

#281

thellama73 wrote:
Turnip Head wrote:Tea is gross, where's the coffee thread?
I love coffee and almost never drink tea, but I don't know what a coffee thread would be besides:
"Had a cup of black coffee. It was awesome."

You could talk about different style roasts and brewing methods and stuff.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #282

and different things to do with coffee like crazy starbucks drinks

#283

#284

Brewing my first cup of Roobios Red. :tea:

#285

Epignosis wrote:Brewing my first cup of Roobios Red.

That's really good iced, btw.

#286

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.

#287

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.

#288

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

#289

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.

#290

Mongoose wrote:
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.

ture, and there are greener oolongs that are oxidized only a little more than green teas, and darker ones that are almost completely oxidized like black tea is.

#291

We've been trying to cut down on how much soda pop we drink so we've been getting Iced Tea at the store (and I learned to brew Iced coffee. Eff you Starbucks!!).

We're very fond of the Hibiscus iced tea from Tazo. It is slightly tart like cranberries and super yum and refreshing.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #292

Have you tried Honest Tea, bea? I'm a fan of the mango acai white tea in particular, also moroccan mint

#293

I am a big fan of red zinger iced and that's hibiscus based too I think. Yum for tasty honest tea as well. I like Morrocan mint in general though as a hot tea.

#294

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.

#295

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.

I posted in the beer and alcohol thread if that helps.

#296

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*

#297

Hedgy - I will keep my eye open for them. If it's hedgey approved it must be yum!!

Mongoose wrote:
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*

LOL - goosey - great minds think alike....

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #298

let's all post in this thread every single time we have tea

#299

heck - I post in this thread even when I don't have tea.

#300

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

YUM

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #301

Having some of my favorite Creme de la Earl Grey from Tea Chai Té, with one of the rosewater coconut mexican wedding cookies I made. delicious

#302

I'm drinking Tazo Earl Grey, it's got a bad aftertaste

#303

that's good to know Matty. Twinnings is my fav Earl Grey. I thought about trying Tazo as I love the passion tea so much, but I won't try it now.

Thank you for being the sacrifice the island demanded.

**http://www.last.fm/user/nutella23** · #304

Huh I find Tazo Earl Grey to be okay. Not exciting but not bad.

#305

bea wrote:that's good to know Matty. Twinnings is my fav Earl Grey. I thought about trying Tazo as I love the passion tea so much, but I won't try it now.

Thank you for being the sacrifice the island demanded.

A couple of earl greys I've had were like that, they have this sort of bitter aftertaste I can't describe well. I used to drink Tazo Zen a lot when I was first getting into tea, and I still like that. I've also had their loose leaf green at a Starbucks and that was good too. I think it's the bergamot flavoring that messes with me. I've not had Twinings' Earl Grey but I have had Numi's and that was good, so I'm not sure what causes it. :S

#306

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.

#307

but...but...Picard does not drink lady gray.....

#308

Theoretically I should like Lady Grey more than Earl Grey but I've only had it once and it wasn't very strong so I dn't have much of an opinion on it yet.

#309

I am drinking Allegro Earl grey with almond milk right now. I feel so decadent. It's a little weak, since I over brewed the first cup, by forgetting it, but I don't care. Yum!

Mongoose, you are such a lady. Now drink your tea dear. :slurp: :pinkiesout:

#310

LOOK AT THIS!!! HE POSTED IT IN THE WHAT ARE YOU READING THREAD!!!

thellama73 wrote:I just finished the little-known Herman Melville novel "Pierre." Possibly the weirdest book I've ever read, including House of Leaves.

I admit. I fell for it and posted behind it, but then I realized what llama was doing. He is trying to steal our TEA thunder!!!

I made this thread with the pun of the song:

But I feel it. Don't let llama get us down. Tea drinkers - we can post in other threads - but we must always unite and take over so we are always at the top of things! Mostly because it makes llama somehow cranky and I'm ALL about that.

#311

I've been drinking Rooibos red tea most mornings. I enjoy it very much- so much so that I have even substituted my last beer of the night for a cup. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is saying something.

