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Prince of Wales (loose leaf) from Twinings

Steepster Score 43 Ratings Rate This Tea

75/100

Prince of Wales (loose leaf)

Black Tea by Twinings

The blend is made from China black teas. The strong earthy scent of Prince of Wales Tea comes from high grade Keemun tea from the Anhui Province. The Keemun is blended with other teas from around China such as Gunpowder, Oolong, and Lucky Dragon for a mild and complex cup.

The tea was a personal blend of Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII.

Its many variations are produced by multiple companies. Edward granted Twinings Co permission to resell his personal blend using his royal title, in 1921. Twinings of London however recently withdrew its Prince of Wales tea from the United Kingdom market (although it is still marketed abroad), as witnessed by their official regional websites.

This blend is light in color and has a smooth and mild taste, with a well-rounded character. Great in the late morning or in the afternoon, it is perfect with or without milk and can be sweetened to taste.

60 Tasting Notes

LissaMarie
75

very mild flavor, a little bland, but for a bagged tea, it is alright.

ClassieLassie
10
ajodasso
75

Another unexpectedly excellent bagged tea. Twinings, I feel, is particularly good at these.

Weller Barnabás
83

i don’t think any kind of tea can beat a Twinings loose leaf. even if so, i haven’t met that tea yet.

Charise
72
Charise 2 tasting notes

No idea why, but I taste notes of lipstick in this tea. Hmm.

I like this tea better now that I’m brewing it a little hotter.

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Marlena
70

I really like this tea. I always make it very strong and hot. it is the standard against which I compare all other POWs. Most put too much black currant in it and it smells like a cat sprayed it -eeeeouuuw

tglassburner
71

Nice blend. Yet another Twinings tea that i will be sure to always have on hand

joe
67
joe

I like the mild flavor of the tea. It’s forgiving if you brew it too long, but flavorful and not overpowering.

leetea
25

Bland, bland, bland. Is there tea in this?

Caitlin
75
Caitlin 2 tasting notes

I really like the way this tea tastes. Its really good iced too.

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Leigh

The flavor is a little more delicate than I usually prefer, but it is as “velvety smooth” as the description claims. It’s very nice for relaxing with, and goes well with the frou-frou imported honey I picked up at World Market.

extrarice
75
extrarice 6 tasting notes

A slightly smoky aroma and a very mild flavor. I let the water cool for 30 seconds off the boil before steeping and added a dash of milk. Not as full of a mouth feel as I prefer, but not bad. Leaving neutral for now.

Tried again with hotter water. It brings out more flavor and is more enjoyable.

Second steep. Used boiling water instead of cooled in an attempt to extract more flavor from the previously steeped leaves. It worked. I think I prefer using boiling water with this tea rather than slightly cooled water.

Trying again. Let the water cool back from a boil for 1 minute before steeping. The flavor definitely improves once the tea has cooled down a little bit, but still is not as complex as I would prefer.

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lastbroadcast
75

one of my most favorite teas. i drink most tea straight, but i love this one sugary.

TeaEqualsBliss
84
TeaEqualsBliss 9 tasting notes

Not much for scent after steeping but the color is awesome! Mild but pleasant. It’s nice!

Backlogging…

Had about 6 cups of this while out of town…bought some at a Tops Supermarket because my BIL didn’t have any tea and they didn’t have Loose Leaf at the store that I saw. This was on sale and I remember I enjoyed it. I ended up leaving it for my BIL, too, maybe I can get him into tea more – even if it IS bagged! LOL

I, too, am enjoying these new adjustments on steepster as well as a cup of this tea. I didn’t make the water super hot because I wanted to drink a whole cup before leaving the house this morning. It’s a good starter tea for the day if you are on the go! I’m going to go play with the new rating system a bit and will log more teas as my day goes on!

backlogging 3 cups on separate occasions.

Bagged version…nice and smooth, not overly strong but what I was looking for this morning!

Had the Bagged kind – not loose leaf – oversteeped on purpose…worked well.

Backlogging! Steeped X-tra Long = X-tra strong!

Backlogging. Still somewhat mild in taste even after oversteeping but still smooth and tasty

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bookofjude
75
MyTeaChest
75
jakepog
75

i clean the stove while it brewed, so it was a little cold, but it was great otherwise. my first try.

klagefall

Schmeckt ein bisschen nach Erde. Nicht besonders aufregend. Das nächste Mal werde ich wohl zwei Beutel für die Kanne nehmen.

SCLisi
75