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Mash2
United States132 Posts
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Silvanel
Poland4725 Posts
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Inzan1ty
1163 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.alwaysfoodie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nestea.jpg) Just ask any LG-IM player. | ||
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Sprouter
United States1724 Posts
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Mash2
United States132 Posts
On October 06 2012 23:44 Silvanel wrote: Yeah, but i use honey instead of sugar, much better. Honey is really good too - especially if you have sore throat. In place of sugar though? How about with sugar. The more the merrier. | ||
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Golbat
United States499 Posts
http://www.teaforte.com/store/gourmet-tea/loose-tea/kati-tea-brewing-system/ Mine is just plain white, and it's really convenient for when i'm playing vidya games and want a cup of tea pronto. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
On October 06 2012 23:44 Silvanel wrote: Yeah, but i use honey instead of sugar, much better. Me too. I buy a gallon of honey from the local apiary every few months. Costs me about $25 USD. You can use it in almost anything as a replacement for sugar. And it's really good for you. | ||
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PlaidRabbit
New Zealand2 Posts
My first post on TL is about tea. Wow. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
On October 07 2012 09:36 PlaidRabbit wrote: I love tea. When I was a child I would drink bancha tea when the sun came up and when the sun went down because my mum used to buy it due to how cheap it was. Now my favorite tea is hojicha tea. It's really rich tea. Though there's nothing like an Earl Grey with honey in it sometimes when you're not feeling too well, or just when you're in the mood for something not so engaging. I can't play StarCraft without a tea next to me. Stealing nerds ladder points just isn't as sweet when I'm not drinking a tea. :D My first post on TL is about tea. Wow. I'm not sure you can have a classier first post. lol | ||
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PlaidRabbit
New Zealand2 Posts
On October 07 2012 09:38 heliusx wrote: I'm not sure you can have a classier first post. lol I try xoxox :D On another note, here's a bit of something I found interesting. I haven't read through EVERYTHING that's happened in this thread so I don't know if it's been covered or not but here goes. My brother smokes tea. Not smokes tea in order to drink it, but he actually puts it into a pipe and smokes it (not every day, and it's really good quality expensive white tea). At first I was very averted to it and thought it was a horrible idea and why the devil is it even in existence blah blah, you get the picture. And then I noticed that a fair few people were doing it, not just him. I used to smoke tobacco. I was a smoker for four years before quitting, so naturally I'd be against anything to do with smoke. It's kinda built into me now. But looking at tea, it has nothing bad in really. Not that we know of. And a lot of people have been telling me that it's a very calming smoke and has a lovely aroma and all sorts of things like that. I'm not in a position to try it and don't really want to at the moment, but as a tea enthusiast I'd really like to know wether or not some of you guys smoke tea. If so, why do you do it? What's so great about it? What's not great about it? There must be a reason why you're burning perfectly good tea. Is this another way that I can enjoy tea? It's been bugging me for a while now. If you can direct me toward another way of thinking about this or enlighten me of certain aspects of this type of consuming tea I would be very grateful. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
On October 07 2012 09:53 PlaidRabbit wrote: I try xoxox :D On another note, here's a bit of something I found interesting. I haven't read through EVERYTHING that's happened in this thread so I don't know if it's been covered or not but here goes. My brother smokes tea. Not smokes tea in order to drink it, but he actually puts it into a pipe and smokes it (not every day, and it's really good quality expensive white tea). At first I was very averted to it and thought it was a horrible idea and why the devil is it even in existence blah blah, you get the picture. And then I noticed that a fair few people were doing it, not just him. I used to smoke tobacco. I was a smoker for four years before quitting, so naturally I'd be against anything to do with smoke. It's kinda built into me now. But looking at tea, it has nothing bad in really. Not that we know of. And a lot of people have been telling me that it's a very calming smoke and has a lovely aroma and all sorts of things like that. I'm not in a position to try it and don't really want to at the moment, but as a tea enthusiast I'd really like to know wether or not some of you guys smoke tea. If so, why do you do it? What's so great about it? What's not great about it? There must be a reason why you're burning perfectly good tea. Is this another way that I can enjoy tea? It's been bugging me for a while now. If you can direct me toward another way of thinking about this or enlighten me of certain aspects of this type of consuming tea I would be very grateful. I don't have any knowledge or experience smoking tea leaves. All I could advise you on is the obvious fact that smoking any substance is bad for your lungs. | ||
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Golbat
United States499 Posts
