Twinings

Having it in the afternoon, prepared per my usual method of letting the water cool for two minutes in the kettle with the lid off before steeping. Loose leaf. A warm mouth feel with sharp edges, but not too sharp.

A bit more spicy than their English Breakfast, but a good breakfast tea. The loose tea is chopped very, very fine and can sometimes pass through the strainer, so a paper filter is recommended over a mesh strainer. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat, wait two minutes, pour water over tea, steep for 4:30, add a dash of milk and enjoy.

This smelled just like Currants that is for sure! The coloring was really near – a little dark reddish than the package but near a purple type color. I was worried that it was going to be too fruity but it was a nice combo!

I’m not one of the more sophisticated tea drinkers but I’m quite pleased with Twinnings’ Darjeeling when I want a black tea with a bit more smooth sophistication than the typical everyday blend or a breakfast tea. I remember thinking when I first tried this it would be a shame to turn it into a commonplace by drinking it too regularly. Goes well with Charles Dickens.

I lied – apparently I do have one more bag of this tea left. :D

This is my last bag of this tea – unless I manage to unearth another from the depths of my tea cabinet. That actually happens semi-often; I’ll be looking for something different and then find a random teabag I didn’t know I had. :D

I’m usually pretty hard on brands like Twinings, but I have to say that their Lady Grey is a winner.

This is a much gentler tea than most Earl Greys, the citrus and bergamot are a smooth-tasting hint rather than a bold statement.

Backlogging from this morning.

The morning cuppa. :)

This seems to be a morning staple for me, mostly because when I first wake I’m too sleepy cough lazy cough to want to fiddle around with strainers and loose-leaf tea.

Yes, I’m bad. I know.

My morning tea.

Backlogging from this morning. :)

Forgot to log this this morning.

An old standby, especially in the morning.

A nice, quick pick-me-up.

Drank this with milk this morning and the milk takes off some of the sharper edges from the tea and citrus flavouring. Yum.

I like this one. I bought it after seeing how popular it was here and I don’t regret it. It’s light and gentle enough to drink without milk (although I would like to try it with aswell) and the hint of extra citrus is very refreshing.