I freakin loved this tea when it first came out! Like adored it. Now that it has been sitting around for a while, it has lost it’s umph. There is a little something bitter in the front part of the sip, followed by some flatness and ending with more bitter. I might be getting a little flat chocolate in the end. This is a prime example of my tea hoarding nature gone wrong. I wanted to save this tea so I could savor it over time and revisit it when I missed it, but it was better fresh and I should have guzzled it down when it was fresh. So sad!
People who liked this
Comments
I think a lot of us feel that the flavor dwindles with time on the old 52Teas.
I wonder why that is. Different brands of flavoring? Less preservatives? I have some teas that have held up wonderfully over the years, some that even did better with age. I’m glad I don’t have a ton of 52teas left and I’ll hopefully go through what I have left this summer.
most teas are better when you drink them within a year I think. The exception being puerh, some straight black teas and roasted oolongs like da hong pao. Flavored teas just lose their flavoring after a while. I don’t know what would account for the bitterness though.
Maybe the bitterness was there before, but worked with the other flavors that masked it or hid it in the background?
There have been flavored teas that did better after sitting for six months or so, letting the flavors mingle nicely, but in general I think you are right about the year rule. I have been so good about not buying much tea and still my stash is out of control.
so is mine, lol…
I think a lot of us feel that the flavor dwindles with time on the old 52Teas.
I wonder why that is. Different brands of flavoring? Less preservatives? I have some teas that have held up wonderfully over the years, some that even did better with age. I’m glad I don’t have a ton of 52teas left and I’ll hopefully go through what I have left this summer.
most teas are better when you drink them within a year I think. The exception being puerh, some straight black teas and roasted oolongs like da hong pao. Flavored teas just lose their flavoring after a while. I don’t know what would account for the bitterness though.
Maybe the bitterness was there before, but worked with the other flavors that masked it or hid it in the background?
There have been flavored teas that did better after sitting for six months or so, letting the flavors mingle nicely, but in general I think you are right about the year rule. I have been so good about not buying much tea and still my stash is out of control.
so is mine, lol…