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    Tea cos I'm Irish


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    I have an iced tea brewer. I use it 2-3 times a day, makes a rather large pot of tea. I like to mix mostly black tea with some flavored, no sugar. Mint, ginger, peppermint, etc are my favorites. Occasionally fruit teas as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beirut View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
    Isn't latte just milk and Macchiato the short form of Latte Macchiato?

    On that note, is it correct that Latte Macchiato is Espresso with milk and Cappuccino is Coffee with milk or what is the difference exactly?
    And what differentiates a so-called milk-coffee from those two? I ask because we serve all three at work but I never really got the difference, the machine has "Espresso beans", Coffee beans and milk to mix them together.
    Depends where you come from I think.

    Here in Melbourne a latte is an espresso shot with hot milk and a stiff foam on top. More milk than a cappuchino and a stiffer foam, no chocolate flakes on top.

    a Macchiato (which means 'stained' in Italian I'm told) is a long black (espresso shot with extra hot water) with a smudge of milk foam on the top.
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    Quote Originally Posted by phonicsmonkey View Post
    Hey!

    I've been here five years now, but I'm still new (ish)
    Yeah, but I only just found out you were in Australia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pevergreen View Post
    You wouldn't have 'gotten sick' like Captain Blackadder did that time I was going to meet him.
    lol
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    There's time for both for me. I drink any sort of coffee, from Indian coffee till Turkish coffee and anything in between and also different sorts of tea (though I'll probably never try Lapsang Souchon again). I usually start the day with nettle tea, followed by a strong cafe au lait.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu View Post
    There's time for both for me. I drink any sort of coffee, from Indian coffee till Turkish coffee and anything in between and also different sorts of tea (though I'll probably never try Lapsang Souchon again). I usually start the day with nettle tea, followed by a strong cafe au lait.
    Hehehe, tea brewed from smoked & charred pine cones isn't one of my favorites either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Strike For The South View Post
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    You conquer nations and womens with that smoothosity?
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    I live in the Pacific Northwest, so it has to be Coffee on a good day, and Tea for every other.

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    Coffee makes me sick for some reason.
    Teas the way to go.


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    Coffee. I've tried different teas but never really cared for them much.

    Maté is great as well, but doesn't really fit either category
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    Quote Originally Posted by TosaInu View Post
    I drink any sort of coffee, from Indian coffee till Turkish coffee
    I love Lebanese coffee - all spiced and lovely.

    Also had Mexican coffee at a restaurant in Melbourne which was very different and heavily spiced.
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    Tea. Preferably unsweetened. Coffee is just a bit too strong for me.
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    Coffee. Black. Hot. Lots.

    Everything else is for pansies. Grow a pair and drink a man's drink.


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    Quote Originally Posted by TinCow View Post
    Coffee. Black. Hot. Lots.

    Everything else is for pansies. Grow a pair and drink a man's drink.
    Pfft. Coffee's the drink of pompous urban metrosexuals. In other words; no, you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Justiciar View Post
    Pfft. Coffee's the drink of pompous urban metrosexuals. In other words; no, you!
    Brits get a pass on the coffee/tea thing, as long as you don't eat cucumber sandwiches with them. East Asian nationals do as well. Everyone else needs to drink coffee. IT'S THE LAW.


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    It is so funny! Americans preferred tea when the British were loving their coffee. The Americans switched to coffee because of tax and patriotism and the Brits switched to tea because of taxes. Both were well over 200 years ago and it has just been ingrained into the cultures.


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    Just about any speciality blend from Twinings will do for me, with Lady Grey being the usual teabag being thrown into my cup; it's very rare that I have bog-standard normal tea these days.

    That's not to say that I'm not partial to coffee, but tea easily wins for me.
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    I fired up my Breville Crackhead coffee machine this morning and my first cup was a double espresso made with Kenya AA black with the cream blasted with the steamer.

    Oh my...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Secura View Post
    Just about any speciality blend from Twinings will do for me, with Lady Grey being the usual teabag being thrown into my cup; it's very rare that I have bog-standard normal tea these days.

    That's not to say that I'm not partial to coffee, but tea easily wins for me.
    Lady Grey is an interesting one, more popular amongst young women than Earl Grey now it seems. Which is odd, because it's been around for yonks and I swear no one drank it until a few years ago.

    Me, I drink the Early Grey, but I have coffee first thing.

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    A smack to the face is usually enough for me.
    But if I had to choose, I would go with coffee.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
    Lady Grey is an interesting one, more popular amongst young women than Earl Grey now it seems. Which is odd, because it's been around for yonks and I swear no one drank it until a few years ago.
    I usually have Earl Grey along with breakfast, as the sharper taste from the bergamot oil really peps me up in the morning; Lady Grey feels like more of an afternoon tea, since the flavours are balanced and alot more delicate on the palate as a result.
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    Why tea ofc ! :)

    I , like many, drink earl grey.. sometimes a green earl grey for the late evenings. However I am drinking a second-flush tea from India atm.. It's really good actually
    I would usually stick to the black tea as it gives a kick to the brain : p
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    Quote Originally Posted by God Emperor View Post
    I would usually stick to the black tea as it gives a kick to the brain : p
    I think that adding milk to Earl Grey can ease the strong bergamot taste on the palate, and I usually add just a little to complement the flavour in such a manner; I forego the milk if I want the whole pick-me-up element though, and almost always take Lady Grey without milk. :P

    I also feel that sugar/sweetener is a definite no-no with speciality blends like that, they just seem to detract from the overall taste too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Secura View Post
    I usually have Earl Grey along with breakfast, as the sharper taste from the bergamot oil really peps me up in the morning; Lady Grey feels like more of an afternoon tea, since the flavours are balanced and alot more delicate on the palate as a result.
    Quote Originally Posted by Secura View Post
    I think that adding milk to Earl Grey can ease the strong bergamot taste on the palate, and I usually add just a little to complement the flavour in such a manner; I forego the milk if I want the whole pick-me-up element though, and almost always take Lady Grey without milk. :P

    I also feel that sugar/sweetener is a definite no-no with speciality blends like that, they just seem to detract from the overall taste too.
    I drink it black, I never choose to drink it white, but only if it is offered to me that way. Oddly enough, the young lady who introduced it to me drinks it white.

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    Army Coffee is a whole different beast. Unless they have gone hi-tec the stuff was puke.

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    Dump 3 lb. of coffee grounds into 5 gal of water and boil, sprinkle with salt and egg shells to make the grounds sink. Serve luke warm.

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    I got very used to drinking absurdly strong and sweet tea, a peccadillo I indulge to this day. However, more usually I like to drink Earl Grey with lemon and occasionally a good green tea for the afternoons.

    Having finally got used to good coffee that doesn't rely on mud for its taste, my mornings start out with a really strong espresso. Now and again, I'll linger over a cappucino.
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