Author Topic: holy shit I was wrong about black tea (Read 5915 times)

Himu · « **on:** May 25, 2019, 09:54:54 AM »

I've never be a fan of black tea as much as I have been for green, white, or herbal teas. I liked it well enough but felt it was just okay in comparison. Recently picked up some peach ginger black tea and it's so delicious and smooth. Every sip is therapeutic. It's so good. In the past I drank Earl Grey but this is on another level of delish.

I gotta get some good loose leaf black tea.

I've recently fell into a thing where instead of coffee I drink black tea in the morning and beyond the ritual it's really turned me onto it. Still drink plenty of green tea but it's mostly for the afternoon or at night.

agrajag · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:06:20 AM »

I grew up drinking black tea only, all other teas feel weird to me.

HardcoreRetro · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:06:24 AM »

Herbal shit ain't tea.

Himu · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:07:45 AM »

Quote from: HardcoreRetro on May 25, 2019, 10:06:24 AM

Herbal shit ain't tea.

Whatever it is, I like it!

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:09:01 AM »

I like sleepy tea

Himu · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:00:00 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on May 25, 2019, 10:46:08 AM

didnt u say u had trouble sleeping

dont drink caffeinated drinks several hours before bedtime

Point to me where i said I drink black tea at night?

I'm pretty sure I said morning. Green tea is my night drink and has minimal caffeine.

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:07:32 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on May 25, 2019, 11:05:08 AM

green tea has comparable caffeine to black tea

Huh. Didn't know that. Are you sure?

agrajag · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:09:33 AM »

Ceylon tea

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:10:26 AM »

Quote from: Dufus on May 25, 2019, 11:09:17 AM

dont tell me you've been chugging down green tea like a motherfucker right before bed and then wondering why u have difficulty sleeping

I usually drink it a few hours before so I'm hydrated before bed.

I figured the caffeine was negligible.

agrajag · « **Reply #9 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:17:01 AM »

if you drink caffeine regularly, your body builds up a tolerance to it.

team filler · « **Reply #10 on:** May 25, 2019, 12:32:32 PM »

chai

agrajag · « **Reply #11 on:** May 25, 2019, 12:37:54 PM »

Quote from: Dufus on May 25, 2019, 11:38:27 AM

doesnt change the fact that it can still mess with your sleep

of course it "changes the fact," that's exactly what building a resistance to it means.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #12 on:** May 25, 2019, 12:47:06 PM »

what a fine weather today. can’t choose whether to drink tea or hang myself.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2019, 12:52:34 PM »

Get some hao ya A grade in your life, also dig into the coppery Ceylon varieties. Black also blends well with florals like rose , chamomile and cornflower.

Now is also a good time of the year to get single estate 1st flush darjeelings which are black bordering on green in many cases.

Quote from: Dufus on May 25, 2019, 10:07:52 AM

IMO rooibos is the only herbal tea worth a damn

TEEEPO · « **Reply #14 on:** May 25, 2019, 12:56:31 PM »

if you are genetically prone to slowly metabolizing caffeine then you might never build a resistance regardless of how much of it you consume

nudemacusers · « **Reply #15 on:** May 25, 2019, 01:00:14 PM »

Drinking a pot of Irish breakfast and doing cardio

agrajag · « **Reply #16 on:** May 25, 2019, 01:01:43 PM »

cardio

TEEEPO · « **Reply #17 on:** May 25, 2019, 01:06:52 PM »

i have these gel blocks that have as much caffeine as two cups of coffee and every gel flavor i own has at least 30mgs. i consume one or two of these per hour on the bike after i drink a full pot of tea or coffee

also one of my fav sport mixes is matcha lemonade flavored. i have a problem

Kara · « **Reply #18 on:** May 25, 2019, 01:08:41 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on May 25, 2019, 01:06:52 PM

i have these gel blocks that have as much caffeine as two cups of coffee and every gel flavor i own has at least 30mgs. i consume one or two of these per hour on the bike after i drink a full pot of tea or coffee

also one of my fav sports mixes is matcha lemonade flavored. i have a problem

Man, I miss cycling... time to get back on with it.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #19 on:** May 25, 2019, 01:10:19 PM »

i haven't cycled in three months since getting broadsided by a cabbie :'(

nudemacusers · « **Reply #20 on:** May 25, 2019, 01:14:57 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on May 25, 2019, 01:01:43 PM

cardio

It’s amazing when your body is fucked up on caffeine tho. The best.

