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drank English Toffee by DAVIDsTEA
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I’ve got a question for you all – Has anyone had a green oil/scum/ring from this tea? I made a pot on the weekend at home and both our cups had green oil residue from the tea. The pot and mugs were clean, it was a sealed pouch, and I can’t figure out what ingredient would cause that. It still tasted good and I am alive so it probably wasn’t rancid but it was…kinda gross, and totally unexpected. I’ve had that with teas with chocolate chip and mint oils, but this has cacao nibs, doesn’t it?
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puddingcup
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I’ve also had this tea (I love it) and there are oil rings, though not green…cacao nibs still have a pretty high fat content :)

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Okay, good to know about the cacao nibs. The green is still the puzzling part for me though – I should have taken a picture as it was very green on my white mug. Harder to tell on hubby’s (black interior) but when we wiped it it showed up green on a tissue.

tigress_al
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I remember it being a little oily but I don’t remember green oil…I will check next time I have it

Tea In Spoons
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I just stepped it. There is a yellowish ring with a ting of light/lime green. More yellow than green for me.

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puddingcup
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I’ve also had this tea (I love it) and there are oil rings, though not green…cacao nibs still have a pretty high fat content :)

Uniquity
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Okay, good to know about the cacao nibs. The green is still the puzzling part for me though – I should have taken a picture as it was very green on my white mug. Harder to tell on hubby’s (black interior) but when we wiped it it showed up green on a tissue.

tigress_al
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I remember it being a little oily but I don’t remember green oil…I will check next time I have it

Tea In Spoons
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I just stepped it. There is a yellowish ring with a ting of light/lime green. More yellow than green for me.

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I’ve been drinking loose tea since 2010 and my tastes have changed a lot over those years. For the last few, I’ve been a fan of unflavoured Chinese blacks and shu puerh. I still drink other things, but that’s where I am.

I live in a rural area with my husband, cat, and soon to be firstborn. I love tea, reading, doctor who, knitting, crosswords, board games, the marvel universe, and lots of other things.

I’m not often rating teas numerically any more but I want to leave this to explain my past ratings:
I try to only log teas once or twice because I drink a lot of the same ones repeatedly. My rating is based on my perception of the tea at first tasting and is adjusted if anything notable occurs in subsequent cups. I may also factor in the price and customer service but try to note that when I can.

81 – 100: These are great teas, I love them, regularly stock them or savour them as unique treats.
71 – 80: These are solid. I drink them, I like them, I may or may not keep them on hand regularly. This is still good stuff.
61 – 70: Just okay. I can drink it, but it doesn’t stand out to me. Might be lower quality, not to my taste, or outside my comfort zone.
41 – 60: Not likely to keep drinking…hoping hubby will enjoy!
0 – 40: No thank you, please. Take it away and don’t make me finish the cup.

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