Happy Tuesday!
In upcoming weeks, I will be sure to post a weekly installment of “What’s New In Your Cup?” on Monday’s. Why? So that we can chat all week about what you, my fellow tea aficionados, are steeping!
I forgot to mention when I initially published this post, the responses received from last week.
1. Steph W. enjoyed a cup of Coconut Pouchang – similar to a lightly oxidized green tea. You can check out the review here: http://stephcupoftea.blogspot.com/2008/05/tea-review-coconut-pouchong.html.
2. Ellen enjoyed a delightful cup of Earl Grey. You can read more about Ellen’s love affair with Earl Grey here: http://happywonderer.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/hospital-i-tea-blogathon-favorite-tea/
3. As you know, I had the opportunity to enjoy several new teas… Yi-Chen-Hao Yi-Ban Wild-Arbor Cake (uncooked), African Autumn, and Meliciously Sweet. Of the three my favorite was Meliciously Sweet. You can catch the reviews here on my blog – Tea Escapade.
Now that you know what we have been drinking, I would love to hear from you. What teas have you been drinking? Green, black, white, pu-erh, red? What did you like or dislike about your tea of choice? Flavor, aroma, price?
What would you recommend to your fellow tea lovers this week?
Let’s Chat…
I have really been enjoying black tea as of late. I have recently tried an Assam tea bag given to me by a coworker (Taylor of Harrogate); English Teatime tea bag by Bigelow from a meeting I attended; Gingerbread, a flavored Ceylon tea, from Tealuxe; and Bond Street English Breakfast Blend, a blend of Assam and Ceylon tea), from Upton Tea Imports.
I really like the ability to add milk and honey to my tea: it seems so luxurious. Before I started drinking black tea, I was adamantly opposed to adding anything to my tea, but I am quickly warming to the concept. It causes the tea to be very comforting, but isn’t tea always comforting/relaxing?
bookoftea,
WOW! You’ve been drinking a lot of new teas. I have never had an Assam – how would you describe it?
Of the four new teas, which was your favorite? Why – what did you like and dislike about it? Give us all of the details!
It was not until I drank chai tea that I ever thought to add milk to my tea. The very thought was gross to me; however, I will admit that part of the problem was that I don’t like milk so the thought of “milky” tea did not sound appetizing. Once convinced, I quickly realized how “creamy” the milk made the tea. It added an unexpectedly delicious dimension.
WRT Assam, I would say it is a strong flavored black tea comparable to coffee in qualities.
My favorite of the black teas I tried was the Gingerbread insofar as it reminded me of masala chai, but this is also why I didn’t like it because it was not distinct in flavor.
I am with you on milk. I don’t drink milk unless it is in something.
Gingerbread tea sounds really yummy. Do both the gingerbread black tea and the masala chai contain ginger? If not, what spice do they both have in common?