A genuinely unusual flavour: sweet dried fig and creamy vanilla over a rooibos base, with roasted chicory lending a coffee like depth that makes it feel substantial despite having no caffeine. That fig and vanilla character is the reason to drink it, comforting and almost pudding like on a quiet evening. Ashwagandha is in there but it is an ingredient, not a switch for your mind, so treat "Quiet Mind" as branding. On taste alone it is one of the more distinctive caffeine free comfort cups, if the fig appeals to you.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
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Twinings Quiet Mind is a caffeine free herbal infusion from the Twinings Superblends range, built on camomile, lavender and lemon balm with peppermint and added vitamin B6, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the floral lavender led alternative to the plain camomile and to the Sleep Passionflower sibling. I will leave the wellness branding aside and judge it as a cup, soft floral camomile up front, a delicate lavender middle and a clean lemon balm finish with a faint peppermint cool.
The camomile does the soft floral structural work, giving the liquor its familiar pale gold colour and the gentle honeyed character, while the lavender sits underneath as the perfumed mid note, the unusual ingredient that distinguishes this cup from a plain camomile or the Sleep Passionflower. The lemon balm brightens with a soft citrus layer and the peppermint adds a small cool finish. Twinings have built the recipe so the lavender perfume stays gentle rather than tipping soapy, and the pyramid format gives the leaf room to open during the brew.
Caffeine status: naturally zero caffeine, so it works any time including late evening. Taste profile: soft floral camomile up front balanced by a delicate lavender middle and a clean lemon balm finish. What it is: a Twinings Superblends camomile and lavender herbal, in the same family as the Pukka Night Time and Yogi Honey Lavender Stress Relief.
Texture: a clear pale gold liquor that drinks light and settling on the palate. Pairing: the floral and herbal notes sit well with a buttery shortbread finger or a plain rich tea biscuit. Lifestyle: vegan, vegetarian, naturally gluten free and sugar free, with added vitamin B6. Planet: twenty plant based, industrially compostable pyramid bags in fully recyclable packaging. Value: high street herbal at an accessible price, the lavender layer worth the premium over a plain camomile.
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Texture & appearance
Appearance and Body
The cup pours a deep gold amber, the colour intensity itself signalling the active botanical compounds in the cup. Body is medium light, the natural plant oils giving a slightly silky mouthfeel. Aroma carries the signature wellness botanical character, varied depending on the blend, with ginger, hibiscus, echinacea, or moringa typically leading.
Flavour Progression on the Palate
The first sip carries the signature quiet mind wellness note. The mid palate develops the supporting wellness botanicals (often spices like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom or roots like ashwagandha, liquorice). The finish is warming and slightly earthy, with the wellness positioning gently signalling itself through the cup.
Aftertaste and Finish
Holds its warming wellness character for 90-120 seconds on the breath. This is the daily ritual cup, the morning or mid afternoon wellness moment that bridges into a meal or sits between meals as the day's deliberate pause. Pair with simple foods where the warming wellness profile complements rather than competes.
Storage and Brewing Tip
Wellness botanicals are robust in storage, keep sealed and use within 12 months. Brew at 95-100°C for 5-7 minutes; the wellness compounds need full extraction time, longer steeping is encouraged. Take black or with a small amount of plant milk if the cup feels too intense; honey is the traditional sweetener for wellness brewing.
Four dimension profile
Mellow Fig5/5
Sweet and fruity dried fig notes that provide a comforting, dessert like quality.
Velvety Vanilla4/5
Rich and creamy natural vanilla flavouring that softens the herbal base.
Rooibos Earthiness3/5
A grounding red bush foundation (61 percent) that adds body and warmth.
Roasted Depth3/5
Subtle roasted notes from chicory root that give a coffee like satisfaction without the caffeine.
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the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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About TwiningsEST. 1706
Twinings is the oldest continuously trading tea brand in the world. Thomas Twining opened his tea shop at 216 Strand in London in 1706, and that same shop still trades there today. The name has been on the door since 1787, one of the oldest unchanged logos anywhere, and Twinings has held a royal warrant for tea without a break since 1837. It did more than any house to define what the world thinks of as English tea, and it remains the brand most tied to Earl Grey. The family ran it for ten generations before it became part of Associated British Foods, where it still trades under its own name.
