About Tea
Twinings of London tea tins are world famous. We see intrepid travellers from overseas making a beeline to our London flagship store 216 Strand to stock up on this collection of teas.
Black Tea from Darjeeling, India
BREWING INSTRUCTIONS
We believe that how you make your tea is equally as important as the tea you use, so here's how we like to make our tea.
Use one rounded teaspoon per person Allow freshly boiled water to cool for two to three minutes Pour on and brew for 3 to 4 minutes This delicately flavoured tea is best drunk black or with just a touch of milkAnd, for freshness every time, keep your tea somewhere cool, dark, dry and airtight!More information
About Black Tea
Black Tea, just like
Green Tea, comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant.After plucking, the leaves are laid on drying trays & withered to remove some moisture and to make them more pliable.The leaves are then rolled and may be cut"Broken" leaves are laid out & a heady mixture of warm air, aromatic juices, bacteria & enzymes leads to oxidation (a natural reaction that affects strength & colour)Oxidation is stopped by firing the leaves with hot air until they are the right (brown) colour depending on the region as the leaves dry they turn black.The Twinings Lion
When Thomas Twining opened his shop on London’s Strand in 1706, little did he know that we would still be supplying some of the world’s finest tea to this date.
Just like Thomas, our passion burns brightest for the highest quality teas and we search far and wide to obtain them.
We believe we are the ultimate for an enthusiast to savour the subtle flavours of the freshest and finest teas and infusions.
Here's to another 300 years.
