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Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
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Packaged grocery. 100 bags. Brew at 80 degrees C for 2 minutes -- boiling water is what makes green tea bitter
Direct answer: is the Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100 right for you?
Almost everyone brews green tea wrong and then concludes they dislike green tea.
Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Almost everyone brews green tea wrong and then concludes they dislike green tea. Boiling water scalds the leaf and pulls out excess tannins, and that astringent bitterness is a brewing artefact rather than the tea's flavour. Eighty degrees for two minutes changes it completely. Bagged tea uses fannings rather than whole leaf, so it brews faster and with less subtlety than loose leaf.
Who should buy this
Anyone drinking green tea daily who will brew below boiling.
Who should avoid this
Anyone wanting the subtlety of whole-leaf tea -- bags use fannings.
Key strengths
- 100 bags at a low cost per cup
- Consistent quality across boxes
- Roughly a third the caffeine of coffee
Limitations
- Bitter if brewed with boiling water, which most people do
- Fannings rather than whole leaf, so less subtle
- Individually wrapped bags generate a lot of packaging
Technical specifications
- Bags
- 100
- Brand
- Twinings
- Caffeine
- Roughly 30 to 40 mg per cup
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Catechins
- EGCG is the studied compound. Content varies with leaf grade and brewing, and bagged tea generally has less than loose leaf
- Model SKU
- TWN-GT-100
- Leaf grade
- Bagged tea uses fannings and dust, which brew faster and less subtly than whole leaf
- Brewing time
- 2 to 3 minutes. Longer increases bitterness rather than strength
- Brewing temperature
- 80 degrees C. Boiling water scalds the leaf and extracts excess tannins, which is the bitterness most people think green tea simply has
Product overview
Almost everyone brews green tea wrong and then concludes they dislike green tea. Boiling water scalds the leaf and pulls out excess tannins, and that astringent bitterness is a brewing artefact rather than the tea's flavour. Eighty degrees for two minutes changes it completely. Bagged tea uses fannings rather than whole leaf, so it brews faster and with less subtlety than loose leaf.
Key capabilities
- 100 bags. Brew at 80 degrees C for 2 minutes -- boiling water is what makes green tea bitter
- Bags: 100
- Brewing temperature: 80 degrees C
- Brewing time: 2 to 3 minutes
Frequently asked questions
Is the Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100 worth buying?
Almost everyone brews green tea wrong and then concludes they dislike green tea.
What is the warranty and return policy for the Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100 best suited for?
Anyone drinking green tea daily who will brew below boiling.
Who should avoid the Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100?
Anyone wanting the subtlety of whole-leaf tea -- bags use fannings.
Sample reviews
5 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
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Mean of 5 samples
- 5 ★2
- 4 ★2
- 3 ★0
- 2 ★1
- 1 ★0
- 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
Happy with it, but go in informed
100 bags at a low cost per cup. The one thing to know before ordering: Bitter if brewed with boiling water, which most people do. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.
Aditi Y.Sample2 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
After a few months
Had this a full season now, so this is not an unboxing opinion. Consistent quality across boxes. Still mildly irritated by one thing: Bitter if brewed with boiling water, which most people do. Known trade-off rather than a fault, though, and I would buy it again.
Siddharth Y.Sample4 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
Specs match the listing
I compared four of these on paper before ordering, so the line I actually checked was "Brewing temperature". The page says 80 degrees C. Boiling water scalds the leaf and extracts excess tannins, which is the bitterness most people think green tea simply has, and that is what turned up. 100 bags at a low cost per cup.
Pooja A.Sample9 found this helpful - 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
Read the fit note, and it was me
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone drinking green tea daily who will brew below boiling. On that basis it has been the right call. 100 bags at a low cost per cup.
Amrita M.Sample10 found this helpful - 2 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
Not the product’s fault, but be warned
Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone wanting the subtlety of whole-leaf tea — bags use fannings. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.
Deepa G.Sample4 found this helpful