Knightsbridge

Smell 3/5: Notes of green tea, woody

Flavour 4/5: Milky, a little bit bitter, with a gentle milky and woody flavour and in the aftertaste, leaving long-lasting dryness in the mouth.

Colour: Milky green

Tested (ml): 40 hot water/ 160 hot milk

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): Instant

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Tea sold as: Powder

Manufacturer's description: Matcha green tea (100%). Caffeine from green tea.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Produced in the UK using Chinese matcha.

Ingredients: Matcha green tea (100%)

Manufacturer's advice: Add the sachet of matcha in acup and pour over 40 ml of water. Whisk or blend your matcha and water until frothy. Pour the mixture over milk for the perfect matcha latte. Enjoy your matcha.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place

Weight (g): 12

Price (£): 2.75

Number of bags: 8

Price per bag (£): 0.34

Price per 1 kg (£): 229.17

Bags: 5/5

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Cardedal/Halifax/England

Produced for: Lidl GB Lth/Lidl Ireland GmbH

Manufacturer: Unknown

Additional notes: It seemed like a perfect matcha latte to me. There was green tea flavour and milky flavour too. Only next time, I would use milk only instead of adding hot water to make this matcha latte even more enjoyable.

I loved the calming colour of the tea.

Interestingly, the manufacturer did not explain how much milk needs to be added. As I prefer to stay with 200 ml of liquid, I added 160 ml of hot water. Also, they did not mention whether the water needs to be cold or hot. I added hot water. It seems common sense to know that hot water needs to be added, but it seems to be standard procedure to write it down.

I loved the effort that the manufacturer has put in. The box itself and the sachet, which was milky green/black with an explanatory picture of how to prepare the tea, were excellent. Well done!

I like that the manufacturer has written "Ceremonial Grade Matcha" because the tea package looks posh, indeed.

Another interesting fact is that Knightsbridge has surprisingly taken over the title of the most expensive tea the Tea House has ever had. The previous owner of this title was Teapigs Chamomile flowers by Tata Consumer Products (£222.22/kg). The record was increased by £6.95, reaching almost £230/kg.

Comments about the tea description: -

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 22/08/26

Smell 5/5: Pleasant, not overwhelming strawberry.

Flavour 3/5: It was a pleasant, milky strawberry flavour followed by an unpleasant, short-lasting bitterness; it then returned to a lovely, milky strawberry flavour. It took about 5 minutes for a strong, long-lasting bitterness to develop in the mouth after tasting the tea.

Colour: Milky green

Tested (ml): 200ml hot milk

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): Instant

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Tea sold as: Powder

Manufacturer's description: Ceremonial grade, natural ingredients, caffeine from green tea. 8 sachets of strawberry-flavoured matcha green tea.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Produced in the UK using Chinese matcha.

Ingredients: Ceremonial grade matcha (Chinese matcha), natural flavourings, sugar.

Manufacturer's advice: Add 200 ml of milk to a cup or blender, add a sachet of matcha powder to the cup of milk, whisk or blend your matcha and milk until frothy.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place

Weight (g): 40

Price (£): 2.75

Number of bags: 8

Price per bag (£): 0.34

Price per 1 kg (£): 38.17

Bags: 5/5

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Cardedal/Halifax/England

Produced for: Lidl GB Lth/Lidl Ireland GmbH

Manufacturer: Unknown

Additional notes: I loved the effort that the manufacturer has put in. The box itself and the sachet, which was milky pink/black with an explanatory picture, were excellent. Well done!

I like that the manufacturer has written "Ceremonial Grade Matcha" because the tea package looks posh, indeed.

Though the unusually short-lasting bitterness put me off, it made me wonder what the unpleasant flavour might be. I suggested that it might be caused by green tea itself, or it might come from other reasons, like the way the manufacturer has produced it. Also, it might be my tea preparation process. In that case, I did not see anything unusual. I used the same method that I have used with other green tea brewing before, but I never felt this unpleasant bitterness.

I expected that the tea would be another great experience, but it was not.

Comments about the tea description: Was there strawberry flavour? Yes. It was lovely and enjoyable, mingling with the milk flavour.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 20/08/26

Smell 5/5: Tenderly sweet

Flavour 5/5: Tenderly sweet with a gentle vanilla aftertaste, leaving gentle dryness in the mouth

Colour: Milky green

Tested (ml): 200 ml hot milk

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): Instant

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Tea sold as: Powder

Manufacturer's description: Vanilla-flavoured matcha green tea powder.

Caffeine from green tea. Natural ingredients, ceremonial grad

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Produced in the UK using Chinese matcha.

Ingredients: Matcha green tea (100%), natural flavouring, sugar

Manufacturer's advice: Add 200 ml of milk to a cup or blender. Add a sachet of matcha powder to the cup of milk. Whisk or blend your matcha and milk until frothy. Enjoy your matcha!

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place

Weight (g): 40

Price (£): 2.75

Number of bags: 8

Price per bag (£): 0.34

Price per 1 kg (£): 68.75

Bags: 5/5

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Cardedal/Halifax/England

Produced for: Lidl GB Lth/Lidl Ireland GmbH

Manufacturer: Unknown

Additional notes: The flavour seemed wonderfully balanced. I loved that it wasn't too sweet, and the bitterness wasn't as obvious as with Knightsbridge Matcha with strawberry flavour.

I loved the effort that the manufacturer has put in. The box itself and the sachet, which was milky yellow/black with an explanatory picture of how to prepare the tea, were excellent. Well done!

I like that the manufacturer has written "Ceremonial Grade Matcha" because the tea package looks posh, indeed.

Comments about the tea description: Was there a vanilla flavour? Yes. It was gentle and enjoyable.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 24/08/26