What are you drinking?

[Papageno]

The Official Wine Of The 2010 Olympics...a very nice merlot.Made by Jackson Triggs.

2010?  Vintage year!

[Saul]

Natural fruit punch.

[Solitary Wanderer]

Water 0:)

[bwv 1080]

What a bargain - got 750ml for $10, very fine bourbon for the money (and cool name as well)

[Kullervo]

Water 0:)

Me too, and from the tap now that I've moved out of the city. The water at my last apartment tasted like it was siphoned from a swimming pool. 

[Bogey]

Darjeeling Badamtam Tea

[karlhenning]

Brew me some of that, Bill!

[Bogey]

Brew me some of that, Bill!

How is your supply at that end Karl?

[karlhenning]

Low on Darjeeling :-)

Strooth, we're always drinking tea 

[Bogey]

Low on Darjeeling :-)

Strooth, we're always drinking tea 

I find if I let it steep for about 5-6 minutes it hits my taste perfectly.  May be a bit bitter for some, but it works for me.

[Bogey]

Now:
Some Taylor's of Harrogate green tea.  Cut open the tea bag and steeped the "pulverized" leaves in tea ball for 3 minutes.  Very tasty, though a bit gritty at the top of the cup.

[karlhenning]

For green tea, you really want to brew a pot of the Gunpowder, tightly rolled whole leaves.  Reviving, and sans grit 

[Bogey]

For green tea, you really want to brew a pot of the Gunpowder, tightly rolled whole leaves.  Reviving, and sans grit 

I have a large box of this at work, but cannot get to it today. 



I was foolish and took/left all my favorites there; hence the above experiment with the green tea "floor sweepings".

[Lilas Pastia]

I have that exact same box of Gunpowder! Personally my taste runs toward black, not green teas. Good quality Assam is hard to beat for a comfy, satisfying infusion. With the exception of my favourite, Dragon Tears 0:).

I also like to drink the stuff in Royal Albert, Queen Anne, Paragon ware, or some other english bone china. For each tea, season or even time of the day I have a preferred cup. Here's my latest acquisitions:

[karlhenning]

Assam is lovely, to be sure.  Many's the spot which Assam was the tea to hit.

[Bogey]

I have that exact same box of Gunpowder! Personally my taste runs toward black, not green teas. Good quality Assam is hard to beat for a comfy, satisfying infusion. With the exception of my favourite, Dragon Tears 0:).

I also like to drink the stuff in Royal Albert, Queen Anne, Paragon ware, or some other english bone china. For each tea, season or even time of the day I have a preferred cup. Here's my latest acquisitions:

Very cool idea.  My preferred cup is similar to this one, though with a different art pattern.  I enjoy having the lid as I take my cup with me to meetings and it tends to help keep my tea warm a bit longer.  As far as tastes I am all over the place.  Of late, I have been enjoying some white tea with a hint of jasmine.  Very light, but hits the spot on a crisp fall day.

[karlhenning]

As far as tastes I am all over the place.

Moi aussi. There's hardly any tea I haven't been grateful for, one time or other  0:)

[Bogey]

Moi aussi. There's hardly any tea I haven't been grateful for, one time or other  0:)

I did buy and try some artichoke tea a number of months ago....I now keep it on my shelf and have relegated it to a conversation piece. 

However, a colleague of mine gave a box of this white pear tea (I believe this is the correct brand), and I have been grateful ever since.

[Keemun]

I did buy and try some artichoke tea a number of months ago....I now keep it on my shelf and have relegated it to a conversation piece. 

Artichoke tea?  That's just wrong....

I'm drinking some decent-but-not-great Assam tea that's been in my office for a while and is probably getting stale.   

[Bogey]