Customer Reviews

PG Tips Black Tea, Pyramid Tea Bags, 80-Count Boxes (Pack of 4)

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This is a very drinkable blend of Assam, Ceylon, and Kenyan black teas from PG Tips, one of the UK's most popular brands. Although some California grocery stores (and Cost Plus World Market) stock this tea, I had not tried it until reading helpful reviews on Amazon.

Each PG Tips bag weighs 38 percent more than the Lipton bag (that is available in the USA). As expected, PG Tips makes a stronger brew. Each PG Tips bag has so much tea that I can easily make a 12 ounce mug with a single bag. I drink my tea black, but PG Tips is clearly robust enough to maintain character with milk or sweetener.

PG Tips is a sturdy, straight-ahead blend with more strength than Lipton's. It is a caffeine-rich tea - in part because each bag has more tea than other brands.

PG Tips uses a pyramid shaped bag that allows more room for tea leaves to expand while steeping. Does it make better tea? I don't know, but it is a point of differentiation.

HINT: PG Tips also makes a Special Blend black tea that is only slightly more expensive in stores. I much prefer the Special Blend to their regular black tea. The PG Tips Special Blend is a very hardy and rich breakfast tea. The Special Blend is more sensitive to longer steeping times (I usually steep mine less than 3 minutes), but I find the taste more complex and satisfying.

Cognoscenti typically prefer loose tea. Tea bags contain the less expensive "fannings" or "dust," remains from processing loose leaf tea. And with some others brands of tea (not PG Tips), many people can taste the paper used in the bag.

If you (like I) sometimes appreciate the convenience of bags, I recommend trying PG Tips as a sturdy everyday tea. And, I more strongly recommend their Special Blend as a hardy and rich breakfast tea.

We drink a lot of tea in this house, and after trying many other basic black teas have settled on this as the best one all around. For the first pot in the morning to the iced tea later in the day, this is the one we all (four tea-drinkers) prefer.

It is robust without being bitter, does not develop a stewed flavor after sitting in the pot for an hour or so, and is very even in quality from batch to batch.

The flavor of this tea is strong and bold without tasting bitter. PG Tips is the best tea I've ever tasted and I've been drinking it for over 10 years! I'm glad that Amazon.com is selling it because it's definitely more expensive if you buy from those specialty tea shops. Everyone that I've introduced this to loves it. If you're a serious tea drinker you can't go wrong with this. It's the UK's #1 tea, that says it all!

If you buy one tea, buy this one: PG TIPS. It is the workhorse, the best of the daily drivers, the most satisfing all round bagged tea I have ever had. Other teas might be more rarified and refined, good for special occasions- but I found them all to grow stale in my cupboard if this was in the house. For a more astringent cup, now and then, add a pinch of green tea to your brew.

This tea is probably the best known tea in the UK. It's in every home. Not fancy but GOOD TEA. It's orange Pekoe black tea if you're a connoisseur! At last the USA is discovering tea!

This is a good strong British black tea, for all who have to use 2 of the American tea bags to get a decent mug of tea. My favourite is actually tetleys, but not the british blend available from the us. However this is not available from amazon. The pg tips has free shipping over $25 which makes it the cheapest British train the Internet. It is pretty good.

An excellent full-bodied tea for everyday use. It brews quickly and gives the right amount of flavor and satisfaction. The pyramid bags do the trick. I've always been a life-long loose-leaf tea drinker, which tastes awesome but is quite time consuming and messy. As time went by, life has gotten busier, and PG tips was a godsend. I boil water in an automatic kettle and pour 8-10oz over one tea bag, steep for 3 mins and enjoy it with a splash of milk and sugar - amazing!!!
I've signed up for the automatic delivery which by far gives the best price and I never run out!

PG Tips Black Tea, Pyramid Tea Bags, 80-Count Boxes (Pack of 4) I needed some teabags for quickly serving company so gave this tea a try instead of the Liptons and RedRose from the store. I found that the PG Tips make a rich tasty tea. While I can buy superior loose teas from individual estates in various countries, not all guests want to fuss that much over a cup of tea. So I got this to fill in the need for a quick cup. It does it very well. Recommended

I first drank this tea at a local restaurant. It is sooo smooth to the taste. The price on the web is very good too. It is more expensive to buy locally then with Amazon.

You cannot get any better than PG Tips. I have been buying them for 3 decades and am never disappointed.