Most times i can handle the taste but once in a while it really gets to me and i can't finish the last few sips. That's usually when I've been drinking it for a few days and I'm just tired of it. I will say this, I've tasted a lot worse. Kratom tea is awful to me, that's why i ordered the capsules this last time so i can just swallow one or two.
At first i had a hard time finding something to help with the taste of poppy pod tea (w/grounds), i tried everything. I finally tried apple juice and it was perfect. The sweetness of apple juice really helps with the taste. It's not a cure-all to the taste but it makes it doable.
I've tried drinking it with no flavoring and i couldn't hack it- EW!
Now Poppy Seed Tea, the taste doesn't bother me what so ever. I just add a little bit of real lemon juice. I can even drink the seed tea with no lemon, no flavoring but i prefer it with a little something.
And Poppy pod tea without the grounds doesn't bother me to much. Sometimes i can handle it other times i can't.
It really depends on the pods too. Some pods taste stronger than others, some taste spicier. I've always noticed the spicier pod tea is (with or without grounds) and seed tea, if it taste on the spicy side, that's a good sign. When it's spicy i usually have a good strong batch and a good high.
I get tired of pods after a few days though... i couldn't have a daily habit, i just couldn't drink that stuff every day. Well.. if i needed to keep well i suppose i would but i wouldn't like it. I only do pods when i don't have my DOC- Oxy/Fent. I'm not a huge fan of the morphine high like i used to be. I prefer the stimulant high of oxy than the more sedate/body high of Morphine/pods.
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