Quote from: TEEEPO on May 25, 2019, 01:10:19 PM

i haven't cycled in three months since getting broadsided by a cabbie :'(

Get better bro

Kara · « **Reply #21 on:** May 25, 2019, 02:40:31 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on May 25, 2019, 01:10:19 PM

i haven't cycled in three months since getting broadsided by a cabbie :'(

Ah jeez mec, when are you going to get back on?

thisismyusername · « **Reply #22 on:** May 25, 2019, 03:42:48 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on May 25, 2019, 10:06:20 AM

I grew up drinking black tea only, all other teas feel weird to me.

Green Tea tastes like shit.

Anything that isn't Thai Iced Tea or Southern Sweet Tea is

. I gotta have mountains of sugar in the tea to even bother drinking it.

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** May 25, 2019, 03:56:08 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on May 25, 2019, 01:10:19 PM

i haven't cycled in three months since getting broadsided by a cabbie :'(

Are you ok

Himu · « **Reply #24 on:** May 25, 2019, 03:59:50 PM »

Quote from: thisismyusername on May 25, 2019, 03:42:48 PM

Quote from: agrajag on May 25, 2019, 10:06:20 AM
I grew up drinking black tea only, all other teas feel weird to me.

Green Tea tastes like shit.

Anything that isn't Thai Iced Tea or Southern Sweet Tea is . I gotta have mountains of sugar in the tea to even bother drinking it.

Get out of my thread filth.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #25 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:00:53 PM »

Good sencha and sushi

Himu · « **Reply #26 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:02:29 PM »

Green tea is da gawd

I will not tolerate American taste buds and needing everything to taste sweet as candy in this thread.

Kara · « **Reply #27 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:06:25 PM »

Pretty tea noob despite having an English parent and terminal Russophilia but I fuck with rooibos. No shame.

agrajag · « **Reply #28 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:09:28 PM »

Quote from: shosta on May 25, 2019, 03:53:17 PM

There is nothing more relaxing than having an hour long yum cha sipping on jasmine. Green tea is the GOAT.

how about you have an hour long session slurping on this diiiiiiick

agrajag · « **Reply #29 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:18:36 PM »

@Kara this was my childhood

Kara · « **Reply #30 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:30:29 PM »

I can read that so I know it's all loan words.

agrajag · « **Reply #31 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:33:14 PM »

Quote from: Kara on May 25, 2019, 04:30:29 PM

I can read that so I know it's all loan words.

In Soviet Russia, chai is regular black tea

Kara · « **Reply #32 on:** May 25, 2019, 04:40:48 PM »

Yeah, Arabic too.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #33 on:** May 25, 2019, 05:04:58 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on May 25, 2019, 04:09:28 PM

Quote from: shosta on May 25, 2019, 03:53:17 PM
There is nothing more relaxing than having an hour long yum cha sipping on jasmine. Green tea is the GOAT.

how about you have an hour long session slurping on this diiiiiiick

Is it loose or bagged?

agrajag · « **Reply #34 on:** May 25, 2019, 05:05:55 PM »

shosta getting teabagged for an hour

thisismyusername · « **Reply #35 on:** May 25, 2019, 05:09:43 PM »

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on May 25, 2019, 03:59:50 PM

Quote from: thisismyusername on May 25, 2019, 03:42:48 PM
Quote from: agrajag on May 25, 2019, 10:06:20 AM
I grew up drinking black tea only, all other teas feel weird to me.

Green Tea tastes like shit.

Anything that isn't Thai Iced Tea or Southern Sweet Tea is . I gotta have mountains of sugar in the tea to even bother drinking it.

Get out of my thread filth.

NO U.

BisMarckie · « **Reply #36 on:** May 25, 2019, 07:54:04 PM »

I like a chamomile tea here and there. No shame

agrajag · « **Reply #37 on:** May 25, 2019, 08:00:27 PM »

yeah, but have you guys had Haitian ginger tea? That ish will set your nostrils on fire.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #38 on:** May 25, 2019, 08:15:23 PM »

Quote from: nudemacusers on May 25, 2019, 01:14:57 PM

Get better bro

Quote from: Kara on May 25, 2019, 02:40:31 PM

Ah jeez mec, when are you going to get back on?

