Backstory: we live in a ground level basement suite and my kitchen is also my soaping area. I keep it as clean as I can and anything open (sugar bowl, butter dish) is moved away from the area when soaping. I've recently been doing a lot of making and use some very fine powders (SCI in particular). When doing my soaping dishes, they're rinsed out and then washed after the regular dishes have been washed. Mugs are in the cabinet above the kitchen counter (that could be relevant).
This morning, I made myself a cup of coffee as usual, had a sip and almost gagged. It tasted, and smelled, soapy. My husband had a sip and nearly spit it out (he held it until he could get to the sink and did spit it out). I made a second cup of coffee using a fresh cup out of the cupboard. Same thing. I decided to switch to tea, using a third mug from the cupboard. Again, it tasted soapy. Now, I'm having a cup of tea using my cup and saucer, which was in the buffet in the living room. I'm still tasting the soapy taste but I can't decide if it's because it IS soapy tasting or if it's because I have that taste at the back of my throat now.
John's cup of coffee tastes like coffee (he uses a different kind of mug than I do, for one thing; his have a shiny glaze, mine are a matte finish although the last cup of coffee was made in one of his mugs with a shiny glaze). We've checked all the components. The coffee smells like coffee; the sugar tastes like sugar; the milk tastes like milk; the pinch of salt I add to my coffee tastes like salt; the water tastes like... water). Yesterday's two cups of coffee were just fine. What the heck is going on??
This morning, I made myself a cup of coffee as usual, had a sip and almost gagged. It tasted, and smelled, soapy. My husband had a sip and nearly spit it out (he held it until he could get to the sink and did spit it out). I made a second cup of coffee using a fresh cup out of the cupboard. Same thing. I decided to switch to tea, using a third mug from the cupboard. Again, it tasted soapy. Now, I'm having a cup of tea using my cup and saucer, which was in the buffet in the living room. I'm still tasting the soapy taste but I can't decide if it's because it IS soapy tasting or if it's because I have that taste at the back of my throat now.
John's cup of coffee tastes like coffee (he uses a different kind of mug than I do, for one thing; his have a shiny glaze, mine are a matte finish although the last cup of coffee was made in one of his mugs with a shiny glaze). We've checked all the components. The coffee smells like coffee; the sugar tastes like sugar; the milk tastes like milk; the pinch of salt I add to my coffee tastes like salt; the water tastes like... water). Yesterday's two cups of coffee were just fine. What the heck is going on??