Twinings of London

This is an OK chai, also easy to find in stores. Less flavor than Stash chai. Best with really hot water. I steep it a long time, 5-6 mins at least. Strong cinnamon flavor, but less spice/clove flavor than Stash. Overall not a strong or full-bodied flavor, but a nice tea.

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A review of China Oolong Tea by Twinnings

Company: Twinnings
Tea Name: China Oolong
Tea Type/Varietal: oolong
Region: China
Steeping Vessel/Amt Leaf: tea bag/ cup
Liquor Color: light amber red
Leaf Characteristic:

1. Steeping:

1st Steeping:
Water Temp: 200
Time: 5 minutes

A cup of oolong tea is what I aiming for today. I take one tea bag and place this in my tea mug and pour in the already boiled water and let steep for a good five minutes. As the tea’s aroma reaches my nostrils I am reminded of its distinctive flavoring and aroma which is that of roasted and burnt toast like but not strong.

As I sip my tea, it is of the out doors that I am thinking of burnt wood and smoke not filling my eyes for watery eyes but that fleeting smell of something having been burnt.

Overall tasting notes: This is a fine oolong tea from China, expertly blended to deliver that refreshing cup of tea that I have enjoyed. It is refreshing with a delicious taste and aroma.

Classification: Year, and region of production; Product of China

Cup’s characteristic: oolong tea with a fresh roasted like aroma

Liquor color: reddish amber

Taste: is of roast or mildly burnt of burnt toast; taste is distinctive.

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A review of China Oolong Tea by Twinnings

Company: Twinnings
Tea Name: China Oolong
Tea Type/Varietal: Oolong
Region: China
Steeping Vessel/Amt Leaf:
Liquor Color: reddish
Leaf Characteristic:

1. Steeping:

1st Steeping:
Water Temp: 200
Time: 4 minutes
I take one of the individually wrapped tea bags and opened it, putting the tea bag in my cup, I than pour in the boiled water and leave it to steep for several minutes.

Tea’s aroma is slightly smoky and the tea’s color is reddish amber like. When I sip of the tea it is the aroma that is tantalizing my palette at first; smoky, woodsy like with a roasted flavoring in the cup. I take sip after sip of the tea, enjoying its smoky flavor.

2nd Steeping:
Water Temp: 190
Time: 5 minutes

This steep water is not as hotly, and steep is longer because I want more of the tea’s smoky flavor to come through and it does that nicely with 2nd steep. This cup of tea is more robust and the tea’s color is a darker reddish color.

I like this second steep best because the flavor comes through and through reminding me of other oolong teas that I have enjoyed.

Overall tasting notes: This oolong is lovely robust and smoky cup of oolong. Nicely oxidized and tea does not need anything added to it.

Classification: Year, and region of production; Product of China

Cup’s characteristic: oolong tea with a smoky aroma distinguishing it as oolong tea.

Liquor color: reddish

Taste: smoky and robust cup with the 2nd steep being the better.

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It’s palatable enough. It has a pleasant smell when brewed…a little medicinal. Initially it tastes hay like but I’m getting a definite undertone of something medicinal. Something like cough syrup…underneath and definitely as an end note. I wanted to get the pure herb/plant by itself before I began acquiring other flavored rooibos teas so I knew what to expect from the rooibos. I wanted to get a couple more caffeine free teas that weren’t just for bedtime. Oh! I also drank this straight up…no sugars…I don’t like to add stuff to my tea to make it taste better.

A pretty good chamomile tea, though I have tasted better blends.

So the little man has been struggling with eczema. He’s been itching and it’s been affecting his sleep which of course makes for long nights for us. My wife and I have been reading how putting rooibos in a baby’s bath can help with eczema. We’ve been trying everything until we can get him into a pediatric dermatologist. So this was on sale at the grocery and wife asked “you’ll drink it too right?”…..but of course. So we put a few bags in with Mr. Zeke’s oatmeal bath, and one in a cup for daddy :) I really like the fact that since it’s rooibos this one is full leaf and not dust. You can see it through the bag. Smelling the pure rooibos here I understand better why David’s tea did have add too much to make the Oh Canada blend. The dry leaf has a sweet woodsy maple aroma. Same with liquor in the cup. A cedar like woodsy flavor almost even wine like. There’s a little sweetness too without any sugar. This is really good and I hope it’s helps t the little man too.

Has a wonderful aroma that’s warm and soothing. I love drinking a cup of Earl Grey decaf after a long day to relax and unwind. This is where my love of tea started.

I needed something caffeine-free and found this in the tea cabinet. I had picked it up a while back and promptly forgot about it.

This is in individually wrapped sachets, so there wasn’t much of a scent “in the tin”. The wrapping did present me with a bit of a wrestling match; I finally triumphed by employing kitchen shears!

Brewed: This definitely smells and tastes like a chamomile and mint heavy herbal tisane. The lemon grass is barely noticeable.

I added a bit of sugar. It’s OK for a chamomile-mint based herbal tisane, but I don’t think it will be in my rotation very often.

This is a wonderful tea (tisane if you want to get technical).

The flavor is woody (in a good way :) ) with a nice cooling and calming effect. The aftertaste is again woody, but it stays a moment in your mouth. This is a nice soothing cup of tea.

I didn’t know this tea. I used to drink Twinings Green Tea with Lemon Flavour.
When i discovered it… What a surprise ! The taste of lemon was really intense ! More than the Green Tea. Really fine too. No bitterness. A lovely smell of lemon.

Well, this is now my favorite lemon taste tea. If you’ve got another lemon tea king, i’ll take it :)

Bagged
Aroma when Dry: Moderate sweet mint, bright
After water is first poured: faint mint
At end of steep: bright, fresh, crisp mint, bright
Tea liquor:
At end of steep: meadow brown/green
Staple? Yes, type. Would buy again gladly
Time of day preferred: Any
Taste:
first notes: flat green with light mint crisp notes closing
As it cools? notes flatten out, get grassier
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, grassy minty notes

First jasmine tea for me. Steeped in a french press.

I’m on my way to discover more teas after the best, the great taste adventure i had with Christmas tea.
I was a little bit disappointed drinking this tea. Bitter. A great jasmine smell. But it’s too early for me i think.

This is my first rooibos. As soon as I smelled it I knew I didn’t want to steep this one for very long. It’s quite woodsy, but I can’t decide if that’s good or bad. It is borderline unpleasant, but not so much that I feel I must throw it down the drain without another sip. My cup has a bit of plain creamer and sweetner in it, and I’m fairly certain the water that was already in the kettle is not unfiltered. Maybe I will try this again with better water and such. I hope it can be better than this or it will take a lot to get through 19 more tea bags. :(

An o.k. tea, the aromas aren’t as strong as I like, and the taste is not as bold as I prefer.

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