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Is the tea thread commonwealth adjacent enough to use the CECRET word
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Sep 15, 2023 16:24
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Secret word? Commonwealth? Tea? You mean the word "milk"? I run two teas, One - earl grey for during daylight hours Two - green Jasmine from sundown to sun up Milk in both.
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Sep 15, 2023 16:42
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My woefully under-stocked handmade cabinet for bagged tea My loose leaf area with various tea accessories. The cup has some freshly brewed Earl Grey!  From left to right - Honeybush Apricot Irish Breakfast Milk Oolong Matcha 2009 Gao Jia Shan "Wild Fu Zhuan" Hunan Brick Tea Imperial Grade Silver Needle White Tea of Jinggu Middle Mountain "Yu Lan Xiang" Dan Cong (Duck poo poo) Ooolong Gyokuro Organic Yellow Tea (My favorite) Earl Grey Pu-Erh (on top) Organic Peppermint Lapsang Souchong (don't like it) Chamomile I forget what kind of pu-erh tea cake is in the foreground, but it is yummy isaboo fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Sep 15, 2023 |
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Sep 15, 2023 16:46
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Literally A Person posted:This tea shelf is actually kinda cute
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Sep 15, 2023 16:49
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:Is the tea thread commonwealth adjacent enough to use the CECRET word gently caress no. This thread is so full of herbal infusions it's practically German.
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Sep 15, 2023 16:49
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isaboo posted:My woefully under-stocked handmade cabinet for bagged tea That little tea bag cabinet is p adorable honestly.
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Sep 15, 2023 16:54
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Literally A Person posted:That little tea bag cabinet is p adorable honestly. thanks! My 80 year old mom made it for me 
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Sep 15, 2023 16:55
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isaboo posted:thanks! My 80 year old mom made it for me Hells yeah 
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Sep 15, 2023 16:56
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nice obelisk idiot posted:tinned fish altar now i want a saint candle with a fish on it
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Sep 15, 2023 17:28
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isaboo posted:My woefully under-stocked handmade cabinet for bagged tea now we’re talking tea
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Sep 15, 2023 17:30
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I do iced tea and coffee a lot.   I mean I have a box of twinnings earl grey put away somewhere and some pre mixed chai in the fridge, but it’s this stuff that I actually drink. Guayusa is a green tea that has more polyphenols than standard for green tea by a lot supposedly, and definitely has more caffeine. Once again, -supposedly- more than coffee, but caffeine is different depending on the source or something idk I am not a smart man. Gynostemma looks a lot like the dirt rear end weed I used to smoke as a kid and is some kind of adaptogen which sounds a lot like bullshit, but it has helped me keep rolling at a half a pack a day without breaking stride. Most of this hippie poo poo I do is so I can continue with my bad habits so ymmv without yoga and homeopathic amounts of honey in your iced tea whatever it tastes good. That Kirkland Ethiopian light roast is the poo poo. Light roast has more caffeine and doesn’t taste like Peet’s burnt rear end in a top hat.
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Sep 15, 2023 17:49
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goatface posted:gently caress no. This thread is so full of herbal infusions it's practically German. lol
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Sep 15, 2023 17:51
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Mrs Isaboo and I would like to open a tea shop/tea house but it wouldn't do well here in redneckville GA. The only tea the chuds know around here is the nasty, too sugary sweet tea the south is infamous for. For those of you that mentioned honey, my favorite is from https://reallyrawhoney.com Literally some of the tastiest stuff I've ever eaten. Get some of the "high cappings" variety to chew on the yummy propolis and honeycomb. Their fermented honey is on a whole other level. It's crazy good. Also, if you can find Tupelo honey it goes really well with green tea and is very smooth. isaboo fucked around with this message at 17:59 on Sep 15, 2023 |
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Sep 15, 2023 17:54
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saw a bunch of you drinking red rose, that poo poo is hosed up.
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Sep 15, 2023 18:09
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isaboo posted:Mrs Isaboo and I would like to open a tea shop/tea house but it wouldn't do well here in redneckville GA. The only tea the chuds know around here is the nasty, too sugary sweet tea the south is infamous for. I too live in a cultural wasteland of sweet tea, and have thus invested in my delicious tea setup out of frustration at my inability to get something to drink that wasn't water and wasn't somehow filled with more sugar than a coke. Speaking of, a little off topic, apparently it's a thing to put coke in coffee somewhere in some other places I've never been. I tried it at about a 80/20 mixture of coke to coffee and it was p good. Apparently coke used to market it in America as "blaque" or something. Try it sometime and I'll be ordering some of this honey.
