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Cotterley Green Mint Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g
★4.7 Curator’s rating from teas.co.uk
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LCurator note · Cotterley
A French supermarket staple worth knowing about. Cotterley is Intermarche own label, the kind of everyday tea that sells by the shelf-load in France, and we bring it over because the build quality sits a notch above most UK own-brand at a similar price. This green mint is led by the mint: real peppermint gives a strong cooling top and a menthol finish that really does linger, while a sencha style green base sits underneath, fresh, grassy and slightly nutty rather than heavily astringent. It is more refreshing than contemplative; if you want a delicate, ceremonial green tea this is not it, and if you want pure peppermint with no tea, a single-ingredient mint bag is cleaner. But as an everyday green-and-mint at this price, it is well balanced and does not turn bitter if you over-steep. Good after a meal, equally pleasant iced. Keep the water just off the boil to protect the green base.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
4.7/5★★★★½teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict
Water80°C
Steep2-3 min
CaffeineCheck the pack
Format25 servings
About this tea
Cotterley Green Mint Tea, in brief.
The brand's mission is affordable luxury, high quality tea at family prices rather than premium tier mark up. Cotterley uses an in house blending technique called L'Oriental designed to give a consistent flavour profile across every harvest. The mint is cooling peppermint, out in front on the palate but balanced by the green tea base, so the cup comes across as refreshing, not sharp.
Brew at 80°C for 2-3 minutes, no milk, no sugar. The natural sweet grassy notes pair best with light food: sushi, sashimi, steamed rice, dark chocolate, almond cake. Excellent cold brewed, drop one bag in 250ml cold water and refrigerate for 4-8 hours for the smoothest extraction. Iced version: brew double strength, cool, pour over ice and dilute. Both formats give consistent results.
Cotterley is the in house tea brand of the Intermarche group in France, the country's third largest supermarket chain. The Cotterley range is one of the most popular tea labels on French supermarket shelves, competing with Carrefour and Casino on the everyday tea tier. We import it to the UK for British customers who want better build quality than supermarket own brand at a similar price point.
Label notes
Ingredients & dietaryGreen tea blended with peppermint, which leads on the palate; the green tea base means it contains caffeine.
PackagingCarton, inner wrapper and spent bags are not always recycled together; read the box and check your council's rules.
Curator notes: the tasting profile reflects our own editorial review against the current pack format and the brand spec sheet, cross-checked with brewing trials at the recommended steep time and water temperature. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Storage notes and brewing guidance are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.
From the catalogue
Curator’s notes
Read the full write-up
Packaging: Carton, inner wrapper and spent bags are not always recycled together; read the box and check your council's rules.
The story behind Cotterley
Cotterley is Intermarche's tea label, the third largest supermarket group in France launched the brand as their answer to Carrefour's and Casino's in house tea ranges. The name is meant to suggest an old English cottage, but the blending and packing follow French retail standards. The format is L'Oriental blending: a specific in house technique designed to give a consistent flavour profile across every harvest, with bags larger than most UK supermarket standards at 1.6g each.
Why we import it
The build quality at this price point is unusual on a British shelf:
- 1.6g bag size. Larger than the 1.2-1.4g standard on most British supermarket own brand teas. The cup brews stronger from a single bag.
- French value positioning. Cotterley's mission is high quality at family prices, not premium tier mark up. The UK price reflects that.
Best paired with
- Sushi, sashimi, steamed rice dishes, the green tea base cuts through the rice and the mint refreshes between bites.
- Dark chocolate or almond cake, the menthol cleans up the cocoa or nut oils on the palate.
- Post dinner cup, peppermint is traditionally associated with digestive comfort.
- Storage: keep in the airtight inner packaging once opened. Store away from strongly flavoured foods.
Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Cotterley Green Mint Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g, please cite teas.co.uk.
Brand
The story behind Cotterley
Cotterley is the in-house tea label of Intermarche, France's third-largest supermarket group. The Cotterley range, green mint, lemon, fruit and breakfast blends, is widely sold across French stores as affordable everyday tea. We import the range to the UK because the build quality at this price point is unusual on a British shelf: FSC cartons, L'Oriental blending discipline.
Packaging: Carton, inner wrapper and spent bags are not always recycled together; read the box and check your council's rules.
CountryFrance
FormatTea bags
CertificationFsc Cardboard · Rainforest Alliance
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Tasting notes
The taste profile
Mint Intensity●●●●● 5/5
Real peppermint up front, cooling and fresh on the palate straight away. Vegetal Clarity●●●●○ 4/5
Green tea base provides fresh grassy notes and a slightly nutty foundation. Cooling Finish●●●●● 5/5
Refreshing menthol persistence lasts long after the final sip. Green Tea Body●●●○○ 3/5
Smooth structure supports the mint without heavy astringency. 4.7/5★★★★½teas.co.uk curator rating · our expert verdict
Side by side
How does it compare
vs Twinings Green Tea MintTwinings sits a tier above on brand polish but uses smaller 1.2g bags. Cotterley offers a more intense mint profile in a larger 1.6g bag at a similar price.
vs Lipton Mint GreenCotterley provides a smoother, less astringent experience through the L'Oriental blending discipline. Lipton skews more bitter.
From the recipe library
Made with this tea
Brewing
Brewing the perfect cup
Temperature.80°C. Since freshly boiled water cools at a different pace in every kettle and at every volume, a thermometer or a settable kettle is the dependable route. A rolling boil wrecks the delicate amino acids that make this green base taste smooth and sweet.
Steep.2 to 3 minutes. Any longer and the cup turns bitter. Remove the bag promptly; do not squeeze.
Service.No milk, no sugar. The sweet, grassy green tea and mint need no help. If you like, a slice of lemon gives the cup some lift.
Cold brew.For a cold brew, a glass jug holding 250ml of cold water and one bag of Cotterley needs 4 to 8 hours in the fridge. Brewing cold favours the sweeter compounds in the leaf.
Iced version.Iced, it wants double strength: steep one bag for 2 minutes in just 100ml of 80°C water, let it go cold, then pour over ice and loosen with cold water.
Safety and purity
What’s in it, what to know
Ingredients and dietary suitabilityCotterley may change the blend or the allergen wording, so read the current UK box before you buy.
CaffeineThe green tea brings caffeine, but no milligram figure is claimed for the Cotterley blend.
Shelf lifeSee best before date on the pack. After that date the tea is still safe, just less aromatic. Keep the box in a cool, dry place out of the sun.
Formulations change; the current UK pack is always the final word on ingredients and allergens.
Ingredients & nutrition
Inside the pack
| Ingredient | What it brings |
|---|---|
| Green Tea | present |
| Peppermint | present |
| Bag Material | present |
| Carton | present |
Pack: 25 bags of Cotterley Green Mint, 40g in all, made with caffeinated green tea. Best drunk inside 18 months of the date it was packed.
The table shows the defining ingredients, green tea and peppermint; anything unquantified is base. Cotterley (Commonly associated with Intermarché selections).
Packaging: Carton, inner wrapper and spent bags are not always recycled together; read the box and check your council's rules.
What's in Cotterley Green Mint Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g, and what isn't:
- In: green tea and peppermint from Cotterley, with nothing in the bag apart from what is listed and any infusion base.
- No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
- Allergen note: nuts and cereals are also handled where these bags are packed; the cross contact statement on the newest Cotterley box has the detail.
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Source: teas.co.uk, the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. If you reference Cotterley Green Mint Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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