Ceylon Orange Pekoe Tea from Twinings

Ceylon Orange Pekoe Tea

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Ceylon Black Tea
Flavors
Almond, Cherry, Honey, Malt, Marzipan, Smooth, Toast, Nutty, Bitter, Astringent, Tannic, Tannin, Brown Toast, Dry Grass, Straw
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Loose Leaf, Tea Bag
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 15 sec 14 oz / 400 ml

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  • “I have this tea almost every day. Adding orange blossom honey really helps bring out the citrus notes.” Read full tasting note
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  • “This is the first time I have had this one. It is the bagged version. I don’t know, it seems kind of thin. I was expecting big bold and malty. The aftertaste is kind of fruity. It is a bit drying....” Read full tasting note
  • “Siiiiiiiiiiick. This weekend has freaking sucked. Made a cup of this before my giant meeting, and added a spoonful of lemon juice and honey. Here’s to hoping like hell that it helps me kick this cold.” Read full tasting note
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  • “This tea isn’t terrible, but I wouldn’t buy it again. I liked it well enough hot, with or without honey, but it didn’t stand out to me. I’ll probably leave it at my parents house just to have a...” Read full tasting note
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From Twinings

Ceylon Tea comes from the country that today is known as Sri Lanka. Twinings Ceylon tea is made using the finest quality high grown teas from the Dimbula region in western Sri Lanka. In the 1870’s, Ceylon became a major tea producing area after the coffee crop failed. Its tea is still referred to as “Ceylon” despite the country changing its name to Sri Lanka in 1972 following independence. Ceylon is ideal to drink at any time of day and is great for ice tea too. Drink black, with a little milk and sweeten to taste.

Ingredients: Fine black tea expertly selected from the Dimbula district in Sri Lanka.

Brewing Time:

HOT TEA: Pour freshly boiled water over tea bag and allow brewing for 3 minutes depending on your desired strength. Enjoy sweetened or plain –the choice is yours.

REFRESHING ICED TEA: To make 1 Quart of Iced Tea, use 4 tea bags, brew as suggested above using 4 cups of water. Allow to cool then serve over ice.

LOOSE TEA: Use 1 teaspoon of loose tea in a strainer per cup (6-8oz). If making tea in a teapot and an infuser is not used, pour through a strainer. Brew 3 minutes or to desired taste.

*We do not recommend using a microwave to boil your cup of water because over-boiling will cause oxygen to be reduced, making the tea taste flat.

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The Ceylon Orange Pekoe was fine. I tried double and triple bags with the tea and it was basically the same. I expected it to be more citrusy, but I wasn’t disappointed with the flavor.
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Overwhelming bitterness. Worst Twinnings tea IMHO.
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It’s fine. I grew up with Red Rose, so if I’m buying Orange Pekoe at the grocery store, odds are good that I’m sticking with Red Rose. In fact, drinking this tea only serves to make me crave a cup of Red Rose. Meh.
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Very mediocre tea even by bagged tea standards. Bitterness is there and that’s about it, very bland flavour profile. It’s drinkable, but English or Irish breakfast variations of the same brand would be a better choice. Not much more to say.
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195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec
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I didn’t like this tea, astringent and thin for a black.
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