Teabags

Smell 3/5:  Almost impossible to detect, sweet, enjoyable

Flavor 3/5: Light, bitter, weak

 Colour 4/5: Straw, cloudy

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 min

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Manufacturer's advice: Put one bag per a cup, pour over 200ml 75°C water and let it infuse 2 - minutes

Storage: Keep it in a dry place where humidity does not exceed 70%.

 Price 1/5: £2.03/20 (£0.10 per bag)

Price in Euros: €2.35

Weight: 30g

Bags 5/5: Excellence in packaging using a special foil sachets. Sachets by themselves are adorable, made from foil with a beautiful image of Jasmine flowers and leaves on a black background. On the to is written in back on a green background Green Jasmine, but on the bottom in black on golden background – China Green Jasmine.

Package 4/5: It is in golden colour with Jasmin flowers and green leaves on it and a nice tea brand logo on the top of the box. The tea name is written in white colour.

Purchased: Maxima/Talsi

Manufacturer: SIA Bargi/Latvia

Additional notes: Origin – China. Each tea leaf is plucked by a hand and produced originally without chemicals.

 Acknowledgement: Thanks to my mother (Ritma Bierande) for donating this tea to my Tea House collection

Tested: Talsi/Latvia

Date: 05/10/23

Smell 4/5: Gently bitter with earthy undertones

Flavour 3/5: Unenjoyably bitter, mouth-pitching and with light long lasting dryness in the aftertaste.

 Colour: Dark amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 2 min

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags/black

Manufacturer's description: Bright and brilliant.

It is a delicious, strong breakfast tea, bursting with full of flavour.

Fairtrade tea may be mixed with non-certified tea, on a mass balance basis, total100%.

Ingredients – black tea (100%)

Manufacturer's advice: Infuse at 100˚ for two minutes.

Storage: -

Wight (g): -

Price (£): -

Price per bag (£): -

Price per 1kg (£): -

Bags: The manufacturer had made almost a perfect representation of this tea, putting a tea bag into a paper sachet. If they could use foil instead of paper, that would be a spot on job.

Manufacturer: Birchall Tea Factory

Additional notes: I could not award this tea with any awards, regardless it received the Great Taste Award in 2020. It simply did not stand out to me because there was nothing remarkable about its taste apart from its aroma, where I found an unusual earthy smell.

Also, this tea was tasted at the University of Liverpool as a single tea bag, which is why I could not get a full description of this tea.

Description-wise wise I can agree with the manufacturer that it was a strong breakfast tea, bursting with full of flavour, but not delicious.

Additionally, I cannot agree with the manufacturer; it was neither bright nor brilliant tea.

Tested: University of Liverpool/Liverpool

Date: 24/06/25

Smell 3/5:  Vague green tea aroma, woody

Flavour 4/5: Iron undertones, mildly bitter with a gentle, sour-like taste and green tea aftertaste

Colour: Bright amber, golden

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): 2

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Green tea

Tea sold as: In bags

Manufacturer's description: USDA Organic and Non-GMO, EU/non—EU Agriculture, Kosher certified tea, Biodegradable tea bags, vegan suitable.

Ingredients – Green tea (organic), natural bergamot flavour.

It is a blend of Ceylon tea and tea of other origins. Packed in Sri Lanka.

Manufacturer's advice: Hot tea – Bring water to a boil, place a tea bag in a cup, pour hot water over a tea bag and infuse for 2 – 3 minutes.

Iced tea – Brew 4 – 5 bags in 1 pint of hot water, steep 2 – 3 minutes, add 1 pint of cold water, serve over ice.

Storage: Not provided

Wight (g): 75

Price (£): Unknown

Number of bags: 50

Price per bag (£): Unknown

Price per 1kg (£): Unknown

Bags 5/5: A bag with a thread and a tag

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Acknowledgement: I would like to thank my mum for donating this tea to my tea collection.

Manufacturer: Unknown

Manufactured for: Brew la la tea

Additional notes: I found the taste of the tea quite enjoyable. It seemed to me not perfect, but good enough to drink and enjoy. I liked that this tea did not have an annoying taste-wise, and 2 minutes of brewing should be enough, if you want to get a light and pleasant green tea.

