What's your morning pick me up?

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cold coffee? of course.

when i get to work i usually need to finish the cup from yesterday afternoon

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The horror.

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Isn’t them fightin words in some quarters? I know it is for coffee nerds.

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I don’t think this is really a point of contention for black tea. Green/white tea are prepared differently, though.

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Brew a premium, first-flush Darjeeling black tea with boiling water and you’ll learn of bitterness unknown to even the late Bill Hicks and Christopher Hitchens.

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Oh wow! Is that a ‘real coffee’ version of Camp coffee?

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(Looks like it comes without the historic racism too - that label was more ‘British empire’, than ‘coffee with a friend’ originally. :unamused: )

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THE PARABLE OF THE BITTER TEA

by Rev. Dr. Hypocrates Magoun, P.P.
POEE PRIEST, Okinawa Cabal

When Hypoc was through meditating with St. Gulik, he went there into the kitchen where he busied himself with preparing the feast and in his endeavor, he found that there was some old tea in a pan left standing from the night before, when he had in his weakness forgot about its making and had let it sit steeping for 24 hours. It was dark and murky and it was Hypoc’s intention to use this old tea by diluting it with water. And again in his weakness, chose without further consideration and plunged into the physical labor of the preparations. It was then when deeply immersed in the pleasure of that trip, he had a sudden loud clear voice in his head saying “it is bitter tea that involves you so.” Hypoc heard the voice, but the struggle inside intensified, and the pattern, previously established with the physical laboring and the muscle messages coordinated and unified or perhaps coded, continued to exert their influence and Hypoc succummed to the pressure and he denied the voice.

And again he plunged into the physical orgy and completed the task, and Lo as the voice had predicted, the tea was bitter.

“The Five Laws have root in awareness.”
–Che Fung (Ezra Pound, Canto 85)

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Hail Eris.

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Here’s another commonwealth blend. I like this one, good for snow days (husky not included):

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I obviously have research to do!

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A sativa-dominant hybrid and good quality cup of coffee. Or good roast coffee with a handful of whole chai spices.

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I ran out of milk at work and had to use cream in my tea once. I was reminded of the Terry Pratchett book, in which a monk takes his tea with a lump of rancid yak butter

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Steak soaked in whisky. Wait, no. Wrong poll. Sorry.

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Don’t care. I’ll have what you’re having. :yum:

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I can’t help it. Forgive me, truly, but that’s what he said.

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I wonder if it has to do with whether or not the cow is grass-fed?

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Should a first-flush Darjeeling go at 190ÂșF, like an Oolong?

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Usually, I start with Coke until I realize three cans in one sitting isn’t doing me any good. So I switch it up with English Breakfast or Earl Grey tea brewed triple-strong over ice with sugar. But then I miss the Coke and start in on that again. It’s a never-ending vacillation that usually encompasses a good part of the day.

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Yep! With particularly temperamental FFs, I’ve gone as low as 175°F. 190°F is much more common, though. With second-flush, you have more leeway though I still don’t go much higher than that.

To curious readers: ‘flush’ refers to a period of new growth during the harvesting season. With Darjeelings (and most other types of tea), there are three flushes: spring, summer, and autumn.)

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