Whittard of Chelsea - a haven for a tea or coffee addict

Advantages: Friendly staff, good product range, frequent sales
Disadvantages: Can be expensive; ranges can sell out sometimes

...I have always been a tea enthusiast, and I think it tastes best when it?s made in a teapot and enjoyed from a pretty teacup or mug. It?s even better presented on a tea-tray with a proper milk jug. I consequently enjoy popping into Whittard?s whenever I?m looking for anything crockery-related, or even just to browse. They sell a wide selection of crockery: cups and saucers, mugs, small plates, dinner plates, bowls, teapots, jugs, glasses, plastic picnic-ware, and anything else of that type that you?d need. They stock a number of different ranges at a time, and most the ranges seem to be sold over a fairly long period, meaning that a collection can be bought gradually, although they are eventually discontinued. As well as crockery, Whittard?s sells a variety of tea, infusions, coffee, hot chocolate, sweets and chocolates. There are...

Sacheverell 03.11.2009 · Read review
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Drift off with Dreamtime instant Tea

Advantages: tasty, economical,
Disadvantages: might be too sweet for some people

...After a stressful day at the office how do you relax and unwind to get into the right frame of mind for a good night?s sleep? Sometimes I have a nice long bath with candles and a glass of wine. However there are times when this is not practical. When I need to get into the right frame of mind for sleeping I drink a cup of Whittards of Chelsea Dreamtime instant tea. It is a really good alternative to hot chocolate when you are not in a milky drink mood! What is it? Dreamtime instant tea is a honey, vanilla and apricot flavoured relaxing tea from those specialists of hot drinks Whittards of Chelsea. It comes in a very attractive 500 gram tin and can be bought at Whittards, from their website and for those of you who do not live near a branch of Whittards, in Tesco. The tins are Five pound each but you can usually get three tins...

duskmaiden 10.03.2004 · Read review
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It's Tea But Not As We Know It

Advantages: Wide range of flavours
Disadvantages: High sugar content

...Whittards produce a tea that even the usual non-tea drinker will try. They have a range that will suit almost anybody. The product is available in 500g containers and is priced at £4 each or usually there is an offer allowing you to buy three for £10. It is an instant tea drink (similar to the Apple Tea that you find in Turkey) whose main components are: sugar, citric acid, black tea extract plus the various flavourings. You need about 3 teaspoons for an average size mug and then add water. You will find that the drink can be served hot or cold depending on your personal preferences. I tend to drink it hot in winter and cold in summer. There is no need to worry about disposing of teabags or tea leaves afterwards as the tea dissolves in water. Whittards also produce a low calorie version that is available in sachets. They are...

Festa 07.04.2002 · Read review
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I'm dreaming of a nice cuppa

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...I love a nice cup of tea - and often drink up to ten cups a day . The thing is, I know that isn't good for me, and I know especially that the caffeine isn't really going to help me sleep at night . So, I try as much as I can to stop drinking tea at night, and to switch my normal teas for herbal blends that generally contain little or no caffeine . The trouble is, a lot of herbal teas lack substance - but that isn't the case with Whittards Dreamtime Tea . Now, Whittard tea is probably not going to be available in your local supermarket . If you're lucky, like me, you live in a large city with a Whittard shop - a little haven you can duck into on a stressful day where they always have one hot coffee sample and one iced tea sample on the go . In fact, it was inside the shop that I first tried 'Dreamtime' - a little polystyrene cup filled...

Thehonesttruth 28.08.2009 · Read review
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Whittards supreme coffee for the discerning buyer

Advantages: Whittards is coffee and tea, and chocolate
Disadvantages: None

...are free samples of coffee, tea or drinking chocolate to tempt you to buy something else on offer in the store. Plus, there's always that delicious aroma of freshly brewed coffee! It would be wrong to believe that Whittards are only about tea. They sell a delicious and wide range of teas, either leaf or in bags. And not only that, but instant teas, too. Some of these are rather splendidly exotic. Last Christmas we bought some special Christmas instant teas which included a delicious hot toddy flavour instant tea. Although not quite as extensive as the tea and coffee ranges, Whittards sell a respectable selection of chocolate drinks, including an exquisite white chocolate mix, that was very morish! They also stock the little marshmallows for putting onto hot chocolate. If you are serious about your tea, coffee or drinking...

Martinscholes 25.09.2005 (26.09.2005) · Read review
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This is precisely my cup of tea ....

