Tea ... who likes it?

Grarea

Forum Plod
To answer your original op question.....
I don't think I do.
I'm just not that keen or bothered it seems.
I am much preferring the other brews I am knocking up.
Has been interesting trying though.
I will continue for a bit longer, but I think my overall impression is ..... meh 🤷‍♂️
 

Rowlers

Massive Member
Staff member
To answer your original op question.....
I don't think I do.
I'm just not that keen or bothered it seems.
I am much preferring the other brews I am knocking up.
Has been interesting trying though.
I will continue for a bit longer, but I think my overall impression is ..... meh 🤷‍♂️
I must admit the new Nespresso machine make a far nicer brew than any loose leaf tea! But I am enjoying trying the different leaves though...
 

Grarea

Forum Plod
It's led you to something stronger (erm ... make that weaker), so ... erm ... gateway drug in reverse? :laugh:
Yep. 😁
I'm not too bothered.
I wasn't drinking caffeine anyway.
I was a bit concerned I'd enjoy it and was wondering when to drink it if I did.

I have always been a bit indifferent to tea, but I often find when you try real things as opposed to supermarket versions of things it is a completely different matter.


I appreciate your input and this thread very much. At least I know I have tried half decent tea with some idea of how to try it in different ways.

Tick.

(Oh, also, my son is enjoying the teas which is quite fun)
 

pjgh

Forum GOD!
There are different types? grades?of Lapsang Souchong: Osprey, Falcon, Tiger, Leopard, Butterfly & Crocodile. All are smoked over pine fires and have that distinctive nose.

Tonight, I'm enjoying the Tiger variety which is absolutely the most smokey on the nose, literally filling the house and having the cats two rooms away perk their noses up! It is, however, probably the lightest in flavour but has a curious floral sweetness behind it and a definite rose tang. Lovely!
 

pjgh

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This just lovely. Enjoying a fresly brewed cuppa.
Kenyan teas are highly rated. This one is from a region with a volcanic mountain - in fact, Kirinyaga means "white mountain", a curious name as the ground in Africa is red so maybe in reference to snow capping? It immediately strikes me that regionally, it has a strong similarity to the Nuwara Eliya region in Sri Lanka ("High grown" Ceylon tea) which is a high mountain on top of a plateau - Nuwara Eliya means "city on the plain" upon which the mountain rises up.
 
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