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Maxvla

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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #40 on: February 07, 2013, 06:54:00 AM »
If I drank the full cup in less than 5 minutes I would have no taste buds left. They would be burned off. I'll try the honey when I go to the store again as I have none atm!
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #41 on: February 07, 2013, 10:53:45 AM »
Reminds me of my Dad, he'd take a fresh cup of coffee from the drip machine and place it in the microwave immediately to "heat it up"!  Crazy. :&

Quote from: Questhate on February 07, 2013, 06:50:13 AM
Re: waiting to take the first sip -- I had a Punjabi roommate in college that would make us chai all the time. He would have to drink it within like 5 minutes straight from the boil. He found it utterly appalling that the other roommates and I would have to wait 10 minutes or so before it's cool enough to safely drink. So yeah -- waiting is optional.

+1 on the honey. I like honey with the "toasty" teas like English Breakfast.
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #42 on: February 07, 2013, 01:20:00 PM »
Quote from: Maxvla on February 07, 2013, 06:54:00 AM
If I drank the full cup in less than 5 minutes I would have no taste buds left. They would be burned off. I'll try the honey when I go to the store again as I have none atm!

If you're at home or in a situation where you're able to do it, try using a second cup. Pour a small portion of the tea into it at a time. This will allow you to drink it sooner, and personally I also find it makes it easier to taste the subtleties of flavor.

I guess I take it for granted, as I use a tea set or a gaiwan most of the time, and that kind of thing facilitates smaller more controlled portions.
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #43 on: February 09, 2013, 07:05:57 AM »
OK so far:

Earl Grey - Good
Redcurrant - Great
English Breakfast - Yuck
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #44 on: February 09, 2013, 03:04:28 PM »
Quote from: Maxvla on February 09, 2013, 07:05:57 AM
OK so far:

Earl Grey - Good
Redcurrant - Great
English Breakfast - Yuck

http://www.adagio.com/flavors/index.html?SID=e3da9e83f104f6189652533cd96bc4a8

I'm curious as to what brands you had in each of those? Blends often vary greatly from brand-to-brand. For example, Twinnings loose earl grey is really delicate while Teavana's bulk earl grey is super saturated in bergamot giving it an unpleasant oily aftertaste
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #45 on: February 09, 2013, 03:25:19 PM »
Twinnings for Earl Grey and blackcurrant
Essentia for English Breakfast (stuff left over from when my sister visited last year)
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #46 on: February 09, 2013, 04:58:29 PM »
Please give english breakfast another try, this time get twinnings. Loose leaf would be best but if you choose to get the bags then alright.
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #47 on: February 09, 2013, 06:04:42 PM »
Does anyone find Tazo remotely palatable?  I'd rather boil my socks.  I simply don't get Tazo or how it could be so widely distributed by Starcrack.
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #48 on: February 09, 2013, 06:47:19 PM »
Quote from: Analixus on February 09, 2013, 06:04:42 PM
Does anyone find Tazo remotely palatable?  I'd rather boil my socks.  I simply don't get Tazo or how it could be so widely distributed by Starcrack.

Same thing as Apple products.
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Re: No tea threads? MAKE IT SO
« Reply #49 on: February 09, 2013, 06:54:06 PM »
Please explain that one. How are Starbucks endorsed Teas and Apple consumer products comparable?

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