I loved to see that the manufacturer has used a metal box to keep the tea bags. It saves the trouble of looking for an airtight container. Also, they have not saved on tea bags by adding a thread and a tag to make them easier to remove from a cup, instead of hooking them out with whatever the consumer has in their hands. Additionally, the manufacturer has used a foil pouch to put bags in, reducing the possibility of weather damaging their product. Well done!

The manufacturer states that they have not used artificial colours or flavours; it is a natural antioxidant, it is Keto Diet.

Also, I loved the fact that the manufacturer has explained how much caffeine different hot tea/coffee) contains.

Another thing I loved about this tea was that the manufacturer explained not only how to drink this tea hot, but also iced.

But it seemed to me unusual, regarding it is common sense. The manufacturer had not provided information on how to store the tea bags after opening the package.

Comments about the tea description:

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 21/04/26

Smell 4/5: Gentle earthy

Flavour 3/5: Bitter, mouth pinching with lovely earthy after favour and tender sweetness leaving tender dryness in the mouth.

 Colour: Dark amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 3 min

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Black

Manufacturer's description:

Manufacturer's advice:

Bags: Round simple paper bags

Package: 3/5

Manufacturer: Unknown

Additional notes: I loved this tea and heated it. It was unpleasant when I drank it in and it was lovely in the aftertaste. As these two feelings came together, I could not give a high mark as it needed to be lovely all the way through.

This tea was tested at Beehive Poets evening at the Library of Bradford. I could not gain much information.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 01/08/25

Smell 3/5:  Bitter, earthy

Flavour 3/5: Bitter, mouth-pinch and dryness in the aftertaste.

Colour: Dark amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: It’s hard to notice

Infused: 5 min.

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Black/Bag

Manufacturer's description: Ingredients – black tea; Origin – Huzhou city, Zhejiang province

Manufacturer's advice: Brewing temperature 90 °C

Storage: Clean, dry, odourless, and well-ventilated, storage time – 24 months.

Wight (g): Unknown

Price (£): Unknown

Price per bag (£): Unknown

Price per 1kg (£): Unknown

Bags: It was a high-quality cotton bag in the shape of a pyramid.

Package: 5/5

Produced for: Huzhou Yino Tea Industry Co., Ltd.

Manufacturer: Lisen Food (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Additional notes: I found it unusual that the tea needs to be brewed at 90 °C.

It reminded me of the typical black tea that I tasted in England. However, the remarkable thing was that they had the highest-quality fabric to make a tea bag, an attached thread, and high-quality processed paper as a tag.

My family and I visited Nanning, and we stopped at a hotel. There we were welcomed with this black tea. As it was just a sachet and there was no tea box, I couldn't get much information. I assume that this tea weighs 2g.

I used the Samsung Galaxy S22 translator, which is not the best choice, as it translates funnily and takes some time to work out what it means.

Tested: Nanning, China

Date: 10/01/26

Smell 3/5:  It is possible to notice lemon aroma, lightly bitter.

Flavour 4/5: Bitter, we can feel Ceylon black tea where through is streaming extremely light lemon flavor. Overall, it is a lovely tea.

 Colour 4/5: Dark, brown, typical black tea colour.

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 min

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Manufacturer's description: Ceylon tea with lemon aroma.

Manufacturer's advice: Brew 3 – 5 minutes.

Storage: Store in a cool and dry place.

 Price 1/5: £1.65/20 bags  (£0.08 per bag)

Price in Euros: €1,91

Weight: 30g

Bags 4/5: They have about comfort, putting bags into a mug and adding little strings and a yellow tag with brewing instruction and a brand’s logo on it.  Bags have been sealed off in big silver foil bag, which on outside is in dark green color having tea leaves prints, brief history of Dilmah founder. It has advert that says – A minimum 15% of our pretax profits directly benefit people and planet; Dilmah Carbon Neutral product.

Package 4/5: It is a lovely box with a half a lemon on it on the black background, Dilmah logo on the top. We can see in vague somewhere farther lemons on the image. It highlights the fact that it is Real Tea.

Purchased: Top/Cēsis

Manufacturer: Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC/Sri Lanka

Additional notes: This is Ceylon black tea with 4% lemon flavor. You can make from 1 bag at least two cups of tea.

