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I had this while on vacation. I am deeply against bagged tea, but I needed some sort of “tea fix”. After this, I wish I would’ve just done without. This was very dry, dusty, and bitter. The packaging says to steep for five minutes, and that would be a very large mistake. I steeped at three minutes, and it had already gone south. This not something I’d be into.

Flavors: Bitter, Dry Grass, Dust, Wood

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Roughage

A familiar mistake. I have made that one in several supermarkets when tempted by tea labelled as ‘fine’ or ‘high quality’. Invariably I am disappointed. At least when travelling we know what to expect, even if we never actually learn the lesson. There’s always that tiny sliver of hope that this time will be different!

Haveteawilltravel

hahahah some would call that insanity ;)

Roughage

That is a very good point. I’ll stick to being insane, thank you. :D

Haveteawilltravel

I will continue to have hope that it will be different every time xP

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Roughage

A familiar mistake. I have made that one in several supermarkets when tempted by tea labelled as ‘fine’ or ‘high quality’. Invariably I am disappointed. At least when travelling we know what to expect, even if we never actually learn the lesson. There’s always that tiny sliver of hope that this time will be different!

Haveteawilltravel

hahahah some would call that insanity ;)

Roughage

That is a very good point. I’ll stick to being insane, thank you. :D

Haveteawilltravel

I will continue to have hope that it will be different every time xP

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