Jacques m> writes:

>I drink tea every day, especially when I'm working, having anywhere from 3-5
>cups a day ("cup" means a full mug/tea cup with a new tea bag). I take my tea
>black always--never any sugar or anything else. Just the hot water and the
>tea bag.
>
>I've been only using bag tea, and I've been thinking maybe I need to start
>using loose leaf tea to solve my problem.
>
>I like any teas, but my go-to is green tea.
>
>About 6 months ago, all my teas would taste fantastic. The flavors were very
>interesting (most varieties of white teas / green teas), and my absolute
>favorite tea was Jasmine tea. One day, I started having my usual cup of White
>Tea (Mighty Leaf White Orchard), and it started to taste like
>metal. Absolutely terribly taste. It was from the same package I had
>been using. I
>soon discovered the same was true for my beloved Jasmine tea.
>
>Eventually, even Green Tea started to taste metallic like. For Green tea, I
>started using 2-3 bags per cup, and this helped. Now I can do OK with just 1
>bag of Green Tea. But I still can't drink the White or Jasmin teas.
>
>What could be at play? The water I use is always purified.
>
>1. Have my tea cups degraded?
>
>2. did my body get too used to those flavors that I no longer taste them?
>
>3. am I getting old (only in my early twenties)?
>
>4. ???

Are your teas getting oxidized / rancid due to repeated exposure to the
oxygen and humidity in the air?

/Lew
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