Teapigs.

Smell 5/5: Strong camomile

Flavour 5/5: Floral with tender sweetness and vivid camomile flower aftertaste. It had a very long nectar mouthfeel after drinking this tea.

Colour: Bright yellow, bright amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): 3

Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal

Manufacturer's description: The chamomile flower is celebrated for its calming taste, and it's often drunk at bedtime. But sadly, most chamomile teas are made by crushing the flowers (ouch!). The best chamomile tea comes from brewing the whole flowers, which is exactly what we do. This ensures that none of their subtle, magical flavours is lost.

Ingredients – Chamomile flowers (100%)

Tea bags made from plant starch are suitable for commercial compost collection. Recycle with bags at a large supermarket.

Manufacturer's advice: 1 temple per cup, use 100 °C water and brew 3 – 5 minutes. 1 tea temple in 250 ml of boiling water.

Storage: -

Wight (g): 22.5

Price (£): 5,-

Number of bags: 15

Price per bag (£): 0.33

Price per 1kg (£): 222.22

Bags 5/5: Beautiful pyramid-shaped bags with a tag

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Tesco/Buttershaw/Bradford/England

Manufacturer: Tata Customer products

Additional notes: Regardless, I nominated this tea for the Tea House award, but I would not recommend buying it again, price-wise. It is an overpaid brand. There are non-branded teas with the same quality taste. For me, as an ordinary tea drinker, it did not make any difference whether the tea had whole camomile flowers or broken ones.

I loved the tea box's fashion. It looked as if it had been made in the Victorian era.

I did not follow the manufacturer’s advice and used 200 ml of hot water for a better taste quality.

I think the price of this tea is extremely exaggerated, and it would not be wise to buy it, even though it has received the award of Great Taste 2024. First, every bag is not put in a single sachet, and secondly, it has not been certified by B Lab, the EU/non-EU Organic organisation, or the Organic Soil Association.

It makes me only wonder how this brand worked out, asking customers to pay such a high price if there is such fierce competition among the tea manufacturers in the UK.

The manufacturer has not mentioned instruction of the storage. It seems common sense, but we need to bear in mind that not everyone is aware of that.

Comments about the tea description: Did it have a calming taste? Yes. It was

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 11/05/26

Smell 4/5:  Gently bitter with hints of sweetness

Flavour 3/5: Bitter, mouth-pinch with notes of sourness and floral, bitter aftertaste leaving gentle, long-lasting dryness in the mouth.

Colour: Dark amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: It’s hard to detect due to the dark colour.

Infused (min): 3

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Black

Manufacturer's description: There are no artificial flavourings. Your daily cuppa. Builder’s brew. Rosy Lea… It’s a top-quality take on the ultimate British favourite. In every bag you’ll find a blend of three tasty teas – a gusty Assam, brisk and floral Ceylon, and powerful Rwandan – for the balance of malt and zest.

Ingredients – Black tea (100%)

Tea bags made from plant starch are suitable for commercial compost collection. Recycle with bags at a large supermarket.

Manufacturer's advice: 1 temple per cup, use 100 °C water and brew 3 – 5 minutes. 1 tea temple in 250 ml of boiling water.

Storage: In a cool and dry place

Wight (g): 49.5

Price (£): 5,-

Number of bags: 15

Price per bag (£): 0.33

Price per 1kg (£): 101.01

Bags 5/5: Beautiful pyramid-shaped bags with a tag

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Tesco/Buttershaw/Bradford/England

Manufacturer: Tata Customer products

Additional notes: Regardless of whether it was not my cup of tea, I loved to feel the floral taste in the tea and notes of malt. Also, I loved to feel the Rwanda black tea. There was only one question left: where was the taste of Assam black tea? Did the manufacturer used explanation of gusty and powerful for the same meaning – strong?

Interestingly, the manufacturer has mixed 3 different types of black tea – Assam, Ceylon, and Rwanda. Also, this is the very first manufacturer that has named the type of black teas they have used. It is a very appreciating fact. I have not noticed so far that any other manufacturer would go into such detail, making, for example, an English breakfast tea, Gold Label or Red Label. I needed to use online search engines to look for clues.

I loved the tea box's fashion. It looked as if it would be made in the Victorian age.

I did not follow the manufacturer’s advice and used 200 ml of hot water to improve taste.

I think the price of this tea is extremely high, and it would not be wise to buy it, even though it has received the Great Taste 2024 award. First, every bag is not put in a single sachet, and secondly, it has not been certified by B Lab, the EU/non-EU Organic organisation, or the Organic Soil Association.

As an ordinary black tea drinker, I could not detect any outstanding taste difference compared to other ordinary black teas. It was just one black tea among many. So, be wise and go for non-branded black teas as the taste would be the same.

It makes me only wonder how this brand worked out, asking customers to pay such a high price if there is such fierce competition among the tea manufacturers in the UK.

Comments about the tea description: Is it gusty? It is an unusual way to describe black Assam. This explanation gusty is too abstract to detect.

