Surprisingly nice and very relaxing (Twinings Green Tea Orange & Lotus Flower)

Member Name: pmcds

Product:	Twinings Green Tea Orange & Lotus Flower
Date:	05/06/09 (70 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great taste and good combo of ingredients

Disadvantages: Pricy

I have discovered that I have an intense dislike for Green Tea. However, I have also discovered that this dislike is largely lessened when referring to Green Tea with other flavours mixed in with it. Twinings' Green Tea with Orange and Lotus Flower is one mix of flavours that stopped me on my way past the plethora of random tea flavours and made me think.

Lotus flowers are associated with purity in China, and have been for a while. This, combined with the herbal and remedial properties that green Tea is purported to have, makes it seem intensely purifying in its intentions. Combine it with the citric and flavoursome orange side of things, I would imagine that drinking this would relax me.

And, surprisingly enough, it did! I had originally worried about this due to the Green Tea element, but I needn't have worried. The orange flavour combines well with the Green Tea to give a pleasant and sweeter taste, as well as a nice orange and floral aroma when you first open the box. This is enhanced as the boiling water is added.

I left mine for a couple of minutes before removing the teabag. Again, this was mainly because I didn't want too strong a Green Tea flavour. However, I needn't have worried about this, either. I think I gauged it about right in terms of strength. Too long and I think the combination of the flowers would just be a bit too much of a barrage on my taste buds.

The tea didn't exactly make me feel better for having drunk it. Naturally, any herbal or remedial properties aren't likely to be instantaneous. However, the aroma and taste are rather relaxing, so I recommend it on this level as well.

Twinings' Green Tea with Orange and Lotus Flower is not as available as other, more common flavours from Twinings, but expect to pay the same amount as other flavours when you do find it. This is usually just over the £1 mark for a box of 20 sachets. The packaging itself is instantly recognisable as it follows Twinings' branding.

I recommend this product. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it tasted. There was a hint of Green Tea in the aftertaste, but this was minimal, and if anything it actually complimented the other flavours. Thumbs up!

Summary: Great flavour from Twinings