Ever seen that Spongebob episode where he and Patrick go to Glove World? They get glove hats, glove flashlights, and glove-flavored candy. This tea would fit in nicely because it has a nice buttery texture and notes of fresh cut grass and freshly-opened latex gloves!
Rubber flavor aside, it was drinkable, and I did in fact make several infusions of it. If you can get over the “dentist sticking his hands in your mouth” aroma, it’s not all that bad. Pairs well with pistachios.
I’d think that maybe it’s just me or I got a bad batch, but a friend had said the same thing to me about it a year ago.
Idk, I’m not very experienced with Japanese teas, but I have had one other gyokuro and it didn’t taste like gloves at all. :/
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While that sounds like an awful taste experience, I absolutely ADORE your description of it. It’s so incredibly on point to a taste I find I often get in a lot of straight Japanese greens.
Haha thanks! I may make it sound worse than it was, it wasn’t terrible, but it was certainly quite strange.
Gyokuro should not be gloves, it should be butter and grass, and floral and sweet.
Teavana has a big problem with hit and miss tea.
Now this had me laughing out loud! I am drinking Davids Tea Gyokuro Yamashiro tea right now and its much better. Have you tried theirs?
It was definitely a funny experience! I haven’t tried Davids Gyokuro though, I’m not too big a fan of Japanese greens, but it’s nice to have one every once in a while (that doesn’t taste like gloves!)
While that sounds like an awful taste experience, I absolutely ADORE your description of it. It’s so incredibly on point to a taste I find I often get in a lot of straight Japanese greens.
Haha thanks! I may make it sound worse than it was, it wasn’t terrible, but it was certainly quite strange.
Gyokuro should not be gloves, it should be butter and grass, and floral and sweet.
Teavana has a big problem with hit and miss tea.
Now this had me laughing out loud! I am drinking Davids Tea Gyokuro Yamashiro tea right now and its much better. Have you tried theirs?
It was definitely a funny experience! I haven’t tried Davids Gyokuro though, I’m not too big a fan of Japanese greens, but it’s nice to have one every once in a while (that doesn’t taste like gloves!)