toci wrote:
On Jan 18, 3:16 am, Nigel wrote:
In an ideal world where we are all rational and accurate TEA is indeed
as defined by ISO Standard 6078:1982 - "derived solely and
exclusively . . from the leaves, buds and tender stems of varieties of
the species Camellia sinensis".
However a moment spent inspecting your supermarket shelves will
demonstrate the universally common usage of the word in application to
herbal mixes; even the TeaFAQ site has a page titled "Tisanes (Herbal
Teas)". And the increasing use of "Red Tea" for rooibos is I believe
deliberately misleading, done to trade on Camellia tea's percieved
health benefits. A few years ago I reported Marks and Spencer to the
UK Trading Standards Office for selling a chamomile tisane in a pack
with the word TEA about 1" high and the word chamomile about 1/4" high
- such misuse of the word tea is misleading - and teh product was
pulled.
Nevertheless, until the world universally understands that tea is only
Camellia tea, I often take the precaution of calling it "Camellia tea"
when confusion needs to be avoided.

Nigel at Teacraft

On Jan 17, 6:43 pm, Warren wrote:



Nigel wrote:
2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine
I want to understand
what you mean by that comment. I was under the impression that 'tea' was
all Camellia, as opposed to tisanes, which obviously are not.- Hide quoted text -
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At least tisanes have a name that can be used. I'd like to also have
a name for tea mixtures, like Earl Grey and Jasmine Tea, that are
mainly but not all tea. Toci
I always refer to them as "blends" or "flavoured tea" which is, at
least, somewhat accurate.

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On Jan 15, 6:22*am, Maxwell wrote:
I used to be one wake up at the very latest possible, shower quick and
run out the door to class, however, now I've grown my hair out and
Chicago tends to be sub freeing for a vast majority of the semester. I
have my own apartment so now I get up much earlier and eat some
breakfast before classes.

So now I'm curious as to your favorite morning tea mixtures, whether
its just a strong cup of irish breakfast, or plain old assam, a cup of
white or green or maté?
What do you like to drink in the morning whether it be for a pick me
up or just to relax?
I do not drink milk as part of my vegetarian diet, so any milk would
be substituted with soy milk or rice milk or almond milk, and at that
most likely the vanilla flavor.

I currently have a good stock of maté, ceylon black tea, taiwan peach
oolong, gunpowder green, silver needle white, and a little bit of
jasmine green.

Try the Yunnan Gold from "I Dream of Tea" in Evanston. They are very
knowlegable and I always pop in when I'm in Chicago. Good quality tea.
For me, wineter is a long, cold, white and grey dray without a decent
pu-erh and Yunna Golds.
Shen

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OP
I sometimes drink the ceylon in the morning, however it is going stale
and is getting a little bitter and is requiring more and more additives.
I usually leave my green and white for at night as I go to bed earlier
than normal now due to class scheduling.

For Ceylon going stale, I'd suggest either drinking it up quickly, or
throwing it away. A third possibility would be seeing if it loses its
staleness as iced tea, either alone or with lemon or spices. Toci

Can't be at all sure, but perhaps, just for the fun of it, before chucking the Ceylon, try roasting it in a toaster oven (Lew's method); or even in a frying pan under/over a low low heat, mixing it up often to make sure it doesn't burn. Worth a try. Might bring some life back into it. You can always toss it at any time.
Michael

Then, "manure tea" should more accurately be called "manure tisane"?

Alan

Nigel wrote:
In an ideal world where we are all rational and accurate TEA is indeed
as defined by ISO Standard 6078:1982 - "derived solely and
exclusively . . from the leaves, buds and tender stems of varieties of
the species Camellia sinensis".
However a moment spent inspecting your supermarket shelves will
demonstrate the universally common usage of the word in application to
herbal mixes; even the TeaFAQ site has a page titled "Tisanes (Herbal
Teas)". And the increasing use of "Red Tea" for rooibos is I believe
deliberately misleading, done to trade on Camellia tea's percieved
health benefits. A few years ago I reported Marks and Spencer to the
UK Trading Standards Office for selling a chamomile tisane in a pack
with the word TEA about 1" high and the word chamomile about 1/4" high
- such misuse of the word tea is misleading - and teh product was
pulled.
Nevertheless, until the world universally understands that tea is only
Camellia tea, I often take the precaution of calling it "Camellia tea"
when confusion needs to be avoided.

Nigel at Teacraft


On Jan 17, 6:43�pm, Warren wrote:
Nigel wrote:
2. ONLY true Camellia tea has theanine

I want to understand
what you mean by that comment. I was under the impression that 'tea' was
all Camellia, as opposed to tisanes, which obviously are not.

toci wrote:

For Ceylon going stale, I'd suggest either drinking it up quickly, or
throwing it away. A third possibility would be seeing if it loses its
staleness as iced tea, either alone or with lemon or spices. Toci

When we get bulk teas going bad, we make tea smoked duck with them.
It's good!
--scott
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