It's always fun to discover a new type of tea from Twinings, and these "Refreshers" caught my eye at the grocery store this week.
They were a little pricier than regular tea bags—$6.99 for a box of just five packets, about the size of cocoa packets—but I had to try them. Peach Mango sounded like a fun flavor, and Twinings is a brand of tea I've always enjoyed.
Until now. I am sorry to say that this tea was a big disappointment. I made it with twelve ounces of cold water as directed, but the result was a weak beverage that tasted like it came from a watered-down version of flavored-water packets I sometimes buy. Also, the peach bits remained hard and didn't much taste like peaches. When I transferred this tea to a stainless steel tumbler later on, the bits were always an unpleasant surprise coming through the straw. Also: This tea had a weird aftertaste. Coming in at a decent 60 calories per serving, the drink ingredients include "Cane Sugar, Citric Acid, Dried Peach Pieces [Ascorbic Acid & Citric Acid to Protect Colour], Natural Peach and Mango Flavours with other Natural Flavours, Natural Flavour, Honeybush Extract, Xanthan Gum." Is honeybush the only "herbal tea" in this drink? No matter. I wouldn't buy these again, and I'm predicting they won't be on the shelves for long. It's clearly time for me to go make a pitcher of real tea!
Thank you for the warning! I enjoy peach tea but I think I’ll skip this one.
ReplyDeleteThere’s nothing like real iced tea!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I’ll add an herbal or flavored tea, but I’ve learned that the base flavor has to be real tea, at least for me!
Your experience is disappointing, to say the least. We expect more from a company like Twinings!
That's too bad that you didn't like it. But at least you tried it, so thank you for giving us your expert opinion on it.
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad. Thanks for saving me $7 and thank you for sharing this review.
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