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Teapigs Liquorice and Peppermint Tea
by fizzywizzy Over the last year or so I've had trouble sleeping, or more correctly, problems with waking very early. One of the things I've done to try to promote more sleep is to reduce my caffeine intake and I've done that by drinking much less coffee and replacing it with caffeine free fruit and herbal infusions. 'Alternative tea' is ... big business now with shelves and shelves of nicely packaged exotic sounding varieties and I love to try new ones. This 'Liquorice and Peppermint' tea from Teapigs was one that another review writer recommended and I added it to my online basket when looking to replenish my cupboards. I don't often buy Teapigs products because they are rather more expensive than most brands and since the bigger mainstream brands have jumped on the herbal tea bandwagon you can buy some pretty decent blends at reasonable prices. That said Teapigs do stand out because their flavours are superior to those mainstream brands and because of their ethical credentials. They use fairly traded ingredients and support a number of charitable projects. Ecologically, they use mostly recyclable packaging and although they use fine silk to make their 'tea temples', these too are biodegradable. The box I purchased contains 15 tea temples and cost around £4.20 in a local department store's foodhall. Ocado currently sell a box of 50 for £11.45. The cheapest price I've seen online is £3.98 from One Click Pharmacy. Supermarkets are now starting to pick up on Teapigs so thhis variety should be more accessible in time. This liquorice and peppermint variety is part of Teapigs 'Sweet treat' range and it is, indeed, a rather sweet tea and perhaps not for everyone. The artwork on the packaging shows a line drawing of a traditional Dutch windmill because, according to the product notes, liquorice is hugely popular in the Netherlands. I'm happy to believe that although I do associate liquorice (especially very salty liquorice, the type I really love) more with Scandinavia than with Holland. Teapigs also highlight the fact that liquorice is used extensively in Chinese homeopathic medicine. Teapigs recommend one tea temple per person and I make mine in a mug, but you could brew the tea in a pot if you wished. The recommended infusion time is three minutes and this works for me; any less and you don't get sufficient flavour, though leaving the tea temple in hot water for longer than about three and a half to four minutes does not result in a stewed or too strong flavour. Teapigs say that they use silk for the bags - sorry, 'tea temples' - because it allows the contents to move around more freely. I'm inclined to agree with that: there is an obvious difference in how the tea moves around when the bag is dunked in the water compared with conventional square bags in which the contents clump together in the bottom of the bag when put in the water. There are only two ingredients in this blend - liquorice root and peppermint. Teapigs stress the fact that they use only whole leaf and say this makes for a better flavour. You can clearly see the contents of the tea temple through the silk and you can see nice little pieces of peppermint leave and shreds of the liquorice root. The aroma of the dry tea temple is predominantly of peppermint; it's vibrant and slightly sweet. However, once the tea is infusing the liquorice is the stronger smell. The resulting brew is straw coloured and sweet smelling. I taste the liquorice first and am instantly transported to my childhood when I would buy sticks of liquorice root to chew from the chemist's shop in our village. The peppermint comes through later and is distinctive but milder in strength than the liquorice. This is a very sweet infusion and certainly doesn't require additional sweetener (personally I never feel the need to add sugar or other sweetener to herbal or fruit teas, but I know some people prefer to). In spite of the sweetness, this is a refreshing infusion and makes a good palate cleanser after a strongly spiced meal such as a curry. We generally keep a good supply of mint at home for making north African style mint tea but I find this an excellent alternative for those occasions when we've run out or fresh mint. Teapigs products are relatively pricy but if you consider the cost of a coffee in one of the high street chains they start to look much better value. I do think they have a superior flavour to the cheaper brands but I couldn't justify making them my only brand. I keep Teapigs in as an occasional treat and look forward to a mug of luxury tea now and again. I would recommend this to liquorice fans and to herbal tea drinkers who enjoy peppermint tea but are looking for something new. Read the complete review |
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Teapigs Peppermint Infusion
by zombieflesh One of my most exciting discoveries in recent months has been finding online companies that provide beauty boxes. These usually contain various make-up, skin care, fragrance products etc, and I have been trying a few from different suppliers. I received my new year detox kit from Latest in Beauty, and along with my usual beauty bits, it ... also included a sample of this Teapigs Peppermint Leaves tea. I'm a big tea drinker and was happy to be able to sample a Teapigs blend as I've heard a lot of good things about them. You can find further information at www.latestinbeauty.com, and Teapigs tea can be purchased directly through their online store at www.teapigs.co.uk. Product description: "Our peppermint tea is fresher and finer than any teabag mint you have tasted before because, as with our regular teas, we insist on whole leaves. Sip this when your stomach is grumbling. It's great after a heavy night out down the Red Lion." The teabag was nicely packaged, with a paper wrapper decorated with a cute peppermint sweet image. It also provides brewing instructions and information about the teabag. Teapigs seem passionate about their products and have named their uniquely styled teabags "tea temples". Instead of the