Tetley
Green Tea - Lemon
Smell 4/5: It has a pleasant lemon aroma
Flavour 3/5: light lemon with bitter after-flavour. The tea is indeed, smooth, gentle-tasting green tea, but without zesty lemon.
Colour 5/5: Bold golden
Deposit: Yes
Infused: 10 min
Caffeine-free: Yes
Tea type: Herbal
Manufacturer's description: This is a combination of smooth, gentle-tasting green tea and zesty lemon for a deliciously refreshing taste. Burst of real zesty freshness.
Manufacturer's advice: One bag per mug or one bag per person popped into a warmed teapot, add boiling water, stir, brew for 3 -5 minutes and squeeze, sweeten adding honey or sugar.
Storage: Store in a cool and dry place
Price 3/5: £1.99/50 tea bags (£0.04 per bag)
Weight: 100g
Bags 3/5: Round bags packed into a white bag with the Tetley logo all over it. It looks like the manufacturer has thought about the detail, but failed to do it right.
Package 5/5: It is a nice green box which is easy to keep shut. we can see yellow lemon slices on both sides of the box, with a Tetley logo on a blue dome-shaped background.
Purchased: Brechin/Scotland
Produced for: UK and Ireland
Manufacturer: Tata
Additional notes: Green tea is naturally low in sodium/salt. Reduction of consumption of sodium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure.
Acknowledgement: Thank to my godmother (Anna Tiltiņa) for donating this tea to the Tea House collection
Tested: Bradford/West Yorkshire/England
Date: 16/09/23
Redbush Pure
Remarkable fact: Great Taste Award 2020
Smell 4/5: pretty strong, reminds me of a wet sauna
Flavour 5/5: Straw, floury, strong. It absolutely deserved Great Taste Award
Colour 5/5: Vividly brown, ruby
Deposit: Yes
Infused: 5 min
Caffeine-free: Yes
Tea type: Herbal
Manufacturer's description: it has a naturally caffeine-free red bush tea, picked from the rooibos plant. This tea has a deep red colour and delicious taste.
Manufacturer's advice: 1 bag per mug or 1 bag per person popped into a warmed water teapot. Add freshly boiled water, stir and squeeze. Brew to the right strength for you. Try with or without milk.
Storage: Store in a cool and dry place
Price 3/5: 1.99/40 (0.05/1 bag)
Weight: 100g
Bags 3/5: Ugly-looking round bags, also they have not been put in separate bags to preserve their aroma providing a cheap unpleasant representation of their product.
Package 3/5: The box is red colour on one side it demonstrates that tea is possible to drink with milk and on the other side there is a white mug which shows that tea is possible to drink without milk. a Tetley logo on a blue dome-shaped background.
Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Bradford
Manufacturer: Tata
Tested: Bradford/West Yorkshire/England
Date: 26/10/23
Super Detox with Selenium & Mint
Smell 5/5: Fresh, strong peppermint.
Flavour 5/5: I can feel the strong peppermint flavour. It is fresh with long-lasting and tingling freshenes on the deep end of the tongue. I loved every sip.
Colour 3/5: It has a traditional brown tea colour.
Deposit: Yes, but just a little bit.
Infused: 5 minutes
Caffeine-free: Yes
Tea type: Bags
Manufacturer's Description: Mint infusion blended with mineral selenium to protect cells from oxidative stress.
Manufacturer's advice: One bag per mug or one bag per person popped into a warmed teapot, add boiling water, stir, brew for 3 -5 minutes and squeeze, sweeten adding honey or sugar.
Price 3/5: £1.49/20 bags (£0.08 per bag)
Weight: 40g
Bags 3/5: Round bags packed into a white bag with the Tetley logo all over it. It looks like the manufacturer has thought about the detail, but failed to do it right.
Package 5/5: It is a nice green box which is easy to keep shut. we can see peppermint leaves on the box, with a Tetley logo on a blue dome-shaped background.
Purchased: Lidl
Produced: UK
Manufacturer: Tata
Additional notes: Selenium protects cells from oxidative stress. Drink at least one mug a day as part of a varied and balanced diet & a healthy lifestyle. Each cup contains 25% of your recommended daily amount of selenium.
Tested: Bradford/West Yorkshire/England
Date: 07/09/23
Super Fruit Immune with Vitamin C/Peach & Orange
The Most Tasty Tea of The Month
Smell 5/5: It has a vivid peach aroma, but I cannot detect orange.
Flavour 3/5: Soft peach, sweet and gentle, mildly sour.
Colour 5/5: It is beautifully pink/orange, calming and relaxing.
Deposit: Yes
Infused: 5 min.
Caffeine-free: Yes
Tea type: Herbal
Manufacturer's description: Tea with Peach and Orange, and Vitamin C is an irresistible combination of tempting taste sensations. Bursting with zesty flavour.
Manufacturer's advice: Brew for 3 – 5 minutes. 1 tea bag is infused in a mug with 235ml water.
Storage: Store in a cool and dry place
Price 3/5: 1.49/20 (0.07/1 bag)
Weight: 40g
Bags 3/5: Round bags packed into a white bag with the Tetley logo all over it. It looks like the manufacturer has thought about the detail, but failed to do it right.
Package 4/5: It is a lovely orange colour box with a glass cup in the middle full of tea. Peaches and orange slices are scattered around it. Also, we can see a Tetley logo on a blue dome-shaped background almost on the top of the box.
Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Bradford
Manufacturer: Tata
Additional notes: Vitamin C contributes towards the normal function of the immune system. Drink at least 1 mug a day as part of a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Each cup gives you a lift and supports your immune system.
Tested: Bradford/West Yorkshire/England
Date: 12/10/23
Super Green Revitalise with Vitamin B6 – Strawberry and Raspberry
Smell 2/5: It is very weak with an extremely light smell of strawberry. Though a tea bag has not been infused in water, the smell is stunning strawberry.
Flavour 3/5: It has a bitter taste, with bitter after-favour. There is possibly a tiny hint of strawberry flavour.
Comments: The flavour of green tea dominates the flavour is overlapping totaly strawberry and raspberry flavours.
Colour 4/5: Vivid straw.
Deposit: Yes
Infused: 5 min.
Caffeine-free: Yes
Tea type: Bags
Manufacturer's Description: This is green tea with strawberry, raspberry, and vitamin B6 that perfectly combines smooth green tea with the succulent summer flavours of strawberries and raspberries.
Manufacturer's advice: Brew for 3 – 5 minutes. Use 235 ml of water per bag.
Storage:
Price 3/5: £1.49/20 bags (£0.08 per bag)
Weight: 40g
Bags 3/5: Round bags packed into a white bag with the Tetley logo all over it. It looks like the manufacturer has thought about the detail, but failed to do it right.
Package 5/5: It is a nice green box which is easy to keep shut. we can see peppermint leaves on the box, with a Tetley logo on a blue dome-shaped background.
Produced: UK
Manufacturer: Tata
Additional notes: Vitamin B6 helps reduce tiredness and fatigue as well as helps release energy from food. It helps to have normal energy–yielding metabolism. Drink at least one mug a day as part of a varied and balanced diet & a healthy lifestyle.
Tested: Bradford/West Yorkshire/England
Date: 20/10/23