# Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based, 348g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £6.40 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/twinings-everyday-120-plant-based-348g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/twinings-everyday-120-plant-based-348g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Twinings **Price:** £6.40 GBP **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **GTIN:** 070177231293 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based is the London house's plain, strong, milk-first everyday blend, 120 bags in a 348g box at a heavy 2.9g of leaf per bag, in the range whose bags are plant fibre sealed without plastic. Picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the box that lives beside the kettle and gets used without anybody thinking about it.Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Water straight off the boil, three minutes, lift the bag out and add the milk last. The heavy dose is why this one takes a generous splash and still tastes of something.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based is the plain, strong, milk-first cup that most of this country means by tea: 120 bags in a 348g box, which is 2.9g of leaf in every bag. That is a heavier dose than most household tea bags carry, and it shows in the cup. The Plant-Based part of the name refers to the bag rather than to the tea; all tea is plant based, but this bag is made from plant fibre and sealed without plastic. This is the box that lives beside the kettle and gets used without anybody thinking about it. It is not a tea you sit down with, it is the tea you make while you are doing something else, and it is built to survive being brewed badly and drowned in milk. The Taste Profile Strength: ●●●●○ (4/5) A brisk, straightforward everyday blend. The 2.9g dose does most of the work here, and it is why this box takes milk without going pale. Body: ●●●●○ (4/5) Full. There is enough weight in the cup to carry a generous splash and still taste of something. Astringency: ●●●○○ (3/5) The familiar grip at the sides of the mouth that makes a mug of tea refreshing rather than merely warm. Bitterness: ●●○○○ (2/5) Low at three minutes. It will climb if you forget the bag, as any strong blend will. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind The Box It is the house's answer to the builder's mug: nothing scented, nothing delicate, just a strong blend in a bag at a dose that stands up to milk. Everything beyond that belongs to the carton. We would rather send you to the pack than print a guess. What we can tell you is the arithmetic, because it comes off the pack format: 348g across 120 bags, 2.9g a bag, one bag a mug, 120 mugs. The bag material is why this version sits beside the ordinary box. Conventional tea bags are usually heat-sealed with a small amount of plastic; a plant-based bag is sealed without it. Whether yours is home compostable or only industrially compostable is stated on the carton, and those are not the same thing. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Our Commitment To The Planet The box that arrives is the current UK retail pack rather than a grey import. The bag is plant based and sealed without plastic, which is the whole reason this line exists alongside the standard box. The exact fibre and the disposal route are stated on the carton. How Does Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based Compare to: PG Tips is the cheaper habit; this is the same idea from a house that sells rather more Earl Grey than builder's tea, in a plant-based bag. Twinings the Earl Grey Plant Based, 120 Tea Bags 300g: the same range, the same bag, the same box count, scented with bergamot. Most houses that drink both keep both boxes open, because they are not substitutes. Buy that one if cupboard space and price are the deciding factors. Ideal Brewing Conditions A 2.9g bag is a strong bag, and strong bags reward attention at exactly one point: when you take them out. Everything else about brewing this is forgiving. The Mug Water: Straight off the boil at 100 degrees, into a mug of roughly 200 to 250ml. Black tea leaf needs full heat. Time: Three minutes for a standard mug. Two if you take it weak, four if you take it strong and milky. Squeeze: Press the bag once against the side of the mug. With a dose this size you do not need to flog it. Milk: After the bag is out, not before. Cold milk dropped into a brewing mug stalls the extraction halfway through. The Pot Dose: Three bags for a 750ml pot, which is the same ratio as one bag in a mug. Warm the pot and tip the water out first. Brew: Water at the boil, lid on, three minutes. Remove: Every bag out before the pot reaches the table. A strong blend left sitting on its bags is stewed