So delicious! (Twinings Earl Grey)

Member Name: AprilMay

Product:	Twinings Earl Grey
Date:	10/08/08 (44 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Taste, strength.

Disadvantages: None!

There's nothing like a nice strong cup of earl grey tea to make you feel just fantastic. It's the right combination of delicate flavour with the strength of a good cup of black tea. In my opinion the Twinings version is without question the top of the tree. With some brands the bergamont flavour is just not strong enough, or the tea itself is too weak, or even worse, the quality of the paper used for the tea bag is not high enough and you end up tasting the paper a lot more than the tea itself!

I love earl grey - it fantastic either very strong with a splash of milk and with or without sugar, or a little bit weaker but black. I find that when you're drinking it without milk it's better to let it draw not quite so long otherwise you can start to get slightly bitter flavours from the bergamont. When making your tea it's very important not the let the string of the tea bag soak in the water, as this can also affect the flavour.

The reason I love the Twinings brand is that the flavour is so strong and pure. In fact, sometimes if I am really dying for a cuppa I'll use the same tea bag twice - that's how much flavour there is! Or you can put the tea bags aside and use the remnants of hot water to make flavouring for all sorts of things, from earl grey custard or brulee puddings to rice pudding. Delicious!

Much more interesting than plain english breakfast, but with the same strength and pizazz, Twinings Earl Grey is the perfect cup of tea!

Summary: Buy it, drink it, love it.