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on May 25, 2019, 03:56:08 PM

Are you ok

it's comforting knowing my accident gives cause for concern but you should try being a bit more considerate and ask about my bike before inquiring about my well being

and to answer that question, my belgian steed has a crack through the seat tube

though i am very very lucky to be both alive and dealing with only minor nagging injuries such as soreness and some nasty abrasions. i flew five meters forward and luckily had enough air time to decide in a split second to align myself to land head first so i could roll rather than landing on an arm and breaking my collarbone and who knows what else. but i am also lucky i didn't break my neck. this is why you always wear a helmet

the most damage outside my bike is the loss of fitness, which i can hopefully regain years of work in a span of 4 months, around the time the season comes to an end...

the good news is that i'll be replacing my belgian steed with a german and i can salvage enough parts from the wreckage to make a cheap crit bike that won't break the bank for when i crash it during a race

TEEEPO · « **Reply #39 on:** May 25, 2019, 08:32:05 PM »

Quote from: Esch on May 25, 2019, 08:12:02 PM

What are this threads thoughts on white tea

Baihao yinzen

a perfectly brewed cup of first flush white darjeeling no more than a few weeks removed from its stem is almost as preferable than the taste of a highly hygienic asshole

Himu · « **Reply #40 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:00:15 PM »

Quote from: Esch on May 25, 2019, 08:12:02 PM

What are this threads thoughts on white tea

Baihao yinzen

I like it. I’m not the biggest on it but I like it. Have any brand recs?

agrajag · « **Reply #41 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:09:07 PM »

if it ain't white, it ain't right

is what I say about teas

but also, once you go black, you never go back

team filler · « **Reply #42 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:12:07 PM »

once you try chai, come on fuck a guy!

Potato · « **Reply #43 on:** May 25, 2019, 10:26:32 PM »

Try some Russian Caravan or Lapsang Souchong. Like drinking a campfire, but with a touch of sugar and milk, they will change your world.

Kara · « **Reply #44 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:00:06 PM »

There is (was?) a low-key Azerbaijani restaurant in San Diego. My server there was Russian and when I ordered Russian Caravan she looked at me in that way that only a CIS woman can look at you when you do something fucking stupid.

@TEEPO: You're right, I should have asked about the bike. RIP Ridley :'(

TEEEPO · « **Reply #45 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:17:07 PM »

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on May 25, 2019, 10:00:15 PM

Quote from: Esch on May 25, 2019, 08:12:02 PM
What are this threads thoughts on white tea

Baihao yinzen

I like it. I’m not the biggest on it but I like it. Have any brand recs?

yunnansourcing.com

nudemacusers · « **Reply #46 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:36:53 PM »

White tea is cool; try antlers some time. They steep super quick but have a cool flavor.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #47 on:** May 25, 2019, 11:42:30 PM »

all tea is cool

Himu · « **Reply #48 on:** May 26, 2019, 12:29:43 AM »

Wow those are long leaves

Transhuman · « **Reply #49 on:** May 26, 2019, 01:47:29 AM »

Tea is just hot leaf juice

nudemacusers · « **Reply #50 on:** May 26, 2019, 10:55:52 AM »

Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on May 26, 2019, 12:29:43 AM

Wow those are long leaves

Stems actually. They handle multiple streps pretty well.

Himu · « **Reply #51 on:** May 26, 2019, 11:14:14 AM »

All you have to do is stop the water while it's in a pre-boil where it's about to boil but it's not actually boiling. That's the sweet spot. A full boil indicates it's too hot and will burn your leaves. Steep for 1-2 minutes depending on your preferences. 1 minute will lead to a light taste. 2 will lead to a very strong grassy taste.

Doesn't take much at all.

Himu · « **Reply #52 on:** May 26, 2019, 11:24:36 AM »

Either way, my advice goes a long way. Turn the water off when it starts to bubble but it's not boiling. Fuck keeping temperature.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #53 on:** May 26, 2019, 11:26:43 AM »

Quote from: Transhuman on May 26, 2019, 01:47:29 AM

Tea is just hot leaf juice

coffee is just hot bean juice

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #54 on:** May 26, 2019, 12:02:16 PM »

Quote from: filler on May 25, 2019, 12:32:32 PM

chai

Always think of india and

Chai chai chai

Even in the middle of the fucking night let me sleep

benjipwns · « **Reply #55 on:** May 26, 2019, 12:14:39 PM »

most of the time if i'm having a herbal or green tea, i brew it with a basic black tea... now white tea is a different story

also i brew tea so fucking dark, it's a real edge game of temperature sometimes if i'm not paying attention

toku · « **Reply #56 on:** May 26, 2019, 02:11:31 PM »

green tea gang gang

Himu · « **Reply #57 on:** May 26, 2019, 02:14:41 PM »

seriously dufus you don't need "equipment' or whatever to make goddamn tea. Strainer, pot, cup, leaves. Bam.

tiesto · « **Reply #58 on:** May 26, 2019, 02:22:53 PM »

Lately I've been getting into oolong. Picked up some milk oolong at the local tea shop last week. Also, silver needle is delicious but a bit pricey.

team filler · « **Reply #59 on:** May 26, 2019, 03:06:27 PM »

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Author Topic: holy shit I was wrong about black tea (Read 5915 times)