Twinings of London - Herbal Tea Lemon and Ginger - 20 Tea Bags
Twinings of London -Herbal Tea Lemon and Ginger- 20 Tea Bags (30g) Twinings of LondonHerbal Tea Lemon and Ginger has the zesty citrus flavour of lemonwhichhas been invigorating the tea experience for hundreds of years. Chinese herbalists were known to use the pungent taste of ginger in tea over 2500 years ago. Today the expert blenders at Twinings have combined these two great flavours for lively and enjoyable herbal tea experience. Regions & Growing A tea's taste is greatly affected by its surroundings, including soil, altitude, weather and other geographic characteristics. Depending on the climate, certain regions of the world produce more tea than others. Today, China and India produce nearly half the world's tea leavesmore than 100,000 tons each year. Other countries, including Kenya, Sri Lanka, Ukraine and Belarus also produce high quality teas. Twinings' expert blenders travel the world, through mountain villages and garden estates, to find teas with the consistent taste, aroma and uncompromising quality suitable to be called Twinings. Manufacturing After plucking, leaves are transported to nearby factories where they're processed and packed within 24 hours. This is where the true art of teamaking begins, using one of two manufacturing processes. The Orthodox method is used to make loose teas, while the Cut, Tear and Curl method produces bag teas. At Twinings, the quality of their teas is the same, loose or bagged. The Orthodox Method The traditional, or 'orthodox,' method takes tea leaves through a process of Withering, Rolling, Oxidation and Drying. Withering removes up to 70% of the leaves' moisture by air drying them for 12 to 17 hours. A rolling machine then twists the leaves into thin wires, breaking them open to begin the oxidation process. Oxidation, also known as fermentation, contributes the most to a tea's flavor, color and strength and is an extremely important part of tea production.