For me, it smells of sweet pipe tobacco. I do not smoke, but once upon a time I did enjoy a pipe or a cigar two or three times a year when the weather was perfect and the mood struck.

It's like that, in a cup.

#312

I just bought some pear caramel black tea and I'm super stoked about it. It smells sooooooo good! I'll relay the details when I can find a tea strainer somewhere in this (not my) house. Might have to use a coffee filter.

#313

blooper Ni. - will that work in a pinch? I've been wanting to start experementing with loose teas but lack a defuser/strainer. The coffee filter idea is an interesting one.

#314

Epignosis wrote:I've been drinking Rooibos red tea most mornings. I enjoy it very much- so much so that I have even substituted my last beer of the night for a cup. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is saying something.

For me, it smells of sweet pipe tobacco. I do not smoke, but once upon a time I did enjoy a pipe or a cigar two or three times a year when the weather was perfect and the mood struck.

It's like that, in a cup.

That reminds me, there is a kind of bagged oolong I sometimes get that, when steeped, reminds me of the smell of the tobacco my mom uses to roll cigarettes for some reason.

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bea wrote:blooper Ni. - will that work in a pinch? I've been wanting to start experementing with loose teas but lack a defuser/strainer. The coffee filter idea is an interesting one.

I went MacGyver on the coffee filter this morning - put the tea in the filter, twisted it, and stabbed the top with a bamboo skewer so I wouldn't burn myself (there's no kitchen twine or string of any sort here, which I'm sure would've been easier). It worked quite well! Metal tea strainers, thankfully, are not terribly expensive, so if you ever do get one, it won't break your wallet. Just make sure you get a mesh one unless you want big chunks of leaves and whatnot (not tasty in my opinion).

#316

Oh, and the tea was delicious! I made it with a little sugar and a splash of milk

#317

nijuukyugou wrote:
bea wrote:blooper Ni. - will that work in a pinch? I've been wanting to start experementing with loose teas but lack a defuser/strainer. The coffee filter idea is an interesting one.
I went MacGyver on the coffee filter this morning - put the tea in the filter, twisted it, and stabbed the top with a bamboo skewer so I wouldn't burn myself (there's no kitchen twine or string of any sort here, which I'm sure would've been easier). It worked quite well! Metal tea strainers, thankfully, are not terribly expensive, so if you ever do get one, it won't break your wallet. Just make sure you get a mesh one unless you want big chunks of leaves and whatnot (not tasty in my opinion).

Now That's improvising!!! Though it seems odd to me there's bamboo skeweres and no kitchen twine. Man, you buy a package of kitchen twine for one turkey and your stocked for like a year.

I learned how to make my own cold brew ice coffee this year. The hubby and I are trying to quit drinking soda so there's been more coffee and tea around the house these days. We have 4 of these ice tea pictures that have the strainer just down the middle of the pitcher and you pop the tea bags in there. He says "I'd love to get one of these defuser pitchers. I say "why don't we just pop the fruit and junk in the pitcher we already have? It's pretty much the same thing. He looks at me like I'm a genius.

One of us read the instruction packet that said "you may also use this as a fruit defuser for your tea." Guess which one of us it was?

#318

Use your grandma's pantyhose next time. Old lady sweat is a flavor enhancer.

#319

I should take pics of my way of making tea that I invented.

#320

yes....yes you should matty.

#321

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!

#322

Mongoose wrote: We also play a lot of Clue.

Clue the Movie is really good.

#323

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.

#324

Mongoose wrote:
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.

Yes, I have it on DVD. We can watch it if you want. Best $5 I ever spent.

#325

But I wanna watch Mad Maaaaax

#326

I agree with llama - clue the movie is very good.

TOTALLY worth 5 bucks for sure!

#327

LOGAN FREAKIN ALBRIGHT you change back the title of this thread

#328

Okay, that's better.

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

#329

I had forgotten to mention the tea mongoose sent me for my birthday, it was good and helped me find a brand of herbal tea that I really like. Lately I've not tea'd much either because I am still using up the coffee I have, and it goes stale faster.

#330

:o Llama messed with my thread title!!! :o

*pout*