Laitinen Saku kirjoitti:
> I fell in love with Ahmad's Earl Grey some years ago. It was teabags
> then, but a few days ago I found a shop in my home town selling Ahmad
> products. I then bought a 250 gram packet of their loose leaf Earl Grey.
> At home I tasted the liquid. Horrible soapy aftertaste, totally
> different from previous experiences. I may have over-steeped it a minute
> or two but this is the first time ever I have encountered tea that has
> this kind of soap-like flavour. Usually oversteeped tea tastes bitter,
> but not soapy...
>
> I also tasted Ahmad's English Tea No1. They say it contains a hint of
> bergamot too, but I never found that in the taste, in my opinion it's
> quite a dull blend. Not soapy, but dull.

A reason may be that the tea was packed in 2003 so it was pretty old
stuff...