Favorite tea?

[sofonanm]

“Care for a cup of tea?” It had been a long
time since McKeag had drunk tea and he said, “Don’t mind if I do.”
The Englishman had two china cups and a small porcelain pot. Washing the
cups with steaming water, he took down a square brown tin, opened the top
carefully and placed a small portion of leaves in the pot. To McKeag they bore no
visible difference from the tea leaves his mother had used, but when Haversham
poured him a cup and he took his first sip, an aroma unlike any he had ever known
greeted him. He sniffed it several times, then took a deep taste of the hot tea. It was
better than anything he had previously tasted, better even than whiskey.
What did it taste like? Well, at first is was tarry, as if the person making the tea
had infused by mistake some stray ends of well-tarred rope. But it was penetrating
too, and a wee bit salty, and very rich and lingering. McKeag noticed that its taste
dwelled in the mouth long after that of an ordinary tea. It was a man’s tea, deep
and subtle and blended in some rugged place.
“What is it?” he asked. Haversham pointed to the brown canister, and McKeag
said, “I can’t read.”
Haversham indicated the lettering and the scene of tea-pickers in India.
“Lapsang souchong,” he said. “Best tea in the world.”

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What's your favorite tea?

Oolong/Wu Long used to be mine. One cup of Lapsang Souchong blew my mind though - now all other teas seem but child's play to me.

[Jonas]

yerba matte

[punkinhead]

chai

[hypehat]

builders brew

[sofonanm]

I bought some new Lapsang Souchong recently.

Taylors of Harrogate brand. I like it. Different emphasis on the flavor - less smoky, more of the rich taste. Twinings is more smoky, less of the rich taste. It's like the difference between cigarettes with all the additives in them and additive free cigarettes (Twinings would be the cigs with the chemical additives - Taylors would be the straight tobacco).

[Fall Breaks]

I bought some new Lapsang Souchong recently.

Taylors of Harrogate brand. I like it. Different emphasis on the flavor - less smoky, more of the rich taste. Twinings is more smoky, less of the rich taste. It's like the difference between cigarettes with all the additives in them and additive free cigarettes (Twinings would be the cigs with the chemical additives - Taylors would be the straight tobacco).

Ah, good old Lapsang. I went in to a tea store once before Christmas '07 to get some interesting tea for my brother. I asked with a straight face the girl behind the counter for a tea that "would leave deep traces in the soul". She smiled and at once got the can (jar? container?) of Lapsang. Unfortunately, I was already very familiar with that and was disappointed that there wasn't anything stronger...

[Mike]

Twinings Irish Breakfast

[smile-holland]

Authentic South African Rooibos tea.

[SG7]

Oolong is my favorite by far!

[Alex]

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