Whittard of Chelsea

I added milk and sugar to this tea even though I don’t often like to sweeten my teas. The taste reminds me of when I first started drinking tea as a small child at my grandmother’s house. Happy memories of times long past. :)

So given that yesterday I drank a bunch of not-so-great teas, I decided that today I’d go for some tried-and-true favorites that I know are good.

This tea is quite unassuming and ‘normal’ tasting, but it’s a good, pleasent kind of normal. The tea is practically made to be taken with milk and it goes down smoothly and at the same time it isn’t bland or flavourless.

Mmm, there’s something really warm and cozy and comforting about this tea.

I got several bags of this tea from a friend who lives over in England. It was supposed to arrive for X-mas, but Canada Post apparently backlogged all of its incomming deliveries.

The colour, when I add milk, is quite unique – it’s the exact colour of butterscotch, or maybe of creamy peanut butter. Maybe that’s the Kenyan tea they added ‘for colour’?

The tea is quite full-bodied and the tastes makes me think of toast, which seems quite appropriate all things considered. ;)

Ooh, I say! A lovely drink. The subtle mixture of jasmine and bergamot gives a delightful light taste. Considering that I do not usually like Earl Grey, this more subtle addition to the blend is more to my taste.

Made with a teabag, am drinking it with a splash of milk and am very much enjoying this cuppa :-)

This is my first cup of this company’s Assam and it’s a little less malty but a little more astringent than other Assams I’ve had. It’s very drinkable though and makes for a pleasant everyday cuppa

Just with Darjeeeling teas, I just can’t get on with Earl Grey teas. However, of the ones I’ve tried I find the Whittard version the easiest to drink, perhaps from the relative short steeping time (and so not that strong).

Darjeeling, the Champagne of Teas. Hmm, if only I could enjoy Darjeeling as much as I enjoy Champers! I just can’t get on with Darjeeling, regardless of company. To me, it’s just like drinking a cup of hot gritty water – not pleasurable at all.

However, I do find that it works well when blended with other black teas, so it does have its usefulness…

I bought this tea when I ran out of Ringtons classic 1907 blend – a favourite of mine. Sadly the tea came nowhere near my expectations of it being similar. That said it was a pleasant enough tea with a lingering after taste. Slightly astringent in the mouth. Best drank black and without sugar in my view – I think milk would overpower the flavours.

This is a good tea for something easy to pop in the water and hit the road with. You get a lot of caffeine, and a flavor that’s not too bitter like tea bags tend to be. benefits from a little cream and honey.

It has a boldness of flavor which can be nice in the morning but which I tend to avoid.
The liqueur is dark reddish and inky. It will stain your teeth, the glass, and your newly pressed white shirt. It will make your breathe smell like a compost heap. You could say that all teas do this to some extent, which is true, but Whittard’s breakfast blend seems to excel in “most like ink” category.

This is a good fruity black tea, but it is not the most flavorful that Whittard offers. Sometimes it’s difficult to taste the mango, and it’s just not as lush as some of the others.

One of the few teas that I will drink in bags, rather than loose- this tea has one of the nicest strawberry flavors I’ve tasted. The flavor is not at all fake, just sweet summer strawberry.

Nice, strong cup of black tea.Very good with milk, and the Assam gives it a nice jolt without being too overpowering.

I like this tea with or without sugar as a sweet tea when I have that sweet tooth. I think its a nice change.

Nice.

Horrid. Over-flavoured and leaves a cloyingly sweet after taste.

Bland.

Dull.

This put me off trying Chai, but maybe it’s just a bad example.

Very nice.