S'mores Genmaicha

GAH I WANT MINE NOW!

Hehehe – I do that too.

Glad you are enjoying this. Mine just came TODAY!

Oooh, and you are in Canada, too… right?

I saw that mine cleared customs on the 19th. I am just so dang impatient.

I’m eagerly awaiting my order~ I only was able to get on this when he reblended it. Dang did this stuff sell out fast.

Me too Jessiwrites! I am also eagerly relating my order….

@Ramvling – Yes, This tea sells out uber-fast! I’m glad I managed to get my hands on it this time around. I hope yours arrives soon.

@jessiwrites – Yep, I’m in Canada I ordered mine on March 05th and it arrived yesterday (March 20th), but I live close to the Canada/US border so that may shave some time off of shipping? Ooooh! How did you find out when yours cleared customs? is there tracking? Hope you get your order soon.

@Cavocorax – I look forward to reading your tealog – I hope you enjoy it too :)

I think everyone’s shipped about the same day, because Frank is busy with other work atm and can’t get things out as soon as they are ordered. I am in London, ON and as far as I know mine hasn’t come today, but our mail is not that good….once my package sat in the postal depot for 3 days before they attempted delivery :(

@Sweet Canadian – I find the postal service is sometimes great where I’m living, and other times it’s a tad slow. I imagine for the most part it would depend on how busy they are. I definetly lucked out this time. Hope you get yours soon

Yes, mine shipped on the 13th. I did get a tracking number, but it wasn’t updated at all between when it left Wichita and when it cleared customs. I have absolutely no idea where it is right now.

Well, I guess I know that it’s somewhere in Canada.

I am also fairly close to the border, but in Saskatchewan.

Mine came today :D It was in the mail when I got home.

@jessiwrites- I never noticed that there was a tracking number before, but I just checked my old email for my order and there it was. Neat-o! Fingers crossed that this feature will improve over time.

@Sweet Canadian – hooray! I look forward to reading your tealog!

I’ve gained some lately too, and I have always been borderline, so I wonder if I should get tested again.

Sorry about the thyroid results. Hopefully with the right med, it will be a simple matter to get it under control.

Definitely get tested!! better to know than be unsure :)

Rachel, unfortunately my results don’t justify any medication, as it isn’t enough to affect my heart… only my weight heh

Really, no medication? That sucks. Maybe get a second opinion?

This was based on my GP as well as the Specialist he sent me to. Industry standard is for them to treat me when it gets just a little bit worse than where I am now grumbles

Yeah, I’m with CHAroma. Weight gain can affect your heart, even if your thyroid isn’t. :/

I have had it tested a few times in the last year and both times was borderline, though the last time was less borderline.

teataku, oh I was just whining. Only gained about ten pounds. Doc says I need to gain another ten before they worry lol

Heather, I went to a naturopath managing that for two years, I was managing it for awhile but didn’t have benefits coverage and now am unemployed. Bah! Diet is paramount. Are you gluten free?

One of my adult students was on thyroid meds for years. He doc put her on a paleo type program a few years ago – no grains, beans, dairy, sweets. She’s lost 85# or maybe more now, looks & feels great, & was able to get off the thyroid meds.

Oh no, I’m so sorry about the results! My mom’s been battling with hyper- and now hypothyroidism all her life and it’s so serious. I hope everything will be ok.

I need to get tested too. It’s nearly impossible for me to lose weight no matter what I do.

My weight seems to yo yo about 20 or so pounds every few years. I don’t do anything differently. I slowly lose it over the course of a year and it stays down, and then after a few it comes back, and then it goes down, and so forth. My bra collection has 3 cup sizes because they change before the bra is ready to toss, and I know I have a chance of fitting it again if I just wait. Not that I like having blood drawn, but I wonder if I should be getting tested once a year or every 6 months, just to keep an eye on it. Last testing was a little under a year ago when I had a noticeable change in my period flow. That plus the weight thing led me to blood work on thyroid and LSH/FSH hormone levels. And no, I am not GF, though I have considered it, but I have a very picky and cheap husband, and I am not sure I would be able to do it. I was also tested for Celiac Disease and it came back negative.

Terri, I would so love to do a diet like that, or atleast something similar. In my house that wouldn’t work. I can’t wait to move out heh.
INcendiare, thanks! I think the most awful part, asides from the weight gain is the mood swings and depression. I have some really low days, and I really don’t wanna treat a symptom of a manageable condition with other meds so I just deal with it as best I can!

Heather, mine does the same thing! only I work hard at losing the weight, and then my circumstances change so that I can’t maintain those habits anymore so I gain it all back, and then some. Bah. It will get better eventually, I hope. Once I get the diet under control!

I’d be up for trying a cup if that would be ok with you. Since I’ve been quite busy, maybe we could meet up on campus on/after exams since i missed out on the meetup? Just let me know if there is anything of mine that you would like to try.

I think I found someone who wants all of this but I’ll put a cup’s amount aside! We can swap other teas but I’d consider this sample as a freebie. You’re doing me a favor by taking any amount of this tea.

Nah, you don’t have to bother then! I’m glad you found someone who wants it. It’ll be more work for you and I’m no THAT keen on trying it.