Tested: Talsi/Latvia

Date: 05/10/23

Smell 5/5:  Strong sweet and sour aroma

Flavour 5/5: At the beginning, it is light, tenderly sour with sweetness. Sour aftertaste. The taste could be more vivid. Letting the tea bag infuse for 15 minutes it tastes strong and enjoyable. 

 Colour 3/5: Burgundy

 Deposit: Hard to detect due to dark colour.

 Infused: 7 minutes

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's Description: This is an excellent blend, which includes the unique flavour of pomegranate.

Manufacturer's advice: Place a tea bag into a cup, pour over 100˚C water and leave it for 3 – 4 minutes.

 Storage: Store in a cool, dry and odourless environment

 Price /5: -/20 tea bags

Weight: 40g

Bags 5/5: This manufacturer has reached excellence in representing tea bags. Every tea bag has its beautiful wrap to keep aroma. Additionally, they have attached strings to tea bags with a golden colour tag, where is written tea brand.

 Package 4/5:  It is a lovely burgundy colour box with a pomegranate image on the right side and a lovely tea cup on the other side with a tea bag in it. The tea brand logo is placed in the middle of the golden square

Purchased: -

Produced: Turkey

Manufacturer: -

Additional notes: -

Acknowledgement: Thanks to my Godmother for donating this tea to my Tea House collection

 Tested: Bradford/West Yorkshire/England

Date: 16/09/23

Smell 1/5: Awful, disgusting, almost unbearable. I have not experienced such a terrible aroma. I cannot even describe it, because there is nothing to compare with it.  

Flavour 4/5:  Very weak, sweetish, enjoyable, watery.

Comments: 

 Colour 5/5: Beautifully bright orange.

 Deposit: No

 Infused: 1 min

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's description: It has soft flavour with aromatic smell

Manufacturer's advice: Put one bag in a cup, pour over 85°C water and infuse for a minute.

Storage: Keep at room temperature in cool, dry and no sunny place.

 Price 1/5: £7.36//25 bags (£0.29/1bag)

Price in Euros:  €8.50

Weight: 50g

Bags 4/5: They have thought a lot of comfort, putting bags into a mug and adding little strings and a red tag with brand logo on top. Bags have been sealed off in big silver foil bag.

Package 3/5:  It is as simple looking box in terracotta colour. We can see a man with a long beard wearing a long gown and behind him it might be a scruffy fence. Over all it is a lovely image. The brand logo is no the right-hand side written in golden colour

Purchased: Talsi

Manufacturer: Fohow Health Products LTD/China

Additional notes: The tea does not include hormones and harmful chemicals, and does not bring poisonous and side-effects. It helps release toxins. The last sentence is description from a discributor.

Recommended by a distributor - use 1 bag for 1 Liter of hot water and brew it for a minute. It is possible to use 1 bag 3 times. The second time infuse the tea for 10 minutes in a hot water, but for the third time hold the bag as long as you can in a litre of hot water.

Acknowledgement: Thanks to my mother (Ritma Bierande) for donating this tea to my Tea House collection.

Tested: Talsi/Latvia

Date: 05.10.23

Smell 3/5:  Very weak, unrecognizable

Flavour 3/5: Very bitter leaving dry aftertaste in the mouth.

 Colour 3/5: Straw

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 min

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Loose

Manufacturer's description: -

Manufacturer's advice: -

Storage: -

 Price (£): -

Price per bag (£): -

Price per 1kg (£): -

Weight: 3g

Package 5/5: Aluminium foil sachet

Purchased: Gren Tea/Beihai/China

Manufacturer: Unknown

Additional notes: I could not gather much information from this tea bag as it was provided as a single bag at Green Tea Canteen.

The disadvantage of cap tea is that tea does not settle down.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 25/09/24

Smell 5/5: Sweet and sour like black chokeberries.

Flavour 3/5: Very sour and a little bit unpleasant due to strong sourness, with tender sourness in the aftertaste and little feel as if the mouth goes numb for a millisecond.

Colour: Dark red, burgundy

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): 10

Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Fruit tea/bags

Manufacturer's description: 100 % natural,

Ingredients – Apples*, black chokeberries*, elderberries*, hibiscus blossoms, raspberries (13%), rosehip fruits*, stevia leaves.

*as dried fruits (52.4%).

