Twinings

Even though I’ve fallen for *LiberTEAS*’s Breakfast Blend, I still hold this tea in high regard. I’m thinking her loose-leaf shall be my at-home, pre-work tea to gently wake me up, whilst this shall comfort me and take care of me at work (since the individually-wrapped bags are good to keep in my desk).

I’ve figured out why I like this tea so much. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy and like I’ve had some of my mom’s apple dumplings. No, this isn’t as good as Mama France’s apple dumpings, but it’s close enough to make me smile.

My last bag of this at work. Luckily, a fresh box is sitting on the tea shelf at home and I can replenish my stash.

This is my absolute favorite breakfast blend. The taste is reminiscent of a cinnamon apple dumpling. The black tea base stands up well against the flavorings, and isn’t covered up at all. This is one of the teas that I’ll always have on hand.

This is my normal office tea. I tend to forget that I put a tea bag in and steep it way too long, but it’s still quite drinkable. I like the bitterness and astringency that it has (even when steeped a more reasonable amount of time). This is a serious no joke black tea.

Ahh, the last of this tin, just means there’s more room for new tea. Good strong cup of tea this morning, but next time I get Twinings Irish Breakfast, I think I’ll stick to buying the bags. The loose tea is just so tiny, every cup ends up having a bunch of dust in it. I usually prefer loose to bagged, but this is one of those teas that’s better off staying in the bag.

I see that the Tea Smith makes Lady Grey, so I should find it. When I first had Lady Grey I liked it a lot; however, the Twinings tea often tastes too weak to me. I think the problem is that I shouldn’t be adding milk, and I don’t much like tea without milk.

This tea MUST be steeped well. I would like to find a company besides Twinings that sells it, but so far no luck. Like Pride of the Port, it is a good black tea that becomes nicely rounded with milk (and as always for me, a little sugar).

This is not a high-quality tea, but it is the only kind of black tea that I like to drink without milk. It needs to be sweetened, in my opinion (and I always sweeten tea) and it takes only a little milk at most. If you oversteep you get more bitterness and less fruit.

Ah, am finally home!! Having a pot of this, because I’m getting low on it and will soon have another tea out of my cupboard. Hurray for replacing it with new tea!!

I only brewed for 5 minutes this time. I much prefer it at 10, but wanted something soothing and fast (no chamomile left at my office right now). Must replenish the office stash…and really wish we could have multiple stashes for different locations.

It’s 5:30 on a Sunday morning, and I’ve been awake for nearly 3 hours. Sleep fail. Am at parents’ place, where the house is sorta an open-air layout. Moved my electric kettle into the laundry room to make some tea. Hopefully something warm and soothing will slow my mind down and let me drift off to sleep.

This is lightly citrusy and sweet (brewed for 10 minutes). And this one cup is going way too fast…time to brew more.

I love this tea. The bergamot is just fabulous, and it lasts a great many brews (at least for me).