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On January 13 2013 14:19 CursOr wrote:
Got a question for any Twinings Early Grey fans who have been drinking for some time...
I just recently started with Earl Grey tea. It's awesome.
But then I read, that in August, 2008 Twinings changed the flavor. It's nearly unanimous that it was a bad change.
Have they moderated the flavor back from the more lemmony change? Is it really that much worse? Is there any tea that you can recommend that is good and more like the old Twinings? Or another fantastic Earl Grey?
THANKS!
Hot damn that's why it started tasting like shit lately.
I'd recommend Lady Grey if you're sticking with Twinings. It's always been my favorite of the two.
If you want straight up Earl Grey, I'm a huge fan of Ahmad Tea's brand. It's a lot stronger in my opinion and even if you dilute the flavor it still fills you up nicely.
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On February 06 2013 02:51 RuiBarbO wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 05:08 KAB00000000M wrote:
No one like eucalyptus tea?
Anyone got some good suggestions for tea during studying and gaming?
Can't go wrong with some good hojicha for either occasion, especially in the evening 
Thanks. I am going to try that out!
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On February 06 2013 02:51 RuiBarbO wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2013 05:08 KAB00000000M wrote:
No one like eucalyptus tea?
Anyone got some good suggestions for tea during studying and gaming?
Can't go wrong with some good hojicha for either occasion, especially in the evening
What kind of Hijocha do you recommend? I've tried local Chinese store Hojicha at a whopping 2 dollar But that one was roasted until nearly black.
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On February 20 2013 06:33 peacenl wrote:Show nested quote +On February 06 2013 02:51 RuiBarbO wrote:On January 21 2013 05:08 KAB00000000M wrote:
No one like eucalyptus tea?
Anyone got some good suggestions for tea during studying and gaming?
Can't go wrong with some good hojicha for either occasion, especially in the evening What kind of Hijocha do you recommend? I've tried local Chinese store Hojicha at a whopping 2 dollar But that one was roasted until nearly black.
I don't know which kind we use back home (pretty sure some sort of loose leaf), but where I am now I have some Yamamotoyama Hojicha which is pretty good. Comes in bags though.
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On January 16 2013 00:07 Requizen wrote:
My current favorite is a French Vanilla Chai from Twinnings, if it's any indication, though I have one of those cups with the steeper that you put loose leaf in as well.
You should try making your own Chai. If you have a mortar witih pestle you can buy all the spices and crush it
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Tried gojiberries?
They taste great in any tea,
much like coconut.
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On February 22 2013 04:56 Trozz wrote:
Tried gojiberries?
They taste great in any tea,
much like coconut.
I have not tried them,
but the taste of coconut
is close to my heart.
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a thread of greatness
winding about the forum
tea steeped in haiku
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It's an awesome drink.
It's healthier than you think.
It's my money sink.
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Does anyone have any suggestions on preparing a good yerba mate?
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though haiku are great
take over focus from tea
i sure hope they won't
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I just bought for 70€ of quality teas.
Matcha uji : very unique and funny, i love it !
Marco polo green tea : best odour you can smell for a tea, excellent taste and quite cheap, i highly recommend it.
Darjeeling namring-poomong (avaliable in only one store in france) quite good and particular but maybe not worth 19€/50g, try it if you like testing unique varieties.
Tomorrow i'll try the blue tea.
I'm very happy with my purchase so far. If you're in France and love tea, i'd definitely suggest you to visit a Mariage freres store!
It's expensive but you know you won't buy shitty classic tea.
I'm starting to run out of ideas for new stuff to try, i have red and yellow teas left. i tried black/white/blue/green/oolong/earl grey/darjeeling/matcha and pu'erh. Any suggestion ? I want very unique tastes, whatever the origin or price.
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On February 22 2013 17:30 Snoodles wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions on preparing a good yerba mate?
Boil water, fill the gourd 2/3 with yerba, put your hand on it, turn it upside down, shake, then sloooowly turn it back again so that the surface of the yerba is kind of lopsided. Pour a little bit of water in. Take the bombilla, close upper end with your thumb and carefully insert it on the lower side of your yerba. Fill the rest of the gourd with water. Drink, fill again, rinse and repeat!
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On February 28 2013 05:37 Nyarly wrote:
I just bought for 70€ of quality teas.
Matcha uji : very unique and funny, i love it !