Not suitable for people sensitive to the ingredients of the tea.

Manufacturer's advice: Use 1 tea bag per cup and add 200ml 100 oC hot water and allow the tea bag to soak for 10 min.

Storage: Store in a dry and well-ventilated room

Wight (g): 50

Price (£): Unknown

Number of bags: 20

Price per bag (£): Unknown

Price per 1kg (£): Unknown

Bags 4/5: Put in a processed paper sachet.

Design of the tea box: 3/5

Acknowledgement: I would like to thank the owners of Cēsu Apartments for allowing me to taste this tea without extra charge.

Produced for:

Manufacturer: SIA Dabas tēja

Additional notes: I loved to smell the strong aroma of raspberries when I opened the sachet. And the sachet itself was a lovely look with raspberries on it.

In my opinion, the tea was too sour, and it lacked more sweetness to balance the taste.

It was almost a stunning performance to put every teabag into a sachet. I could not give it 5/5, because they did not reach the highest standard set by the Tea House – folly sachets like Greenfield Golden Ceylon black Tea.

I think that brewing tea for 10 minutes was an exaggerated requirement by the manufacturer, but we still followed this guideline.

Interestingly, the manufacturer has given a general warning to the consumer that this tea is not suitable for certain people who are sensitive to tea ingredients, without explaining in more detail what might happen after excessive intake of the tea. For example, the hibiscus plant can cause possible side effects like:

• Dizziness;                This is especially true for people with 

• Drowsiness;          low blood pressure, or who takes blood 

• Weakness;             pressure medication;

This tea was tested at the Cēsis Apartments room, as it was left for customers to enjoy it.

It was the first tea in my tea tasting experience that needed to be brewed for 10 minutes at least, making me wonder which ingredient required such a long time to make an effect.

Comments about the tea description: There was no any introduction provided by the manufacturer on how this tea might taste and what the consumer should expect.

Tested: Cēsis/Latvia

Date: 15/04/26

Smell 4/5: Pleasant Jasmine

Flavour 4/5: Lightly sweet with bitter flavour

 Colour 4/5: Dark amber

Tested (ml): Approximately with 230ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 10 minutes

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Bags/herbal

Manufacturer's description: No description.

Manufacturer's advice: Tea should be consumed in 18 month since production.

Jianwen Chong drink:Mix a single cup of jasmine tea. Put a bag of tea in the cup, pour in the freshly boiled water, let the tea bag bubble for 2 – 3 minutes, you can enjoy a up of fresh and comfortable jasmine tea.

Storage: Avoid direct sunlight, keep in a cool and dry place.

Price (¥): 8.50/25bags 

Price (£): 0.95/25bags

Price per bag (£): 0.04

Price per 1kg (£): 19,-

Weight: 50g

Bags: Bags are beautifully designed with a tag and a string at the end. All bags were kept in a an aluminium foil.

Package: 4/5

Purchased: Guangzhou/China

Manufacturer: Changzhou Wenjie Tea Industry Ltd

Additional notes: When I opened the aluminium foil bag, the tea had a strong enjoyable jasmine aroma.

 As I had no scales in the hotel, I estimated the water quantity, and AI translated the name.

Lanhua language

Tested: Hotel There/Shenzhen/China

Date: 18/07/24

Smell 4/5:  Mild Jasmine

Flavour 3/5: Bitter, not enjoyable

 Colour 4/5: Bright amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water (approximately)

 Deposit: No

 Infused: 5 minutes (under a lid of the cup)

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Bag

Manufacturer's description: It is a flower tea.

Manufacturer's advice: Consume it within 24 month since production.

Storage: Protect from light, keep in a dry place, sealed to keep in darkness.

 Price (£): Unknown

Price per bag (£): Unknown

Price per 1kg (£): Unknown

Weight: 2g

Package 5/5:  It is an excellence in representing this tea as every tea bag was enwrapped in aluminium sachet and making the it look outstanding reaching Greenfield tea quality standard. Also, the tea bag was in pyramidal shape reaching Loyd’s tea quality standard. Evey bag has a string with a tag at the end.

On the black sachet we can beautifully blooming jasmine bush.

Produced for: There Hotel/Shenzhen/China

Manufacturer location: Zhangzhou Mansheng Tea Co Ltd, Zhangzhou city, Fujian province, China.

