Tea?
Oct 9, 2013, 5:00 pm
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Staying off topic for just a moment longer, I'm generally not a big coffee fan, although (in my limited coffee-drinking experience), I do enjoy the smoothness and richness of pure Kona coffee. Not at all bitter with great flavor.
Feb 25, 2014, 12:30 am
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Feb 27, 2014, 2:24 am
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They have a decaf blend, and while I haven't tried it, all of their other teas are very good. I'd give it a shot. They have loose tea and teabags, and apparently they went to a lot of trouble to produce a drinkable decaf.
http://www.fairmontstore.com/product...emID=FM-501-WS
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Feb 27, 2014, 10:26 am
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Feb 27, 2014, 10:43 am
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Between it being winter and all this talk of tea, I wouldn't say no to a Hot Toddy right about now.
Mar 5, 2014, 1:41 am
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Apr 16, 2014, 9:29 pm
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I love tea. Drink it almost every day. I love Bushell's from Australia. To me, makes the best cuppa. I try to take several bags of it with me on trips around the country so I have something other than Lipton or whatever they have in the hotel.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:00 am
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A nice cup of tea
I have taken to having a nice cup of tea a few afternoons a week. I don't know if I should be worried at increased caffeine addiction or pleased at additional Britishness.
Now would also be a good time to read George Orwell's essay, A Nice Cup of Tea, if you haven't.
Now would also be a good time to read George Orwell's essay, A Nice Cup of Tea, if you haven't.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:05 am
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I enjoy that essay and also a cup of tea. I have to drink decaffeinated or herbal, so no worries about a caffeine addiction. Since I even have a porcelain cup and a tea ball at work, I'm going to lean towards a touch Britishness for me.
Sep 27, 2016, 8:08 am
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Afternoon tea for me tends to be a bit lighter than the strong stuff I have in the morning - currently sipping a nice Darjeeling.
I do hope you make the tea properly in your household with a teapot warmed first and loose leaf rather than tea bags.
As for the milk first or second argument - well now that's a whole other can of worms I won't even begin to open !
Sep 27, 2016, 8:12 am
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If I'm at home, that is exactly how I do it. At work, I have to resort to using a tea ball in my cup, instead of using a teapot. Thankfully though, the water dispensers at work do have boiling water, and I don't have to settle for the hot water from the coffee machine.