Hi all, I don't know if this subject has been broached before or not, I'm still
new to the 'hardcore' tea way of life. I was wondering if anyone else ever
blended their teas together? Is this heretical? If not, what teas blend well
and what would be some no-no combinations? Here's an example of what I'm
talking about - 1 1/2 tsp Keemun, 1 tsp Assam, 1 tsp Mate (for added kick), my
pot yields about 2 regular cups.

KeemunBLK wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone else ever blended their teas
> together?

I often will blend two teaspoons of some black tea, and one
teaspoon of lapsang souchong, to make Russian Caravan. This
is in a six-cup teapot.

Ian
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"KeemunBLK" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all, I don't know if this subject has been broached before or not, I'm
still
> new to the 'hardcore' tea way of life. I was wondering if anyone else ever
> blended their teas together? Is this heretical? If not, what teas blend
well
> and what would be some no-no combinations? Here's an example of what I'm
> talking about - 1 1/2 tsp Keemun, 1 tsp Assam, 1 tsp Mate (for added
kick), my
> pot yields about 2 regular cups.

I often make an "English Breakfast" style blend with equal parts of Assam,
Keemun and Ceylon. Brings back memories of my first trip to England when I
was 23 - the B&Bs were ?1.50 a night, and served all the "EB" you could
drink. Piping hot, with milk and sugar. Ahh, those were the days...

Regards,
Dean

Years ago, a friend of mine used to make what she called 'war in a teacup'.
Whenever she had only a little Twinings English Breakfast and Irish
Breakfast left (get it? yes, it's a silly joke), she'd blend them together.
It was a decent strong brew.

Lots of teas come about because people blend them. If it works for you, do
it. That's how new tea flavors come about.

"KeemunBLK" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all, I don't know if this subject has been broached before or not, I'm
still
> new to the 'hardcore' tea way of life. I was wondering if anyone else ever
> blended their teas together? Is this heretical? If not, what teas blend
well
> and what would be some no-no combinations? Here's an example of what I'm
> talking about - 1 1/2 tsp Keemun, 1 tsp Assam, 1 tsp Mate (for added
kick), my
> pot yields about 2 regular cups.

Years ago, a friend of mine used to make what she called 'war in a teacup'.
Whenever she had only a little Twinings English Breakfast and Irish
Breakfast left (get it? yes, it's a silly joke), she'd blend them together.
It was a decent strong brew.

Lots of teas come about because people blend them. If it works for you, do
it. That's how new tea flavors come about.

"KeemunBLK" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all, I don't know if this subject has been broached before or not, I'm
still
> new to the 'hardcore' tea way of life. I was wondering if anyone else ever
> blended their teas together? Is this heretical? If not, what teas blend
well
> and what would be some no-no combinations? Here's an example of what I'm
> talking about - 1 1/2 tsp Keemun, 1 tsp Assam, 1 tsp Mate (for added
kick), my
> pot yields about 2 regular cups.

Ok, well more to the point: are there any blends that are 'no-nos?' Are there
teas that don't combine well? Just wondering if there are any ground rules.
Like mixing black and green.

I have had the two types of pu'er sheng and shu blended together at a
shop once. Wasn't too bad.

Hell, if you like it, do it. It's your tea and your tastes. Just
don't blend like 200 dollar Wulong with a cheap scented Mou Li Hua
(Jasmine tea) and you'll be fine. heh.




Mydnight

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thus then i turn me from my countries light, to dwell in the solemn shades of an endless night.

you'll have to experiment. but i've seen excellent
white/black, green/black tea blends. personally, i try to
blend teas from the same country, like keemuns and yunnans
or assams and nilgiris. but i violate that rule whenever i
see fit, like in some stronger breakfast blends which may
contain african, india and chinese blacks.

try herbs as well. but avoid flavoring oils. just my
personal input.

-gary





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Gary wrote:
> you'll have to experiment. but i've seen excellent
> white/black, green/black tea blends. personally, i try to
> blend teas from the same country, like keemuns and yunnans
> or assams and nilgiris. but i violate that rule whenever i
> see fit, like in some stronger breakfast blends which may
> contain african, india and chinese blacks.
>
> try herbs as well. but avoid flavoring oils. just my
> personal input.
>
> -gary
>
>
>
>
>
> Posted through TeaTalk - http://teatalk.dragonwater.com
>
> .

I've some great experiences both at adagio.com and at psteas.com using
both of their tea blending engines. You really have to experiment.

Sometimes, when I am drinking an assam tea, to sweeten it up, I will
add some juice. Not orange juice or those thick juices, but juices from
langers or those watered down stuff. Kind of like what ocean spray does
with their tea and juice lines.

Overall, I think it's all about personal preference. One thing to note
though is if you blend across different tea types to play around with
the steeping time, or if you have the patience, to brew each type
separately and then mix.

-mike

"KeemunBLK" > wrote in message
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> Ok, well more to the point: are there any blends that are 'no-nos?' Are
there
> teas that don't combine well? Just wondering if there are any ground
rules.
> Like mixing black and green.

It seems to me that black & green would be wasteful since greens (& whites)
may be infused at least 3x, but blacks only once.


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"KeemunBLK" > wrote in message
...
> Ok, well more to the point: are there any blends that are 'no-nos?' Are
there
> teas that don't combine well? Just wondering if there are any ground
rules.
> Like mixing black and green.

It seems to me that black & green would be wasteful since greens (& whites)
may be infused at least 3x, but blacks only once.


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Bluesea wrote:
> It seems to me that black & green would be wasteful since greens (&
whites)
> may be infused at least 3x, but blacks only once.
>


Is that true.. IPOTs instructions for the Assam I bought from them
indicates to try multiple steepings. I did, and it seemed ok.

Bluesea wrote:
> It seems to me that black & green would be wasteful since greens (&
whites)
> may be infused at least 3x, but blacks only once.
>


Is that true.. IPOTs instructions for the Assam I bought from them
indicates to try multiple steepings. I did, and it seemed ok.