Thread: Any tea lovers in da house?

Originally Posted by Thailandbound

Ceylon tea is quite good as well. Grown in Sri Lanka I believe.

Funny, that.
King of Siam used to live in Thailand, And Robert Mugabe used to live in Rhodesia.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

but not adverse to

Cyrill!!!

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

But.....the key is a freshly boiled kettle.





Not that almost-hot water from a heater thing

Agree, but also not rapidly boiling water, or even water that has come to a rolling boil. Just after a simmer and before the big bubbles start erupting.

Originally Posted by Thailandbound

I have not heard of this tea, but sounds quite good as Hibiscus is a flower.

Actually, Hibiscus is used as an abortion drug. You missed his attempt at humour after he was caught out with a Nigerian hooker.

Originally Posted by Chico

So is it known as Sri Lanka tea now.?

Haha, no, the tea is still known as Ceylon. You can actually see the tea plantations close to Kandy which are freaking amazing!

I got typhoo and tetleys vanilla roobibosh. And twinings 'butter smooth' peppermint & vanilla.

Brought them with me. Fuck getting ripped off at Villa for the twinings brand

Originally Posted by Pattaya Plies

First time seeing this tea.. if it tastes anything like Irish coffee, it must be good.

Originally Posted by Chico

If you boil an Electric kettle will it work again.?

lol.. is that a trick question?
Um..

You can reuse your loose leaf tea a few times before you have to throw them away..just as an aside for any of you Brits that are still using tea bags.

^^ Irish breakfast tea is like the tea they served in government departments years ago. It tastes stewed no matter how careful you are and also tastes like the tea leaves the more discerning vendors discarded.

^Crikey...officianados of tea will be cringing.

The Brits re-use tea bags, but only on comedies. George Roper and Mr Bean.

current favorite is Turkish types, with a little sugar, but that's a fad

in the morning matcha if not coffee
late morning an English breakfast
in the evening pu erh

bit fed up of oolongs now, but will do a lapsang suchong on occassion

oh PG tips is still the go to for any occasion and I enjoy tetleys
Yorkshire tea and assam I struggle with

Earl grey for me, although the misses currently has a box of raspberry and pomegranate tea which I tried the other day and much to my surprise it was actually quite nice, I might be converted.

Originally Posted by reinvented

bit fed up of oolongs now, but will do a lapsang suchong on occassion

Hi Reinvented..
Oolong is such a great tea.. I found some loose leaf Ginger Oolong which is fantastic.

Originally Posted by reinvented

current favorite is Turkish types, with a little sugar, but that's a fad

Turkish tea is great, especially while in Turkey. They tend to put a lot of sugar in their tea... it does taste good though.

Originally Posted by Thailandbound

You can reuse your loose leaf tea a few times before you have to throw them away..just as an aside for any of you Brits that are still using tea bags.

Holy shit. I thought you were on a decent salary...and you're re-using tea leaves?

Three or four times?

Originally Posted by Maanaam

^^ Irish breakfast tea is like the tea they served in government departments years ago. It tastes stewed no matter how careful you are and also tastes like the tea leaves the more discerning vendors discarded.

^Crikey...officianados of tea will be cringing.

The Brits re-use tea bags, but only on comedies. George Roper and Mr Bean.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Barry

Originally Posted by Thailandbound

^Is that like orange pekoe?

Orange pekoe isn't a type of tea but a grade of tea. So a tea either is orange pekoe or not. Can not be, by definition, like orange pekoe

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Orange pekoe isn't a type of tea but a grade of tea

I learn something every day.
I always thought it was a type.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Funny, that.
King of Siam used to live in Thailand

What tea have you been drinking?

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Orange pekoe isn't a type of tea but a grade of tea. So a tea either is orange pekoe or not. Can not be, by definition, like orange pekoe

Right, but I was asking if it tasted like orange pekoe as it is hard to tell by the box.
I've kind of stayed more away from black teas these days. I find that there is too much caffeine. I prefer herbal teas or green tea.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

misses currently has a box of raspberry and pomegranate tea which I tried the other day and much to my surprise it was actually quite nice, I might be converted.

Nice one.. you can keep the herbal tea for in the evening to relax before bed.

PG Tips

^Nice mix of tea there..
Jasmine pearls are green tea with jasmine...yum.. one of my faves.
The rest look delicious. if you get a chance try White peony tea from Fujian.. best tea I've ever had.

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

PG Tips

What is this? I've never heard of it.

Bob do you get these Teas sent to you.? or are they readily available where you are.

Originally Posted by Chico

Bob do you get these Teas sent to you.? or are they readily available where you are.

They're readily available. We have a very good teashop close by, some I get from a wholefoods stall at the local market (a surprisingly good selection of teas there, that's where I got the Chiang Rai oolong), and I'm often in London so can pick some interesting varieties up there.

Originally Posted by Thailandbound

Right, but I was asking if it tasted like orange pekoe as it is hard to tell by the box.
I've kind of stayed more away from black teas these days. I find that there is too much caffeine. I prefer herbal teas or green tea.

Doubt it - it's a strong black tea you can stand your spoon in.

Originally Posted by DrB0b

This is this month's selection for me, apologies for picture quality - just a quick snap from the mobile;

Do you go through the full tea making ceremony? Little cups and everything?

Pseudo you do realise your going to get the history of Cha dao now.