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Normally I'm a black coffee kinda guy. Every now and then I'll mix it up with an Americano. All of the flavored and sugary stuff just isn't for me. Or at least I thought....

I made some tea yesterday, Earl Gray, that ended up in my usual coffee thermos. Dumped the remnants this morning and was in a rush, so I didn't rinse it out. Poured my (percolator brewed) coffee into the thermos and had my first cup when I got to the desk.

Dang it...this coffee with essence of Earl Gray tea is phenomenal. Maybe I've been wrong. Maybe these yuppie drinks are all that. Maybe I need a pink whipped venti double soy thing in my life and just have been to grumpy to know it.
 
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fishgutzy said:
There actually are places that mix coffee and tea and charge a butt load for a cup.
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I'll bring a thermos to the next event. I'm thinking tree-fiddy a cup ought to do.
 
Tim said:
Normally I'm a black coffee kinda guy. Every now and then I'll mix it up with an Americano. All of the flavored and sugary stuff just isn't for me. Or at least I thought....

I made some tea yesterday, Earl Gray, that ended up in my usual coffee thermos. Dumped the remnants this morning and was in a rush, so I didn't rinse it out. Poured my (percolator brewed) coffee into the thermos and had my first cup when I got to the desk.

Dang it...this coffee with essence of Earl Gray tea is phenomenal. Maybe I've been wrong. Maybe these yuppie drinks are all that. Maybe I need a pink whipped venti double soy thing in my life and just have been to grumpy to know it.
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Do you drink your tea without cream and sugar?
I drink my coffee and espresso black, my tea as well. I might have to give this a try.
 
@Tim did you add anything (sugar, milk etc.) to the Earl Grey or just drink it straight? I might hafta try this, we keep some of that tea on hand for my Mom when she visits. I drink my coffee black too so maybe this is worth a toss.

ETA @LazyBones beat me to it
 
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Cape Fear said:
@Tim did you add anything (sugar, milk etc.) to the Earl Grey or just drink it straight? I might hafta try this, we keep some of that tea on hand for my Mom when she visits. I drink my coffee black too so maybe this is worth a toss.

ETA @LazyBones beat me to it
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LazyBones said:
Do you drink your tea without cream and sugar?
I drink my coffee and espresso black, my tea as well. I might have to give this a try.
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Nothing at all in the coffee or the tea.

If my wife makes the coffee, I'll use creamer sometimes. But this was nothing at all.
 
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huh - this could be a chocolate-in-your-peanut-butter moment! Ima try it.
If it works out, a bag of this double-bergamot loose tea will go in the cabinet.
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Double Bergamot Earl Grey Black Tea

For many years, Stash Earl Grey Tea has been a favorite of tea lovers. Many people seem to love the careful balance of citrusy bergamot and the blend of fine black teas which our Earl Grey blend is famous for. Certain Earl Grey fanatics have grown especially fond of the top grade oil of bergamot...
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Good to see more hot tea love on here.
Earl gray is good
Right now HT has a BOGO on Bigelow branded teas (3.50/each, so 2 for 3 and a half bucks)
 
I'll make some tea this afternoon.
 
So I tried it, and it's pretty good! The coffee flavor is stronger, which it should be, but the tea flavor stands up very well to it. I put in my big travel cup, about 4oz's of tea and 16oz's of coffee.
 
I heated 8oz of black coffee to 212Ā° and steeped the bag for 2 minutes. I think the steep time is too long, the citrus/floral flavor is a bit overwhelming. I'll try a 1-minute steep a little later. I'm not sure that I'm a fan of the tea itself, I had never tried it before this experiment.
 
I didn't have any actual Tea in my coffee...the thermos had tea in it overnight. I dumped the thermos and filled with the coffee. So it really was just an "essence".

Kinda like aging bourbon in a wine cask.
 
Tim said:
Anybody give it a go?
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Hmmm, we have a Keurig at work. I am wondering if there is a way to emulate this because I think the Keurig pretty much has an essence of what was previously run through it.
 
I've reused a cup that had tea in to drink fresh coffee, and it was just fine, maybe even good as you find it to be.
However, using a cup that had coffee in it for a new serving of tea is generally not great. I won't do that one again.
 
Tried it this morningā€¦ Tasted like coffee and tea mixed, with no ā€œsum is greater than the partsā€ action, at least not to my palate. Fun experiment, though!
 
I believe that's the reason I like waffle house tea so much, it's got an essence of coffee flavor in the tea. Lol I will have to give the tea flavored coffee a try though.....
 
Hmmm. May have to steep some earl grey in my hot coffee.

Can hurt and itā€™ll double the caffeine so thatā€™s good.
 
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