Twinings English Breakfast

~ HAVING A CUPPA ~ Recently I have gone back to the phase of drinking lots of tea. I usually prefer coffee but the last few weeks it has been the tea that I have been craving. At work we have horrible tea in machines so everyone brings in their own tea bags or goes to the café and buys other ones. It is a lot cheaper to go buy a box of tea bags from the shops and keep it on your desk. After finding a box last week I decided to try Twinings. It was funny seeing this appear for this weeks POW as I didn't even look at what box I picked up but it was the English breakfast Tea bags. I had never tried any of the Twinings range before as I am not a huge fan ...  Read the complete review

~~~INTRODUCTION ~~~ I started writing this review yesterda afternoon as Twinings Breakfast Tea Bags are a regular addition to my shopping basket. Half way through writing the review, however, I had to go out to. Whilst in the car Don McLean's "American Pie" came on the radio. I hadn't heard it for ages and instantly found myself singing along. Back at home finishing the review had to wait. There were jobs to done, dinner to prepare and a thanks to my baby son a remote control to find. I'm one of those people who can't relax if I have something I need to finish so whilst chopping up vegetables my mind wandered back to my half finished ...  Read the complete review

Ok, so- it's 5pm, I've just come home from a very long day at work. First things first- the kettle goes on. Awaiting the boiling of the kettle I then do my normal aftershift abseiling, metaphorically speaking. Now, I must say- I do like my tea. I'm an English bird when it comes to tea. Although I do like coffee too, if this has any play in the argument at all. That's if anyone moans at all. The 'mixing' process The kettle's boiled teabag and milk in cup; come on hot water. As soon as the water is poured into the cup I can see the browney redish (is it me or is the colour of tea kind of unknown? liquid mixing with my semi-skimmed milk. ...  Read the complete review

I probably went about become a tea drinker in a very roundabout and unexpected way. I had been in Vienna for six months and had been working from home which meant that I was getting through inordinate amounts of black coffee. Amazingly (well the Viennese thought it was amazing!) I was not a tea drinker, but due to the adverse effects the "rocketfuel" coffee was having on me, I decided to give tea a try. I chose Twinings English Breakfast tea, as it was the first thing I found in the cupboard of my flat. It is recommended to be drunk in the morning generally (hence the name!) although I have found that it is great for reviving me at any time of the day ...  Read the complete review

It was in 1706 that Thomas Twining began his business as a tea merchant in the London Strand from where the firm has traded continuously ever since. My opinion of Twinings Teas varies a lot depending on the particular blend. Whilst I regard Twinings Earl Grey as still one of the best blends around, many other Twinings varieties leave a lot to be desired, especially some of their herbal fusion teas. In terms of quality Twinings English Breakfast tea falls somewhere in the middle range of popular black teas. I certainly wouldn't describe it as a 'classic'. Twinings English Breakfast tea forms part of the Twinings Classics range which also includes Assam and ...  Read the complete review