What have you been drinking lately?

OK, things have been a little quiet 'round here and probably to the
dismay of many I always like to throw out a lighter topic or two that
anyone can chime in on. So, what has been in your cup lately?

I've been enjoying some Sencha, Young Hyson, Jasmine Oolong, White
Crane Pu-Erh, and some Lipton Green Label DJ.

- Dominic
Currently Drinking: Sencha (that I picked up for only $6/lb. from
Presto George in Pittsburgh, very good stuff at a super low price)

I normally rotate all the teas I have, so: Darjeeling Puttabong 1st
Flush, Golden Monkey, Golden Needle, Green Mate, Ooooh Darjeeling, Pi
Lo Chun Select, and Wen Shan Bao Zhong. I've been a little
dissapointed with the Puttabong, which I got a month or two ago.
I'm also a little dissapointed with the Bao Zhong, which I just
receieved. Not as flavorful as the Bao Zhong I've had before, with
almost no flavor on the second infusion. I just finished a Tung Ting
Jade Oolong which was delicious. Fortunately I have some Bao Zhong and
2nd Flush Darjeeling on the way that promises to be better than my
recent tea experiences.

I've been finishing up Upton packets as cold brew tea. English
Breakfast Blend, River Shannon Blend, Heirloom Tea Flowers, none of
which I recommend either hot or iced. Also I finished up Zhena's Gypsy
Love teabags, which is better cold than hot. Organic and fair trade
though, which is not enough reason to rebuy. Toci

Dominic T. wrote:
> OK, things have been a little quiet 'round here and probably to the
> dismay of many I always like to throw out a lighter topic or two that
> anyone can chime in on. So, what has been in your cup lately?
>
> I've been enjoying some Sencha, Young Hyson, Jasmine Oolong, White
> Crane Pu-Erh, and some Lipton Green Label DJ.
>
> - Dominic
> Currently Drinking: Sencha (that I picked up for only $6/lb. from
> Presto George in Pittsburgh, very good stuff at a super low price)

It is much much better with coffee. I'd recomend 25% to start, and adjust
from there. I like it dark and thick, so I'm up to 50%

> Hey Marlene, I just bought some chicory from a local coffee roaster and
> I can't make a good drink from it to save my life. The instructions say
> 1 tbls. per cup, but that seems mighty excessive, I cut it down to
> about the amount I would use for a regular pot of coffee and it was
> still pretty bitter and not so good. I will try cutting it with some
> regular coffee like you say, but at what ratio and how much?
>
> - Dominic
>

Dominic T. wrote:

> So, what has been in your cup lately?

* Assam Dhelekat TGFOP (yum yum yum; nearly finished and looking
forward to trying another Assam)

* Ceylon Battalgalla OP (good start to the day)

* Prince of Wales (my guilty pleasure; nearly finished and looking
forward to trying some Keemun)

* Gyokoru (also nearly finished; will probably replace with a cheaper,
but above average, sencha)

When I say "nearly finished", I mean the tin is nearly empty and I'm
thinking ahead to what I'll put in it next.

Cheers,
Gavin

Over the last week, I've tried several teas with varying reviews:

The Upton teas:
Rote Gruze fruit tea (an infusion)--a little sweet for me
Chisunga Estate Malawi BOP--it reminded me more of coffee than tea. I
made some for my coffee-addict husband, so I'm curious to see what he
thinks.
Osmanthus Oolong Se Chung--it starts out pretty ordinary, but ends up
with a blast of peach flavor. :)

The Davidson's tea bags:
Vanilla Cream Spice dessert tea
Caramel Peach With Coconut
Raspberry Cream Caramel
all the above a little too sweet for me
*White Peony--OK, would be the tea I would most likely order again from
them if I order from them again.

Adagio White Blueberry tea--the blueberry just doesn't quite work for
me.

I'm going to try and get over to the Indian store this afternoon or
this weekend and pick up some Lipton Green Label Darjeeling.

Heather