Twinings

I very rarely drink herbal teas. Many of them are like drinking hot sugarless juice. I don’t care for that. This is ok I guess. I wish it tasted more like raspberry but it’s mostly hibiscus and echinacea.

A nice light tea for drinking on occasion. Definitely not a full-bodied tea for those used to drinking a strong black blend, but worth a try if you are looking for something different.

Tastes great without milk or sugar as well as with. Personal preference is without but find it with just as pleasant.

My all time favourite brand of my all time favourite tea.

Definitely a good black bag tea

I’m not sure what it says about the quality of Twining’s teas, but I can’t detect much, if any, difference between the K-cup and bagged versions of their Earl Grey. Lovely mild citrusy aroma and a smooth taste, Twining’s EG is one of my favourite morning and afternoon teas. Given that the K-Cup version is even easier than the bagged version, I might stick with this form, at least until I burn my way through my two boxes of it.

It got to quarter to nine tonight and I just really wanted chamomile tea, so I picked up a box of this from the Co-Op. Usually I would have wanted whole chamomile flowers (they look so pretty brewing in a glass pot!) and not teabags, but I ran out last week :(

As far as chamomile goes, you can’t really get it wrong. This definitely wasn’t the best I’ve ever had, but it was good enough for me. It produces a really beautiful golden liquor and smells absolutely wonderful. The only fault I could find was that the taste is rather flat – maybe I’ve just been spoiled by some really fantastic chamomiles in the past, but this tea doesn’t have the same complexity of flavour that I’m used to.

This has a lovely ‘green’ taste to it, and whilst I have a sweet tooth I would rate this above other fruitier teas I have tried.

This tea has sat in my roommate’s stash of tea for ages, the box unopened until I found it last month. This morning is only my second cup of it, with a little sugar. Twinings China Keemun is a nice dark tea, with a rich smooth flavor as stated on the box. It has a bit of a smoky scent and taste to it that lingers for a moment.All in all, rather enjoyable.

So, it’s administrative assistants appreciation week at work, and we get treats. Today was a coffee/tea break from Pete’s Frootique, and I snagged a bagged chai from Twinings, I’m always wary of bagged greens, and that was all that was left at the time. On the plus side, I got gruit and muffins!

I’ve already burned my tongue on this poor thing, but it’s definitely a decent bagged chai. I find it better than the (mediocre at best) PC brand bagged chai, but they just never capture the deliciousness of proper chai for me. This’ll do, but I’d rather my 52teas order arrived so I could have some of my Extra Bold Masala Chai instead.

That said, it’s nice to be treated at work! Thanks, work!

Definitely one of the gentler citrus Twinings teas out there. Even when I brewed it for a full two minutes, it didn’t get too strong, and the teabag was still good for a second cup. Tastes nicely sweet and complements the green tea well.

I should learn to stop getting samples of infusions. I know I don’t like them. Overwhelmingly sweet.

Quite nice. Definitely delicate, if not overly so. Lightly citrus-y with an underlying flavour that I assume is the lotus (only ever having had crystallized lotus seeds, it’s hard to judge).

Odd. Really just tastes like a standard white tea with maybe an abstract hint of fruit.

Surprisingly lovely. Despite my trepidation (It’s jasmine /and/ earl grey? They suggest adding milk?), the balance of flavours was quite nice. Floral without being overbearingly so, nor being drowned out by the Earl Grey’s trademark bergamot.

Really quite good. Gives off a super strong smell just as it starts brewing. Very nice balance between the tea and fruits.

I love this tea. The fruit flavor is subtle and light, but still there.

When I first moved to England for a semester abroad, this was the first box of tea I bought because it was on sale. There were 80 tea bags in that box so I became addicted to it. I drink it in the morning because the caffeine wakes me up. It’s pretty strong and takes getting used to. Personally, I can’t brew it for more than a couple minutes, otherwise it gets too strong.

Hmm … it’s okay … I don’t believe in all of this ‘brushing back the cobwebs’ in the morning and stuff. Just get up, and drink the tea any time of day you want, fool!

Pretty good, and not as strong as most of the other lemon and ginger types of tea which I’ve had before.

Surprisingly good for Earl Grey, a type which I normally steer clear from!