Taylors of Harrogate

Very pleasant red berry flavor, not too sour from hibiscus. A solid, fruity entry.

The book I was reading last night has a character who just moved to The States from England and she was drinking Yorkshire tea which made me instantly want a cup. So this morning I decided to make a cup of Yorkshire Gold. I’ve never tried just the plain Yorkshire Teabags though. I added a bit of soymilk to the cup and it paired perfectly. This really hit the spot today it’s such a classic tea and was delicious. It’s funny how you forget how good a breakfast tea can be. I don’t reach for this one nearly as much as I should. Into the tea focus pile, it goes!

Working on Sipping this down I have close to 250g of this go go through. This is one I forget about a lot. It’s a nice malty breakfast tea. Today’s cup has just a tiny splash of oat milk in it. I should reach for this one more I just usually don’t have time to make tea in the mornings.

This tea is delightful. Rarely do I go for flavoured or fruity teas, as many taste like hibiscus. This tea has such a full blackberry flavor and the elderflower adds a delicate touch and is aromatic. If you are a passion fruit tea lover, you may really like this.

I first heard about this tea during the worst of my sickness this past September, and thanks to a special tea friend, I was able to get my hands on a box, since this tea isn’t yet available to purchase outside of the UK.

Honestly speaking, it smells 10x better than it tastes. But that’s not to say that it tastes bad either. The flavour here has an especially strong, malty tea presence that teeters on the verge of being bitter. The toast and jam elements are present, but more so in the finish. It may sound sacreligious to say that I prefer this one with milk, but milk really helps to cut the bite of the tea and bring out the natural sweetness. Right now I’m enjoying it as a latte with eggnog, which is delicious as well!

Yorkshire Tea were not exaggerating when they described their Toast & Jam Brew as “a real tea that tastes like real tea, but also toast and also jam”. The concept of this tea still blows my mind, and I think they did a great job of taking the flavours of toast & jam and incorporating it into a tea blend. Although, I will say that their Biscuit Brew still has my heart.

Not sure about this one. It’s intense. A bit thick. I understand why milk and sugar is traditionally a must. Not sure I’d reach for this repeatedly. I first read about this blend on the Harney’s site and was curious about it. When I saw it boxed in bags at the grocery store I thought I’d give it a try. Can’t really recommend it without extra tastings.

I don’t normally gravitate towards bagged teas as much anymore. I was drawn by the design on the box and I am a sucker for rose teas so I decided to give it a try. I am so GLAD I did. It is delicious. There is an artificial rose taste to it but it reminds me of rose candy and rose drink I grew up drinking as a child. I love it! It brought me back to those rosy days.

One of the teas Jack sent up with my birthday present. I’m surprised by how quickly I’ve gone through them! This is my second to last teabag of the Earl Grey, and I’m finding myself wishing I had more. It’s nothing mind blowing or super unique, but it’s a really nice EG with a good balance between the tea and the bergamot and it goes down well. It’s one of those teas that is just really easy to drink, you know? It’s not bergamot-mad like the Clipper EG I like so much, but it’s also not as weak as most bagged teas. If I were in the market for a quick and easy Earl Grey, I think this would be a top contender. Especially if I get more freebies!

PSA*** the international version of this tea is NOT the same as the UK version. I will rate based on the UK version.

An excellent, strong, rich, full-bodied tea. There’s a reason it has become the UK’s most popular tea. There are many UK sites that sell it. You don’t need to steep this for very long to get a truly excellent cup of tea. I would definitely take this tea with milk.

NB The version sold in Australia (and likely elsewhere) is packed in the UAE from an entirely different blend of black teas. The company is quite transparent about this – they’ve claimed “regional tastes” and also environmental issues re transporting African tea to the UK then to Australia. Whatever the reason, it sadly results in an inferior and much weaker tea than the original.

Faint aroma of green tea from the dry leaf. Black tea blend aroma in the brewed tea.

Good blend of black tea. The flavour is a bit weak but with a longer infusion, I would be concerned that the bitter note becomes more pronounced. This brew would benefit with some milk added and the package in which it came recommends this.

Holds up well with a splash of milk (semi-skimmed). The bitter note is balanced out with the creaminess of the milk and the tea could probably stand for a longer infusion.

