Visually spectacular and the first few handfuls were fantastic. Then I kept eating them. Someone else on here said, "In about one out of every handful," I tend to agree with that. I STRONG anise taste that was extremely offensive. It left my tongue numb for a few minutes. I dumped all the almonds out of the 1 pound bag and inspected all of them. They all looked fine. I started eating them again, and found a couple more that had this horrific taste. (I'm an almond HOUND, and I can tell you, I've never had an almond taste like that!)

I sent an email to the company. I wasn't asking to be reimbursed or looking for anything free. I simply wanted them to know that:

1 pound, raw unpasteurized, organic almond, Best if Used By Date: May 2017, Country of Origin: SPAIN, Lot Number SO-03490 had a strong, offensive anise taste. On their web site, they DO sell anise products. I figured it was cross-contamination. I sent that email a few weeks ago. I haven't heard anything at all from them.

I'll never buy any products from this manufacturer again. AWFUL! AWFUL!!!!
Visually spectacular and the first few handfuls were fantastic. Then I kept eating them. Someone else on here said, "In about one out of every handful," I tend to agree with that. I STRONG anise taste that was extremely offensive. It left my tongue numb for a few minutes. I dumped all the almonds out of the 1 pound bag and inspected all of them. They all looked fine. I started eating them again, and found a couple more that had this horrific taste. (I'm an almond HOUND, and I can tell you, I've never had an almond taste like that! )

I sent an email to the company. I wasn't asking to be reimbursed or looking for anything free. I simply wanted them to know that:

1 pound, raw unpasteurized, organic almond, Best if Used By Date: May 2017, Country of Origin: SPAIN, Lot Number SO-03490 had a strong, offensive anise taste. On their web site, they DO sell anise products. I figured it was cross-contamination. I sent that email a few weeks ago. I haven't heard anything at all from them. I'll never buy any products from this manufacturer again. AWFUL! AWFUL!!!!