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My favorite!Jan 09, 2010
Out of all the British teas I've tried, my favorite (and my family's) is Typhoo. When my friend tried it, she thought it was some high end British tea, so when I told her what it was she couldn't believe it. Very smooth and excellent flavor, without being too strong and bitter. I've turned many friends onto Typhoo.
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Great dark teaDec 09, 2009
I learned to love English "black" teas drinking Tetley during a study abroad trip in London. The taste is unlike anything found in coffee shops or grocery store shelves in the States. Tetley, like Typhoo, has an impressively strong English Breakfast taste--so strong that I found myself using 5-6 English breakfast teabags after my return to the US simply *trying* (and failing) to duplicate the flavor. After many unsuccessful attempts, I was disappointed to find that Tetley was not available at Costco World Market or any other import stores in my area. Reluctant to ask my British friends to mail me some, I decided to try the only brand that was available, which was Typhoo. This stuff, in my opinion, is very similar to but ever so slightly better than Tetley.
For those who haven't tried this "kind" of tea before, I'll describe it in a word as being very heavy. One teabag can powerfully flavor a large American mug of water--far more, thankfully, than the 8-ounce maxim most instant beverage companies push. Its taste, like I've said, is similar to a very strong English Breakfast tea, but that taste is so strong that I personally would hesitate to call it by that name. It's an altogether different kind of tea in my opinion, labeled on the bag simply as "black tea," reminiscent only (in my experience) of Tetley and PG-Tips. With just water, it produces a rich, slightly bitter drink with a somewhat fruity aftertaste. Adding cold milk to the already-steeped drink can smooth the tart taste a bit (as well as cool the drink if you're not one for piping hotness). Adding sugar to either the dark or "white" versions can change the flavor more than you'd expect, too. The first cup of Tetley I ever drank had *a lot* of milk and sugar in it, and the taste wasn't ruined at all: it tasted very much like a sweet and mild desert drink, something like cocoa (only with a completely different flavor). The same, I've found, is true of Typhoo. I've not tried it with honey, lemon, or any other additions.
The teabags diffuse their flavor FAST. If you're one to microwave your water (blasphemous in all parts of the world except America, and with good reason, you might know, if you've ever tried tea made with stovetop- or kettle-boiled water), you can have a cup ready in about two minutes. Electric kettles are available too that are designed specifically for boiling water and can accomplish the task faster and better than a microwave. (These products, incidentally, are great for anyone who drinks lots of hot beverages of any kind: though the devices' directions will tell you to only use them to heat water, I regularly boil milk and other non-viscous liquids in mine without problems.) To help with the steeping process, put the teabag in an empty mug or cup and pour the hot water over the bag. The water will immediately begin turning a dark amber color. After a few seconds, if the water is stirred, the diffusion process will speed up, and before you know it, poof! You have a very dark bronze, almost black, cup of tea with the strongest flavor you could hope for. Great for the office or people on the go.
Sadly, to me at least, this tea tastes horrible when cold. If you have a tendency to let your hot drinks sit undrank until they are no longer hot drinks (oh, the tragedy!), you may be disappointed in the consequences of inattention to this cuppa. The actual flavor doesn't change much, if at all, but the strong punch this beverage packs is far better suited for a hot drink than a cold one, a problem this tea's weaker English Breakfast competitors don't face. Though this is an opinion, my advice is to not allow this (or any other tea) to become cold, if only for the fact that drinking hot tea which, through apathy, preoccupation, or forgetfulness, has been forced to watch teary-eyed as its hotness slips away, is the most cruel sort of ridiculous. Be kind to your tea and drink it fast, lest it begin to believe it is not tea at all, but perhaps some mutated spawn of the Kool-Aid Man.
Ergo, this product makes for an excellent meal tea or desert drink, though not necessarily for breakfast on account of its heady flavor. Oh, and this is a good tea for English biscuits, too, though I would only drink it with the plain ones. (Chocolate doesn't get on well with this stuff.)
Outstanding teaOct 27, 2009
Oh, my. Having drunk ordinary Lipton's or Tetley tea all my life, I knew from the first dunk of the of the Typhoo teabag that I was in for a treat. The tea leaves immediately release a delightfully scented reddish liquor to the pot. Compared to American tea, which tastes like brown water, Typhoo tates like...TEA, a bold, fragrant beverage that stands up to added milk and sugar(that's the way I like it). I also prefer the tea bags to the loose tea as the loose variety is cut very fine so that even my finest tea infuser left tea sludge in the cup.
Fantastic productOct 11, 2009
Great product. Received it in a timely manner. If you like tea, this is a keeper.
A traveler's choiceDec 01, 2008
Having traveled in England and Scotland, I have enjoyed many different types of tea. But on the cool, damp nights when one might want a cup of tea for a bit of comfort, I have been glad to have Typhoo as a first choice. It is hardly exotic in England or Scotland as it is readily available on most store shelves there. In the States it is more difficult to locate, though well worth the trouble. With a bit of honey, sugar, or sweetener, it is a very smooth and pleasant tea without any unfortunate aftertastes. And with a lightly sweet biscuit (or cookie), it is enough to teach an American the virtues of tea time.
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