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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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.
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.