Prince of Wales

So, I needed to deep clean my french press to keep it working really well, but I was impatient and went out and grabbed a box of tea. I have been drinking nothing else since. I have two teabags left and I only got it (maybe) a week and a half ago.

On a scale from blech to yum! this tea rates in at the yummy factor. I drink it hot with a splash of milk and it is so comforting. There is this slight caramel undertone to the tea and it is never bitter. I accidentally overbrewed it one time and it still tasted like I steeped it for four minutes, so this tea is pretty forgiving. Nice when you have limited brain space after working two jobs or first thing in the morning.

I wouldn’t seek this tea out again, but I might grab it if it was on the shelves and I wanted a break from my fancier teas.

It’s not the best of Twinings’ flavoured blacks, but it’s certainly not the worst. It’s not very remarkable, not particularly tasty. I’ll drink the whole box, but I will not buy it again.

My brother bought this and I’m too broke to buy tea lately so I figured I’d try it! I’ve had most of the other Twinings teas before and they weren’t really stand out. This is probably the best one I think. I am getting a rather malty Assam flavor which I like. It left behind a sweetness that lingered in my mouth for about 10 minutes. Didn’t need any sweetener or anything creamy.

It’s freezing, so I decided to make myself a cup of tea. I just got this the other day and I’m already quite fond of it. It’s not too strong, but not too light. I drink it with milk and sugar, only because I’m not a huge fan of the taste of straight tea. I’m not too particular about water temperature or steep time, and it’s a pretty forgiving tea. I probably wouldn’t drink this as my first cup of the day, because it’s not strong enough, but as a late morning to afternoon tea, it’s perfect.

This is a delicious dessert tea. I would compare it to their Darjeeling. A nice gentle taste that even most non-tea drinker can enjoy if you’re forcing them to try to like tea.

By far, my favourite Twinings choice.

I’m trying to get into black teas and I found this one on sale at the grocery store so I thought I’d give it a try. It’s mild. I added a dash of milk and some sweetener and it’s nice. Pretty unoffensive. I only steeped for 2 minutes since I didn’t want it super strong. A good one to keep at the office as it’s bagged.

Ehrm, I’m sorry but this is not my kind of tea. Too weak for me ;) I love stronger teas. Anyway I’m glad to have tasted it because I was quite curious, and I bought the Twinings classics collection, so I have to give away three bags only. Odds: a little aftertaste of…fish? Is it possible? :O

There is something nutty about this. Not as crisp or tart as I like my black teas to be, but it’s decent when you just want something to drink.