Tolkien-themed tea blends - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mithalwen · 03-28-2013, 08:54 AM

I think Mordor tea has long existed under the name Lapsang Souchong. Tastes all of ash and smoke to me.

Aganzir · 04-04-2013, 03:48 PM

Hahaha!

That's a good point. I like Lapsang Souchong though, but then again the last personality test I took scored me as Sauron.

Mithalwen · 04-05-2013, 07:03 AM

I wonder which part of Middle Earth equates to Assam? Though Shire Breakfast Tea is probably fine..

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 04-05-2013, 07:39 AM

If lapsang souchong comes from China, but it is Mordor's tea, and Assam tea comes from India, then in Middle-earth terms it probably comes from Gondor. The Shire doesn't strike me as the proper environment tho grow tea in, they would have had too get their tea from the south, and over the Misty Mountains. It's a wonder that hobbits could afford tea in the first place!

Aganzir · 04-05-2013, 03:51 PM

The hobbits also grow tobacco so why not tea? I can see them growing tea in southern Gondor though - Lebennin and Belfalas maybe.

Bêthberry · 05-27-2013, 03:59 PM

Alas! The Saul Zaentz Company has hit Adagio with a restraining order over copyright issues and so they have temporarily withdrawn all Tolkien-themed teas.

Adagio Teas on Twitter

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I just might be the last person to have got some, since daughter ordered this for me just before my birthday.

Inziladun · 05-27-2013, 05:46 PM

Wow. And some say the Estate is too strict on licensing! At least their motives are likely to derive from more than greed.

03-28-2013, 08:54 AM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I think Mordor tea has long existed under the name Lapsang Souchong. Tastes all of ash and smoke to me. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-04-2013, 03:48 PM	#2
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Hahaha! That's a good point. I like Lapsang Souchong though, but then again the last personality test I took scored me as Sauron. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

04-05-2013, 07:03 AM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I wonder which part of Middle Earth equates to Assam? Though Shire Breakfast Tea is probably fine.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-05-2013, 07:39 AM	#4
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	If lapsang souchong comes from China, but it is Mordor's tea, and Assam tea comes from India, then in Middle-earth terms it probably comes from Gondor. The Shire doesn't strike me as the proper environment tho grow tea in, they would have had too get their tea from the south, and over the Misty Mountains. It's a wonder that hobbits could afford tea in the first place! __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

04-05-2013, 03:51 PM	#5
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	The hobbits also grow tobacco so why not tea? I can see them growing tea in southern Gondor though - Lebennin and Belfalas maybe. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

05-27-2013, 03:59 PM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Alas! The Saul Zaentz Company has hit Adagio with a restraining order over copyright issues and so they have temporarily withdrawn all Tolkien-themed teas. Adagio Teas on Twitter Tumblr Adagio teas I just might be the last person to have got some, since daughter ordered this for me just before my birthday. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-27-2013, 05:46 PM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Wow. And some say the Estate is too strict on licensing! At least their motives are likely to derive from more than greed. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.