by the second cup. Brewing Notes For Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based Water temperature: 100 degrees. Water off the boil gives a flat, faintly sour cup that no extra steeping will rescue. Measure: One bag per mug, 2.9g of tea, 120 mugs from the box. Steep: Three minutes, then lift the bag out and press it once against the side. Milk: Yes, and generously if you like. This is one of the few teas built on the assumption that you will. Sugar: It does not need it, but it takes it better than a delicate tea would. Builder's strength: Two bags in one mug, four minutes, plenty of milk. The dose is already heavy, so this makes a very strong cup indeed. Best with: Buttered toast, a bacon sandwich, digestive biscuits, or a slice of fruit cake. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Caffeine: Black tea, and a heavy dose of it per bag, so this is a caffeinated cup. For the evening, a decaffeinated box is the answer rather than a shorter steep. Freshness: Keep the box closed and dry, away from coffee and spices. Tea takes up the smell of whatever it sits beside. Bag material: Plant based and plastic free. Whether that means home compostable or industrially compostable is stated on the carton; those are different routes and we have not assumed either. Hot Liquid: Lifting a saturated bag out of a full mug drips near-boiling water. Use a spoon and keep the mug back from the edge of the table. ## Product Questions How many mugs do I get from the box?120 bags, one bag a mug, so 120 mugs. The 348g pack weight across 120 bags works out at 2.9g of tea in each one, which is a heavier dose than most household bags carry. Is this a strong tea?Yes, by design. The 2.9g dose is what makes it a milk-first cup: there is enough weight in the brew to carry a generous splash and still taste of tea rather than of warm milk. If you drink your tea black and light, brew it for two minutes rather than three. How long should I brew it?Three minutes in water straight off the boil for a standard mug. Two minutes if you take it weak, four if you take it strong and milky. The one thing worth remembering is to take the bag out; a dose this heavy turns harsh if it sits. Milk in first or last?Last, after the bag is out. Cold milk dropped into a brewing mug lowers the water temperature and stalls the extraction halfway through, which is why milk-first mugs so often come out pale and then get blamed on the tea. Does it contain caffeine?Yes. This is black tea at a heavy dose per bag, so it is a properly caffeinated cup. For the evening, a decaffeinated box is a better answer than a shorter steep. How do I make a pot of it?Three bags to a 750ml pot, which is the same ratio as one bag in a mug. Warm the pot first, brew three minutes with the lid on, then take every bag out before it goes to the table. A strong blend left sitting on its bags is stewed by the second cup. How does it compare to a builder's tea like PG Tips?The same job at a slightly different price. Both take milk as a matter of course. How should I store a box this size?Closed, dry and away from coffee, spices and anything strongly scented. Tea takes up the smell of whatever it sits beside. A box that lives next to the coffee jar will taste of coffee within a fortnight. Can I make iced tea with it?You can, though a plain strong blend makes a blunter iced tea than a scented one. Brew two bags in 250ml for four minutes, cool, and pour over a full glass of ice with lemon. Cold brewing it overnight gives a smoother result. Are the bags compostable at home?Plastic free and plant based is not automatically the same as home compostable. Some plant fibres need an industrial facility to break down in any sensible time. The carton states which applies to the current pack run, and we have not assumed it for you. Where is the tea grown?This is a blend rather than a single origin, which is how a household tea tastes the same from one box to the next while individual harvests vary. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. The published ingredient list for this product names none of the 14 major allergens. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredient and nutrition information for this product, as published on the manufacturer's label. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsBlack tea100%The whole of the bag. A brisk everyday blend: full body, a familiar astringent grip and enough weight to carry a generous splash of milk.Dose per bag2.9g348g across 120 bags. Heavier than most household tea bags carry, and the main reason this cup stands up to milk.Origin splitNot stated to usBag materialPlant fibre, plastic freeSealed without the plastic used in conventional heat-sealed bags. Whether it is home or industrially compostable is stated on the carton.Pack: Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based, 348g; GTIN 0070177231293; 120 plant-based tea bags in a 348g carton, 2.9g of tea each, 120 mugs per box. Caffeinated black tea. Best before the date printed on the carton.Characterising components shown; this is a single-component product and the unquantified black tea blend makes up the whole body. Nutrition figures, caffeine milligrams, ingredient percentages, origins, certification marks, the exact bag fibre and the full allergen statement belong to the current UK pack and we do not restate them here, having not read it.Sourcing & blend. Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based, 348g is put together by Twinings, the family tea house trading from London since 1706. The house is better known nationally for Earl Grey and the fancier end of the shelf, but Everyday is the blend that does the volume: the answer to the builder's mug, in a plant-based bag, at a dose heavy enough that nobody needs to use two. The carton you receive is the current UK retail pack rather than a grey import.What is in Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based, 348g, and what is not:In: black tea, in a plant-fibre bag sealed without plastic, and nothing else.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: this is a plain black tea rather than a flavoured or sweetened one. Any sweetness is natural to the leaf and there is very little of it.Not scented: no bergamot, no added flavouring, nothing aromatic. That is the difference between this box and the Earl Grey beside it.Plastic free bag: plant fibre, sealed without plastic. Home compostable and industrially compostable are different routes and the carton states which applies. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based, 348g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains why a plain strong blend behaves so differently from a scented one and why the 2.9g dose in each bag matters more than anything else about it.The outer layer is aromatic, and in a blend like this it is deliberately quiet. There is no bergamot, no added flavouring, nothing volatile sitting on the leaf waiting to leave. What lifts out of a freshly poured mug is warm, malty and faintly biscuit-like, and that is the whole of it. This has a practical consequence most people never notice: an everyday blend is far more forgiving of being left uncovered, carried between rooms or drunk slowly than a scented tea is, because there is very little top note to lose in the first place. It is why this box survives being brewed in a rush and an Earl Grey does not.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and this is where the dose does its work. Tea leaf gives up its aromatics quickly and its tannins slowly, and a 2.9g bag is carrying roughly a sixth more leaf than a typical household tea bag. That extra leaf does not make the cup taste more perfumed, it makes it taste thicker: more body, more weight across the tongue, more of the brisk grip that reads as strength. It is also precisely what allows the cup to take a generous splash of milk without collapsing into warm beige. A lighter bag brewed for the same three minutes and then milked heavily gives you a mug that tastes of milk; this one still tastes of tea.The base structure is a firm astringent finish rather than a sweet one. That grip is doing a job: it is what makes a mug of tea refreshing instead of merely warm, and what cuts through buttered toast or a bacon sandwich. A well made cup finishes clean and slightly drying and leaves you wanting the next mouthful. The failure mode of a heavy bag is not hollowness but harshness: leave it in past five minutes and the tannins keep coming long after there is anything pleasant left to extract, and you end up adding milk to fix a problem you created.Getting it right in the cup. One bag per 200 to 250ml of water straight off the boil at 100 degrees, three minutes, then press the bag once against the side and lift it out. Two minutes if you drink it black and light; four if you take it strong and milky. Add the milk after the bag is gone, never before, because cold milk dropped into a brewing mug lowers the water temperature and stalls extraction halfway through, which is the real reason so many milk-first mugs come out pale. For a pot, three bags to 750ml holds the same ratio: lid on, three minutes, and every bag out before it reaches the table. Stored closed and dry the box holds its character well past a year, and with 120 bags in it that matters rather less than it would in a small carton.How water and temperature change it. A strong blend hides its water better than a delicate one does, which is part of why builder's-style tea became the national default in a country with a lot of hard water. It still shows. In a hard-water area