Ok! Thank you for offering to take some though. It means a lot.. :P

CrowKettle – I’m wondering if there’s something going on with an ingredient that’s only detectable by some people… like that strip of paper that tastes awful to some people and like nothing to others. Either way, I’m swapping out my package too. Better that people try my unwanted stuff instead of spending money to get their own and disliking it (although if they like it, great!) On that note, Incendiare, I commented on your Professor Grey post ;)

Did you add sugar to it? I noticed that the flavors come out more when I add sugar; other wise it taste like what you described above. Also the main thing I have against this blend is the sanitized smell in the bag.

Ugh yeah the smell is just wrong

Oh man I was sad I missed out on this one – better hop on the next swap wagon to be safe ;)

:| Hmm, I don’t notice anything ‘sanitized’ like others have said, but I’m not really getting much from the tea except genmaicha. I haven’t reviewed it because some people say to let 52Teas sit a bit, but I’m not wowed by this one at all so far. So weird!

Thank you for the suggestion, Ze_Teamaker! I tried a cup with sugar and it did improve it a little. Still not a keeper though.

I was also wondering about that too, Kittenna. I think it may be the smell that triggers it for me more than the taste. I have Marshmallow Treat reblend and it’s ok so far, so maybe it’s the cocoa nibs?

All these reviews of S’mores tea… I think a Peep or two may need to be sacrificed in the microwave soon for a real s’more… :)

@CrowKettle: I think I have heard of aspartame being detectable by some people, but not others. I also think it is the chocolate flavoring Frank uses; not the nibs. Others Have commented on the smell of the chocolate flavoring in his teas before smelling weird. Personally I would like it more if it was only the nibs that added flavoring, even if it meant cutting it down to 1.75oz.

@Ze_Teamaker, that makes more sense. I don’t think I’ve tried many 52blends that use the chocolate flavouring. Do you know if Double Chocolate Decadence used it?

All of this makes me want real s’mores too, Nicole. XD

Not sure, but a few people mention that it smelled like acholic chocolate liquor.

I’ve only had this strange/gross problem with Chocolate Malt HB, S’mores Genmaicha, and Browncoat Genmaicha. I wasn’t a big fan of Double Chocolate Decadence, but that was just because I didn’t find it chocolatey enough, not because of off flavours, and I’ve liked his chocolatey blends before. I think there’s something wrong with the nibs. I think I will email him about it… although I imagine he has been reading this as well…

Dang. I’ve had mine sitting out in a bowl since last night.

well i’ll cross my fingers for you!

:(

I put it in my dark closet, and now EVERYTHING I OWN smells like S’mores Genmaicha.

LOL that mental imagine makes me laugh… i needed that

Ahaha that’s hilarious. My four open teas are on my dresser. If my room smells like various flavoured genmaicha and/or chlorine, I wouldn’t know because I can’t taste/smell anything anymore, blah. Hopefully it won’t be a nasty surprise when my senses return.

With the s’mores, I didn’t notice it nearly as much. I wonder if that is because I got mine in the baggie, and had it out for a few days before putting it away properly!

I’m airing out my packets of marshmallow treat, although I don’t find this one as bad as bcg or s’mores. The room smells sweet. :)

Indigobloom – that could be! Didn’t think of that.

CrowKettle – Yes, my packet of Marshmallow Treat is open as well (even though it wasn’t as bad), alongside Browncoat Genmaicha, S’mores, and Chocolate Malt HB.

I’m really hoping that this works. I need my marshmallow treat to work!! (when i run out and need a reblend that is haha)

Why isn’t it as good as marshmallow treat?

I think it’s a personal preference, I am not as much a fan of chocolate. I love the Marshmallow Treat!

I think the taste evolution is on my friend! I went through this stage too!

I think drinking more straight teas is helping me appreciate the more subtle flavors in things like this. When I started, I wanted in your face flavors – I can handle more subtle now.

It is an evoluti

Oh I was a teabag junkie till I got on here and started exploring. I remember “Constant Comment”from years back as the first hot tea other than Luzianne that I drank. Now look at me a puerh junkie!

I didn’t even know what pu’erh was 8 months ago….

LOL. Apparently I only posted part of a note from my phone. :) Tea drinking is an evolution in taste. I still like a lot of strongly flavoured teas, but I have more appreciation for a lot of plain teas I never would have tried before. Steepster has definitely helped me open my eyes. :)

I didn’t care for the cacao flavor so much, either, but still overall enjoyed the tea. I way prefer Marshmallow Treat, though.

I definitely did not enjoy it. It was better than Browncoat, but I still feel nauseated from having drank most of it.

Hmmm ill try at his sooner rather than later.

At least you’ll have an easy time swapping it out since everyone is after this tea! :/

Yep, that is true! Sometimes being the only dissenter does have its perks :)

Hmmm, I just tried the MT and it was amazing. Might be the cacao, since I get that note from the browncoat as well

Yeah, the MT was ok, thankfully. Not quite the same, but I’m not overly concerned. S’mores and Browncoat, though…

Just had my second steep. Getting a hint of that chemical taste now :(

Wow, I’m really curious how this tastes. Let me know if you do end up swapping it!

Odd are quite high that I will be swapping it :P

This tea sounds so, so yummy! I really hope I get mine tomorrow.

Yay! Thanks for sparing some for me. I look forward to it!

Hmm, just like Marshmallow Treat Genmaicha with chocolate added? I’ll have to give that a try since I missed out on this blend. I was worried the Lapsang would be unpleasant. (I detest smokey teas). Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Awesome. Great idea!