usual style teabag, the tea temple is made of a silky transparent material which is fully biodegradable. They have a 3D shape which allows the water to really penetrate and the tea then infuses quickly, and remind me a bit of PG Tips' Pyramid teabags. They also have a handy string and tab attached at the top so you can pull the tea bag out of your cup without any mess, although it is a little on the short side and mine actually fell inside my cup when I was making the tea which was a bit of a pain. Recommended directions for use: Allow one tea temple per person Infuse in boiling water for at least 3 minutes Drink it pure This tea is naturally caffeine free and contains only pure peppermint leaves without any other extras, leaving it free of any artificial additives. Teapigs say they only ever use the whole leaf, and as I looked inside the teabag I could indeed see pieces of leaf that were still intact and did not seem to have undergone any form of drying or processing. I was a little uncertain of whether or not I would actually enjoy this tea, as it does not contain any actual tea leaves, only peppermint leaves. I brewed my tea for less than the recommended three minutes, as to my eye it looked ready after about a minute and a half. The water had changed colour to a muddy sort of dark green/brown and the scent of peppermint was wafting up at me from my mug. I added a little teaspoon of sugar just to take off the edge and give a bit of sweetness to satisfy my sweet tooth. I must admit that I found this tea a bit overwhelming even from the start. It had a nice fresh scent and although it had a dark colour, the tea looked very clear and pure. Upon my first few sips I experienced a bit of a tingling feeling in my mouth which was quite a surprise! This overpowered my other senses and I decided to leave the tea to cool for a little while before trying again ,as I had barely noticed the flavour, I was more worried about the weird tingle! After trying again I found that the peppermint flavour was very strong, even with my reduced brewing time. It had a full flavour that was recognisable as pure peppermint, but rather than being an enjoyable drink, it just reminded me of dental care products and felt a bit too much like mouthwash. I finished my mug-full but it was not a pleasant tasting drink and I didn't enjoy it. Peppermint tea is reputed to aid digestion and Teapigs make sure to advertise this point by marketing their peppermint leaves tea as a "tummy tonic". This is a good choice for drinking after a meal to help support the digestive system. It is a healthy option all-round thanks to the properties of the peppermint, as well as being a completely pure and natural tea that is free of caffeine. Teapigs have gone all out to give a high quality product and this is reflected in the presentation as well as in the contents of the tea temple. Sadly for me, even though this offers some good benefits, it just wasn't too my taste. I found the peppermint flavour to be far too strong and I would not force myself to drink it again. I would recommend it if you like strong minty flavours and can cope with the overpowering tingly feeling at the beginning, but I wouldn't go and buy this particular tea for myself. Ingredients: Pure peppermint leaves Read the complete review |
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Teapigs Super Fruit Tea
by charby While I'm finding it a bit annoying how absolutely freezing outside it is at the minute, it does mean that I enjoy having a hot cup of tea when I get home all the more. My tea selection spans an entire shelf but mainly comprises fruit and herbal teas, as I'm not allowed caffeine on the diet I'm currently on. I love Tea Pigs teas but at ... £3.99 per pack of 15 tea temples, it's a bit pricey. I have a few but they're only an occasional purchase due to their price and so I hadn't tried this fruit tea despite coveting it for a while. I was therefore very grateful to receive it as a present for my birthday from my friends who know how much I love tea. I've been rationing the pack as much as possible as it'd be expensive to buy a second pack but have been really enjoying it. == Tea Pigs == Tea Pigs is an expensive but high quality company, which unsurprisingly specialises in tea. They don't do tea in tea bags, as such, but rather in tea temples, which are pyramid shaped bags made of mesh. They contain whole leaves of tea or pieces of fruit rather than powder, which give the tea a richer, better flavour when it's brewed. This accounts for their higher price but also their better quality compared to other tea brands. == Super Fruit Tea == This is purely a fruit tea and contains no tealeaves at all. Its ingredients are: hibiscus, elderberries, currants, blackcurrants, natural flavouring, cranberries and blueberries - quite a lot of berries, then. Super Fruits is so named as two of the fruits contained (blueberries and cranberries) are superfoods, which means they're particularly healthy. You prepare this tea by steeping the tea temple in hot water for three minutes, using one temple per person. === Taste === This tea unsurprisingly tastes of berries and has a very pleasant flavour. It's sweet without being overly so and tastes quite fresh. I've had quite a few berry teas and would say that this is one of my favourites in terms of taste. None of the individual berries come through strongly but the combination is a pleasant one. == In Conclusion == This is a very nice tea and I'm glad that I got it for my birthday. I would say, however, that it's not as worth the price as other Tea Pig varieties are, as although it's lovely, it's not miles ahead of other berry teas. I think that I'll still continue to buy other Tea Pigs teas, such as Liquorice and Peppermint, but that I'll probably stick to cheaper brands for fruit teas after this. That said, if you've got money to spare and you fancy a properly nice fruit tea, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this. If that's not the case, however, it's probably not massively worth buying. Read the complete review |
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