| | |  | Black Teas | Home » » » » Twinings English Afternoon Tea, Tea Bags, 20-Count, 1.41 oz. Boxes (Pack of 6) | | | | | | | Description: | | First started as much needed refreshment between lunch and dinner, afternoon tea is now an important fixture of British life. Twinings English Afternoon Tea is bright in color with a brisk and refreshing flavor. Perfect as an afternoon pick-me-up or whenever you need a little revitalizing, this tea is best served with milk and sweetener to bring out the optimal flavor. English Afternoon is a brisk and lively black tea with the flavor of smokiness and earthiness combined with elements of sweetness. | | | Features: | |
• Case of six 20-count boxes (total of 120 individually wrapped tea bags)
• Medium-bodied blend of select Keemun and Ceylon black teas
• Brisk and refreshing with full flavor
• Bright in color; natural source of antioxidants
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 9.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 23 reviews |
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22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
A new favoriteFeb 24, 2009
By Alfonso
"A Reader"
I have enjoyed Twinings teas for, oh, more than 20 years now. I was immediately suspicious of this new blend, if only because Twinings seemed to be attempting to capitalize on people's renewed appreciation for the tradition of afternoon tea. Too often, especially in America, this meal is referred to as "high tea" to make it sound like a fancy event, even though high tea and afternoon tea differ in ways that have nothing to do with elegance. English Afternoon Tea sounded a little quaint, and Twinings already offers so many varieties of tea that it was hard to believe there could be anything new that would be worthwhile.
As it happens, this tea is my new favorite. It doesn't have the dainty flavorings or fragrance of Earl Grey or Lady Grey, my former favorites, nor does it contain the thundering levels of caffeine in English or Irish Breakfast Tea. Instead, it includes elements from both ends of the spectrum. Like the Lady and the Earl, it has little enough caffeine that I can toss back cup after cup without getting jumpy. And like the breakfast teas, it has more of a bold black-tea edge that in this case isn't masked by bergamot or citrus notes. But with English Afternoon Tea, this edge is mellower and more refined than in the breakfast teas. It has more interest and character than a simple orange pekoe (the baseline for black tea) but without resorting to bitter or acerbic flavors.
Any tea drinker should enjoy English Afternoon Tea. It's surprisingly good, and despite the name, it's a fine way to start the day. I only wonder why Twinings didn't come up with it sooner!
One final thought: Adding a little milk to tea--never cream, although at afternoon tea, it's properly called cream--causes the tannins in the tea to attack the milk proteins. As a result, the tannins are neutralized and won't attack your tongue. What this means for you is that the tea will cause less of the dry, mouth-puckering sensation you might have encountered eating walnuts or drinking dry red wine. If you've never tried milk in your tea, I recommend adding just a little.
For a fascinating little blurb about how tea led to urbanization (who knew?), click here. This brief book excerpt is interesting, and not only because it includes the wonderful phrase "microbial holocaust"!
http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2007/07/did_tea_drinking_lead_to_urban.php
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Really nice teaApr 02, 2007
By Trio of Bunnies
"house-rabbit-fan"
I tried this tea after reading some favourable reviews and I really enjoy it. It's similar in strength to the English Breakfast, but I think it's a bit sweeter in taste. I think it has a nice, rich scent to it. Usually I drink the English Breakfast tea, but some mornings I'll drink this one when I want something smoother, less bold.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
My favorite afternoon teaJan 04, 2007
By My Paycheck Goes To Amazon
Not too strong, but full of taste. Great price, convenient delivery.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Excellent afternoon tea with a distinctive flavorFeb 27, 2010
By J. KNOWLES
This is available in many grocery stores too, and is partway between the cheap and fancy teas, price-wise. The freshness and flavor are top-rank, though. It has all the good points of an afternoon tea: strong enough to easily take milk or cream, a floral topnote that doesn't evaporate in a few minutes, a rich fresh-kilned-wood middle, a dry flat base that isn't bitter, and incredible sustain on the after-taste (great with shortbead, poundcake, etc). The freshness on my box was great, considering the individual packets let some flavor out. Not watery or wimpy like a Tetley or Bigelow, but not hard or bitter either. Only St. Dalfour had more top aroma, but it didn't have the nice middle wood this tea has. This really exceeded my expectations, and I didn't even dump it from the bag to bump flavor.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Reminds me of living in the UKSep 24, 2009
By W. Novak
For whatever reason, most of the tea that I was served as a visitor and at places where you buy tea in the UK tastes more like this than any other tea I've encoutnered in America. It was divine to find it, because it takes me down memory lane, and I love the taste. Don't get me wrong, I still drink the Twinings English Breakfast and Earl Grey, amongst others, and Chai when I feel like it, but this tea is just lovely, and is authentic!
Incidentally, I've never liked any tea sold in the US better than Twinings for flavor on all the types of tea save Chai teas. Twinings chai is kind of weak--Celestial seasonings does a better job, just at chai, if your looking for something you can get in most places in the US.
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