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Disadvantages: -

...I have an addiction . If I don't get my fix every day, I start to become irritable, snapping at anyone who comes near me . I start to shake, my eyes start to roll back in my head, and my head spins on my shoulders like that girl from the exorcist . Well, maybe I am exaggerating , but I do have a bit of a tea addiction - I even have penpals with whom I swap teabags . It should therefore probably come as no surprise then that I'm a frequent visitor to my local branch of Whittards, located on Bridlesmith Gate, near to the Broadmarsh shopping centre . Lets have a look in the window first shall we - here we see a colourful display of instant fruit teas, the artistic containers stylishly stacked, with several cups and mugs set around them. Its all very colourful and attractive, especially when you also see the sign in lovely big letters...

Thehonesttruth 11.09.2009 · Read review
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A misleading first impression

Advantages: tastes lovely with cakes or chocolate
Disadvantages: if prepared wrong, it tastes rather disappointing

...If I ever left the United Kingdom, the place I would probably miss the most is Whittard?s. In my humble opinion, there is no other tea company that produces such an extensive and fine selection of delicious teas. As I am a creature of habit, I usually stick to my favorite teas, which happen to be Mango and Earl Grey. On a recent trip to Whittard?s, however, I was urged to be a little more adventurous in my selection process and was guided towards a box of tea bags labelled ?Vanilla?. ♠ The product ♠ Like every flavour in the Whittard?s tea bag range, this product comes in a rectangular dark box containing 50 round tea bags. On the front of the box you wull see an artistic rectangular picture with different shades of beige and yellow in the background and a long brown vanilla bean in the foreground. Whittard?s tea...

Delicate_Orchid 25.03.2005 (26.03.2005) · Read review
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Winter Warmer for Wildlife

Advantages: Warming, flavoursome
Disadvantages: Not necessarily a flavour you'd like!

...The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will the robin do then, poor thing? It will put the kettle on and make itself a mug of Whittard?s mulled wine flavour instant tea drink. For as any ornithologist knows this is what keeps the robin?s breast red. Paddington Bear had his marmalade sandwiches, Mr Strong had his 50 boiled eggs for breakfast (as Cool Hand Luke proved ? it can be done), Winnie the Pooh had his honey but robins need mulled wine tea to keep them going through the long cold winters. PACKAGING The tea comes in a 500g round tub, which once empty is kept by the robin for storing nuts in. There is a metal inner cover to keep the granules fresh and the robin normally has to ask his friend the woodpecker to open this for him. There is a rather cheesy picture of a happy couple with a dog...

Ophelia 09.05.2003 · Read review
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A Tea Lover's Tea

Advantages: A proper cuppa without having to go "the distance" to the UK for a resupply
Disadvantages: A bit expensive

...I've long been a lover of British teas. Whenever I come back home from that "small island," it's a sure bet my luggage will contain a restock on my standard favorites that are either hard to find or unavailable here in the States. There is, however, one brand among my favorites for which this is not a problem--Twinings. Twinings is easy to find on the shelves of our American supermarkets. As a result, Twinings English Breakfast Tea always has a place in my cupboard. **My Relationship with Tea in General** First, honesty requires me to admit that I am far from monogomous where tea is concerned. There are many teas with which I take up a dalliance. And there are a few that are constants in my life. Twinings English Breakfast is one of the latter. It is always there because it produces a good cup of hot, black tea. If I'm to...

BawBaw 25.10.2009 · Read review
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Tea at it's best

Advantages: Lovely cuppa
Disadvantages: A little expensive and very morish

...Yorkshire tea is made by a company called Taylors of Harrogate. Taylors of Harrogate was founded in 1886 by a tea merchant from Yorkshire called Charles Taylor. Taylors of Harrogate is a family business and they also make delicious coffees, cakes and biscuits and they also own the Yorkshire based Betty's Café Tea Rooms, which are well worth a visit if you're in Yorkshire. Yorkshire tea is blended from teas from the 3 world leading tea producing countries; Africa, India and Sri Lanka. There are 3 Yorkshire tea varieties available which are; Yorkshire tea; the original Yorkshire tea for hard water; just like original Yorkshire tea but for hard water areas And Yorkshire tea Gold; the premium version You can save tokens from packs of Yorkshire tea to save up for lovely Yorkshire tea gifts from www.yorkshiretea.co.uk or you can...

donnabroom 01.07.2005 · Read review
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