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drank Pommeberry by The Tea Emporium
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This tea stinks. I don’t mean like it doesn’t taste good, I mean the leaves themselves stink. Ugh. Like…like dirty, sweaty socks, it’s awful. It is three years old, but it has been in a tin and I remember the running gag for that outing was that a fair number of the teas we smelled from the tea emporium had a “backhint of ass”. They tasted good, but they stank. I have a strawberry shortcake from the same outing that has the same stench, so I don’t know what’s going on. Only my tea emporium teas stink like this, none of the others have changed in odor at all. I don’t think I’ve be returning there any time soon. And unless this tea tastes AMAZING, I don’t think I’ll keep it around. I can’t imagine giving this stinky tea to anyone, so I’ll likely just toss it, which makes me sad.

It tastes awful. AWFUL. Down-the-sink bitter and awful. Rest in peace, awful tea.
Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 2 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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Anlina
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Ugh that sucks.

I have quite a few Tea Emporium teas and they all smell and taste great. I wonder if they had some storage issues back when you bought yours or something?

Daddyselephant
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I have no idea. I take it back, Sunburst Raspberry was delicious and one I would purchase, but only if I was in the area. I wouldn’t seek it out. I have other tea loves at the moment anyway LOL.

Fjellrev
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Gross, I wonder what they’re doing to their teas to make them smell like ASS.

Daddyselephant
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I remember with the Strawberry Shortcake, it literally smelled like ass but tasted so good you didn’t care. I have to wonder if it was flavoring or something like that. It was weird.

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Anlina
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Ugh that sucks.

I have quite a few Tea Emporium teas and they all smell and taste great. I wonder if they had some storage issues back when you bought yours or something?

Daddyselephant
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I have no idea. I take it back, Sunburst Raspberry was delicious and one I would purchase, but only if I was in the area. I wouldn’t seek it out. I have other tea loves at the moment anyway LOL.

Fjellrev
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Gross, I wonder what they’re doing to their teas to make them smell like ASS.

Daddyselephant
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I remember with the Strawberry Shortcake, it literally smelled like ass but tasted so good you didn’t care. I have to wonder if it was flavoring or something like that. It was weird.

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Formerly aisling of tea, now you can call me ele .

“You can forgive a murder, but never a mistake while preparing tea.” Chinese proverb

Labels? Here you go: Femme, Wife, Lesbian, Homemaker, Happy. Don’t forget tea fanatic!

New label as of May, 2015: Diabetic. I’m using tea to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings and keep me hydrated without hurting my system or messing with my blood sugar.

Ah, tea. My love for you is ever changing. At my last update, I was all about the rooibos and now I hardly drink it. I only occasionally had an oolong and now I have one just about every day. I’ve learned the art of resteeping and coldbrewing and kombucha. I have a lovely little tea pet named…well, I haven’t decided on a name for him yet. I also have five! live pets, a tabby cat named Rosabella Francis (Bella for short), a ginger cat named Orange Julius Pekoe (Pekoe), a white and grey cat named Earl Jean Grey (Earlie), a tuxedo cat (and the only boy in the house) Prince Erik Darien Darjeeling (JiJi) and a red foot tortoise named Da Hong Pao (Pao). So if you see me referring to my girls, I don’t have kids, just animals.

As for tea, I love oolongs, herbals, and black tea. Since I am no longer working, I no longer feel the constant need for a mate energy boost, though I do still reach for it from time to time. I also drink less matcha, though I do throw a spoonful or two in when I’m making smoothies. Most of my tea I drink coldbrewed, and since I discovered coldbrewed rooibos was giving me headaches, I’m drinking less and less of it. Straight pu-erh is not a thing I enjoy, but there are a few flavored blends I like. Greens are still too finicky for me to bother with hot, but they make great cold brews.

I am by no means a tea purist. I greatly enjoy flavored teas and I put stevia in all of my teas. It’s just how I do.

I think I’m going to name my tea pet Mr. Turtle. Even though he’s a tortoise.

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