Activity – Robert Godden

Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

Two days ago, The Devotea team held an event in a library.

Over the last year or so we have done so regularly. Our HQ is Adelaide, Australia, which for reasons of seething contempt and bitter jealousy, is […]
Robert Godden commented on the post, Proudly A Milk-In-Firster, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

You must. And also, test them on it afterwards. Be judgmental, it’s only going to help them in the long run.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Proudly A Milk-In-Firster, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

We should all strive to be tea Jedis
Robert Godden commented on the post, Proudly A Milk-In-Firster, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

No. When adding the milk last, a thin stream of milk is hitting the hot tea and degrading. When adding milk first,a thinner stream of tea is losing it’s heat as it hits. Apparently.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Proudly A Milk-In-Firster, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

You win at parenting.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Proudly A Milk-In-Firster, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

This also gives me an idea for another post “When to Slap Your Host”
Robert Godden commented on the post, Proudly A Milk-In-Firster, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

Tania, thank you for your examples, as misguided as they are.
If your host has put tea in your cup before you get it, then yes, you may add milk – but it is your host who is miserably failing at a basic task and […]
Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 8 months ago

On Facebook the other day, I was talking about George Orwell.
Specifically, that for all his wonderful traits and gifts, he believed in putting the tea in before the milk in a cup, which is clearly erroneous. I […]
Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

Some of my readers are other tea bloggers, and so I’ll just suggest right now, that sometimes it’s hard to keep up.

I have a vaguely once-a-week goal and usually I stick to it. I usually write Sunday Morning […]
Robert Godden commented on the post, Tea Festivals, on the site scandalous tea 7 years, 9 months ago

Getting Tea Drunk is always good advice.
Every day should be tea festival day.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Needless Outrage, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

I usually get (and give) free samples and the idea of a “sampler” at $12 (even NZ $’s) for what? 5 x 3g? That’s $800 per kilo.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Going Back to Bitaco . . . with Video, on the site Steep Stories 7 years, 9 months ago

Why do you feel the need to be under 1500 words? A blog post takes as long as it takes.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Needless Outrage, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

Turns out it was 3g of tea according to the packet, but the smallest 3g I’ve ever seen.
Still outraged.
Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

I have been outraged.

Needlessly.

Here’s the scenario: Good food, great company and a six-pack of Zealong samples.

Lady Devotea and I were entertaining a special guest, our USA distributor and Blender […]
Robert Godden commented on the post, It's All Plain Tea Sailing, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

Yes, life is an adventure that way.
Robert Godden commented on the post, It's All Plain Tea Sailing, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

I considered “unadulterated”. To me, adulterated tea is more about substitution for cost savings, as in the 1700s. Real tea is good but doesn;t necessary imply no additives, i.e. a REAL Earl Grey.
Robert Godden commented on the post, It's All Plain Tea Sailing, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

Hmmm, maybe. To me “orthodox” really means “not CTC”. But yes, a great word.
“I shall have an unfettered, unencumbered Orthodox Darjeeling in the vestibule”
Robert Godden wrote a new post on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 9 months ago

When it comes to tea, there are issues around describing one concept easily.
And that concept is tea.

Ask ten people what their favourite tea is.

If you move in the exalted circles I do, then you are going […]
Robert Godden commented on the post, Alternative Facts Sell Tea, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 10 months ago

“A moment of joy” is not how I am normally described, so thanks.
Robert Godden commented on the post, Alternative Facts Sell Tea, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 7 years, 10 months ago

You are too kind.
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Robert Godden

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Robert Godden

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