Well, I wanted to try this, but I didn’t want to commit to a full box. Luckily I found sample packs of this at a local discount store. I want to draw attention to that- I bought this at a discount store. The date reads 8/20 but I still am not sure as to the quality of the K-Cup. It could be iffy. Then again, I bought coffee (gasp) K-Cups at the same time and they were remarkably good, so there’s that.
As far as the quality of THIS K-Cup goes, I’m not sold. It tastes like tea dust. It’s very bitter and tannic, even with two Splenda’s added. The bergamot, if not artificial flavored, is forced. It just doesn’t flow as a tea. To be honest, it tastes similar to the loose-leaf Twinings Earl Grey, just less pleasant. I can’t say I’d recommend this at all. Seriously, if you are going to make tea, at the very least commit to a teabag. I have found K-Cups to be abysmal for non-instant tea. Those chai lattes are still tasty, but anything other than those seem to be just bad.
I’ll continue to experiment, but don’t hold out much hope for a tasty “T-Cup”
Flavors: Bitter, Dust, Tannic
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Ah yes this. I have some fond memories of this. Granted it tastes awful, but I had it on my wedding day, so… :) <3
My issue is that the water from a Keurig always tastes a bit like coffee, no matter what the “tea” K-cup is in it. Or even if I stick a cup with a teabag under it. That’s why I stopped using our Keurig at work for tea altogether.
That was our impression as well.But it would, really. Whether your make tea or coffee, so far as I can tell, it comes out of the same spout or a spout very physically close to it, so it would get contaminated. Bit like if you put tea in a thermos always used for tea, but then put the lid from a thermos used for coffee on it.
Yeah, I noticed this too. These days, the only tea I make from my Keurig is those Chai Latte K-Cups. I’ve got a couple of types of those but I’ve found that the cross-contamination doesn’t affect them too too much. They still taste like Chai.
Any actual tea I make is via bag or basket now. I’m done experimenting with the Keurig. Save it for coffee. (It does make really good coffee. Not bad for 20 bucks at Wally World)
Ah yes this. I have some fond memories of this. Granted it tastes awful, but I had it on my wedding day, so… :) <3
My issue is that the water from a Keurig always tastes a bit like coffee, no matter what the “tea” K-cup is in it. Or even if I stick a cup with a teabag under it. That’s why I stopped using our Keurig at work for tea altogether.
That was our impression as well.But it would, really. Whether your make tea or coffee, so far as I can tell, it comes out of the same spout or a spout very physically close to it, so it would get contaminated. Bit like if you put tea in a thermos always used for tea, but then put the lid from a thermos used for coffee on it.
Yeah, I noticed this too. These days, the only tea I make from my Keurig is those Chai Latte K-Cups. I’ve got a couple of types of those but I’ve found that the cross-contamination doesn’t affect them too too much. They still taste like Chai.
Any actual tea I make is via bag or basket now. I’m done experimenting with the Keurig. Save it for coffee. (It does make really good coffee. Not bad for 20 bucks at Wally World)