Feb 24
Review: Revolution Tea English Breakfast
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 | "This is neither bad tea nor great tea. It's a nifty idea as a bring-along for a traveler who wants to have something tastier than Lipton or Farmer's at hand."
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This tea gets full points for cute and practical. Whole leaves are contained in The Revolution Infuser Tea Bagâ„¢ (hereinafter, the tea bag), which comes in a small box, about 1.5 cubic inches. The tea bag is a shiny, transparent material, allowing a clear view of the tea before and after brewing. Revolution Tea says that one of their Infusers is made of 100% polylactic acid yarn (nylon) and is 100% biodegradable, so I am going to assume that all their tea bags are made from the same material.The dry tea bag itself had no remarkable aroma. I hadn't really expected much because I usually find English Breakfast rather bland anyway. This English Breakfast, made from Ceylon and Assam teas, promised to brew up a bit heartier and more to my taste, and I wasn't disappointed. I brewed the bag with 12 oz. of bottled water brought to a full boil, and I steeped it for 5 minutes on the nose.
It smelled like a good sturdy and malty Assam with a sweet background. My first taste of the brewed tea was tannin with a vaguely tea-flavored background. Not promising, but sugar quickly lifted it into a good cuppa. The Assam was dominant. The tea was quite tannic, but the Ceylon peachy note brought balance. Ten minutes after finishing the cup I still had a pleasant peachy-sweet flavor in my mouth, and the tannins had calmed to a "bracing cup of tea" level. Quite nice, actually.
Second cup was a disappointment. When they call these "single serving" sizes, that's what they mean. It still smelled great, but everything flavor-wise had flattened out. I added a splash of milk, and that definitely helped with the tannins, but the peachiness was not as noticeable this time. I probably should have brewed this cup for more than five minutes.
This is neither bad tea nor great tea. It's a nifty idea as a bring-along for a traveler who wants to have something tastier than Lipton or Farmer's at hand. Revolution makes this easy by offering a cute (there's that word again) tin holding six "infusers." There is also a box holding sixteen infusers, which you can use to refill your tin. The box works out to 37 cents per serving, not a bad deal for a decent cup of tea. And, this is a decent cup of tea. I am tempted to dither about whether the tea bag should be a bit bigger, but again, this is a decent cup of tea.
Overall, Revolution appears to be going after the wholesale market primarily. The wholesalers, in turn, are marketing to people who are accustomed to tea bags and convenience but want something more upscale than a supermarket tea. There is nothing wrong with that and they appear to be doing it well.
— To purchase Revolution Tea English Breakfast, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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