Is it brisk? I do not know whether it is possible to describe the flavour as brisk. I am not sure

Is it floral? Yes, it was floral, I could notice Caylon black tea

Is it powerful? Yes, I could sense the powerful Rwanda

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 05/05/26

Smell 5/5: Pleasant ginger and lemon

Flavour 3/5: Floral with gentle liquorice sweetness and mild ginger burning, followed by vague citrusy and vividly sweet liquorice root aftertaste, leaving a light burning sensation in the mouth

Colour: Bright amber, pale yellow (White)

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): 5

Caffeine-free: Yes

Tea type: Herbal/bags

Manufacturer's description: It may be chilly and grey outside, but this gingery, lemon brew will sweep you away to a British summer’s day – homemade lemonade, traditional ginger beer, croquet and morris dancers (or perhaps step too far). There is not much for the ginger kick and refreshing lemon in this all-natural infusion.

Ingredients – Ginger (65%), lemon grass (25%), lemon peel (5%), liquorice root.

Tea bags made from plant starch are suitable for commercial compost collection. Recycle with bags at a large supermarket. Not home compostable.

Manufacturer's advice: 1 temple per cup, use 100 °C water and brew 3 – 5 minutes. 1 tea temple in 250 ml of boiling water.

Storage: Please keep me cool and dry until I’m finished.

Wight (g): 37.5

Price (£): 5,-

Number of bags: 15

Price per bag (£): 0.33

Price per 1kg (£): 133.33

Bags 5/5: Beautiful pyramid-shaped bags with a tag.

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Tesco/Buttershaw/Bradford/England

Manufacturer: Tata Customer products

Additional notes: I felt strong liquorice present.

Overall, I was let down by the manufacturer and would not recommend people waste so much money on this tea. Go for non-branded lemon-ginger teas.

Also, it was unnecessary to add liquorice root as it strongly overlapped other tastes.

It seemed to me an interesting fact that the manufacturer had added liquorice root to the tea. You won’t find it in every lemon & ginger tea.

I loved the tea box's fashion. It looked as if it would be made in the Victorian age.

Another thing that I loved about this tea was the manufacturer’s introduction. It was so local. Even though most of the description was meaningless to detect what kind of taste it was the best tea description I have read so far since I started tasting teas more than 3 years ago.

I think the price of this tea is extremely exaggerated, and it would not be wise to buy it, even though it has received the award of Great Taste 2024. First, every bag is not put in a single sachet, and secondly, it has not been certified by B Lab, the EU/non-EU Organic organisation, or the Organic Soil Association.

It makes me only wonder how this brand worked out, asking customers to pay such a high price if there is such fierce competition among the tea manufacturers in the UK.

It seemed to me interesting that the manufacturer has not warned the consumers about possible liquorice root’s side effects.  Everyone needs to be aware that people suffering from hypertension (high blood pressure 140/90 mmHg or higher) should avoid excessive consumption of Liquorice root.

Warning: People who suffer from Hay, when they open the pouch, do not breathe in a strong aroma, as they might get a blocked nose and unpleasant short term feeling.

Comments about the tea description: Was it a kick of ginger? No. I was disappointed as I found very little of the ginger.

Was it a refreshing lemon? No. It was in such a small dose that I can not call it refreshing but the taste was present

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 08/05/26

Smell 4/5: Sweetish, pleasant

Flavour 3/5: Unpleasantly bitter with floral notes and green tea aftertaste leaving strong dryness in the mouth.

Colour: Bright amber

Tested (ml): 200ml hot water

Deposit: Yes

Infused (min): 3

Caffeine-free: No

Tea type: Tea/bags

Manufacturer's description: If you’re a fan of green tea’s benefits but not a fan of the flavour, say hello to your new favourite! With its delicate taste of summer air and pale green colour, this is an undeniably romantic tea with an even more romantic (but heartbreaking) story to tell, beautifully recounted on our website.

Ingredients – Mao Feng green tea (100%)

Tea bags made from plant starch are suitable for commercial compost collection. Recycle with bags at a large supermarket. Not home compostable.

Manufacturer's advice: 1 temple per cup, use 80 °C water and brew 3 – 5 minutes. 1 tea temple in 250 ml of boiling water.

Storage: Store in a cool and dry place.

Wight (g): 37.5

Price (£): 5,-

Number of bags: 15

Price per bag (£): 0.33

Price per 1kg (£): 133.33

Bags 5/5: Beautiful pyramid-shaped bags with a tag.

Design of the tea box: 5/5

Purchased: Tesco/Buttershaw/Bradford/England

Manufacturer: Tata Customer products

Additional notes: I loved the tea box's fashion. It looked as if it would be made in the Victorian age.

I did not follow the manufacturer’s instructions and brewed the tea in 200ml of water.

I think the price of this tea is extremely exaggerated, and it would not be wise to buy it, even though it has received the award of Great Taste 2024. First, every bag is not put in a single sachet, and secondly, it has not been certified by B Lab, the EU/non-EU Organic organisation, or the Organic Soil Association.

I'm curious how this brand worked out, given that it asked customers to pay such a high price amid fierce competition among UK tea manufacturers.

Comments about the tea description: Was it pale green in colour? Yes, but I would call it more like bright amber.

Was the taste delicate? I would not agree with that. It was an ordinary green tea to me.

Was it romantic? It is a very funny question. It was not romantic at all, because there was nothing extraordinary apart from a lovely aroma.

Tested: Bradford/England

Date: 01/05/26