Twinings Raspberry and Lemon, 20 Tea Bags 40g

Twinings Raspberry and Lemon, in brief.

Twinings Raspberry and Lemon is a caffeine-free fruit infusion built on a hibiscus and rosehip base with raspberry and lemon flavourings, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the tart-fruit alternative to a softer peach or strawberry herbal cup. I will leave the wellness framing aside and judge it as a cup, tart raspberry up front, a sharp lemon middle and a clean fruity finish you could happily drink hot or iced.

The hibiscus and rosehip do the structural work, giving the liquor its deep ruby colour and the natural tartness that lets the raspberry sit forward rather than tipping syrupy. The lemon flavouring brightens the cup and stops the berry from going one-note, and Twinings have built the recipe so it reads as a proper fruit infusion rather than a cordial dressed up in a teabag. The pyramid format gives the fruit pieces room to open properly during the brew, which is one reason this cup punches well above the standard square-bag supermarket fruit teas.

Caffeine status: naturally zero caffeine, so it works any time including late evening. Taste profile: tart raspberry up front balanced by a sharp lemon middle and a clean floral finish. What it is: a Twinings all-natural fruit infusion designed for hot or iced brewing, in the same family as the Pukka Three Berry and Twinings Strawberry and Mango.

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. Storage notes, freshness windows and brewing temperature ranges are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.