Beverages > Tea Bags (Fruit & Herbal)

Advantages: No caffeine or sugar
Disadvantages: Still not as nice as coffee

...This time I chose Twinings Wellbeing Blends, Lemon and Ginger Tea. I know that I have told you about the history of Twinings before but here goes again. Twinnings had been going since 1706 and were one of the first companies to start selling tea in England. Although the cornerstone of Twinnings business is Earl Grey they have branched out, supplying green teas, fruit & herbal teas, flavoured black teas and selected origin teas. Getting back to ...
...used to aid digestion. All Twinings wellbeing infusions are also caffeine free and contain no added sugar. I decided to make my first cup. I boiled the kettle and decide to use my new clear glass cup. The teabags like nearly all Twinings Infusions came in pairs and have to be parted carefully. The teabag itself smelt strongly of ginger. I popped a bag in my cup and added the water. The instruction state that you should use 1 teabag per person and ... Read review

Advantages: Refreshing alternative, great range of flavours, can be drunk hot or cold, hardly any calories, no caffine, natural ingredients - need I go on?
Disadvantages: None really, you can find a flavour to suit you

...intense and invigorating flavours of London Fruit and Herb since its launch in the late 1970s. Today, London Fruit and Herb is still renowned for its fruitiness and great taste and thanks to the sheer quality of ingredients and unique technology used to put them all together, you are guaranteed both the full on flavour and aroma of the original fruit. They come in a 40g box containing 20 bags in 4 flavours. (Just 4p per bag). The box itself is ...
...tall. The London Fruit & Herb logo is on the top left on a blue background. Next to that is the title - Fruit Punch Selection. (There are other varieties such as Peppermint and the Fruit Burst Selection which contains Spiced Orange, Blueberry Bliss, Peach Paradise and Pink Grapefruit Crush, but these appealed to me the most at the time). Pictures of associated fruits with name of each drink are round the front and sides of box in an almost paintbrush ... Read review

Advantages: Refreshing and relaxing.
Disadvantages: Not one for those who dont like drinking black tea.

Twinings and tea are inseparable. Many happy customers from around the world know that Twinings is tea. For ten generations Twinings have been at the top of the tea trade and have influenced the tea drinking habits worldwide.The company that first spotted the potential of tea 300 years ago continues to develop to this very day. HERES SOME HISTORY. Thomas Twining learnt about the new oriental beverages from an East India company merchant. Thomas ...
...of his death in 1741,Thomas twinings was serving customers with royal connections and living the life of a successful businessman. His son Daniel began exporting to America,but died prematurely.It was left to Daniels second wife, Mary to steer the family business and raise the next generation. Twinings was probably the first dry tea and coffee shop. Customers in more than 100 countries enjoy Twinings products and not just the popular favourites - ... Read review

Advantages: Good hot drink substitute, amazingly good for you.
Disadvantages: A bit of an acquired taste

...Sainsburys and picked up some Tick Tock Rooibos tea. Now for the science bit - concentrate! Rooibos (pronounced "Roy-boss" and sometimes called Red Bush) is a pretty rare plant which only grows in a certain part of South Africa's Western Cape. Attempts have been made to cultivate the plant in other areas, but it has stubbornly refused to relocate. It has been used in South Africa for medicinal purposes for years and years, being touted as a remedy ...
...iced tea drink. The Tick Tock brand is one of the most widely available Rooibos teas, and also one of the oldest and most recognised brands around. It comes in boxes of 40 bags for around £1.70. Tick Tock is organic, and has a nice deep and earthy flavour that can be lacking in other brands (oh yes, I've tried a lot of brands - I'm a true Rooibos convert!). The tea comes in a distinctive retro-styled red and white box - you can't miss it on the ... Read review

Advantages: Organic, tasty
Disadvantages: Might not appeal to your tastes

...adults. Organic Hibiscus Tea by Hambleden Teas, £1.89 for 24 tea bags, from Victoria Health" Digging around some more showed me that in scientific tests carried out over a period of four weeks Hibiscus tea did make a similar difference to that of traditional medical remedies so I figured it might be worth a try. So I duly went to Victoria Health and ordered some and within days it arrived. I have to say I was impressed from the start. The packet ...
...wanting to know more about Hambleden who make this tea so I went in search of more information. Their web site reveals that Hambleden Herbs is a family-owned business based on an organic farm in Wiltshire. Many of the products are produced on an organic farm in Somerset where many of the herbs are grown, dried or made into tinctures. The business began in 1982 as an organic herb growing and they launched Britain's first range of certified organic ... Read review