Tea, Thoughts And A Review

Well what I can say about tea. Precisely- If you are cold, tea will warm you.  If you are hot, it will cool you.  If you are depressed, it will cheer you.  If you are excited, it will calm you.  Talking about tea, did you know that Tea bags were invented in America in the early 1800s, and were initially used to hold samples of teas brought from India? Today, 96% of all cups of tea served around the world are made using teabags.

Some people like simple tea, some like with milk, and some enjoy it cold; but Tea to the English is like a picnic indoors. Yes trust me it is; By the middle of the 18th Century tea had replaced ale and gin as the drink of the masses and had become Britain's most popular beverage. I do not think that there is even a single British home that does not enjoy tea.

I came across some real amazing flavours of teas some days back from Twining. If you love tea and are keen on trying some new and unique tastes then trust me Twinings has it all. Twinings teas are naturally caffine free and are loaded with goodness of natural ingredients. They have remarkable assortment of tea. Look for yourself their white teas, herbal teas, black teas, organic teas. If like me you get confused which one to buy then look for the wonderful gift sets which contains the entire spectrum of their tea bags with classy packing.

Well, I tired winter spice from Twining some days back and also opted to make Ice tea with it. You all know how pleased I was with its taste. Later I tasted two more flavours. Blackcurrant -Vanilla and Red Berries.

Blackcurrant and vanilla-an unique combination of two flavours. Vanilla gives simple subtle flavour while zingy blackcurrant lifts up the punch. Natural vanilla with hint of blackcurrant brings out sweet and soothing aroma. The packet says to brew for 3 minutes, for me, the more I brew the better it was, I love strong tea may be that’s why. Take a sip, breathe in the scent and calm your mind and body. Totally a mood booster for chilly days!

Blackcurrant And Vanilla

Red Berries is yet another kind of tea that I haven’t seen or heard in native India. It has beautiful packaging as well; I love the red colour box with golden borders and mixed berries photos on it. You only have to taste it to believe what I say about it. Mixture of cranberries, raspberries and strawberries gives perfect infusion of fruity taste and odour. Cranberries add tanginess, raspberries gives mild sweetness while strawberries totally balance the taste and give fruity touch to it. Berrylicious!!

Red Berries

Will like to end on a note-"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy tea and that's kind of the same thing"

Disclaimer: I was not paid or told to write positive review. The post is based on my experience and is unbiased. With thanks to Twinings for the review samples.

Winter Spice Ice Tea And A Review

I am sure there are few nicer things than sitting up in bed, drinking strong tea, and reading. Tea is such an important drink in our lives. Back in India I only tasted two types of tea –black tea and tea with spices and milk. Only when I came to London, I saw such huge flavours of tea; after all “tea is Britain’s favourite drink”. But it was not like this always; oh yes! There was a time when Britain only had gin, coffee and ale- even at breakfast. Slowly the time changed and so did the habits- people begin enjoying and tasting tea.

Twinings was there at that time. It is a brand which is 300 years old and has an amazing catalogue of flavours when it comes to tea. They have white teas, herbal teas, black teas, organic teas-Oh! You name it!!! I tasted Twinings winter spice tea recently, and I was so moved by the taste. It is naturally caffeine free and contains natural ingredients like cinnamon, hibiscus and blackberry leaves. The smell is the best part-once you open the packet your nose fills with aroma. Why not it has Cinnamon - my beloved spice.  All you have to do is brew the tea bags for 3 minutes and you get that perfect red colour and fragrance. The taste is mildly sweet and spicy, steaming with flavours.

Do you see the beautiful red colour??

The hot tea is indeed the best option looking at the weather of London, but I also experimented making ice tea with its tea bags. I loved the colour and cinnamon and blackberry leaves taste in the cold tea as well. I added in some sugar and lime juice to bring the authentic ice tea taste. Let’s see the recipe.

Ingredients:

3 cups of water

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 teaspoon lime juice

5 teabags of Twinings' Winter Spice

7-8 ice cubes

Method:

Heat 3 cups of water and bring to boil.

Add teabags in the boiled water and mix. Let it sit covered for 3-4 minutes. Discard the tea bags.
Add sugar to it and let it dissolve completely.

Pour cold water in the above mixture. Also mix in the limejuice.

Take glasses and add ice cubes in it. Slowly add the tea and mix well.

Enjoy the new flavourful ice tea.

Taste:

Refreshing, sweet and little spicy.

Disclaimer: I was not paid or told to write positive review. The post is based on my experience and is unbiased.  With thanks to Twinings for the review samples.