Hey guys,
Has anyone tried Twinings Green Tea?
I've been a fan of Yamamotoyama green tea in both teabag and loose leaf for a while, but when I tried out a Lipton green tea, it was like 'yuck'. I had to throw the rest of the package. As I've been satisfied with Twinings products, I have little bit more faith in their product so I want to give it a try.
I wondering if Twining Green Tea is just another cheap brand Lipton-like green tea. I'm eager to try it, but on the other hand I don't want to just waste my 3 dollars.
I drink some of their premium black tea bags for workplace sometimes (which is okay..just convenient for work), but I have not tried their green tea. imho, it's not worth trying. When it comes to green tea,i think mass-produced western company thing just don't go well together with taste/quality.
I did try Lipton green tea like you have loooong ago when I was still in school, and I thought all teas taste bad back then. I suggest you try out some of budget loose leaf green tea instead (they are cheap but taste better than those teabags). That being said, it's only $3 you are spending if you do decide to try Twinings
Why not stay with Yamamotoyama? I drink their pyramid teabag ones when I work at the hospital (too lazy to bring kyusu and stuff to work) and they are fine. It's not horrible like some other teabags I've tried in the past (ie: Lipton, Uncle Lee's, etc)
I did try Lipton green tea like you have loooong ago when I was still in school, and I thought all teas taste bad back then. I suggest you try out some of budget loose leaf green tea instead (they are cheap but taste better than those teabags). That being said, it's only $3 you are spending if you do decide to try Twinings
Why not stay with Yamamotoyama? I drink their pyramid teabag ones when I work at the hospital (too lazy to bring kyusu and stuff to work) and they are fine. It's not horrible like some other teabags I've tried in the past (ie: Lipton, Uncle Lee's, etc)
I did like Ahmads green tea before I started drinking the really good stuff. I would not care about Twinings, but it may be right for you now, who knows? If you want to try really good green tea, it will cost you more than three bucks. On the other hand, I really like Bancha and it is very cheap.
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I think it would be a big step down from Yamamotayama, IMHO, and a waste of "green."
Twinings is insanely inconsistant. You will also have freshness issues with it.
Yamamotayama has several green choices, you are better off trying different selections. Not sure where you get yours, but you can buy direct from Stash teas.
There are other brands on their site at similar price points.
You can also get "fill your own bags." You buy looseleaf and fill your own.
Twinings is insanely inconsistant. You will also have freshness issues with it.
Yamamotayama has several green choices, you are better off trying different selections. Not sure where you get yours, but you can buy direct from Stash teas.
There are other brands on their site at similar price points.
You can also get "fill your own bags." You buy looseleaf and fill your own.
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"Twinings is insanely inconsistent."
Green teas have a short shelf life; all of the Twinings teas I've tried featured very finely divided tea leaves that contributes to reduced freshness. Grocery stores and their distributors don't care a lick if the tea they peddle is expired and tasteless. Store turnover of teabag stock can vary over the year and with economic conditions in the area. For most people, tea is a luxury.
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Green teas have a short shelf life; all of the Twinings teas I've tried featured very finely divided tea leaves that contributes to reduced freshness. Grocery stores and their distributors don't care a lick if the tea they peddle is expired and tasteless. Store turnover of teabag stock can vary over the year and with economic conditions in the area. For most people, tea is a luxury.
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I've been buying Yamamotoyama green tea bags (Regular, Sushi-bar, Premium, Hoji, Oolong, etc) from local supermarket, but they only have one type of YMY loose leaf, which is a 7 ounce family sencha pack. I'm kind getting bored of the family pack, so I thought of trying another brand.Chip wrote:I think it would be a big step down from Yamamotayama, IMHO, and a waste of "green."
Twinings is insanely inconsistant. You will also have freshness issues with it.
Yamamotayama has several green choices, you are better off trying different selections. Not sure where you get yours, but you can buy direct from Stash teas.
There are other brands on their site at similar price points.
You can also get "fill your own bags." You buy looseleaf and fill your own.
I'm right now waiting for a package from Adagio which has 4 kinds of green tea samples in it and it's going to arrive on Tuesday. I'm looking forward trying them out.
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That is great Steve! There are so many teas out there, so many vendors, etc.stevewiess88 wrote:I've been buying Yamamotoyama green tea bags (Regular, Sushi-bar, Premium, Hoji, Oolong, etc) from local supermarket, but they only have one type of YMY loose leaf, which is a 7 ounce family sencha pack. I'm kind getting bored of the family pack, so I thought of trying another brand.
I'm right now waiting for a package from Adagio which has 4 kinds of green tea samples in it and it's going to arrive on Tuesday. I'm looking forward trying them out.
I am a variety fanatic, something I have to constantly keep in check or I would have 20 different Japanese greens all going stale at the same time. I only keep 3-5 open (except when I am being pummelled with samples
), and find variety by never opening the same exact tea right after finishing a bag, I move on to another. This way I am assured of both variety and freshness.
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I was somehow able to get a single teabag of Twinings Green Tea without wasting 3 bucks on a whole pack and I am sipping it right now.
It's not as bad as a Lipton green tea, but it did not have much green-tea-like grassy flavor. Interestingly, it has a noticeable smokey flavor, which reminds me of a gunpowder tea I had before.
After this cup, I'm going to try out Tazo Green Tips teabag and see how it is.
So far, I wouldn't rate the following brand teas like this
Lipton Green: F
Twinings Green: D
YMY Loose Leaf Sencha Family Pack: B-
Edit: I have just tried Tazo China Green Tips and I'd say it was decent for a teabag. I'd say its quality was comparable to regular YMY sencha teabags. Still, I wouldn't drink this everyday as YMY teabag ($3.95 here)and loose leaf packs ($4.50 for 7oz) are cheaper than Tazo teabags ($4.95 here).
It's not as bad as a Lipton green tea, but it did not have much green-tea-like grassy flavor. Interestingly, it has a noticeable smokey flavor, which reminds me of a gunpowder tea I had before.
After this cup, I'm going to try out Tazo Green Tips teabag and see how it is.
So far, I wouldn't rate the following brand teas like this
Lipton Green: F
Twinings Green: D
YMY Loose Leaf Sencha Family Pack: B-
Edit: I have just tried Tazo China Green Tips and I'd say it was decent for a teabag. I'd say its quality was comparable to regular YMY sencha teabags. Still, I wouldn't drink this everyday as YMY teabag ($3.95 here)and loose leaf packs ($4.50 for 7oz) are cheaper than Tazo teabags ($4.95 here).
