Tea or Coffee???

Tiriel

well... which one do you go for?!!!

PurpleFistMixer

I dislike both of them, but if I HAD to choose, it'd be tea. But only apple tea... Coffee is too bitter for me, I just don't have a taste for it. Give me a good hot chocolate any day. =D

Tiriel

apple tea!!! what! yikes! ah no.. a good old brew of Barry's tea.. nothing like it!

PurpleFistMixer

I tried it in Turkey. It's sort of like... apple juice, only hot. And more watery.

Tiriel

hmmm.. sounds interesting.. guess I'll have to wait till I'm in Turkey tho!!!

PurpleFistMixer

You can probably get it here.. I just haven't seen it anywhere.

rainbow kirby

Coffee. Black. Strong. Sugary.
*runs off to put kettle on*

Tiriel

terrible isn't it.. only the mention of it and it's like a calling.. :eek:

Hal1

cant beat a good ole mug of scald tbh

Zaph

If I tell you which I prefer will you make me a cup?

Tiriel

If I could I would!! how about a virtual cuppa!!

Zaph

Grand, cuppa tea please, just a wee drop of milk and a couple of big sugars. And none of your oul' Barry's muck, a proper cup of Lyons please (or Bewleys if you want to be posh). What is it with Cork people's obsession with Barrys?

Tiriel

ah you have to support the local brew!! only right!! Lyons is nice too though.. twould do if you were stuck

Lafortezza

"Coffee, the way I like my men, strong, black sweet and rich."

Agent Smith

coffee, havent drank tea for about 6 years now, cant stand the taste of it

Tiriel

guess it's a matter of taste.. wierd.. most strongly favour one over the other... I never drink coffee.. and I do like it.. but it reminds me of all nighters in college!!! :eek:

pixie_student

Tea & a smoke please! really strong with a lil drop of milk & no sugar

Not a big coffee drinker anymore

Tiriel

pixie_student wrote:

Tea & a smoke please! really strong with a lil drop of milk & no sugar

perfect!!!

pixie_student

Cork_girl wrote:

perfect!!!

I do try

A marlboro light to be precise or if its a spliff is even better

Tiriel

Davey Devil

I hate when people put more milk in their tea than actual tea. Why don't they just drink warm milk?

Hal1

Yea, I hate floods of milk in the tea. Anyone ever tried tetleys tea its propa boi I tell ye or bewleys :cool:

OLDYELLAR

not too mad on either on a push id say tea though , coffee makes me heave

begbie

Neither.

Borzoi

Cork_girl wrote:

well... which one do you go for?!!!

Ah sure, whatever you're making, I don't want to be any bother

Gilgamesh

Have any of you guys ever tried tea what isn't in the bag?
I mean good, green or black loose tea?
would like to know if anybody here bothers with it, since most of you seem to prefer tea to coffee

Sarky

Gilgamesh wrote:

Have any of you guys ever tried tea what isn't in the bag?
I mean good, green or black loose tea?
would like to know if anybody here bothers with it, since most of you seem to prefer tea to coffee

I'll have some of the stranger teas when I'm in both the right café and mood. A bunch of leaves dumped in a pot, left to stew and poured through a strainer. Some very nice tasting teas available like that. Particularly Green Assam and some Japanese teas...

Gilgamesh

do you know of any cafe's which sell loose tea?
I don't really know of any

Sarky

That depends on whether you live in Galway or not. If you do, then give Bananaphoblacht or Javas a go.

Gilgamesh

I'm in Dublin, that explains a lot then.
would you try other teas, or just the green tea?

JimmyL

Is there something wrong with the clock or are there lots of early birds here!

I like both. On the coffee front, prefer expresso (no sugar and freshly grounded), also like Colombrian and Java (no milk and no sugar - the way coffee should be drunk).

Tea wise - Earl Grey (Marks and Spencer - wife's choice) - again no milk and no sugar (where did adding milk to drinks come from?). Used to drink tea with milk while in college - cann't remember why I stopped. It's not that I don't like milk as I drink the stuff.

Also some asian tea (leaves) - no milk of course.

Currently drinking a crappy cup of Kenco from the office canteen.

Gilgamesh

Sarky wrote:

That depends on whether you live in Galway or not. If you do, then give Bananaphoblacht or Javas a go.

Are there any Specialist Tea shops in Galway.

Or does maybe anybody know of any Tea shop, that sell REAL tea, not the crappy bag stuff, in Ireland at all?

Sarky

I've dabbled in red teas, too. There's a very strong one called Pu-Erh (I think...) that comes wrapped up in a ball. It actually smells ever so slightly of fish for some reason, but Great Cthulhu, it tastes nice...

Gilgamesh

I think you might mean Pekue, very strong stuff.
have you tried white tea before, or maybe Oolong, they have very nice tastes, a bit pricey though

Sarky

No, it was definately called Pu-erh. I'm sure there are plenty of red teas about.

I've tried white teas before, too, can't remember which ones. I'm generally content enough with a pot of Barry's...

I'm sure there's a shop that sells specialist tealeaves in Galway, but buggered if I can remember the name or location, sorry.