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Sep 15, 2023 18:09
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 My tea;s are all crap, gotta say
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Sep 15, 2023 18:12
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gently caress you got me thinking about that again, it seems like the kind of thing a person could do if they took the product and made it fit the culture. Like a consession stand at state fairs that sold "healthy organic energy drinks" and "bubble tea" or whatever stupid name someone could come up with for agua frescas like tamarindo and horchata
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Sep 15, 2023 18:13
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Toxic Mental posted:I don't drink tea
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Sep 15, 2023 18:14
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If you don't drink tea you'll never know the pleasure of cha zui, or being tea drunk Get drunk on tea, stay high on life
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Sep 15, 2023 18:17
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isaboo posted:If you don't drink tea you'll never know the pleasure of cha zui, or being tea drunk Please describe
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Sep 15, 2023 18:22
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I think different people will describe it slightly differently, but for me it's a feeling of mild euphoria, light headedness and giddiness and being more alert than usual. It isn't like being stoned or drunk on alcohol, and it doesn't have the same rush from caffeine like with coffee. It's more of an emotional state than a physical one. High grade oolongs and pu-erhs are best for it in my experience, with the cups of tea being consumed in rapid succession. On an empty stomach, one might feel nauseous. The dan cong oolong in the picture I posted will get me feeling crazy if I drink too much too quickly. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the content of L-theanine in tea, an amino acid with effects similar to GABA. I keep a bag of L-theanine handy for the occasional cup of coffee, as it prevents a caffeine crash if added in a 2:1 ratio of theanine to caffeine. It's also great for sleeping - I take 200-300mg an hour before bed and it settles any anxiety. It's also great for helping with focus at work, as it produces a calming feeling without the drowsiness. A few cups of quality matcha is great for this, because you're consuming the entire leaf in powdered form, increasing the intake of L-theanine. isaboo fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Sep 15, 2023 |
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Sep 15, 2023 18:44
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Incremus posted:
I can't believe someone besides the OP has a literal tea drawer vs a cupboard or shelf
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Sep 15, 2023 18:44
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Decedent posted:gently caress you got me thinking about that again, it seems like the kind of thing a person could do if they took the product and made it fit the culture. Like a consession stand at state fairs that sold "healthy organic energy drinks" and "bubble tea" or whatever stupid name someone could come up with for agua frescas like tamarindo and horchata
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Sep 15, 2023 18:49
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Don't talk to me if you don't have at least a dozen different varieties of leaves to brew. And if it's all camelia sinensis I still think you're basic.
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Sep 15, 2023 18:55
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Enfys posted:I can't believe someone besides the OP has a literal tea drawer vs a cupboard or shelf I got a big fuckin' tea drawer. I don't even drink tea! Maybe once in a blue moon, in the winter. I do coffee. This is all for my housemate and to support the friends we have over, who are all tea people.
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Sep 15, 2023 19:02
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isaboo posted:Mrs Isaboo and I would like to open a tea shop/tea house but it wouldn't do well here in redneckville GA. The only tea the chuds know around here is the nasty, too sugary sweet tea the south is infamous for. georgia has a thriving tea culture and is one of the states where tea rooms do quite well; with the caveat that georgia’s tea culture comes down from old dead rich english people; so, while it has a lot of successful tea rooms (compared to other states), most of them are quite lame the times, they are a changing though, and there may very well be demand for fresher concepts. maybe put a bit more thought into yours, because the market might be there in a few years it’s still the hospitality business, so keep in mind that literally almost any other investment would be better for you in every way possible
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Sep 15, 2023 19:04
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I assume tea is like coffee roasting hospitality where you start it not because you expect a 3 year ROI but because you want a certain varietal that only comes in a crate costing 5 figures and you need to sell through to subsidize your curiosity.
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Sep 15, 2023 19:31
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Our desire for a tea shop is mainly just my wife wanting ALL THE TEA. She has drank it all her life but I'm a recent convert, giving up alcohol in favor of tea. Once my palate got clean and I could appreciate a cup of good tea, I was all in.
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Sep 15, 2023 19:40
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Incremus posted:
that costco green is surprisingly good, imo. i always take a bunch when I travel.
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Sep 15, 2023 20:14
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have any of y'all tried Kanna tea? it's a South African herb that the media has likened to a "natural alternative to MDMA!!!" but I suspect it's nothing of the sort. It is said to induce feelings of euphoria and well-being though. I'm surprised I couldn't even find a cheap selection on Amazon so I'll have to look elsewhere
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Sep 15, 2023 20:46
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Buce posted:that costco green is surprisingly good, imo. i always take a bunch when I travel. It’s my favorite of the bunch. Traveling with it is a great idea I’m going to adopt. Hate waking up in the hotel and it’s too early to go out but I want something decent to drink. ITO-EN is a good tea maker in general. Love their cold bottled stuff.
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Sep 15, 2023 23:27
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isaboo posted:Our desire for a tea shop is mainly just my wife wanting ALL THE TEA. Sounds like my girlfriend, she's obsessed with all the tea all the time. I haven't made the switch from espresso to tea full time yet, I'm pretty sure I'd be haunted by all my Sicilian ancestors if I did. I still love a good cup of tea in the morning though, it just hits different.
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Sep 15, 2023 23:52
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I have a tea cart! Those ceramic boxes on top are full of tea, as well as most of the mason jars below. My fave for autumn is Constant Comment which is precious as I can't find it here in Canada.
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Sep 16, 2023 00:35
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Metaline posted:I have a tea cart! Upping the thread to ~cart level~
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Sep 16, 2023 04:58
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Decedent posted:Apparently coke used to market it in America as "blaque" or something. Try it sometime and I'll be ordering some of this honey. It was called Coke Blāk and it was simultaneously wonderful and awful and weirdly addictive. Definitely a “love it or hate it” thing but I guess more people hated it because it didn’t last very long 
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Sep 17, 2023 14:31
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It's not a drawer, it's a cabinet  Bonus cat  Edit: there's also a big box of twinnings irish breakfast next to the kettle for everyday use Speleothing fucked around with this message at 16:17 on Sep 17, 2023 |
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Sep 17, 2023 16:07
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Speleothing posted:It's not a drawer, it's a cabinet seems a bit mess… Speleothing posted:Bonus cat …oh, never mind
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Sep 17, 2023 17:20
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Speleothing posted:It's not a drawer, it's a cabinet The tiny little container of decaf on the right lol
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Sep 17, 2023 17:21
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WAR CRIME GIGOLO posted:The tiny little container of decaf on the right lol That's just a normal 1.5 pound bag of coffee from the natural grocery 
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I wish I could live my life with half of the confidence and authenticity of someone who has a tea cart filled with tea urns but who holds a special place for Constant Comment.
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Sep 17, 2023 23:11
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