Twinings Mango & Lychee Green Tea

Twinings Mango and Lychee Green Tea, in summary: A bright tropical-fruit flavoured green, excellent iced. What is in the bag, and how to brew it without bitterness.

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Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in February 2026.

Twinings Mango and Lychee Green Tea combines tropical mango and floral lychee with a Chinese green tea base. A distinctive, Asian-influenced flavour (both are signature South East Asian fruits), excellent cold-brewed, and a good fit for midday work cups and Asian-food pairings. Caffeinated (20 to 30mg per cup); mainstream pricing.

The blend

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A Chinese green tea base (the caffeine and L-theanine source), mango pieces, lychee flavour, and occasionally fruit petals or garnish depending on batch. The lychee is delivered mostly via flavouring (real lychee does not dry-blend well); the mango uses real dried fruit pieces.

How it tastes

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Tropical mango leads, sweet and lush; floral lychee follows, delicate and slightly perfumed; the grassy green base sits underneath. The lychee is what sets this apart from a simple mango green tea, and the floral note plays against the vegetal base in a way reminiscent of bubble tea bases. Curator Rating: 4.9/5.

How to brew

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1 bag in 200ml water at about 80°C, not boiling.
Cover the cup; both fruits' aromatics are very volatile.
Steep 2 to 3 minutes only; the green base over-extracts quickly.
Drink black; honey is fine but unnecessary.
For iced: cold brew 4 bags in 1 litre of water, fridge 6 to 8 hours, serve over ice.
For a bubble-tea base: cold brew strong, then mix with cooked tapioca pearls and a splash of milk.

Use cases

Summer iced drinking; it is excellent cold-brewed.
A midday work green with fruit interest.
Pairing with Cantonese, Thai, Vietnamese or Singaporean food.
A homemade bubble-tea-style base.
A swap for sugary tropical soft drinks.
Variety in a green-tea rotation alongside Pure Green and Lemon Green.

At a glance

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Aspect	The read
Type	Green base + mango and lychee flavour
Best use	Iced especially; light, fruity hot cup
Caffeine	Standard modest green load; a daytime cup
Brew	Off the boil, short; brew strong if icing

Best served iced

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This blend is genuinely at its best cold. Mango and lychee read cleanest in a chilled cup, where the green stays crisp and the fruit floats on top. Cold-brew it (one bag per 200 to 250ml, fridge 6 to 12 hours) for the smoothest result, or flash-chill it (brew double-strength hot, then pour over a glass packed with ice) when you want it now. Hot, it is a perfectly pleasant light cup; iced is where it shines.

FAQ

Caffeine? 20 to 30mg per cup; best morning to mid-afternoon.

Vegan? Yes.

Cold brew? Excellent; one of the better tropical green cold brews.

Asian cuisine pairing? Excellent; particularly dim sum, sushi and Vietnamese dishes.

Real lychee? Mostly via natural flavouring; real lychee does not dry-blend well.

Curator's note: Twinings Mango Lychee Green Tea is a tropical Asian influenced green tea. Worth keeping for variety. Lee, Teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

What to buy now

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Buy Twinings Mango and Lychee Green Tea for a bright, fruity green that is excellent iced. Browse the wider green tea range and the Twinings range.

From the curatorteas · Free UK delivery starts at £35, which is two or three good bags. Build a small order rather than a single splurge.

Green-tea reading

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Reference noted

PubMed: Green tea catechins and human health

The bottom line

A bright tropical-fruit green: mango and lychee over a Chinese green base, light and fruity. It is fine hot, but genuinely good iced, so treat it as a refresher and a cheap, sugar-free alternative to a bottled cooler. Brew it off the boil and short, or strong-and-chilled for ice.