Twinings

Cutting down my earl gray stash. This one is my classic by now. It’s just simplest to make when i need a wake-up tea…

This will be my work coffee replacement (or english breakfast) till i get a filter…

Weeee i bought the water boiler for work yesterday and i just made my very first cup od tea at work :D New working era begins lol
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washing the pu-ehr off :D mmm

plain, no sugar, well steeped, liking it more every time. i like earl gray and i actually like black teas :D who woulda guessed this 2 months ago…

ok i had no idea that earl gray has a citrus scent in it. always thought its a classic black tea more like english breakfast. that’s why i made it yesterday with milk. which is not even close to how good english breakfast is with milk. but i assumed that milk was a mistake as soon as i felt the scent of tea in the air. but, i mean, it was drinkable.
so today i’m going to try it they way i should have. pure earl gray, for start without sugar or anything else.
color is nice deep red.
smells like black tea with citrus :D something i don’t think i’d be crazy about. judging on the smell.
ok this is definitely better than without milk. could have steeped it even longer. next time…
i quite like it. not the best tea i have but its a good tea. sugar or honey would prolly make it even a bit better.
by the way this tea was a gift from mum ;) i just recently ordered some quality loose one on ebay. should come in few weeks. will be interesting to compare.
rating – leaning to the smiling face but not quite there.

This tea is delicious in iced form. Surprisingly, the mellow chamomile doesn’t dilute the apple taste, and the bold apple doesn’t overwhelm the chamomile. The two flavors complement each other quite well but are probably best without any additions. I tried adding mixing it with a jasmine tea once, but the jasmine was hardly noticeable.

I’m really excited to try loose leaf peppermint teas, because I love having peppermint in the afternoon as a refresher! In the meantime, this does the job :)

Five minutes of steepage isn’t doing justice for this tea, right off the bat. It doesn’t have a strong aroma… I need to put my nose quite close to my cup to catch its scent at all, really. The smell is subtle, roasty, and earthy… I wish it was stronger. I am reminded of brown rice cooking… that sort of nutty warmth.
Tastes much the way it smells. Seven minutes is what I would estimate the optimum steeping time. At five minutes it still tastes kind of watery.
I feel as if I should be eating steamed veggies to accompany this mug of tea.

At first I thought it tasted a little insipid – for fruit flavour it doesn’t have a patch on Celestial Seasonings or Ringtons – but after drinking for a little while I decided it was subtle. One for when I need something fruity but not too overbearing.

Twinnings are the only teas I drink bagged anymore, and out of them Prince of Wales is by far the best. It’s a nice mellow black tea, with or without milk. A pack of sugar is nice with it, and it has a caffine kick for those long nights of studying, or early in the morning before I go to class. Easy to brew, and delicious!

Way easier than boiling my own fresh ginger and the lemon is nicely balanced. The ginger has a nice, zingy aftertaste so I like to drink mine slowly =) Also refreshing cold with ice!

A very light flavoured tea, with a delicious lemon touch.

Better drank in very cold winter afternoons, it will automatically refresh you ;).

I have this in the “Light Classics” packaging which says this is a “delicate tasting tea”. Uh. Not.

I first followed the instructions on the envelope, which said to steep for 3-5 minutes. I decided to go with 3 minutes. I took a sip, and promptly spit it out. I know Darjeeling is astringent, but geez. That was horrible.

However, steeped a little under 2 minutes, it’s alright. I like the light golden color, and the faintly floral smell. Having it now iced with a little sugar, and it’s like the watery stuff you get in restaurants. I’ll try to use it up this way (I got a box with 50 bags. sigh) but I don’t really like it enough to buy again.

In my view the best everyday black tea there is. Best brewed as a strong loose leaf for about 3 minutes with a healthy dash of milk.

This is my work tea. I have a bag full of the bags in a drawer. Forgiving when it comes to the water being too hot or oversteeping; not as prone to getting quite bitter, which is great if, like me, you could get dragged away from it at any moment. I like it best with a teaspoon of demerara sugar.