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drank Pure Green Tea by Twinings
87 tasting notes

Found a couple bags of this tea lingering in the back of a cupboard, probably pinched from a hotel room.

I read through some of the tasting notes for this tea and I’ve come to the conclusion that this tea has either been re-formulated/changed or just re-marketed in the past few years. Twinings now describe this is as Sencha that’s been steamed and then pan-fired after (what is the point in that? I’m not sure) – so not a Chinese green tea like I first expected. It certainly tastes like a Chinese green tea to me.

It’s actually not that bad. No bitterness or astringency at all – it’s very smooth and warming, typical green tea with notes of hay/straw and a little grass. It’s also a bit musty, but not unpleasantly so.

No defining characteristics really. I wouldn’t say it was bad tea… just uneventful. I’d still recommend it.

My usual review nonsense with a few pictures: https://www.immortalwordsmith.co.uk/twinings-pure-green-tea-review/

Flavors: Grass, Green, Hay, Musty, Straw

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 30 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML
gmathis

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Twinings I actively didn’t like. Well, maybe Lapsang Souchong, but then again, I just dislike LS in general :)

Izzy

gmathis yep, same for me too. I’ve found quite a few are like this one; pleasant but not special. :)

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gmathis

I don’t think I’ve ever had a Twinings I actively didn’t like. Well, maybe Lapsang Souchong, but then again, I just dislike LS in general :)

Izzy

gmathis yep, same for me too. I’ve found quite a few are like this one; pleasant but not special. :)

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