On October 07 2012 09:53 PlaidRabbit wrote: I try xoxox :D On another note, here's a bit of something I found interesting. I haven't read through EVERYTHING that's happened in this thread so I don't know if it's been covered or not but here goes. My brother smokes tea. Not smokes tea in order to drink it, but he actually puts it into a pipe and smokes it (not every day, and it's really good quality expensive white tea). At first I was very averted to it and thought it was a horrible idea and why the devil is it even in existence blah blah, you get the picture. And then I noticed that a fair few people were doing it, not just him. I used to smoke tobacco. I was a smoker for four years before quitting, so naturally I'd be against anything to do with smoke. It's kinda built into me now. But looking at tea, it has nothing bad in really. Not that we know of. And a lot of people have been telling me that it's a very calming smoke and has a lovely aroma and all sorts of things like that. I'm not in a position to try it and don't really want to at the moment, but as a tea enthusiast I'd really like to know wether or not some of you guys smoke tea. If so, why do you do it? What's so great about it? What's not great about it? There must be a reason why you're burning perfectly good tea. Is this another way that I can enjoy tea? It's been bugging me for a while now. If you can direct me toward another way of thinking about this or enlighten me of certain aspects of this type of consuming tea I would be very grateful. I've tried it a few times by cutting open a bagged tea and packing it into a pipe. Never tried with a loose leaf tea, but I used a white tea with fruit in it, and it was alright. Definitely something I would try with the right full leaf tea. | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
2005 yiwu golden unicorn (raw) 1994 zhang xiang (ripe) 2001 Yuanye Xiang (raw) And some really unknown age puerh my friend got from his grandma who aged it "a really long time ago" The ripe was the worst by far, just way too much of the wooden/earthy flavor without anything interesting. 2001 was pretty good, surprised that 2005 doesnt taste that aged yet but the 2001 is pretty damn close. I guess I need to get older ones... The unknown one is pretty good. I'd say it's at least 30 year old. Need to drink it again to properly judge whooo. PS: I'm looking into getting some more chinese oolongs some time soon. Anyone know of a good source that won't rip of you off and have decent leaves? Apparently my friend is also having trouble sourcing them =_= Also anyone know how the taste changes on an aged oolong? | ||
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Flobby
Hong Kong58 Posts
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how
United States538 Posts
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jbui
United States193 Posts
2nd steep: 80degrees, 1.5minutes, a little more vegetal, but still nutty 3rd steep: 85degrees, 2.5minutes, less vegetal with some sweetness remaining. i was wondering how long you can wait before doing a second steep? ( i assume a second steep means pouring water over the tea leaves again?) | ||
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Flip9
Germany151 Posts
On October 07 2012 16:13 jbui wrote: hello! i just started drinking tea and i had a few questions i was reading a review on this tea that i wanted to buy and they said 2nd steep: 80degrees, 1.5minutes, a little more vegetal, but still nutty 3rd steep: 85degrees, 2.5minutes, less vegetal with some sweetness remaining. i was wondering how long you can wait before doing a second steep? ( i assume a second steep means pouring water over the tea leaves again?) time and temperature depends on what sort of tea it is. and also on how you like it, so i suggest to experiment a bit and find out how you like it the most. What I've read quite some time (about japanese green tea) is to increase the temperature and decrease the time with every steep. I never thought about how long to wait between steeping again. Can't really help you, as I'm a beginner too, but if you say what sort of tea you're talking about maybe someone can give you more detailed information. | ||
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peacenl
550 Posts
On October 07 2012 19:12 Flip9 wrote: time and temperature depends on what sort of tea it is. and also on how you like it, so i suggest to experiment a bit and find out how you like it the most. What I've read quite some time (about japanese green tea) is to increase the temperature and decrease the time with every steep. I never thought about how long to wait between steeping again. Can't really help you, as I'm a beginner too, but if you say what sort of tea you're talking about maybe someone can give you more detailed information. This is how I always do it. Because leaf tends go bad (less sweet and a strong aftertaste) when steeped too hot too quickly. I've never put much thought into the times between steeping. My guess is that it doesn't matter as long as the leaves are not exposed to water in the meanwhile. Just don't wait hours in between, because this can have a bad influence on the taste. | ||
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Bwaaaa
Australia969 Posts
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peacenl
550 Posts
On October 08 2012 21:03 Bwaaaa wrote: Where can I buy good quality loose leaf tea online that can ship cheaply to Australia? I have looked at adagio but unless I buy in bulk the shipping is very expensive. My experience with Teavivre.com is that they are extremely cheap considering their high quality tea. Their shipping price is very cheap and even at fairly low order amounts for free. | ||
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