JohnnyTarr Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Ok while some of us can drink our rum at all hours, I sit here in the early morning with me cup of coffee. Rum just doesn't help me wake up like it used to. I got a blend of French roast coffee beans and chickory that I made myself and I like a lot. What else do you all imbid in? Git up of your asses, set up those glasses I'm drinking this place dry.
Cpt Sophia M Eisley Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 I typically have hot tea...my favorite's Earl Grey with cream and sweetner, but at work I have Lipton. Warms me up and the morning, and gives just enough of a caffeine buzz. :) Perhaps we'll meet again under better circumstances. ---(---(@ Dead Men...Tell No Tales. Welcome, Foolish Mortals...
Quartermaster James Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 I enjoy caffeine through a variety of delivery systems... When out & about, I usually have coffee. Don't make it much at home though. At work, I am just as likely to hit the coffee pot as brew tea, depending upon my mood/taste at the time. At home, it's two cups of tea in the morning. When I have the time (and enough uncluttered surface area) to give the tea fuller attention, I bring out the gong fu set and brew up some Tieguanyin, Lung ching, or Pearl Jasmine tea.
Dorian Lasseter Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Mainly, I do tea and cocoa.... All different kinds of tea, but the top two are Irish Breakfast & Earl Grey with a tsp of sugar... Used to drink plenty of coffee in my youth, but then was sworn off it by doctors (kidney stones) for three years or so... then was given the thumbs up to drink it and wow, it was horrible! Lost my taste for it. Now I might have a fru-fru coffee drink here an' there, but not straight up coffee. Still smells wonderful, but blech... Other caffeine sources; iced tea, pepsi... Truly, D. Lasseter Captain, The Lucy Propria Virtute Audax --- In Hoc Signo Vinces Ni Feidir An Dubh A Chur Ina Bhan Air "If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me." Deuteronomy 32:41 Envy and its evil twin - It crept in bed with slander - Idiots they gave advice - But Sloth it gave no answer - Anger kills the human soul - With butter tales of Lust - While Pavlov's Dogs keep chewin' - On the legs they never trust... The Seven Deadly Sins http://www.colonialnavy.org
Salty Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 both give equal enjoyment but me favorite shall always be coffee Arrrrgh ther's too much blood in me caffeine stream Mud Slinging Pyromanic , Errrrrr Ship's Potter at ye service Vagabond's Rogue Potter Wench First Mate of the Fairge Iolaire Me weapons o choice be lots o mud, sharp pointy sticks, an string
capnwilliam Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Coffee, strong and straight, to wake me me up and keep me awake throughout the day. Tea, for when I want something soothing. Herbal or decaffinated is best for the purpose. Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!"
capnwilliam Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Arrrrgh ther's too much blood in me caffeine stream Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!"
Red-Handed Jill Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 When I was younger, I used to lovingly hand-grind my special blend and have two cups of coffee every morning. Only problem was that on the days I didn't do this I'd have horrific headaches. Since I'm already prone to those, I made the tough decision to give up coffee. Although I still have it every once in awhile - for example, when I was in Jamaica, I didn't turn down the Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (if you ever get a chance, try this coffee - it's amazing.) Now it's herb teas and the occasional Japanese green tea for me.
Rumba Rue Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 I usually have coffee with 1 package of Sweet n' Low, and powdered creamer in either regular of French Vanilla. I can easily down at least three to five cups in the morning, but usually four is my limit. On days when I'm not feeling well or just want something to warm me up in the afternoon of say a rainy day, then it's tea. I love Twinnings, Irish Breakfast tea, Yamamotoyama- green tea, and a true Jasmine Chinese tea.
CrazyCholeBlack Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I don't do caffeine frequently but when I do, I like to feel it! For coffee I always get a 20oz americano straight. Takes me all day to drink it though or I get so wired I actually get sick. For tea I drink herbals, red clover, Honeybush or peppermint with a bit of agave and usually at night or when I'm sick & need to warm up. "If part of the goods be plundered by a pirate the proprietor or shipmaster is not entitled to any contribution." An introduction to merchandize, Robert Hamilton, 1777Slightly Obsessed, an 18th Century reenacting blog
Capt. Sterling Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Mental note: Chole can go to the coffee house but she cannot partake... "I being shot through the left cheek, the bullet striking away great part of my upper jaw, and several teeth which dropt down the deck where I fell... I was forced to write what I would say to prevent the loss of blood, and because of the pain I suffered by speaking."~ Woodes Rogers Crewe of the Archangel http://jcsterlingcptarchang.wix.com/creweofthearchangel# http://creweofthearchangel.wordpress.com/
DocF225 Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Coffee in the AM. I take my coffee like I take my women.... cold and bitter.... Then I switch to iced tea in the evenings. Doc Wiseman - Ship's Physician, Stur.. er... Surgeon Extrodinaire and general scoundrel. Reluctant Temporary Commander of Finnegan's Wake Piracy- Hostile Takeover without the Messy Paperwork We're not Pirates; we're independent maritime property redistribution specialists. Member in good standing Persian Gulf Yacht Club, Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club and the Greater Beruit Rod & Gun Club.
