Tetley tea bags are a great way to make a fast hot cup of tea...if you're in a rush out the door.
The company uses a blend of Assam, African, and Indonesian teas in their most common product which are ordinary tea bags with an "orange pekoe" grading of blended black teas.
If forced to drink tea by brewing from a tea bag, Tetley would be my second choice.
The taste of Tetley's brew is average and nothing compared to the brew I get from loose leaf tea. The aroma is ok, and the flavor is plain, sweet, malty, and medium-bodied. If drunk straight, one may notice bitter notes for an aftertaste. However this is expected after being used to gourmet loose leaf.
This is the way over 90 percent of Americans consume their tea...by the bag...and are unaware of the true flavor and enjoyment of loose leaf tea brewing. Hopefully my site’s insight introduces and changes this common way.
How did Tetley tea start?
The company was founded in 1837 by brothers Joseph and Edward Tetley. The brothers parted sometime later leaving Joseph as the sole proprietor of the tea company which he later named "Joseph Tetley & Co., Wholesale Tea Dealers".
In 1871, Joseph Tetley brought his son Joseph Tetley Junior into his partnership, and later died in 1889.
Tetley Junior continued his father's successful tea business opening multiple plants in America. And after the Second World War, Tetley's small tea bag products became a well-known commodity.
Today, Tetley tea is one of America's favorite tea products for brewing both hot and iced teas. Their products are sold in almost every supermarket in the United States.
Besides black tea, Tetley also offers green, herbal, and decaffeinated teas as well. These too are ok products if one wants a switch from the ordinary cup and try something different.
