MakemineVanilla Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2014 Caffeine doesn't really effect me, maybe because I've drunk tea for so long. I don't get a buzz from a cup of tea or coffee. I can quite happily drink a mug of coffee or tea minutes before bed and have no trouble sleeping. Similarly I have no problem going weeks without coffee or tea (although I don't very often because I loooooove tea) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted January 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing makes you appreacite proper english tea like living away from England most of the year. Coffee can suck it. That's a very good point. You can get decent coffee in the UK, but it's much harder to get good tea abroad. Is PG Tips considered a "good" tea by you Brits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? I've not tried it but a friend did bring back some 'weasel' coffee from a trip to Vietnam. I think it was supposed to be like a knock off of civet coffee but I'm not sure what animal it had passed through :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? I've not tried it but a friend did bring back some 'weasel' coffee from a trip to Vietnam. I think it was supposed to be like a knock off of civet coffee but I'm not sure what animal it had passed through :/ I have never really fancied it myself but I seem to remember that Stephen Fry gave Prince Charles some as a present. I always wondered if he actually drank it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 surprised none of the lefties have been in here yet saying both drinks are evil due to enslaving and exploitation of the producing nations yeah it's Friday and i'm bored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Tend to have a couple of coffees after I've woken up or just before a night shift. Probably drink 7-10 cups of tea a day too (Yorkshire tea). The nicest coffee I've ever tried was in Vietnam, at a plantation where they feed coffee beans to weasels, wait for them to poo, dry out said leavings, and make coffee out of it. Was surprisingly really tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? Perhaps it was once an exclusive rare coffee but now there is mass battery farming producing it so it's something to avoid IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? Perhaps it was once an exclusive rare coffee but now there is mass battery farming producing it so it's something to avoid IMO. It is exactly that now, I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? Perhaps it was once an exclusive rare coffee but now there is mass battery farming producing it so it's something to avoid IMO. Very much this. I've read up on it and coffee experts basically agree there is nothing special about it and it's a fad (it's basicallynot as good as decent coffee beans you can buy). And as Mr_Dogg says, as it IS a fad it has become popular and is now battery farmed in disgusting conditions by force-feading the poor creatures to create it en mass. My feeling towards it is don't buy it and don't drink it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 People who don't drink tea or coffee always concern me a bit. If I offer someone a hot beverage and they say "I don't drink tea or coffee" I instinctively give them a puzzled look as if it's some sort of trick or a sick, disgusting joke. Yeah, me too. "I don't drink hot drinks" You what mate?! Perfect opportunity for this: I agree. How on earth can you not like hot drinks? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried any of that civet coffee yet? Nearly! Me and a pal was going to have some in Bangkok but at roughly £25 a cup, we decided our money would be better spent elsewhere. Beer and tits rather than coffee passed through the innards of a tropical mammal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing makes you appreacite proper english tea like living away from England most of the year. Coffee can suck it. That's a very good point. You can get decent coffee in the UK, but it's much harder to get good tea abroad. Is PG Tips considered a "good" tea by you Brits?Middling. Better than the really cheap rubbish, but tea snobs wouldn't rate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Tea and lots of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted January 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing makes you appreacite proper english tea like living away from England most of the year. Coffee can suck it. That's a very good point. You can get decent coffee in the UK, but it's much harder to get good tea abroad. Is PG Tips considered a "good" tea by you Brits? Middling. Better than the really cheap rubbish, but tea snobs wouldn't rate it. Ah well, It's either that or Lipton/Twinings around here. It'll do me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing makes you appreacite proper english tea like living away from England most of the year.Coffee can suck it.That's a very good point.You can get decent coffee in the UK, but it's much harder to get good tea abroad.Is PG Tips considered a "good" tea by you Brits?Middling. Better than the really cheap rubbish, but tea snobs wouldn't rate it. Ah well, It's either that or Lipton/Twinings around here. It'll do meThe other two options are infinitely better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 24, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 24, 2014 Nothing makes you appreacite proper english tea like living away from England most of the year. Coffee can suck it. That's a very good point. You can get decent coffee in the UK, but it's much harder to get good tea abroad. Is PG Tips considered a "good" tea by you Brits? Middling. Better than the really cheap rubbish, but tea snobs wouldn't rate it. Ah well, It's either that or Lipton/Twinings around here. It'll do me The other two options are infinitely better! Twinings is. Liptons isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 24, 2014 Actually you are right Mike, don't even know why I included Lipton's, its utterly horidIn fact my favourite tea available in the UK has to be Tea Pigs Silvertip White.I definitely picked up a white tea fetish in Singapore a few years ago, trouble is its quite hard to get hold of round here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseoftomorrow Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Coffee, no cream or sugar. About three cups a day, maybe more (but definitely not less). Typically buy local stuff. I've been fortunate to live in places with great local roasters. If I'm lazy, I'll get something from Trader Joe's, as it's right down the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 People who don't drink tea or coffee always concern me a bit. If I offer someone a hot beverage and they say "I don't drink tea or coffee" I instinctively give them a puzzled look as if it's some sort of trick or a sick, disgusting joke. Yeah, me too. "I don't drink hot drinks" You what mate?! Perfect opportunity for this: I agree. How on earth can you not like hot drinks? When it's thirty-five Celsius outside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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