Additional notes: As I stopped at There Hotel, this tea was a present for me and price is unknown.

When the tea bag was taken out of the sachet it smelled beautifully of Jasmine.

This is the second time that I have seen such a beautiful tea bag. The first time was with Loyd’s tea.

Also this is the second time to see such a high quality design of sachet, the first time was with Greenfield Ceylon Black tea

I could not detect the weight of the water as I did not have scales with me.

I am just wondering whether this te would much with milk as it is as bitter as black tea.

The AI translated the information so badly that I needed to make conclusions about the info I read.

Tested: Vienna Hotel/Shenzhen/China

Date: 20/07/24

Smell 3/5:  Straw, very light, reminds me of wet sauna

Flavour 3/5: Straw, bitter, unpleasant, watery, iron

Comments: Interesting fact is, I could detect iron.

 Colour 5/5:  Straw colour, beautifully golden

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 15min

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's description: It supports urine bowel and urine canals.

Manufacturer's advice: Put one or two bags in a cup, pour over 200ml boiling hot water and infuse it between 10 – 15 minutes.

Storage: Keep in a dry place.

 Price 1/5: £3.46/24 (£0.17per bag)

Price in Euros: €3.99

Weight: 36g

Bags 3/5: They are very simple square-shaped bags without a string.

Package 4/5:  It is a lovely looking whit box with a Arctostaphylos plant and a glass cup with golden tea in it.

Purchased: Mēness Aptieka

Manufacturer: SIA Jonex-Farma/Latvia

Acknowledgement: Thanks to my mother (Ritma Bierande) for donating this tea to my Tea House collection

Tested: Talsi/Latvia

Date: 05/10/23

Smell 4/5: Earthy

Flavour 5/5: Floral with a lovely long long-lasting sweetness in the aftertaste.

 Colour: Bright amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 minutes

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Bags. Bags/herbal

Manufacturer's description: Chá.

Ingredients – toasted herb tea leaves. Gluten-free.

It does not contain significant amounts of energy, fats, carbohydrates, dietary fibre and protein.

Manufacturer's advice: Use 90˚C hot water in a 240ml cup and soak the sachet for 5 minutes.

Storage: Keep the product in a dry and well-ventilated place, protect from moisture and sunlight, away from chemicals, or strong odours. After opening, consume in 45 days.

Wight (g): 40

Price (£): 1.95/20

Price per bag (£): 0.08

Price per 1kg (£): 48.75

Bags: Paper bags with tags

Package: 4/5

Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Cardedal/England

Manufacturer: Unknown

Additional notes: This tea was bought at Lidl and the product had a very limited description in English. When I tried to use Samsung to translate the description on a box but it told me that the description is explained in 2 languages – Italian and Portuguese.

Also, when I searched online what Matte Leāo means, it came with the answer that it is a Brazilian tea brand owned by Coca-Cola.

Interestingly, the Samsung translator mentioned that (I concluded) a tea bag needs to be consumed in 8 hours (!)

Regardless of the manufacturer's recommendation that the consumer use a 240ml cup, I used a 200ml cup.

Additionally, it was not clear what type of tea it is. It was not stated anywhere.

Besides, I could not find a clear description of the ingredients of tea. I researched a search engine, and it came out that this is a herbal drink.

This quality of tea requests to put each of tea bag into a sachet.

I was amazed by the tender and lovely flavour, especially the aftertaste surprised me with long-lasting sweetness on the sides of my tongue.

It tasted as a mild black tea.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 20/09/25

Smell 5/5:  Bitter, strong.

Flavour 4/5: Light, bitter, enjoyable.

Comments: There is no that Ceylon black tea powerful flavour.

 Colour 4/5: vividly dark, brown, black, typical black tea colour.

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 min

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Manufacturer's description: We have used fine quality Assam and Nilgiri teas

Manufacturer's advice: For a full, fresh flavour, this tea should be brewed in boiling water for 3 – 4 minutes.

 Price /5: /10 bags

Weight: 20g

Bags 4/5: They have thought a lot of comfort, putting bags into a mug and adding little strings and a red tag with writing of New English Tea on top. Bags have been sealed off in plain big silver foil bag. Design wise they have not thought much about impressing consumer.

