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Lori

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This tea brews up to a neon retro lime green. What fun I thought! I had high hopes for this tea based on the reviews and my positive experience with Samovar. But, alas, I just don’t like genmaicha tea. I can’t get over the liquid popcorn taste. Worst, as I take my tea with sugar usually, the addition of sugar, only turns this into liquid kettle corn….

This seems like a fine version of a genmaicha although not my type. I will set my numerical rating to reflect the consensus so I don’t skew the ratings….

2010-04-15 21:30:26 -0400

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Janefan 2010-04-15 21:49:19 -0400

eww, liquid kettle corn! I’ll be sure to remember that if I ever get the urge to sweeten my genmaicha.

Lori 2010-04-15 21:55:03 -0400

Don’t try it…

LiberTEAS 2010-04-15 21:56:06 -0400

liquid kettle corn? um… eww. just… eww…

AmazonV 2010-04-15 22:05:02 -0400

but…i like kettle corn

Rabs 2010-04-15 23:16:51 -0400

::throws up a little in mouth::

SoccerMom 2010-04-15 23:19:38 -0400

LOL. Lori I still have the genmaicha you sent me and I’m scared to try it! It just stares at me everytime I open my sample box:)

JacquelineM 2010-04-16 06:53:54 -0400

SoccerMom – that is how I am w Pu Erh! Ricky mentioned “fish tank” and I can’t seem to get over it! It stares and stares…

Lori 2010-04-16 09:45:10 -0400

Aha- I knew I sent it away to several unsuspecting folks- I just could not remember who they were! Some like it you should give it a try. I am finally getting rid of the last of my genmaicha sample….

S 2010-04-16 10:46:37 -0400

SoccerMom—Maybe you’ll like it! It’s more of a “savory” tea than a sweet one…I don’t taste popcorn as much as maybe crisped rice or a rice cake?

Stephanie 2010-04-16 23:17:39 -0400

I like kettle corn too! I love the combination of sweet and salty. I may have to add sugar to this! :)

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Just a few months ago the only tea I drank was hot lipton tea at work, an occasional mint tea, and sweet iced tea.. Then my daughter got me some loose leaf teas for Christmas and then, my tea addiction began…..

And what better way to get lots of dessert flavors w/o the calories?

I prefer my tea with a tinge of sugar. Is that cheating? But to me , the combination of sugar and tea is like salt and cooking- both bring out the natural flavors.

My tea drinking has evolved into a set routine: a breakfast blend in the AM, some flavored blacks during the day, late afternoon or evening flavored green/white, herbal (usually spicy, chai inspired) at night.

Not into unflavored greens/whites yet. Just started appreciating unflavored blacks and am thinking that smoky teas may become my favorite…
When I am not drinking tea, I am working as an engineer, reading, watching some of the better TV shows (like Damages and Breaking Bad), practicing my yoga, cooking, gardening, and spoiling my two miniature poodles (Coco and Timmy)…