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Originally Posted by Peaches
Does tea go bad? I have some that's a couple of years old (loose leaf) that's been kept in an airtight plastic container. I'm going to make some - figured at the worst it will have lost some flavor. Sure smells good  |
It does lose flavour. They say that tea shouldn't sit for more than 2 months in an airtight, dark container to be enjoyed properly. But if it's sat for ages on the store shelf before you took it home... it could be ancient!
It doesn't ever go bad, per se. It just doesn't have flavour anymore.