Thank you for a freebie of this one, AJRimmer — especially as you only had a few and liked it so much.  I was having chocolate cream pie for dessert, and thought this would be an excellent pairing.  Yup.  What a unique delicious flavor.  I tried a sip before looking at the ingredient list and was surprised at the uniqueness of the berry!    I don’t think I’ve had a tea with this specific berry flavor yet – and I can distinctly taste the raspberry AND blackberry. Looking at the list of ingredients (and bright red brew), I thought I’d hate it.  But no!  It does have an authentic buzzy, earthy raspberry/blackberry flavor with just enough of a tart boost from the hibiscus.  It tastes like those jelly candies with the sprinkles coating them that are raspberry and blackberry flavored and look like raspberries and blackberries — had them once, not sure what they are called. The second steep the next night was purple in color rather than the bright red, and that lovely flavor was also mostly missing, so it was perfect that first steep… wouldn’t really bother with a second. I wouldn’t mind having some of this around (especially to pair with chocolate cream pie.)  This would also be good adding some vanilla ice cream to the mug. (Try it, AJRimmer!) 
Steep #1  // 18 minutes after boiling  // 2 minute steep
Steep #2  // just boiled //  3-4 min

Got a box of this for super cheap at TJ Maxx this fall, and it’s much better than I thought it would be! The berry flavor is tart and pleasant. It’s not the same as all the typical bagged berry tea flavors. I really enjoy having a cold mug of this one in the morning. I only have a few bags left, and this is one I’ll miss when it’s gone.

Having my third pot of the tea right now, this brew surely packs a punch on the first steep with a strong flavour to it and is always accompanied by a gorgeous boquet of flowery notes with a fruity hint to them. The second steep is a lot more mellow, the flavours more balanced and the aforementioned flower notes are more pronounced throughout the cup.
Loses flavour and color on the subsequent steep, so it’s not worth it to go for a third one, really. Nonetheless, this one is definitely a winner on both of the steeps, the first for the morning to wake up, the second to enjoy the truly complex brew that this is.

Looking back at another favorable ToH review from years ago. Let’s see how things stack up after my loose-leaf revelation of late.

Well, it’s a bit flat. Not unpleasant, but it does have an air of hotel lobby tea about it. The bag convenience is there and in body it is light and sweet/astringent.

Chucking a bag in the cup, it was convenient to brew and only took 2 minutes of hot water. I haven’t had bagged Jasmine in some time so the difference between this and the loose-leaf stuff is night and day to my current palate. Still, I wouldn’t mind this being in the hotel lobby. As I like to say: better than Lipton!

Now I’m thinking I might have to stick with bagged black teas and break out the tea infusers if I want a single cup of green, western style.

A delightful infusion with lots of sweet jasmine notes through the whole brewing/drinking process.

The nose is as if you were walking through a garden with jasmine in the air.
I’ve always oversteeped green tea in the past but this 2 minutes was right on the money to pull out the delicate green tea flavor but nothing more. This has a soft and delicate balance between the floral nose and slight tannin bite on the finish. It is well done and I would stock this as an easy-drinker or to enjoy with some Asian cuisine.

This is a straightforward chamomile tea. Difficult taste to describe but if you have brewed it in the past you are likely already familiar with this flowery, herbacious and slightly sweet infusion.

The Taylor’s reminds me of my mother, who religiously bought Celestial Seasonings teas for me in my youth. This was perfect for teatime in the late evening as it is more of a health benefit with no caffeine. I would have no qualms sharing a cup of this tea with her so as far as I am concerned it passes the test to be enjoyed. Chamomile is not my favorite, but for the nostalgia if nothing else, I must say it is fine.

10oz out of tea for one pot/mug.

Light, aromatic, and pleasant. Fairly mild and one-dimensional, which to some can be a good thing. So light I would not dare add anything as it would likely just overpower.

No bite on the peppermint but it’s an herbal infusion, so more of the complimenting notes are a balance of herbs instead of blasting your senses all at once. Less like enjoying a peppermint hard candy but more like smelling a peppermint plant from a few feet away.

It’s all right, and for someone who is after this light taste I could recommend it. As they say though, it’s just not my cup of tea.