The range is huge: breakfast and Earl Grey classics, a deep flavoured black line, green and white teas, cold infuse, and the Superblends wellbeing range. Sourcing runs through the Sourced with Care programme funding healthcare, water and schooling on the estates that supply it, with Rainforest Alliance certification across the core range and recyclable, lower plastic packaging. For our shelf Twinings is the benchmark every other tea is quietly measured against. It is rarely the single best cup in a category, but the quality floor is high and the choice is enormous, and a handful of blends, the Dark Chai and the Salted Caramel Green especially, are among the best teas we sell at any price. If a customer wants one trustworthy name to start from, this is the one we point at first.
What the brand is actually doing
Twinings sustainability commitments include Rainforest Alliance certification across the entire range, plant based PLA biodegradable pyramid bag mesh, FSC certified recyclable cardboard cartons, and the Twinings Community Needs Assessment programme supporting tea grower estates in Kenya, India, Sri Lanka and Argentina with health, education and infrastructure investment.
Curator says, Lee on Twinings
"A genuinely unusual flavour: sweet dried fig and creamy vanilla over a rooibos base, with roasted chicory lending a coffee like depth that makes it feel substantial despite having no caffeine. That fig and vanilla character is the reason to drink it, comforting and almost pudding like on a quiet evening. Ashwagandha is in there but it is an ingredient, not a switch for your mind, so treat "Quiet Mind" as branding. On taste alone it is one of the more distinctive caffeine free comfort cups, if the fig appeals to you."
Founded London 1706Thomas Twining opens the original tea room at 216 Strand London, the world's first dedicated tea shop and the longest continuously operating tea brand globally.
Royal Warrant HeritageTwinings holds Royal Warrants from the British Royal Family and has supplied the royal household with tea for over 175 years.
Rainforest Alliance CertifiedEvery Twinings tea box across the catalogue is Rainforest Alliance certified, sourced from estates committed to forest preservation and fair labour.
The outer layer is aromatic: a caffeine free rooibos infusion with quiet mind. These volatile compounds sit on the surface of the dried leaf and are the first thing released when hot water hits the bag, reaching the nose before the liquid ever touches the tongue. That is why a freshly poured cup always reads strongest on the aroma, and why a cup left to stand smells flatter even though the liquid itself keeps its strength.
The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the headline components carry the weight. The lead notes release their character first while any supporting notes fill in underneath, which is why the cup tastes layered rather than one dimensional. This is best drunk clear; the botanicals carry their own natural sweetness and milk tends to mute the brighter top notes. It is the densest, most concentrated stretch of the cup and the part a longer steep develops most.
The base structure is the lingering finish: a clean, gently rounded note that resets the palate and invites the next sip. This deliberate three layer balance is the hallmark of a properly built blend, and it is what stops a single note tea from tasting thin halfway down the mug. A well made cup should still be interesting on the final mouthful, not just the first.
Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 200 to 250ml and steep for 4 to 6 minutes in water straight off the boil; under steeping is the most common reason this blend tastes weaker than it should, because the heavier aromatic compounds are the slowest to leave the leaf. Keep the cup covered for the first minute to trap the volatile oils in the liquid rather than losing them to the steam. Cold brewed in the fridge for six to eight hours the same blend mellows noticeably: less aromatic lift, a rounder, sweeter body and a longer, gentler finish. Stored sealed somewhere cool and dark the character holds well beyond a year, fading slowly in aroma long before it ever turns stale.
How water and temperature change it. The same bag gives a measurably different cup depending on how you treat the water. Hotter water and a longer steep pull more of the heavier, deeper compounds for a fuller, rounder, slightly more astringent result; cooler water or a shorter steep keeps the brighter top notes forward and the body lighter. Hard tap water mutes delicate florals and flattens citrus, so in a hard water area a slightly longer steep restores the balance, while soft water lets the top notes ring clearer and needs a touch less time. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same leaf responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time.
Ingredients & pack
Ingredient
Proportion
What it brings
Rooibos
61%
Sourced from South Africa, providing an earthy, grounding base with a rich red colour.
Natural Fig Flavouring
11%
Adds a jammy, fruit forward sweetness that pairs perfectly with the roasted notes.
Natural Vanilla Flavouring
5%
Provides a velvety, creamy finish that turns the tea into a comforting treat.
Roasted Chicory Root
present
Included to add depth, body, and a subtle nutty flavour similar to coffee but caffeine free.
Pack: Twinings Quiet Mind, 20 Tea Bags 40g; caffeine free infusion. Best within 18 months of the pack date.
Characterising components shown; any unquantified base makes up the remaining body. Globally sourced, blended and packed to brand specification.
Sourcing & blend. Twinings Quiet Mind, 20 Tea Bags 40g is put together by Twinings, the family tea house trading from London since 1706. Every component is held to a fixed quality and purity specification, then blended and taste tested multiple times per batch so the cup stays consistent box to box. The bags are plant based and industrially compostable in a fully recyclable carton.