Package 3/5:  It is a simple white box with an image of black tea leaves and red drawn cups and mugs surrounding the name of the tea

Purchased: -

Manufacturer: New English Teas/England

Additional notes: Packed in India behalf UK.

Acknowledgement: Thanks to my mother (Ritma Bierande) for donating this tea to my Tea House collection

Tested: Talsi/Latvia

Date: 05/10/23

Smell 3/5: Bitter

Flavour 3/5: Bitter, face pinching with long-lasting dryness in the aftertaste.

 Colour: Dark amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 3 minutes

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Manufacturer's description: Refreshing, flavourful and full-bodied taste.

New PG Tips Original is expertly crafted by our Master Blenders using the finest and freshest tea leaves, plucked at an altitude in tea gardens on the equator. This new blend gives our most refreshing, flavourful, and full-bodied taste yet, with a new tea bag shape to deliver a perfect flavour release.

Ingredients – black tea

Manufacturer's advice: 

1) PG Tips is best brewed for 1-2 minutes using boiling water, then add milk;

2) Typically, values based on tea brewed with freshly boiled water for 2 – 3 minutes (no milk, no sugar);

3) Typically, values based on tea brewed with freshly boiled water for 2 – 3 minutes (170 ml tea, 30 ml semi-skimmed milk);

Storage: In cool, dry place

Wight (g): 116

Price (£): 1.70/40

Price per bag (£): 0.04

Price per 1kg (£): 14.66

Package: 3/5 

Manufacturer: PG TIPS

Additional notes: I tried this tea without milk. When I tasted this tea, it reminded me of medication. It did not bring me any joy, making me conclude that people must adore black tea if they like to drink on a daily basis. 

I can agree that tea was full-bodied and flavourful, but whether it was refreshing, I doubt. It tasted more like ‘I won’t drink it anymore’ brew. 

Overall, it was a traditional black tea where nothing was remarkable, apart from a great attempt to promote as the greatest tea.

This tea was tried in London at Euro Hotel Hammersmith. The price has been obtained from Tesco Extra to let you know the estimated price. 

As I took the pricing from a shop I was not able to find out what the tea bags look like.

 Just to bear in mind, if you want to enjoy the same quality black tea nd probably with a better taste, then do not rush to buy this excessively promoted tea brand. Go for non-branded black teas and you will get the same quality or even better taste.

Tested: Euro Hotel / Hammersmith / London / England

Date: 27/03/25

Smell 4/5: Lovely peppermint, fresh

Flavour 3/5: Weak peppermint with a touch of wetness and freshness in the aftertaste

Colour: Bright amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 min

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Bags/herbal

Manufacturer's description: Refreshing and smooth herbal infusion.

Our peppermint is an invigorating, cooling herbal infusion using only peppermint leaves and absolutely nothing else. Naturally caffeine-free, enjoy a long-lasting, refreshing flavour.

-   An irresistibly smooth, clean taste for those refreshing moments.

-   A sweet mint flavour that lasts.

-   Naturally caffeine-free.

Manufacturer's advice: Use freshly drawn water, bring to the boil and infuse for 5 minutes.

Hot or cooled over ice.

Storage: Once opened, store in an air-tight container.

Wight (g): 30

Price (£): Unknown

Bags: Simple paper bags

Package 4/5: I enjoyed a simple, yet stylish image with houses in the background and a peppermint plant in front where a man was climbing it.

Acknowledgement: I am grateful to Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum for donating this tea to our tea collection.

Manufacturer: Ringtons LTD

Additional notes: I did not like this tea because I could not taste the pure peppermint that I found in Tetley Herbal tea – peppermint. It seemed to me to be cheap and of low quality.

Interestingly that the manufacturer is stating that it is a product of various countries

Tested: Baildon/Shippley/Bradford/England

Date: 07/09/25

Smell 5/5:  It smells roasted reminding me of roasted nuts or seeds. It is the most original smell I have felt.  

Flavour 3/5: Tastes roasted, very light, lovely. It would be a great drink on its own, just to enjoy. However, for me, it was not as exciting as I expected. I wished the flavour could be much stronger and vivid.

