Sorry in advance for the negative review. I know it won’t be popular and I don’t even know what to make of this. I ordered this the other month as basic grade and robust flavour. As soon as I opened the packet, it smelled extremely strongly of bitter chemicals. Nothing even remotely close to macadamia nuts, or food for that matter. So I thought maybe it needed to just settle for a bit.
I’ve had it on and off and have practically forced myself to drink it. No matter how I prepare it, it tastes like a combination of indescribable chemicals, and the very little food-like taste I get is like rotten nuts. I’m not sure if it’s just me, the flavouring is better as distinctive, or I got a bad batch?
Either way, I think I’m about 1/3 through my small packet of it. Oh well.
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Oh yikes!!! I would let Red Leaf Tea know about this!
Definitely! I have the almond matcha and even though I don’t log it every time, I am having it one or two times a day. LOL! It is also robust flavor level and basic grade. I feel sure they will be very helpful!
Hmm, I guess it’s worth a shot. I always feel bad bothering people! But perhaps what I’m doing, forcing myself to drink it, may not be the best idea.
That’s good to know about the almond in robust flavour. I don’t see why more flavouring should result in such a strong chemical odour/taste that I’m getting with mine.
Yes – definitely let them know about this, and I suspect that they will offer you a free new packet of it. It seems that sometimes things go a bit wrong with their flavourings – every now and then someone seems to get a matcha that tastes awful. (They sent me a coupon for a free cheesecake matcha when the one I received barely had any flavour. I admittedly haven’t gotten to drinking it yet as I like cold matcha lattes, and it’s the wrong time of year for that, but I’m hoping the second pouch is better!)
Oh yikes!!! I would let Red Leaf Tea know about this!
Definitely! I have the almond matcha and even though I don’t log it every time, I am having it one or two times a day. LOL! It is also robust flavor level and basic grade. I feel sure they will be very helpful!
Hmm, I guess it’s worth a shot. I always feel bad bothering people! But perhaps what I’m doing, forcing myself to drink it, may not be the best idea.
That’s good to know about the almond in robust flavour. I don’t see why more flavouring should result in such a strong chemical odour/taste that I’m getting with mine.
Yes – definitely let them know about this, and I suspect that they will offer you a free new packet of it. It seems that sometimes things go a bit wrong with their flavourings – every now and then someone seems to get a matcha that tastes awful. (They sent me a coupon for a free cheesecake matcha when the one I received barely had any flavour. I admittedly haven’t gotten to drinking it yet as I like cold matcha lattes, and it’s the wrong time of year for that, but I’m hoping the second pouch is better!)