Christmas Tea
25
Percentile
4 ratings |
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Commercial Description
Twinings Christmas Tea starts with a selection of our expertly blended black tea and infused with the traditional spiced flavors of cinnamon and cloves. This tea has a spicy aroma that will get you into that special holiday mood.
RateTea Notes
This tea has changed formulation over the years; it used to be artificially flavored, when it had the red packaging. It is now naturally flavored and has a green packaging.
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Ratings & Reviews
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49 Aroma: 2/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5Tchuggin' Okie (400 reviews) on Nov. 3rd, 2018
If this were all Christmastime had to offer, I'd say, fast-forward to the new year. Fortunately, it's not. "Christmas Tea" is one of the better Twinings black teas I've tried, but...
1. That's not saying much, and
2. It's a very poor approximation of Bigelow's much richer, more-flavorful Constant Comment blend. Conversely, if one takes Constant Comment and dilutes it by a factor of about two, it becomes a reasonable approximation of this tea.
Bullet #2 applies to the flavor, which is good...just too soft. The dry-bag and in-cup aromas were astoundingly weak for a bag containing both this much black tea and some cinnamon. Orange isn't advertised as an ingredient; however I could detect a faint bit of it, nearly as much as the mild cloves. Again, this isn't a bad tea, but I could not justify purchasing it (got it for free at a conference) when there is a much-better option for this sort of bagged blend out there.
83 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5Holmes (2 reviews) on Jan. 12th, 2012
I love this tea. Definitely my favourite spiced, bagged tea. It reminds me of a chai but isn't as strong as some I've tried, which is perfect for me. It's cinnamony and tastes like Christmas.
63 Aroma: 3/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5Lupiressmoon (22 reviews) on Dec. 25th, 2011
The smell was barely existent but the taste is strong and filled with delightful Cinnamon. Christmas tea is really just a Chai Tea, but I love Chai so this is perfect. It’s ironic but recently, after trying some Chais, almost all dissappoint. I first found Chai years ago in teabag form and swooned. I have since tried Thai Chai by Adagio – yummy different sort of tropical Chai. I nabbed some Oriental Spice to hopefully serve as a Chai and Orange Spice but sadly disliked it. I also nabbed another Masali Loose Tea Chai from the local tea shop and sadly it was lackluster as well. Must I only find blissful Chai solitude within a teabag? Surely not!
This one is very rich on Cinnamon, which I enjoy, followed by a pleasant orange taste resting on the tongue. Skimming through reviews, it looks as if others sometimes note a lack of cinnamon. Odd. Perhaps the cinnamon is brought fuller out with sugar, I think.
87 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5morning glory (27 reviews) on May. 22nd, 2010
different from chai spice, in an indefinably christmasy way =) i like it!
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| Style: | Chai / Spiced Tea |
| Region: | ????? |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Teabag |
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