Pouring this in to my cup I got a lovely poof of fresh peaches. But then when I stuck my nose into the cup to sniff? Peach schnapps. It was a little surprising and a bit unpleasant. I had these peach gummies once that were peach-tasting only on the surface. Once you actually, you know, tasted them, they tasted fake and synthetic and left a horrible aftertaste. This tea? Smells like those gummies.
I’m scared.
Okay, I did heavy on the leaf compared to what is recommended, but I typically do with oolongs and greens. I haven’t had a yellow tea before but honestly figure I won’t do them any differently. Unless they just suck when done that way. But considering this is a flavored tea and I haven’t had huge luck with TeaGermanname teas, I’m not going to judge all yellows by how this turns out, good or bad.
And I’m really braced for bad here. I try to sip and the schnapps/fake gummy scent burns my nose. Help. Please.
Okay, well sipping it does not cause physical pain like I was afraid of so that’s a step in the right direction. But really all I’m getting from this is fake peach. Fake, synthetic, nasty-aftertaste-from-gummies peach. I’m still sipping and it’s improved but it’s still not good. It’s peach schnapps peach. Fake gummy peach. It leaves a little fake-sweetner-esque burn on my tongue that makes me want gum or toothpaste or stinky cheese.
Yeah, I’m half way through my cup and I can’t torture myself anymore. I’ll give the husband some to see how he likes it. He actually likes those peach gummies.
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Seriously, I am SO SAD I sent you this stuff. So sad. I dropped my rating a lot for this after it made me dizzy for 3+ hours after. Now the thought of drinking it is making me feel sort of queasy. Ugh. I think I used less leaf than you, Auggy, which probably made this a bit more tolerable, but I agree with the gummy-peach taste.
I’ve never had a yellow tea before, so I thought maybe it was the flavoring of the tea or… yeah.
TeaGschwendner has had me very jaded and sad and wringing my hands at the tea that I bought. For a few days I was doubting my entire tea existence and taste over these stupid teas. I’ve never had a bunch of teas be this mediocre in a row.
Seriously, my reviews have been overly optimistic because I feel so gosh-darned bad about sending these out and wasting my money on them.
Yeah, it’s totally not fun to buy bad teas. But at the same time, it’s a very educational experience. I now know TeaGermanname and I just don’t get along! It is sad to find such a mediocre company. I was hoping for great things from them – or at least good things!
Perhaps their plain teas are better? I kept reading rave reviews about their flavored stuff, and how you had to just love their flavored offerings across the internet, so I stuck to that. Which did not pan out well. At all. Sad panda face! I don’t know how much of this stuff I can subject myself to. I think I need to buy more tea to make myself feel better.
And so the vicious cycle begins…
I’m so sad to see all of these terrible reviews of TeaGschwender teas…
Honestly, me too!
Seriously, I am SO SAD I sent you this stuff. So sad. I dropped my rating a lot for this after it made me dizzy for 3+ hours after. Now the thought of drinking it is making me feel sort of queasy. Ugh. I think I used less leaf than you, Auggy, which probably made this a bit more tolerable, but I agree with the gummy-peach taste.
I’ve never had a yellow tea before, so I thought maybe it was the flavoring of the tea or… yeah.
TeaGschwendner has had me very jaded and sad and wringing my hands at the tea that I bought. For a few days I was doubting my entire tea existence and taste over these stupid teas. I’ve never had a bunch of teas be this mediocre in a row.
Seriously, my reviews have been overly optimistic because I feel so gosh-darned bad about sending these out and wasting my money on them.
Yeah, it’s totally not fun to buy bad teas. But at the same time, it’s a very educational experience. I now know TeaGermanname and I just don’t get along! It is sad to find such a mediocre company. I was hoping for great things from them – or at least good things!
Perhaps their plain teas are better? I kept reading rave reviews about their flavored stuff, and how you had to just love their flavored offerings across the internet, so I stuck to that. Which did not pan out well. At all. Sad panda face! I don’t know how much of this stuff I can subject myself to. I think I need to buy more tea to make myself feel better.
And so the vicious cycle begins…
Urgh, moar tea-fail from TG.