the cup reads slightly duller and a faint chalkiness sits under the finish; a filter jug lifts it noticeably. Soft or filtered water lets the malt come forward and the finish read cleaner. At the other end, a longer, hotter brew pulls more tannin for a fuller cup that will take almost any amount of milk, while a shorter one keeps it light and is better drunk black. None of this is a fault in the blend; it is the same leaf answering the cup you build around it. ## Recipe Ideas Twinings Everyday 120 Plant-Based, 348g is a strong plain black tea, which makes it the workhorse box: the one you brew for the mug, the pot, the flask and anything in the kitchen that wants tea rather than water. Six builds below cover the everyday mug, the pot, builder's strength, iced tea, a chai and a tea-brined roast chicken. Recipes, born here first The Three Minute Mug The everyday build, and the one rule that keeps a heavy bag on the right side of harsh. 4 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 Everyday tea bag 200 to 250ml water at 100 degrees A splash of milk Method Pour water straight off the boil onto the bag in the mug. Leave it three minutes; two if you take it weak, four if you take it strong. Press the bag once against the side and lift it out. Add the milk last, once the bag is gone. What you'll end up with: A brisk, full-bodied mug that still tastes of tea after a generous splash, which is the whole point of the heavier bag. The Pot For Four Same ratio as the mug, and why every bag comes out before it reaches the table. 5 min 3 to 4 cups Easy You'll need 3 Everyday tea bags 750ml water at 100 degrees Milk, in a jug Method Warm the pot with a splash from the kettle and tip it out. Brew three bags in 750ml with the lid on for three minutes. Remove all three bags before the pot leaves the kitchen. Serve with the milk in a jug so everybody takes their own. What you'll end up with: A pot that is as drinkable in the fourth cup as the first, instead of one that has stewed itself on the way through. Builder's Strength Two heavy bags in one mug, for the people who find one is never enough. 5 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 2 Everyday tea bags 250ml water at 100 degrees Milk, generously Sugar, if that is how you take it Method Brew two bags in 250ml for four minutes, no longer. Squeeze both bags against the side and take them out. Add milk until the colour is right, which is the only measure anyone actually uses. Stir in sugar if you take it, while it is still properly hot. What you'll end up with: A very strong mug indeed. Five and a half grams of leaf in one cup is more than most people brew, so stop at four minutes rather than going longer. Overnight Cold Brew The way to make a plain strong blend into a smooth iced tea rather than a blunt one. 5 min + 8 hours 1 litre Easy You'll need 4 Everyday tea bags 1 litre cold water 1 lemon, sliced Ice to serve Method Drop four bags into a litre jug of cold water. Chill for eight hours or overnight. Lift the bags out without squeezing them, which is what turns cold brew cloudy. Serve over plenty of ice with lemon. What you'll end up with: A clear, soft iced tea with almost none of the astringency the hot cup has, and no need for sugar to cover it. Stovetop Masala Chai A heavy everyday bag is exactly the right tea for boiling in milk, which a delicate one is not. 15 min 2 cups Easy You'll need 3 Everyday tea bags 250ml water 250ml whole milk •4 green cardamom pods, crushed •A thumb of fresh ginger, sliced 2 teaspoons sugar Method Simmer the cardamom and ginger in 250ml of water for five minutes. Add the three tea bags and simmer another two minutes. Pour in the milk with the sugar and bring it back up, without letting it boil over. Strain into cups, pressing the bags against the sieve. What you'll end up with: A proper stovetop chai. The tea has to be strong enough to be heard over the milk and the spice, and a 2.9g bag is. Tea-Brined Roast Chicken Tannin does something to poultry that salt alone cannot, and a strong plain blend is the one to use. 20 min + overnight 1 chicken Medium You'll need 6 Everyday tea bags 1 litre water at 100 degrees •60g fine salt •2 tablespoons soft brown sugar •1 litre cold water Method Brew six bags in a litre of just-boiled water for ten minutes, very strong. Dissolve the salt and sugar in the hot tea, then take the bags out. Top up with a litre of cold water and cool the brine completely before it meets the bird. Brine the chicken overnight in the fridge, then drain, pat dry and roast as usual. What you'll end up with: A bird that browns deeper and tastes rounder than a plain salt brine gives you. Cool the brine fully first; warm brine on raw chicken is a food safety problem, not a shortcut. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._