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Quaich1
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 Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 11:25 am Post subject: Mixing Whisky and Tea |
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An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal about the popular mixing of scotch and tea in China and elsewhere in Asia with certain teas matched and added to specific single malts.
Have a look:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mixing-whisky-and-tea-1433939857
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Diademo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Mixing Whisky and Tea |
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They are mixing tea with (all kind of) spirits in China for ages. When I was staying there I occasionally mixed 12yo malts (ex-bourbon casks) with green tea. I was using Longjing variety and more often my favourite jasmine tea, which I bought from wholesaler.
I'm still getting my green tea directly from China but I'm not mixing it with anything - it's just perfect as it is and my single malts don't need any help to get drinked.  |
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Hodge
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| A Chinese friend once served me green tea and Chivas Regal 12, I did enjoy it but it is not something I would pour for myself, I prefer to enjoy the subtle aromas and nuances of the whisky as they come out of the bottle. A lot of time an effort has gone into making it and to me it is a bit of a waste to add it to tea but it should be taken the way you enjoy it best and I think many cultures like to add whisky to tea, even the best and rarest of Scotch single malts. |
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sorren
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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Whatever next... 
I really just want to drink my whisky the way it's supposed to be drunk, in a glass on its own.. With or without company... No more to say.. |
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Darwin
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My father used to drink iced tea and brown vodka from up north. He never did have any taste... 
Red wine and Coke sounds bad. |
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Quaich1
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| Darwin wrote: | My father used to drink iced tea and brown vodka from up north. He never did have any taste...
Red wine and Coke sounds bad. |
My grandmother who was born in the 1880's used to drink just boiled water in a teacup with nothing in it. I remember seeing her do this many times over 55 years ago when I was a boy. This was apparently quite common among women of her generation, probably because in the very early days tea was not always available or affordable and I guess it just became natural for her to do so later on as well. I haven't thought of this for many years.
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