What's your cup of tea?

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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    At the moment I'm drinking Spiced Pumpkin Pie Latte by Bird and Blend: https://www.birdandblendtea.com/collections/halloween-gifting

    You do live a more adventurous live than me, @Ludovico. I also like how you got a coffee sneaked into the Tea Thread. :)

    It's not a coffee, I don't drink coffee. I hate coffee. It's pumpkin flavoured tea.

    Ah, I see. My apologies, @Ludovico. It was the mention of "Latte" that made me think it was a coffee but I suppose that just means that it's milky tea?

    Actually it's my mistake: the name is Spiced Pumpkin Pie. I drink it without milk, as I always drink tea.

    Ah, I see. I'm not very up to date on the latest teas unfortunately. That's why I stick with PG Tips. :)

    I'm afraid I could never drink tea without milk though I actually did at least once in an old job. It was a strange taste sensation I have to say.

    Bird and Blend is a small company and still relatively new. I suspect it might be a rwbranded Jollybrew, as they're both from Oxfordshire and have very similar ranges. Their pumpkin tea is my go-to for autumn.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Fun fact: Chai means tea. 'Chai' is the Chinese word for tea that was used along the silk route (land route), whilst 'Tea' is a derivative of the Chinese word for tea that was used in coastal areas and made it across the world through the sea-routes.

    So, when you say you had chai tea, you're just saying you had tea tea.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Ah yeah I remember reading that! Lol

    When I order a Chai Tea Latte, I'm basically ordering a Tea Tea Milk. ;)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    It may please some of you that this staunch tea hater has become a tea lover! :-) I recently discovered a few sensational teas, and a way to sweeten them without using half a pound of sugar. I'm now up to three cups of tea per day. Quite the progress, yes? Just a few pages ago I complained about how the bitterness of tea makes me sick. Well, it still does, but with enough of the sweet stuff, I can swallow it down and even enjoy it. Though I have a confession to make: I prefer very spicey and cinnamon-heavy teas over the traditional 'black tea' that people seem to enjoy so much. That one still gets my stomach in a frenzy.

    Anyway, I used to not drink coffee and tea. Now I drink tea. I'll never drink coffee, though. Its bitterness is beyond saving unless I saturate the solution with sugar. That said, the smell of coffee (2-Furanmethanethiol) early in the morning, combined with all those lovely odours of fresh bread, products of the divine Maillard reaction, is a joy. (Yes, chemistry is sensational.)
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    It may please some of you that this staunch tea hater has become a tea lover! :-) I recently discovered a few sensational teas, and a way to sweeten them without using half a pound of sugar. I'm now up to three cups of tea per day. Quite the progress, yes? Just a few pages ago I complained about how the bitterness of tea makes me sick. Well, it still does, but with enough of the sweet stuff, I can swallow it down and even enjoy it. Though I have a confession to make: I prefer very spicey and cinnamon-heavy teas over the traditional 'black tea' that people seem to enjoy so much. That one still gets my stomach in a frenzy.

    Anyway, I used to not drink coffee and tea. Now I drink tea. I'll never drink coffee, though. Its bitterness is beyond saving unless I saturate the solution with sugar. That said, the smell of coffee (2-Furanmethanethiol) early in the morning, combined with all those lovely odours of fresh bread, products of the divine Maillard reaction, is a joy. (Yes, chemistry is sensational.)

    Welcome to the club!

    I do like spicy/flavoured tea as well,,especially in autumn. As I usually drink tea with dessert or a sugary breakfast, I never feel the need to sweeten it.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    started buying these, they taste good.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    I still only drink the more ordinary black teas. I'm happy to report that PG Tips is still my favourite tasting tea. It hits the spot nicely. I often tend to forget all the snazzy flavoured teas that are available nowadays such as those by Twinings and other brands. I'm not really adventurous to switch things up by trying some of these speciality teas but I tend to prefer plain food too. I'm something of a traditionalist at heart.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    I still only drink the more ordinary black teas. I'm happy to report that PG Tips is still my favourite tasting tea. It hits the spot nicely. I often tend to forget all the snazzy flavoured teas that are available nowadays such as those by Twinings and other brands. I'm not really adventurous to switch things up by trying some of these speciality teas but I tend to prefer plain food too. I'm something of a traditionalist at heart.

    I tend to gravitate to Tea's with health benefits and it makes me drink less caffeine. I have been drinking Yorkshire Tea again recently, I was exclusively coffee drinking for a period of time though I enjoy Tea again now.

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    In fact I may make a cup of tea now, with a rich tea biscuit.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Dragonpol wrote: »

    The girl realty has had a lot to deal with, certainly puts things in perspective.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    It may please some of you that this staunch tea hater has become a tea lover! :-) I recently discovered a few sensational teas, and a way to sweeten them without using half a pound of sugar. I'm now up to three cups of tea per day. Quite the progress, yes? Just a few pages ago I complained about how the bitterness of tea makes me sick. Well, it still does, but with enough of the sweet stuff, I can swallow it down and even enjoy it. Though I have a confession to make: I prefer very spicey and cinnamon-heavy teas over the traditional 'black tea' that people seem to enjoy so much. That one still gets my stomach in a frenzy.

    Anyway, I used to not drink coffee and tea. Now I drink tea. I'll never drink coffee, though. Its bitterness is beyond saving unless I saturate the solution with sugar. That said, the smell of coffee (2-Furanmethanethiol) early in the morning, combined with all those lovely odours of fresh bread, products of the divine Maillard reaction, is a joy. (Yes, chemistry is sensational.)

    Indeed, welcome to the club! Allthough I still don't understand the bitter-comment. Tea isn't bitter. If you use boiling (not boiled!) water, prefereably let the tea cook a bit, it won't taste bitter at all. People seem t forget how tea was discovered: leaves of the plant were falling into a pot of cooking water. The bitterness comes from using hot, but not cooking water (somewhere around 80 degrees C).
    At the office I drink tea from bags, usually with a bit of fruit-flavour. At home it's usually a certain Indonesian black tea with long leaves (@Darth I don't know if they hve it in Belgium, but over here Simpn Levelt shops have quite the range of loose tea to choose from, all high quality stuff). Just bought some loose lapsang-like smokey tea as well, for the late evenings.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Twinings Earl Grey, two packets of sweetener. Also, Twinings Lady Grey, and either Twinings English Breakfast or Irish Breakfast with milk and sweetener. I also like a few herbal teas by Harney & Sons, namely Paris, Cherry Blossom, and Celebration. Fruity, herbal goodness. But more often than not, I stick to the black teas listed above.
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