Twinings

Tried steeping one yesterday with a dash of milk (I know. Hehe :) and a bit of muscovado. Works well, and the bergamot hint is nice, almost bordering on a wee bit much. A mostly lovely cup.

Say what you will about crappy bagged teas, I can’t hear you! This is something I was raised on, and it is a tremendous comfort to me, just as all the Twining’s teas are. Sometimes I’m a tea snob, but in this case I just can’t be. Guess it’s like tea junk food? And believe me, that comforting quality comes in handy during midterms. Steep it strong with just-boiled water, and then add some milk, and sugar / stevia.

This tea keeps saving my life when I travel, often the only good tea avaible, very fine breakfast tea, considering it’s not loose.

Steep for exactly 2min and enjoy

I really love the aroma. You could smell the stuff in the box from ten feet away…. But the taste isnt amazing or anything. But all in all a decent tea

One of my favorite teas, great for this cold, wet and windy day.

English Breakfast with an English breakfast with American friends. This must be loaded with Keemun. I could taste the tell-tale smoke and spice. Not bad for a bag.

A little bitter at the finish, with a little aftertaste. But, other than that, not bad. It gets the job done. Just trying to finish out this tin that I’ve had for a bit.

The water was poured, leaving the outcome of the tea in the hands of the Fates.

The Fates smiled and said “Let’s allow Man to have a cup of tea this morning that is drinkable.”

Man was cautious with his first sip, but then did imbibe with joy, being thankful that the Fates chose to be merciful.

(It was not bitter this morning! Hooray!)

Today it didn’t turn out bitter. No changes were made to previous methods of preparation… this is a finicky tea.

It’s serviceable, but nothing to really write home about. I have to be extremely careful with the preparation on this one, otherwise it gets bitter real quick.

Gets the day started. Let boiling water cool for two minutes, then pour over leaves and steep for four minutes. Remove leaves and add a dash of milk. Occasionally some dust gets through the strainer I use and remains in the cup, but that adds an extra touch of bitterness to help wake me up.

A great, no-nonsense breakfast tea to get the day started. I steep with water that has had a little time to cool down from the boil – say, one to two minutes with the lid off the kettle and then steep for four minutes. The bitterness is eliminated and the strong, round flavor remains. A splash of milk to bring out the best.

A classic blend.

A classic flavor.

Resteep. Unlike Henry the 8th, the second verse is not the same as the first. It is missing quite a bit of flavor and fullness, but is still passable. I’m not going to try a third steep.

Helps me say “good morning” after a stressful night.