My tin of this is long past its prime, but then again, so am I. I’m not a tea legalist—I ignore expiration dates and nurture my old stock just as long as possible. This needed a little nurturing this morning.
Sometimes flavored teas age well; sometimes they start tasting a little metallic. (Lesson to be learned: enjoy whatcha got while you have it.) On the other hand, it still smells like the empty bin the Kraft Caramels come in at the store, and a little milk/sugar bring it back to drinkable. (Other lesson to be learned: value whatcha got, even if it’s old and shopworn.)
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I love that tea teaches us carpe diem over and over and over again.
Yay for non-legalists!
I often find that the shelf life of most tea is somewhat undershot. I’ve been drinking some baozhongs from last year that are still fantastic and I recently had a 1+ year old jade Tieguanyin that was quite nice. I couldn’t tell that it had lost much of anything.
^ I can’t even tell you how happy I am to hear that. :)
I love that tea teaches us carpe diem over and over and over again.
Yay for non-legalists!
I often find that the shelf life of most tea is somewhat undershot. I’ve been drinking some baozhongs from last year that are still fantastic and I recently had a 1+ year old jade Tieguanyin that was quite nice. I couldn’t tell that it had lost much of anything.
^ I can’t even tell you how happy I am to hear that. :)