Marco polo green tea : best odour you can smell for a tea, excellent taste and quite cheap, i highly recommend it.
Darjeeling namring-poomong (avaliable in only one store in france) quite good and particular but maybe not worth 19€/50g, try it if you like testing unique varieties.
Tomorrow i'll try the blue tea.
I'm very happy with my purchase so far. If you're in France and love tea, i'd definitely suggest you to visit a Mariage freres store!
It's expensive but you know you won't buy shitty classic tea.
I'm starting to run out of ideas for new stuff to try, i have red and yellow teas left. i tried black/white/blue/green/oolong/earl grey/darjeeling/matcha and pu'erh. Any suggestion ? I want very unique tastes, whatever the origin or price.
For almost all of the categories you've listed, there are many, many flavors... Even within the same tea you can bring out different flavors by improving your brewing or different pots or even different water. Just in oolong there's a ton, like dancongs (and within dancongs, there's a huge variety of flavors) or even yancha and TGY which vary on aging and roasts and trees and all of that... and puerhs... don't even get started on those :D
perhaps you should choose a tea and try to delve into it!!!
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On February 28 2013 07:30 Milkis wrote:Show nested quote +On February 28 2013 05:37 Nyarly wrote:
I just bought for 70€ of quality teas.
Matcha uji : very unique and funny, i love it !
Marco polo green tea : best odour you can smell for a tea, excellent taste and quite cheap, i highly recommend it.
Darjeeling namring-poomong (avaliable in only one store in france) quite good and particular but maybe not worth 19€/50g, try it if you like testing unique varieties.
Tomorrow i'll try the blue tea.
I'm very happy with my purchase so far. If you're in France and love tea, i'd definitely suggest you to visit a Mariage freres store!
It's expensive but you know you won't buy shitty classic tea.
I'm starting to run out of ideas for new stuff to try, i have red and yellow teas left. i tried black/white/blue/green/oolong/earl grey/darjeeling/matcha and pu'erh. Any suggestion ? I want very unique tastes, whatever the origin or price. For almost all of the categories you've listed, there are many, many flavors... Even within the same tea you can bring out different flavors by improving your brewing or different pots or even different water. Just in oolong there's a ton, like dancongs (and within dancongs, there's a huge variety of flavors) or even yancha and TGY which vary on aging and roasts and trees and all of that... and puerhs... don't even get started on those :D perhaps you should choose a tea and try to delve into it!!!
Wonderful ! :D i didn't know tea could vary so much within the same sort. I'm still a beginner, i only have the basic tools but i plan on buying teapots and something to boil water at the perfect temperature for every kind of tea (i'd love links if that kind of stuff exists !).
My favorite tea by far is oolong, i have Shui Xian and Tie Guan Yin, it's so smooth <3 i'll dig into that :D
Thank you very much and if i may add, i really like you as a person and as a translator!
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I used to hate tea, but then after I needed coffee to get through the day, tea became a much more relaxing drink. I'm still not sure whether or not I'd be ready to appreciate Earl Grey, but I like orange flavored and herbal teas so far. Is Earl Grey really as bitter as everyone I know says it is?
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On March 01 2013 04:58 DavoS wrote:
I used to hate tea, but then after I needed coffee to get through the day, tea became a much more relaxing drink. I'm still not sure whether or not I'd be ready to appreciate Earl Grey, but I like orange flavored and herbal teas so far. Is Earl Grey really as bitter as everyone I know says it is?
I did have unpleasant experiences with earl grey but now i find it really nice to start the day with. I don't know much but i'd say it doesn't fit well for an all day long drink. You should try atleast once or twice, i did have very nice surprises with it too.
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i have really started to like oolong
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I used to hate tea, but then after I needed coffee to get through the day, tea became a much more relaxing drink. I'm still not sure whether or not I'd be ready to appreciate Earl Grey, but I like orange flavored and herbal teas so far. Is Earl Grey really as bitter as everyone I know says it is?
Whenever you're beginning to drink a new tea, try just infusing it very briefly (15-20 seconds), in slightly cooled water (pour a cup, add a thimbleful or so of cold water and then the teabag). This generally gives the more subtle flavours a better weight and reduces the heavier flavours of teas, especially the smokey or leathery teas like caravan and sushong.
Earl gray is an acquired taste, bergamot oil is a strange flavour. Personally, I think lady gray is the better consumer grade tea blend, but really good earl gray teas are lovely.
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