Twinings Darjeeling Tea (International Blend), 25 Tea Bags 50g

Twinings Darjeeling Tea (International Blend), in brief.

Twinings Darjeeling Tea (International Blend) is the international-pack Darjeeling variant from Twinings, the version of Twinings Darjeeling sold in continental Europe and other international markets rather than the standard UK supermarket pack, picked into the teas.co.uk curator selection as the international-format alternative to the UK Twinings Pure Darjeeling box.

The blend is built on Darjeeling leaf from the famous high-altitude estates of West Bengal, the so-called Champagne of Teas that carries the distinctive muscatel-and-floral character no other black tea region replicates. Twinings supply this international pack as the version sold across the wider European market where supermarket consumer expectations differ slightly from the UK; the cup itself reads recognisably as Darjeeling, the elegance of the high-grown leaf coming through clearly without milk.

A twenty-five-bag Twinings International Blend household pack at an accessible price for the supermarket Darjeeling tier, a sensible afternoon tea cup for any household familiar with Darjeeling, and a useful alternative to the UK Twinings Pure Darjeeling box for anyone living between markets or for international visitors familiar with this pack format. The Darjeeling region itself runs through the West Bengal hills at altitudes of around six thousand feet, the climate and the high-elevation terroir contributing to the distinctive character of the leaf, and a proper cup of Darjeeling is one of the few black teas that drinks better without milk, the elegance of the floral muscatel note carrying the cup on its own and the cup drinking beautifully alongside a sponge cake or a buttery shortbread finger in the afternoon tea slot rather than as a morning builders cup.

Curator notes: our tasting notes are editorial, written from the current pack and the brand's own spec sheet, and tested in trial brews that follow the brand's steep time and water temperature. For steep times and water temperature, see the brewing guide above, and for storage and freshness see the shelf life note.