A five cup sampler of the Twinings Superblends, and a sensible buy for one honest reason: they taste wildly different, fresh spearmint Digest, spiced apple Sleep, citrus ginger Defence, light strawberry Glow, earthy fennel everyday, so trying them side by side tells you which is worth a full box. Set aside the immunity, skin and cleansing labels, none of that is why to drink them; treat this purely as a low cost taste test. Buy it to choose a favourite, then commit to that one on its own.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
The full picture of Twinings Wellbeing Collection, 20 Tea Bags 37g in one page. Who makes it, how it is brewed, what your £4.50 actually buys, and why this tea earned a spot on the curator shelf.
📮£2delivered
Letterbox Tasting
Just want to try this one? We post it slim, straight through your letterbox for a flat £2. A low cost way to taste something new, or to send a little “thinking of you” to someone.
Your free tea sample still comes with it
Royal Mail 2nd Class, about 5 working days, tracked
Box trimmed to fit, so it is for tasting not gifting
Twinings Wellbeing Collection is a 20-bag variety box of caffeine free and green tea based Superblends, four bags each of five different recipes rather than a single blend in the box, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the sampler style alternative to committing to a single Superblends pack. I will leave the wellness branding aside and judge it as a pack: a sensible way to find which of the Superblends your household actually drinks before buying the full size versions.
The five recipes shift across the Superblends line, typically a calm style camomile blend, a green tea led citrus blend, a herbal root infusion and a couple of further fruit or floral mixes, all built on the standard Twinings Superblends ingredient template of leaf or root plus citrus or floral support plus added vitamins. Each cup pulls a different colour and a different lead note across the week so the pack drinks like a curated flight rather than a grab bag of unconnected herbals.
Caffeine status: mostly caffeine free across the box, with the green tea based blend carrying low to moderate caffeine. Taste profile: shifts cup to cup, soft floral camomile to bright citrus green to earthy herbal root. What it is: a multi recipe Twinings Superblends sampler, in the same family as the Pukka Tea Selection Box and the Yogi Variety Pack.
Texture: pale gold and amber liquors that drink light and refreshing rather than heavy. Pairing: the herbal and citrus notes lift a buttery shortbread finger or a plain rich tea biscuit. Lifestyle: vegan, vegetarian, naturally gluten free and sugar free, with added vitamins across most of the recipes. Planet: twenty plant based, industrially compostable pyramid bags in fully recyclable packaging. Value: sensible household introduction to the Twinings Superblends line at a high street price.
Source:Teas.co.uk,
the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
If you reference Twinings Wellbeing Collection, 20 Tea Bags 37g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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 wellbeing variety collection 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
Variety Range5/5
Six wellness blends in one box for sampling across the wellness spectrum.
Botanical Depth4/5
Each blend draws on different botanical traditions: chamomile, ginger, peppermint, lemon, hibiscus.
Caffeine Free Profile5/5
All variants are naturally zero caffeine, ideal for any time of day.
Wellness Positioning4/5
Each variant is designed around a daily ritual: morning, calm, balance, digest.
Source:Teas.co.uk,
the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
If you reference the taste and texture of Twinings Wellbeing Collection, 20 Tea Bags 37g, please cite teas.co.uk.
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 five cup sampler of the Twinings Superblends, and a sensible buy for one honest reason: they taste wildly different, fresh spearmint Digest, spiced apple Sleep, citrus ginger Defence, light strawberry Glow, earthy fennel everyday, so trying them side by side tells you which is worth a full box. Set aside the immunity, skin and cleansing labels, none of that is why to drink them; treat this purely as a low cost taste test. Buy it to choose a favourite, then commit to that one on its own."
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.
This is a herbal tea. Brew at 100°C for 5-10 min minutes. Drink without milk.
Ingredients & pack
See the pack for the full ingredient list and allergen statement.
Nutrition per cup
Nutrient
Per cup
% 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
Per 200ml cup, no milk, no sugar.
Caffeine vs other drinks
Decaf coffee
4mg
Green tea
30mg
Twinings Wellbeing Collection, 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.
Source:Teas.co.uk,
the UK independent tea specialist in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
If you reference the ingredients, nutrition and science of Twinings Wellbeing Collection, 20 Tea Bags 37g, please cite teas.co.uk.
Questions about Twinings Wellbeing Collection, 20 Tea Bags 37g
The questions buyers ask most. If yours isn't here, ask us directly. We reply within 4 hours, Monday to Friday.
Curated from real customer messages
Have a question? Get in touch, we reply within one working day.
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