 Colour 5/5: Bright green, clear

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 min

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Bags

Manufacturer's description: This is the aroma from the foot of Mt Fujo. Shizuoka Genmai-Cha is made of deeply steamed tea leaves from Shizuoka where Mt. Fuji stands, with Japanese Brown rice and Matcha Green Tea powder.

Manufacturer's advice: Place one tea bag in a cap. Pour 90˚C hot water over the tea bag and brew for 1 – 2 minutes to the desired strength. Remove the tea bag and serve.

Storage: Keep it in a cool dry place.

 Price /5:  £2.95 (16 bags)

Price per bag 1/5: £0.18per bag

Weight: 31g

Bags 5/5: The manufacturer has excellence in understanding how to pack tea bags. Every tea bag has been put in a special foil sachet, representing the manufacturer in English on one side and partly different language on the other. Sachets are white from the outside with green and blueprints on them. The bags have a little strap with a tag that represents the manufacturer and its symbol in blueprints. Here we understand why we pay such much for so little quantity of the bags.

Package 3/5: It looks like a simple box with a beautiful mountain view and a white cap with vividly green tea in it.

Purchased: Wing Yip Superstore, Oldham Rd, Ancoats, Manchester

Manufacturer: Takaokaya/USA

Additional notes: It is 100% brown rice tea with Matcha Powder. The manufacturer has used roasted rice. The tea leaves provider is Masuuda-en Tea Farm, Shizuoka, Japan.

Unfortunately, Tea House, could not award this tea for the best flavour of the month, because it needed to be richer and stronger.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 04/12/23

Smell 4/5: Woody with a tenderly sweet scent.

Flavour 4/5: Floral, mildly sweet with linden flower aftertaste.

Colour: Golden, bright amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): 10

Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's description: This tea is designed for children with thyme. Thyme and linden flowers can help maintain respiratory function and reduce irritation.

Ingredients – Althea root (30%), cowslip flowers (5%), fennel root (25%), linden flowers (10%), Thyme (30%).

A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle are important. Not to be consumed by people sensitive to the ingredients of the tea.

Recommended dosage of the tea is 3 tea cups a day (4.5g of tea).

Manufacturer's advice: Place 1 teabag in a cup, pour 200ml of boiling water and cover, wait for 10 minutes, then remove the teabag. Drink a cup of tea 3 times a day.

Storage: Store in a dry and well-ventilated room.

Wight (g): 36

Price (£): Unknown

Number of bags: 24

Price per bag (£): Unknown

Price per 1kg (£): Unknown

Bags: It was a simple square-shaped paper bag.

Design of the tea box: 3/5

Acknowledgement: Thanks to my brother and his wife for donating this tea to my tea collection.

Manufacturer: AS Švenčionių vaistažolės

Additional notes: The tea aroma reminded me of linden flowers. It was a great brew. I loved the smell and taste of linden flowers. This tea can be characterised as a soothing, gentle and caring tea. Well done!

Though, if it is given to children, I would add a teaspoon of honey to make them love this tea. Otherwise, it is not sweet enough.

The manufacturer has not specified the possible side effects of certain ingredients. They just warned in general.

We did a bit more investigation and found that Linden flowers may reduce blood pressure. People with low blood pressure, or who take blood pressure medication, should not consume it excessively.

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Tested: Rīga/Latvia

Date: 21/04/26

Smell (without milk) 5/5: Strong clove and mild bitter

Infused (Without milk): 5 minutes

Flavour (Without milk) 4/5: Bitter with pleasant cinnamon flavour. It leaves long-lasting bitterness and dryness in the aftertaste. Also, this tea leaves long-lasting ginger spiciness in the aftertaste.

Tested without milk (ml): 200 hot water

 Colour (Without milk) 3/5: Dark amber

Infused (with milk): 5min

Tasted with milk (ml) and brown sugar: 200 hot milk/1 bag/1g brown sugar

Smell (with milk and sugar) 3/5: It was very weak, tender clove, and gentle. It reminded me of black tea with milk.

Colour (with milk and sugar): Milky brown, very light

Flavour (with milk and sugar) 4/5: Pleasant milky sweet with gentle clove aftertaste. It leaves a long lasting dryness in the mouth and black mild ginger spiciness.

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 5 minutes

 Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Bags

Manufacturer's description: It is a rich blend of black tea, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and anise. Serve with milk for a spicy, decadent treat.

