I really need to stop buying stupid tea that I’m pretty much guaranteed not to like. It’s really not entirely unlike walking into a clothing store, making a beeline to the ugliest sweater in a colour that makes you look washed out and happily buying it anyway. Because maybe this time it’ll be different. Maybe this time you’ll see what you’ve been missing. No. I keep going to bad tea like an abusive lover.
Like seriously. This tea has cherry in it. I don’t even like that. And I have no idea what the hell in this tea is so bitter that it makes my mouth curl into an instinctive snarl, despite adding two teaspoons of sugar. The hibiscus, perhaps? I felt like I was drinking lemon neo-citron after someone had dumped some cough syrup into it. I can’t really taste any of the other fruits/notes in this blend, and there’ll be no next time, because after a few sips and some very brief contemplation (if my primal reaction counts as such), I dumped it down the drain. The good news, though, if some can be gleaned from this situation, is that I don’t think anything was the green tea’s fault, so it’s still possible I could like other flavoured greens.
And that’s all I have to say about that.
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Sounds like one hot mess. :/
Oh, and you know what sucks the most? the fact that I wasted a mug and strainer and lid on this tea, and now I have even more dishes to wash!
Definitely a hot mess. definitely.
That is me with Teavana. I know I don’t usually like their teas. And when you buy them, you need to buy so much yet I constantly check out their website and am super tempted by their sales. Lately I have gotten better at resisting. Probably because I have a pretty intense hatred of the store that makes me want to not give them my money. haha.
Yup, I feel similarly about teavana, and really need to stop even sniffing the tea when I go there to get rock sugar. I’ve never liked a tea from there enough to get 50 g of it.
Haha, I am sure it is not green tea’s fault as their flavored teas consist perhaps only in 25-30% of base tea. I’m glad I got some tea from them during the sale because it’s kind of easy to entertain guests with it (even if they are not into tea at all) ;)
You’re right—there probably isn’t much actual tea in here at all, which actually makes greens a bit easier to explore, especially because I’m scared of tasting too much “plant” in my tea. I’m glad you found a few gems during the sale!
LOL re stupid tea you’re guaranteed not to like. V. amusing.
Lol at “wasting a mug…..more dishes to wash” true story….
lol, I can relate to “making a beeline to the ugliest sweater.” Having just recently started drinking tea this year, I am constantly trying new teas and testing my taste. After a couple misses in a row it can get discouraging!
That’s it! You start out all hopeful and determined, all open-minded in the hopes that you’ll actually like this garbage, and then you realize you can’t lie to yourself any longer! haha.
Sounds like one hot mess. :/
Oh, and you know what sucks the most? the fact that I wasted a mug and strainer and lid on this tea, and now I have even more dishes to wash!
Definitely a hot mess. definitely.
That is me with Teavana. I know I don’t usually like their teas. And when you buy them, you need to buy so much yet I constantly check out their website and am super tempted by their sales. Lately I have gotten better at resisting. Probably because I have a pretty intense hatred of the store that makes me want to not give them my money. haha.
Yup, I feel similarly about teavana, and really need to stop even sniffing the tea when I go there to get rock sugar. I’ve never liked a tea from there enough to get 50 g of it.
Haha, I am sure it is not green tea’s fault as their flavored teas consist perhaps only in 25-30% of base tea. I’m glad I got some tea from them during the sale because it’s kind of easy to entertain guests with it (even if they are not into tea at all) ;)
You’re right—there probably isn’t much actual tea in here at all, which actually makes greens a bit easier to explore, especially because I’m scared of tasting too much “plant” in my tea. I’m glad you found a few gems during the sale!
LOL re stupid tea you’re guaranteed not to like. V. amusing.
Lol at “wasting a mug…..more dishes to wash” true story….
lol, I can relate to “making a beeline to the ugliest sweater.” Having just recently started drinking tea this year, I am constantly trying new teas and testing my taste. After a couple misses in a row it can get discouraging!
That’s it! You start out all hopeful and determined, all open-minded in the hopes that you’ll actually like this garbage, and then you realize you can’t lie to yourself any longer! haha.