Comments on Profile Post by luckybaer

nope!

Oolong, Ding Dong, yun ding ti kuan yin are my favs atm.

Yes but now in my time zone means beer!

Yup. I've been drinking far more coffee lately but I'm still a tea person at heart I think. Miss going out for nice blends at tea houses and cafes. TWG out of Singapore is a favourite, but pricey.

I like tea. I’m using it to wean me off of higher caffeinated drinks and I use it to do something instead of snack...

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I am a semi-serious black tea drinker, with about 2.5 kilos in my collection, all Chinese small production (all unflavored), mostly Yunnan and Fujinan. I tend to prefer C. Assamica over C. Sinensis, and old trees over young bushes.

I like Earl Grey hot

Does chai count?

Arizona Arnold Palmers for me lol

Here we have something called Adeni tea and it's absolutely AMAZING. I love it so much, I drink 3-4 cups when someone makes it. https://tarasmulticulturaltable.com/shai-adeni-adeni-tea/
Give it a look doesn't it just sound good?

Yes, I really enjoy the calming effects for me of a great cup of tea prepared in the Gong Fu method. I’m slowing learning how to brew Japanese green tea as well, though I find it more difficult to get right than Oolong.

@Cryptowolf Gong Fu method is my favorite, really like my current yun ding ti kuan yin for this. The leaves just expand like crazy. Sometimes it makes too much tea but just means I can drink more later

Jasmin tea is my go-to. Smoother than green tea and you can drink it a lot. Sometimes I have drink less coffee.

@sphinxvc "Does chai count?"

It counts in the same way as not buying an expensive brandy to drown with ginger ale, or getting a super-subtle saki to drink hot.

I don't buy rubbish tea, especially the sort that includes brown colouring, but when people tell me to try connoisseur teas, I point out that I drown my tea in 50% full-cream milk, add sugar and even spices...

... Chai is what it is. It is not fine tea.

I love it, and practically live on the stuff.

@Gazny Do you use a Gaiwan, Hohin, or Yzing tea pot? I find I often reach for my porcelain Gaiwan because then I can sample various teas. My Yzing is reserved for Oolongs and more contemplative days.

@Thad E Ginathom - I've been geeking out over my chai a bit more lately. I think it gets no love. I tried a blend of mariage freres earl grey with traditional, cheap generic chai and it actually translated well! Just like how a little splash of good whiskey into otherwise normal whiskey can transform a whiskey cocktail. I also go easy on spices: just some crushed green cardomom

I dislike Earl Grey Tea. I don't like perfumed tea!

I am also quite philistine about my chai. I use a bought, powdered spice mix. It gives me repeatability. I do use a local Indian-tea-company tea. It is mass-produced, but not mega-mass-produced. No dye, and the taste of tea just survives the creamy mix...

...My chai is every-day, every-drink routine. It is not something I want to get culinary over. For those that do, I guess there is lots of possibility.

I've been given some Hai Bau to try by a generous friend.