What's in Twinings Quiet Mind, 20 Tea Bags 40g, and what isn't:
In: a caffeine free rooibos infusion with quiet mind, with nothing in the bag but the listed components and any infusion base.
No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
Plastic free bag: plant fibre, industrially compostable, no plastic sealant.
Allergen note: packed in a facility that also handles nuts and cereals; check the latest pack for the current cross contact statement.
Nutrition per cup
Nutrient
% RI
Energy
4 kJ / 1 kcal
<1%
Fat
0g
0%
Carbohydrate
0.2g
<1%
of which sugars
0g
0%
Protein
0.2g
<1%
Salt
0g
0%
Caffeine
Caffeine free
n/a
Caffeine vs other drinks
Decaf coffee
4mg
Green tea
30mg
Twinings Quiet Mind, 20 Tea
0mg
Instant coffee
80mg
Brewed filter coffee
95mg
Energy drink (250ml)
80mg
This tea: Caffeine free per 200ml cup.
Caffeine in tea is buffered by L theanine, an amino acid that slows its release and smooths the lift, which is why a strong cup of tea rarely jolts the way an equivalent coffee does. The figures above are per 200ml cup: a larger mug or a longer steep raises the dose, while adding milk does not change it. Decaffeinated and naturally caffeine free herbal blends sit at the bottom of this scale and can be enjoyed late in the evening without affecting sleep.
Allergens, dietary & safety
🌱VeganNo animal derived ingredients.🌾Gluten freeNaturally gluten free.😴Caffeine freeSafe at any hour.🍃0 kcalNo sugar, no fat in plain cup.🤰PregnancyUK guide: 200mg caffeine/day max.👶ChildrenServe cooled; caregiver judgement applies.
Manufactured in a facility that handles multiple tea types. Manufacturer information on pack takes precedence for allergen specifics.
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the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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Questions about Twinings Quiet Mind, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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Curated from real customer messages
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Is Twinings Quiet Mind caffeine free? Most asked+
Yes, this is a naturally caffeine free herbal infusion. It is ideal for drinking in the evening to help you unwind and clear your thoughts without disrupting your sleep.
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What does Twinings Quiet Mind taste like? +
It offers a warm and comforting flavour profile. The base of earthy rooibos and roasted chicory is sweetened with rich fig and smooth vanilla notes, creating a dessert like experience in a cup.
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How does this tea is a traditional evening cup? +
Part of the Soulful Blends range, this tea is inspired by Ayurvedic traditions. It combines the aromatic notes of rooibos with ashwagandha root, an adaptogen traditionally used to support mental balance and ease stress.
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Is this tea sugar free and suitable for keto diets? +
Yes, Twinings Quiet Mind is entirely sugar free and contains zero carbohydrates. It is a perfect choice for those following a keto diet or fasting regime who crave a sweet, comforting drink without the calories.
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What are the main ingredients in this blend? +
The blend features a base of 61 per cent rooibos, combined with roasted chicory root, 11 per cent natural fig flavouring, ashwagandha root, and 5 per cent natural vanilla flavouring.
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How many calories are in a cup? +
When brewed black, a single serving contains approximately 2 calories. It provides a rich, indulgent flavour without the sugar or calorie load of traditional desserts or sweetened lattes.
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Is this product vegan and gluten free? +
Yes, it is 100 per cent vegan suitable and naturally gluten free. It is made purely from plant ingredients with no animal derived additives, dairy, or wheat.
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Can I drink this tea cold or iced? +
Definitely. It makes a delicious iced vanilla rooibos. You can brew it strong and pour over ice, or mix it with cold almond milk for a creamy, refreshing cooler.
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Does this tea help with digestion? +
Yes, roasted chicory root is traditionally known to is a traditional after dinner cup and gut flora. A warm cup after a meal can be a gentle way to settle the stomach.
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Are the tea bags biodegradable? +
Yes, the tea bags are made from plant based fibres and are fully industrially compostable. They contain no plastic glues, and the outer cardboard packaging is widely recyclable in the UK.
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Is it safe to drink during pregnancy? +
This is a caffeine free herbal infusion. However, as it contains ashwagandha root, we recommend that expectant mothers consult their doctor or midwife before drinking it regularly.
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Does this tea provide antioxidants? +
Yes, the rooibos base is naturally rich in antioxidants and minerals. These compounds help fight free radicals and support general wellbeing as part of a healthy diet.
Source:Teas.co.uk,
the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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