Since I had determined that I like Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea, I decided to go to the grocery store for a full box of it. I stopped yesterday on my way to school. At first, I only saw decaffeinated, but that was okay, because I’m trying to keep my caffeine intake low. I took a box. Then I saw a different brand of Irish tea. Hmmm… Maybe that would taste good. I grabbed a box of that too. Then I saw the non-decaffeinated Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea. I got a box of that too. Now I had two new kinds of tea to try and one kind I knew for sure I liked.
I was able to try both new kinds yesterday. Here are my results:
Barry’s – Sweet aroma, but a sharpness or bitterness in drinking. Milk or sugar may remove the edge. This might make a nice “Thai Tea” or “tea latte” kind of concoction.
Twinings Irish Breakfast Decaf – Weaker taste than regular. Not much aroma. Breathing in as I tilt the tea toward my lips brings a hint of the sweet smell of pencil shavings into my sinus cavity, but the flavor is only a very slight tea taste.
So I have two teas I will not drink any more of… But I did get a box of regular Twinings Irish Breakfast Tea, which I really really like. It is interesting to note that whatever the decaffeination process is for tea, it alters the flavor. I noticed it with Lipton as well. Decaffeinated tea tastes empty and flat to me.
What to do with tasteless tea? Rip those bags open and sprinkle in your garden. Or! Turn your pond into a giant cup of tea!
Have you ever done tastings at Teavanna? It seems like you could find something you truly love there, maybe even something that tastes more pencil-y.
I’m in complete agreement about the decaffeination process and tea. Flat.
And I take the boxes of unwanted hot drink item to school and leave them on the counter in the workroom with a “help yourself” sign. And they disappear…someone is probably just sprinkling the tea in his garden…
I wonder if you use 2 or 3 (or 10) bags per cup if it would be stronger & more tea tasting???
Maybe you could use the Barry’s in your car as a sweet air freshner.
i prefer the exceptional taste of lipton green tea
I lkie red T
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lol
That lot of tae yes