I’m on a weekend vacation and forgot to bring my tea and the international grocery didn’t have it, so I settled for Darjeeling. I can barely notice the difference. It’s so subtle that it might as well just be a different tea brand.

  • @fireweed
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    113 days ago

    Are you comparing bagged tea or looseleaf? I feel like bagged tea tends to taste pretty similar, especially if sourced from a grocery store vs a tea shop.

    • Flying SquidOP
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      63 days ago

      Bagged. And that could be the case.

      • @RememberTheApollo_
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        83 days ago

        Seconded. Most grocery store brands are low quality tea. Think grocery store tea is to good tea as Folgers instant is to a decent coffee shop fresh grind.

        Good tea isn’t easy to find, at least in the US.

        If you can find a place that sells good tea loose leaf you’ll enjoy it much more and be able to taste differences.