Twinings

A complex oolong with a captivating fragrance and strong muscatel notes that define the distinct flavour profile of this wonderfully unique Darjeeling – for the adventurous lover of Darjeeling :)

Thank you muchly for this one, MissB! This is so tasty, packed with lime. Lots of lime. It’s such a nice change to see lime paired with ginger rather than lemon. Sure, I don’t get much ginger anyway, but putting it all together, it makes for a tasty cup of liquified hard lime candies. I can see this one making a great cold brew.

Just tried this for the first time tonight. Would not recommend drinking this later in the day, it’s a breakfast tea for a reason and I learned that the hard way lol. Anyways back to the tea, coming from drinking coffee this teas strength was very nice. Very robust flavor coming from the Assam leaves. All in all this is a great breakfast tea for early mornings and a pleasant wake me up

So apparently Twinnings does OP in a k-cup. I had no idea…
Being my first day at work though, I gave it a try. Not terrible overall, I’d say. I don’t mind overly strong black tea as long as there is milk and sugar around. It always reminds me of the way my friend who descends from Ireland makes tea. Ie he lets tetley steep forever. and ever. ha. Wait, did I just compare Twinnings to Tetley? Ooops.
Anyhow. Always feels like bad luck bringing tea from home on my first day. It never goes well when I do, people look at you funny.
If you do it once settled in, nobody pays attention. But on the first day? yeah, not a great first impression, though I haven’t figured out why just yet!!

I enjoy the Twinings Pure Peppermint. The aroma is good although not as strong as I had imagined it would be. It steeps beautifully and the flavor becomes deeper the longer one steeps. I enjoy a full bodied taste, so I tend to leave the bag in longer than advised. Or, I may use two bags for extra added flavor. Its a very good tea and does a wonderful job relaxing the body and mind.

One word: Disgusting. The fact that this is artificial bergamot is glaringly obvious as it so it so overpowering, and horribly strong, it could put someone off bergamot for life, and this coming someone who absolutely adores bergamot in their tea. I must admit that do enjoy a lighter tea, so I might be a bit biased but this is absolutely ridiculous. You might as well call it Plum and Bergamot water as the disgusting pungency of these two fake flavours absolutely destroys any nuances of the actual tea whatsoever. I am normally a fan of drinking really good tea without milk, to taste every nuance of the tea and every single note, but this is so ridiculously strong in plum and bergamot, that it was impossible to drink this without milk. I when looking inside the ‘tea temple’ I saw that the quality of tea in the ‘temple’ is no where near the quality of loose leaf. Extremely disappointed.

Wonderful strong tea (builder’s tea) when you need a real cuppa. Sadly, it only seems to be available in Italy. So, buy several boxes to bring home.

Has a good taste!

Dry, this smells just like an apple Jolly Rancher. The flavor, though, is a pretty good balance between the flavoring and the grassy sencha base, with both the apple and the elderflower coming through. This is great iced, and cold-steeped—really crisp and refreshing.

This is tart, with just the right degree of hibiscus kick. It’s not overpowering—I do taste some currant, though not as much blueberry. I’ve tried this both hot and iced, and it’s nice both ways. A really pleasant herbal option, especially for a bagged grocery store tea, and one I wouldn’t mind keeping around.

I have been looking a decaf black tea that I like as much as the (now discontinued) Earl Grey from DT. This one is decent with some milk, but the hunt will continue!

This is my favorite from Twinings, the aroma is amazing. I really enjoy the citrus smell of the Bergamot fruit. I brew this in both teabags and loose leaf. I enjoy them both, the teabags are more convenient for carrying in your pocket. I usually take one with me to work and have it during my break since they only offer coffee. This is definitely perfect for daily consumption, great flavor and it wont break the bank. :)

My husband has a friend at work who gave him a bag of this tea to try a while back. He really enjoyed it so when I saw a box at Whole Foods the other day I grabbed it. The dry bag smells exactly like the orangeade I used to drink as a kid. It also, in a strange way, reminds me of those candy wax lips we used to chew. The taste is reminiscent of the wax lips even if the smell is mostly orange. It’s a weak cup, unfortunately, so perhaps next time I’ll use less water. I’m a little disappointed in this one because it smells so good and tastes so bland and watery.