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The bergamot nuances I get in the regular Earl Grey are lost to orange. The two tastes blend well. A somewhat serious disposition peaks from behind the sunny face. Overall, a lighthearted tea.
Flavors: Bergamot, Bright, Citrusy, Drying, Orange, Orange Zest, Tangy, Tea, Wood
Preparation
US teabag version.
Much better than the English Breakfast. It doesn’t hold a flame to the memory of their tinned leaf I had 25 years ago but it’s good enough in a pinch. Rather drying and woody! I get hints of lime-cream swirling within the surprisingly complex bergamot taste.
Flavors: Bergamot, Bright, Butterscotch, Citrusy, Cream, Floral, Lime, Tangy, Tannic, Tea, Wood
Preparation
Not sure where I acquired this bag, probably a TTB. This tastes like pepper? I shared it with someone who said it tastes like clove. We didn’t notice any orange, just a meh black base plus flavor notes that shouldn’t be there. It was drinkable, but really not great.
Makes you wonder if the people who made the blend either didn’t taste it or didn’t realize how fast the flavors would fade
I suppose it was probably pretty old, since the most recent review here was nine years ago and someone more recently commented that it had been discontinued. Asmanra and others did comment on the very strong, orange flavor, but that was 12 years ago, even if it was a teabag that had been hiding out in ashmanra’s laundry room! So maybe the (artificial?) orange flavor has dissapated in yours AJRimmer. I dunno. I dunno what TTB is, either. Twinings Tea Bag? No matter, I can spike any old keemun with some OJ and pretend. ;-)
Yeah, we caved…just like half the metro population who weren’t at work today, we ran a couple of legitimate errands, then tootled about aimlessly, bemused at the traffic and the number of people still scrambling around shopping for no good reason. (I’m one to talk—I grabbed a handful of no-good-reason things, too.)
But a small dose of silver bells and crowds running home with their treasures is enough—it’s good to be back at our shabby house on Turkey Creek watching the cats sleep.
While doing so, I’m really relishing a cup of this chai adaptation by Twinings; a stray teabag that must have come from Christmas elves; I know I didn’t buy a box. The addition of apple gives it a spiced cider feel; mild and drinkable without milk.
Tootled is the hillbilly cousin of toddled, which is a far classier version of milling about aimlessly.
I’m not too fond of this particular peppermint tea. I might even say I dislike it. I’ve never met one I didn’t like. For lack of a better word, it tasted “grassy” to me. Like I grabbed a bunch of old hay and brewed it up. Maybe I just got an off-batch? And no, It had not expired. The peppermint did not predominate.
Flavors: Grassy
U.S. teabag version not good. Any kind of milky addition added to cover the paper taste, whether it’s from the teabag itself or stale leaf, destroys whatever other flavors try to emerge.
Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Bread, Flowers, Malt, Paper, Stale, Watery
Deep and dark malt and oats. Handled eggnog like a champ. Probably the only way I’d drink this Irish Breakfast should it land in my hands in the future.
Flavors: Malt, Malty, Oats, Thick
This makes me smile. Raspberry and lemon Pez candies with a hint of rose on a tart fruity punch-tasting hibiscus base with just enough blackberry leaf and licorice root sweetness.
I paid mind to the recommend steep time of 3-4 minutes.
Flavors: Bright, Candy, Citrus Zest, Fruit Punch, Juicy, Lemon, Licorice Root, Raspberry, Rose, Tart
Preparation
Another of the teabags my husband picked up in UK recently…if it’s this particular one alright! It says “golden and well rounded” on the pouch of the teabags, and it doesn’t seem to fit the “classic” EB.
On average, I like EB in the morning, as the assam blends used normally are bold and strong (but still complex and enjoyable), ideal to start the (working) day…but here, only the dry teabag smells anything like “well rounded” and there’s nothing “golden” about it, if you ask me. As a matter of fact, it turns (too) bitter even when the recommended steeping time of 2-3 minutes has been respected. The only posible reason/cure for this I can think of, is it’s use with milk…which doesn’t apply for me, as I never take milk with my tea. A shame, as I remember the classic EB from Twinings (and loose leaf) to be quite okay.
Flavors: Bitter, Tannic, Tea
Preparation
My husband returned to UK recently for work and picked up some teabags for me… as I’m currently at my parents’ I took them with me to have a cuppa in the morning.
Twinings has indeed a very fine reputation (I read Martin’s review from a few years ago and I must admit he made a great observation) but as far as the teabags go, they might smell nicely dry, once steeped the tea goes way down in appreciation! Black tea base is quite ordinary and I think the bergamot flavouring doesn’t really come out in taste. Because the flavouring doesn’t seem artificial, my rating of the tea is still above 50.
Flavors: Citrusy, Tea
Preparation
Very nice green tea with Jasmine flavors.
Medium-dark for a green tea, and not very “vegetal” tasting like some green teas. Jasmine is light and noticeable but not overpowering.
Generally I drink black teas about 5:1 to green teas, but I like this one.
Preparation
Working on sipping through this- I prefer Twining’s Buttermint so will be keeping that on-hand instead.
Oh I love it so much. It’s so beautiful. Lavender, citrus, vanilla, rose. The perfect note on which to end a long day, and a new favourite for me.
Flavors: Bergamot, Creamy, Floral, Lavender, Rose, Smooth, Vanilla