Marks & Spencer Tea

My husband loves this tea. It’s an eye opener for him and he stopped drinking coffee and replaced it with this tea. He love to make ice tea with it!

Wonderful! So nice and gives a pleasant feeling! A lot of ginger bursts! :)

Bought a box of this and the M&S Calming Infusion Tea, I was horrified to find the latter really weird tasting. I was scared that the Lemon Ginger Ginseng was going to be equally terrible, but I was so happy to find that this was so good.

It is a well-balanced mix of lemony ginger. I couldn’t find ginseng as much but that’s how I like it because I’m not a fan of ginseng, it’s kinda weird for me. I don’t have a lot of experience with tea yet, but I like it enough and discovering this makes me want to become more adventurous!

Was brought up on this tea. The cornerstone of my understanding of a good British cuppa.

This is a bagged tea so good, I cheat on my loose teas with it.

I’m a big fan of David’s Tea Cream of Earl Grey, but for a no-fuss, perfect every time morning cup of citrus goodness, this little tea can’t be beat. I brew for four minutes and it’s perfect every time – light citrus notes at the end of the sip, pleasant golden liquor, just enough pep to ease a case of the mornings. Thank god my mum can post regular supplies to me out here.

Pretty decent, not strong enough for my taste though.

Bergamot – nonexistent.

Taste – nonexistent.

I’ve tried it twice more, and it keeps coming out poorly every time. Maybe I should make it strong, then add a little milk? I’ll have to keep experimenting, there must be SOME reason people like it…

Pretty eh, rather generic taste. I brewed my first cup for almost 5 minutes, as they recommended. Came out pretty strong, slightly bitter. Didn’t really like it much. Added some milk, made it much better. I could taste the tea through the milk and it was not bitter anymore, but it was nothing special at all. Wanting to brew it a bit weaker, I infused two used teabags (one that I used for my first cup, one that I used to make my mother a cup) for about 5-6 minutes. Came out weak and a bit bitter, but I still drank the whole thing.

Overall, nothing special. Maybe I brewed it wrong, I’ll try brewing it a bit shorter tomorrow and maybe add a bit of sugar (though I don’t like sweetening tea). Or it may just be because it’s bagged. We’ll see.

My wife and I were introduced to this tea in the UK in the 1990s and have purchased thousands of bags each time we go over. With the UK relatives visiting the USA we have not been able to find a reasonably priced source here. This is a smooth full body tea that goes well by itself or with milk. We highly recommend it and would appreciate finding a USA source.

I made a special journey through exceptionally bad storm weather this morning to buy this tea. I like it. I like it very much. It’s like the brother to Marks’ Empress Grey (which I rate highly below), and also features citrus peel as a particularly alluring key ingredient.

Every cup of this marvel leaves me feeling charitable, albeit moderately so.

Yesterday, I went to stock up on M & S’s Winter Spice Tea, only to be confronted by a store stockage deficit. So, I owe my discovery of this delightful, yet gently robust tea to what at first appeared as a lack of good fortune.

I steeped for a solid four minutes, which was enough to ensure a full flavour at a perfect temperature. Upon drinking, I was mesmerised by the addition of citrus, the very note I was seeking in the Winter Spice tea I could not find. The citrus note surprisingly transforms this earl grey base into a surprisingly warm cold weather thirst quencher.

Overall, I’m delighted with this tea and don’t mind admitting to a brief flash of smugness today as I began my third cup.

I love this tea, its my new regular cuppa and I doubt I will ever tire of it

I purchased a box of these tea bags three weeks ago and have tried three different Marks & Spencer stores to get some more. Sadly none of the stores had stock. These were Guernsey, Crawley and Tunbridge Wells. All friends are on red alert each time they visit M & S to look and purchase.

My first encounter with rooibos was just wonderful. It was Rooibos Vanilla Tea-Butler by Teekanne, which was sweet, caramel-y and had the aroma of biscotti. It became the “prototype” of rooibos in my mind – I thought all rooibos were as yummy as that.

Wrong. The disillusionment was brought by this Rooibos and Vanilla from M&S. The dry leaves had the smell of herbs and… that’s all. Where’s the vanilla?? Sadly, there’s no answer to this question even after brewing. The liquor was mildly sweet but at the same time strangely vegetal/herbal. It took me a while to recognize that it tasted like bread. Damp bread, to be more precise… so it was not all that pleasant. :( Since this is a rather pure rooibos tea, I begin to think maybe it’s what rooibos really tastes like. I hope I am wrong again!

This is my favourite tea which I drink sparingly as I don’t have easy access to it. Exactly as it is advertised: rich, bright and malty. I also purchase the loose leaf version. For someone who likes their tea with milk, I find this tea to really satisfy.

Good remedy for light cold/flu or defrosting on a cold day. This brew comforts and warms you up right away. A strong ginger fragrance, slight lemon taste and a mild ginseng aftertaste, it’s a well-balanced blend I would say. Usually I let it steep in my cup till the next brew.

Drinking this tea takes me back to the basement of Marks and Spencer with a cafeteria tray in front of me filled with scones, clotted cream, jam, and a pot of Gold tea all to myself. Hey, don’t judge…I was on vacation.

It’s a very tasty and mellow blend of black teas. The flavor holds up well with milk.

I picked up a box of this tea while I was on vacation in England. I really, really wish I had picked up several more.

This is more or less a twist on a Lady Grey tea. The lemon and orange zest help temper the bergamot oil. It’s a sweet and sweetly aromatic citrus tea without the aftertaste of a typical Earl Grey. I could drink this everyday without tiring of it. However, sadly I’ve only got about 20 bags left, so I’m stretching as far as I can until I can find a suitable replacement from a US company. It’s a shame that M&S doesn’t sell their non-perishable goods online.

Ok I think Steepster should let users resize the photos they upload… this tea has a rather lovely packaging but it looks terribly weird in Steepster. :(

As for the tea, it’s my first M&S tea. It’s surprisingly decent! Camomile is usually not my cup of tea because it tends to be overly sweetened with honey (maybe I was just unlucky to have tried some bad ones), but Calming Infusion is a great blend that has a nice balance of sweetness and herbal flavours. It tastes flowery and has a slightly sweet aftertaste. Makes you feel as relaxed as in a garden filled with sunshine!

Very light and delicate. Slightly malty. But the taste seems a bit “green” to me. Even when made with mineral water it tastes slightly off to me.

The most like-normal decaff tea I have tried. Pretty strong taste but from experience, no jitters.

Loved the ginger + lemon combination. When it’s dry, the lemon scent is strong and sweet but as you brew it, the ginger takes over. Loved the balanced taste, not too sour.

Adding a little sugar brings out the taste for me. I don’t mind leaving the teabag as I finish the cup.

Quite refreshing, let it be the morning cuppa or evening.

I’m glad that I bought this, and will buy more in the future.

A nice dark black tea with milk to wake me up this afternoon.

I had to go into lab early this morning. So I just grabbed one of these teabags from my roommates’s stash and put it in my thermos to go. Unfortunately I just took naps during the downtime instead of drinking my tea and being productive. When I got home, the tea was super strongly brewed — so I had to water it down a lot. Still good and at least I’m awake now.