Twinings Plummy Earl Grey tea review

This week’s Treat Under a Tenner is Twinings Plummy Earl Grey flavour tea – one of the new luxurious releases from the world famous tea merchants.

If you haven’t tried any of the teas from the new ranges yet then you’re definitely in for a treat. They’re made up in loose leaf pyramid bags to let the tea brew nicely, and the blends are all something out of the ordinary.

The Twinings Plummy Earl Grey is a really unusual flavour and I’ve never tried anything like it, even though I’ve given most other variations on Earl Grey tea a go already.

The blend is a mixture of black teas, star anise, and bergamot and plum flavours. After brewing it for the recommended 3 to 5 minutes, I sampled it both with and without milk.

The star anise is just a soft back note, the black tea is fairly strong, and the bergamot / citrus balances very nicely with the fruity plum. It’s a very interesting blend, and is something I’ll be drinking occasionally when I need a treat that has a bit of a caffeine kick to it.

These are definitely not everyday teas, they’re more for when you’re taking a moment out of your day and savouring a decent brew, because every now and again it’s good to have a tiny treat. When I have a moment, I’ll be picking up a few other teas in the Twinings loose leaf pyramid range and reviewing those as well.

Twinings Plummy Earl Grey flavour tea has an RRP of £3.49 for a pouch of 12 pyramid bags. They’re currently £3.00 at Tesco, £3.49 at Sainsbury’s, and £3.49 at Ocado.