Blaspheme, burn the witch!!!

[Bicycle Bill]

"STRONG COFFEE" —



-"BB"-

[Joe Guy]

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[dales]

Peets vs. Starbucks?

[Guinevere]

Illy, fresh ground, in a moka pot. Yummmy.

These days just weekends tho, too much coffee gets my much-more-sensitive-as-I’ve-gotten-older tummy going.

[Scooter]

Illy, fresh ground, in a moka pot. Yummmy.

Absolutely the best. No other store bought brand can even compare.

[MajGenl.Meade]

The breakfast drink of Champions

[Gob]

Not a recommendation of something to drin, but avoid lapsang souchong tea at all costs; I had it once in an Asian tea House known for different teas by the potful, and I swear it tasted like creosote in a cup. I got it because I generally like black teas, but this is somehow smoked to get that creosote flavors.

While I don't like Lapsang souchong alone, it's great for giving a smokey edge to your own blends of tea.

[Gob]

I've been on a London Fog tea kick -- Harney's loose in a tin -- it's earl grey with some lavender. Add some milk and maybe a touch of honey, and its fabu. I also love Twinings Prince of Wales, one of long-time favorites. Hard to find in the US.

Herbal teas -- really tisanes -- so many lovely options. I'm drinking a couple right now from Switzerland, with alpine herbs and flowers, including eidleweiss! And I always love a good ginger tea. Ginger turmeric is also a great combo.

Finally, don't forget the lovely asian teas, like jasmine so delicate and fragrant. I'll also make a matcha green tea latte (use powdered matcha, unsweetened, best quality you can manage), whisk it into steamed milk of your choice. I add a drizzle of maple or honey.

Yes, but do you drink tea tea?

[Gob]

My "go to" tea bag, though I love experimenting with my own blends of loose tea.

[BoSoxGal]

My "go to" tea bag, though I love experimenting with my own blends of loose tea.

I’ve got a bag of this waiting in my cupboard for the arrival of my new diffuser. I think it was Daisy who recommended it to me, in a brief thread about brew on her Facebook page. Since two of my UK friends are fans, I’m looking forward to tasting what all the praise is about.

[Guinevere]

I've been on a London Fog tea kick -- Harney's loose in a tin -- it's earl grey with some lavender. Add some milk and maybe a touch of honey, and its fabu. I also love Twinings Prince of Wales, one of long-time favorites. Hard to find in the US.

Herbal teas -- really tisanes -- so many lovely options. I'm drinking a couple right now from Switzerland, with alpine herbs and flowers, including eidleweiss! And I always love a good ginger tea. Ginger turmeric is also a great combo.

Finally, don't forget the lovely asian teas, like jasmine so delicate and fragrant. I'll also make a matcha green tea latte (use powdered matcha, unsweetened, best quality you can manage), whisk it into steamed milk of your choice. I add a drizzle of maple or honey.

Yes, but do you drink tea tea?

Lots of it! I have an entire shelf in a cabinet devoted to teas of all kinds. I became obsessed with tea and using a proper pot after my first trip to England when I was 10. Loved drinking good strong black tea.

[Jarlaxle]

Coffee...if it will not eat through a paper cup, it is not strong enough.

[Long Run]

[Bicycle Bill]

That frou-frou crapuccino shit ain't real coffee.  It may have STARTED as coffee (espresso), but then got fucked up beyond all recognition and salvation.

-"BB"-

[Crackpot]

Sounds like someone pissed a fancy design into BB’s cornflakes

[MajGenl.Meade]

Guess he takes a barista into the bathroom with him. Probably that guy writes 'Bill' on the bowl beforehand. Before hand! <snert>. Sometimes he has a crapuccino. In a latterine.

[Long Run]

Didn't mean to plunge anyone into a crappy mood.

[RayThom]

I'm flushed with disgust.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Get it out of your cistern, RayT

[BoSoxGal]

Tea question for the tea people.

So, my new diffuser set and new Harney & Sons teas arrived yesterday and wowza, the teas smell AMAZING! So far I received Paris, hot cinnamon spice (those two came in the diffuser set, which FYI would make a lovely gift for a tea lover), Victorian London Fog and Tower of London. I’ve got a few more varieties arriving in a later package (I made good use of their excellent 20% discount, glad I shopped when I did because it’s gone already and I’m not sure I’d pay their full prices); I’ll also have Irish breakfast, Scottish morn, and something called holiday tea which sounds like it will be lovely when the cold weather returns.

I’m going on a tea kick because in order to address some autoimmune symptoms, on medical advice I’m embarking on an intermittent fasting which will mean a few days a week where I drink a lot of tea with honey and just a serving of nuts and a piece or two of fruit.

Anyway, here’s my question: does tea really expire like spices do? Even if it’s in a bag inside a sealed foil packet? Because I’ve got some tea that’s been kicking around for a few years now while I was drinking coffee, and I’m wondering if I should keep it and drink it before my new stuff, or use it in my plants and garden instead and jump into enjoying my new stuff while it’s relatively fresh (because it must sit on the shelf at the tea blender’s for a while, no?).