Ingredients – Assam black tea (73%), anise (2%), black pepper, cinnamon (9%), cloves (2.5%), ginger (9%)

Manufacturer's advice: 

1) Convenient Chai – use 1 tea bag per person, add freshly boiled water and infuse for 3 – 5 minutes. Add milk (or dairy-free alternative) and sugar to taste.

2) Creamy Chai - use 1 tea bag per person, infuse in simmering milk (or dairy-free alternative) for 3 – 5 minutes. Add sugar or honey to taste.

Storage: Keep in a cool, dry place.

Wight (g): 100

Price (£): 1.99/40

Price per bag (£): 0.02

Price per 1kg (£): 19.90

Bags 3/5: Simple round bags put in a foil sachet 

Package 4/5: It seems stylish design drawn with a yellow teapot on the box, which might mean made from gold.

Purchased: Lidl/Shelf/Calderdale

Manufacturer: Tea India LTD

Additional notes: When I opened the sachet, I was greeted by a pleasant clove aroma, which reminded me of Christmas. 

If tea is served with milk it is not very spiced as the manufacturer might give an impression. The tea is milder, gentler and sweeter even without sugar.

I found it enjoyable that there is no need to add sugar if tea is presented with milk as it is already gently sweet. 

The tea bag was boiled in milk for 5 minutes. 

It was one of the most enjoyable black teas I have ever tried without milk.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 05/11/24

Smell 4/5:  I can smell strong peppermint after opening a sachet. Strong peppermint with light liquorice when a tea bag is infused in water

Flavour 5/5: Fresh peppermint with liquorice undertones. There was another unreconcilable flavour. I suggest that it might be eucalyptus. It leaves a wonderful long long-lasting breath in aftertaste.

 Colour 5/5: Golden, like honey

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

 Deposit: Yes

 Infused: 6 minutes

 Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's description: Minty and refreshing. It is for everyone who needs to re-energise their mind. This delicious tea with ginseng, eucalyptus and fresh mint gives you a moment to take a breath – a little break to nurture mental clarity to focus on what matters. 

A few ingredients – eucalyptus (4%), ginger, lemon balm (15%), lemon grass, liquorice, orange oil, peppermint (18%), peppermint oil, spearmint (12%).

The tea has a Soil Association symbol meaning it is organic as well as a leaf symbol on it which means EU Agriculture approves it.

Debio okologisk approved organic and sustainable productions in Norway.

KRAV symbol or the standards to IFOAM Basic Standards in Sweden.

Manufacturer's advice: 250ml water100˚C, brew for 6 minutes.

Storage: Not explained.

 Price (£): 2.79/17 bags

Price per bag (£): 0.16

Weight: (g): 32.2

Price per kg (£): 86.65

Bags 4/5: Almost excellent in packaging tea bags if they would use foil sachets then it would reduce the possibility of being accidentally wettened and damaged. Tea bags have a string and a red tag at the end. Beautifully represented tea bags.

Package 5/5: It is beautifully designed.

Purchased: Paul’s Natural Foods, Elescar Heritage Centre, Wath Rd, Elescar, Barnsley, England.

Manufacturer: Yogi Tea GmbH, Germany

Additional notes: This tea is wonderful indeed. I loved the peppermint and liquorice blend of flavours.

I found an inexperienced ingredient – orange and peppermint oil.

Also, a new thing was a word – Ayurvedic. It made me search online for an explanation.  Ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India, which uses a range of treatments, including panchakarma, yoga, massage, acupuncture and herbal medicine, to encourage health and well-being.

Additionally, I noticed that the manufacturer has recommended brewing it at least for 6 minutes, which seems unusual as normal brewing time is 3 – 5 minutes at least.

Interestingly the manufacturer does not warn about liquorice presence in the tea. People suffering from hypertension should avoid excessive consumption because it contains liquorice.

Besides there are only 17 bags which made me wonder why is that and the weight is 32.2g.

I learned that the manufacturer has used paper that is glossy from the inside to make sachets. It makes me conclude that this is a pretty good attempt to protect tea from a wet environment because it is a thicker and stronger material.  Though, it is hard to say whether it is equal quality of the foil. 

Tested: Bradford, England

Date: 14/05/24