This might have been the oldest tea left in my cupboard. I know I moved to my house with this tea (still sealed) more that 6 years ago. So I was concerned…since I knew the tea was probably flavored with oil.
I unsealed this and smelled it. And it tried to bludgeon my nose with pomegranate smell. The flavor was sharp and bright – which means an oil. It didn’t smell rancid so I decided to make a cup. I prepared to discard it if it tasted off. It tasted of pomegranate sharply. The underlying base tea was only just okay.
As I was drinking, I played with the bag a little and tea started coming out the bottom of the bag! So sealed at the top, but deteriorating at the bottom, not worth keeping. So sipdown by discard.
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C
2 min, 0 sec