JohnnyTarr Posted February 22, 2007 Author Posted February 22, 2007 I take my coffee like I take my women.... cold and bitter.... You need to find yourself a better girl mate. Git up of your asses, set up those glasses I'm drinking this place dry.
callenish gunner Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 i drynke both i always grind my beans fresh i get 5 lbs of beans a year from an old schoolmate who now owns a plantation on kilamanjaro in kenya which i take to a roaster in reading ,pa ..i also enjoy either kona or blue mountain ... as for tea i have always hated the taste given off by tea bags so i use loose teas always keep earl grey around and a breakfast tea either english or irish white jasmine tea for late evenings with a friend ...but my all-time favourite is a green tea known as GUNPOWDER TEA (go figure!!!) at least 2 pots of coffee a day and several times a week a large pot o' tea the one kind of coffee i can't abide is STARBUCKS it all tastes burnt to my palatte never drynke either beverage cold just never got the taste for them and unsweetened and no milk cream and i drynke coffee (high-test) right up until i lay down to sleep and i sleep like a baby ....but at my age the only draw back is having to get up all night if you know what i mean :)
Ransom Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 Tea, for sure. I have a whole collection of it. Usually in the morning I drink Irish or English breakfast teas - two, three cups, with just a touch of sugar. I also have a penchant for smoked teas, like Lapsang Souchong, or Russian Caravan tea (my husband hates even the smell of them LOL). I also love Ty-phoo tea, which is so fine it looks sorta like gun powder. One of my favorites, and which I can't find anymore, was by Xanadu, and called Star of Persia. It was heaven! I don't drink herbal tea of any kind. It all tastes like grass clippings to me. For a treat, every so often I buy a Chai Tea from Dutch Bros. (They're like Starbucks, only better! Based in Grants Pass, doncha know ) ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog
Jacky Tar Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I drink both, but prefer the taste o' coffee. I love good cappuccinos, which are usually made by Italian restaurants.
Patrick Hand Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I gotta have my cuppa coffee in the morning......Or I can't get started..... So.... will make a cup (or two) of coffee, that I run through an espresso machine to brew...... Strong, hot and sweet.... (2 sugars....) But after 7 at night, I can't drink anything caffinated, or I'm awake all night.... so coffee, tea or cokes are out.... (well I sometimes mess-up with a few evening rum and cokes....) So I will drink Red Zinger Herbal tea ... I make a large mug with three sugars...
oderlesseye Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I'll have sugar with a little coffee > http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand."
Lady Alyx Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Well it's coffee for me in the morn for sure...sometimes a lil rum added but it all depends on the morning...lol . I love Nestea Ice tea and drink that in the evening. Red Zinger is good as well...I like the Lemon Green tea a bit better though. Best coffee I ever had was grown off the sides of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I don't remember the name but will never forget the taste. If you see any that is from there try it. It has such a lush rain forest at it's base that it grows great coffee beans. ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
Barbados Sam Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Flavored coffees. Current favorites are chocolate caramel drizzle and chocolate truffle raspberry. Can't drink tea....I think I'm alergic...when I drink it my throat feels like it's closing up! <aak> "There be the chest, inside be the gold, we took them all. Spent them and traded them. We frittered them away on drink and food and pleasurable company. The more we gave them away, the more we came to realize... the drink would not satisfy, food turned to ash in our mouths, and all the pleasurable company in the world could not slake our lust. We are cursed men....Compelled by greed we were, and now we are consumed by it."
Quartermaster James Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Aye Ransom! Lopsang Souchang rules! It's what I use for my po cha! Salty tea soup....Yummers!
Captain Midnight Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I love both. I drink hot coffee in the mornings to wake up, and iced Earl Grey tea the rest of the time. "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
Salty Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 this morn mango ceylon tea in glass percolator.........love lab grade cooking untensils Mud Slinging Pyromanic , Errrrrr Ship's Potter at ye service Vagabond's Rogue Potter Wench First Mate of the Fairge Iolaire Me weapons o choice be lots o mud, sharp pointy sticks, an string
Matusalem Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 I try to bring home a bag of Dunkin Donuts coffee beans when I can afford it. Coffee in the morning /green tea in the afternoon/espresso in the evenings/insomnia at night.
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