Twinings Prince of Wales Black Tea. A Hard To Find Must Have

First of all I want to say that Prince of Wales is a blend of black tea that is very hard to source in the UK. It's not available from Twinings shop, and you certainly wont find it in any supermarkets nor in the Strand. I have only ever purchased two boxes. One from Amazon's online tea store and the other box in a whole foods shop where I stumbled on the blend almost by accident. Prince of Wales, from what I can gather, is part of the international range known as Classics, and is sold abroad.

I'm not quite sure why this blend isn't available in the UK. But it certainly should be.

I have to admit, I was quite unfair about Prince of Wales tea. Trevor, who I chat to via the Twinings Facebook raved about the tea, and I searched high and low for it, and when I found it expected something different, and initially, I didn't find it. It's just a black tea, that's all.

So, today, fancying something different, I decided to make another cup and see how I feel about it now. As you can see, each teabag comes in it's own envelope.

I brewed the tea for three minutes and it made for a lovely, dark, mahogany colour.

When I first tasted the tea last year, I dismissed it it as just like Assam or English Breakfast. But, actually, it's not. It's far lighter in taste, and far less malty then English Breakfast (the maltiness in English Breakfast puts me off it sometimes). It is a strong tea, but it lacks the bitterness that Assam can have, particularly if you over brew it and don't take milk in your tea. The taste has a sweet, delicate taste to it. I would recommend this blend if your thinking of cutting milk out of your tea, as it's gentle enough to get you started on drinking black tea.

It's a really lovely blend, quite refreshing and tasty, and this is one tea that I put lemon in to make it tasty and a little zingy.

Prince of Wales, though on the surface is just a plain black tea, nothing fancy, is really rather special. It's very versatile, and can be taken with or without milk, with or without sweetener or even with lemon or lime added. On the packet, because this blend is marketed for the American market, you even get instructions on how to make a iced tea!

When you buy a blend of tea which is intended for overseas market, you get a taste of the difference in marketing. In this picture you can see the slogan that is used for the American market! I think it's cute.

This tea isn't easy to find, but if you do come across a box, I'd recommend you give it a try. It's well worth it!

Summary Of Prince Of Wales Blend

- Brew this blend for 3-5 minutes.
- Can be taken white or black, with or without sweeteners. I would recommend adding lemon or even lime to give it a kick!
- POW Tea is available from Amazon UK costing £3.58 for 20 teabags or £6.99 for a caddy with 100g of tea.
- Can also be brought from Twinings USA shop.