Customer Reviews

Twinings Earl Grey Tea, 25-Count K-Cups For Keurig Brewers (Pack of 2)

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This is my favorite of the currently (1/2007) available K-Cup Earl Grey teas. To calibrate this review to your tastes: (1) I like *tea*, plus this one flavoring, not herbs with a little bit of tea -- I'm even finicky about how much Bergamot gets put in. (2) I prefer Twinings to Stash (in bags, not available in K-Cups) for that very reason. Twinings is sightly less expensive than Gloria Jean's or Celestial Seasonings, and has the "cleanest" taste of the three. If you like a "brighter" or more flowery taste, go for the Celestial Seasonings; or if you like a more "complex" or "spicy" taste, choose the Gloria Jean's.

While these K-Cups worked fine in the system, our tea drinkers found the result to be much too weak to be enjoyable. "Tea-colored water," was what one person said. We don't know if this is really a problem with the particular product, or simply that the duration of the water flow through the cup is too short to allow the tea to steep properly.

I really enjoy tea, and especially Earl Grey. I do not drink coffee, soda or anything else other then tea and water. So I find myself drinking lots of tea.

When I purchased my Keurig, I also bought a selection of teas from Celestial Seasonings, which included their Earl Grey and English Breakfast. After using them up, I decided to try the Earl Grey from Twinings for K-cups but was disappointed. The flavor was quite weak, not to say everyone likes a strong tea, but those who enjoy the sophisticated taste of Earl Grey, often like it to have a bolder taste then what this produced. Also it left a lot of unpleasant tea powder at the bottom of the tea cup which gave the cup of tea an unappealing appearance of being dirty.

I would have just assumed that this was the best a Keurig maker could do to produce a cup of tea if I hadn't already had 2 boxes of Celestial Seasoning teas that produced stronger tea with no muddy appearance. I was quite surprised with this result because I ordered the Twinings tea with the assumption that it would be better then the Celestial Seasoning.

Not my favorite K-cup tea for the Keurig.

Twinings Earl Grey is my favorite tea, and I drink it almost daily. I've tried Bigelow, Harrods, etc. and I like Twinings best, either loose or in bags, so I know exactly what this tea is supposed to taste like. I was a bit concerned that the K-cups would disappoint, but I was pleasantly surprised. I tried the 3 smallest brew sizes before I found a trick that works for me. I double-brew one K-cup on the smallest setting. By this I mean that I run the water through 1 K-cup twice, both times on the smallest size which makes a large cup that for me is about the right strength and flavor. When you factor in the convenience and speed of using the Keurig, this makes getting a good cup of tea a breeze.

I drink coffee- lots of it. I got these to have on hand in case I have tea drinking company. I tried them myself, and really like the taste. I won't be giving up my coffee but this was a good change from coffee. I also picked up the twinings regular tea bags in peach black tea and use them in my Keurig as well- boy now those are great! A nice peach flavor.

Earl Grey has been one of my favorite teas since the first time I tried it (roughly 2 years ago). I like the taste of bergamot, though I can understand how some might find it strange or overpowering. This product was, to me and contrary to the opinion of others, just right in terms of strength. I always use the lowest water setting on my brewer and am able to clearly taste the tea with no trouble and without feeling as though it should be diluted. Of course, I should clarify that I drink my tea like my coffee (that is black with no sugar). As a result, the tea may be too dilute when mixed with milk, but I can't say I've tried it that way. I also haven't found it to leave "tea dust" behind, like another reviewer claimed, but that could be due to luck on my part or bad luck on that person's. If you're looking for a delicious earl grey tea for your Keurig brewer, look no further.

This tea tastes good, but it is very finely ground and some of that ends up in the cup. I like to use the same tea k-cup 2-3 times to make iced tea and with Twinnigs it doesn't work because there is so little tea in the k-cup (I suppose that's why it is so finely ground - so they can use less) that it ends up too dilute. With Timothy's Earl Grey, on the other hand, there is much more tea in the k-cup which allows for my reuse of 2-3 times and the grounds don't end up in the cup. The taste is about the same except you get more for your money with Timothys.

I love this tea. I have found that the Keurig machine brews a much stronger tea. This machine combined with the Earl Grey equals a satisfying morning wake-me-up. One of the reasons I like this tea is because I drink my tea with cream and sugar, but I still like to be able to taste my tea. Earl Grey is one of the only teas (Her Majesty's Blend another) that can hold up to a little cream and sugar and still come through.

There is no other 'Earl Grey' that comes even close. Whether hot or cold...VERY Refreshing!

I was skeptical when my husband brought home the Kuerig coffee machine. I don't drink coffee--my preferred beverage in the morning is tea; specifically, Earl Grey. He told me that Twinings Earl Grey K-cups were available, but I was worried the tea would taste just like it does when you try to make tea using a hotel room coffee maker--like really bad coffee. So it was a great surprise to find that the Twinings K-cups were so delicious. Using the K-cups is also a time-saver, obviously. Only down side is the environmental impact of all those plastic cups. I'm hoping they come up with a solution to that soon.