Woolworths was having specials on Twining's Tea 10pk. Just out of curiosity, I bought one pack of Pure Peppermint and a Lady Grey variant. Turned out I loved the Lady Grey so much. It was a unique taste of tea to me, since all I had in my life was Teh Botol, Teh Poci vanilla, and Sariwangi. Afterwards, I went to Woolies again and bought almost every variant that they have. I'm not a big fan of tea, but I quite enjoy it, especially if they have unique taste that tickles your taste buds.
Now that I had packs of them, some I have not know what it tastes like, I came up with the idea of doing a tea tasting! For this round I only did the black-tea tea tasting, which consist of: Prince of Wales, Earl Grey, Chai, Chai with vanilla scent, and Darjeeling.
First test: The Black Tea test
Each tea bags are put in individual glass. Each glass is filled with the same amount of hot water plus two cubes of sugar.
What I think:
Prince of Wales: tastes nice, like the usual black tea. Not bitter.
Earl Grey: you can really taste the bergamot (somewhat citrus-y flavor), but it's too strong for my liking. It feels like drinking tea and smelling my husband's strong perfume scent at the same time. Lady Grey tastes almost similar, but more mild.
Chai: I can definitely taste the cinnamon and cloves. It's nice but I like Indian green tea better.
Chai with vanilla scent: tastes like Chai but with added vanilla scent.
Darjeeling: the least that I liked. It's bitter and sepet.
Second test: The Milk Tea test
Each glass of black tea is added with 1 tablespoon of milk.
What I think:
Prince of Wales: great with milk! Very recommended to add milk.
Earl Grey: after milk was added, the bergamot flavor is still too strong.
Chai: you can make your own Chai latte!
Chai with vanilla scent: very nice! I might ditch my instant vanilla chai latte for this mix.
Darjeeling: adding more milk doesn't help to level down the bitterness. So, I guess it is supposed to be the characteristic of the tea. Hubby likes it though.
Bonus test: Mixed up!
With the leftover milk teas, I combined Prince of Wales and Earl Grey. The result? Adding Prince of Wales tea toned down the strong citrus-y flavor of the Earl Grey.
The verdict:
Lady Grey is still my favorite!
With added milk, it tastes like the Japanese milk tea I used to have :)
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