Readily available, reliable, inexpensive and adequate. Foil wrapper keeps the freshness and sanitation during travel. Odd that Bigelow tells us more about the bergamot than the base tea! The only clue their website gives is lip service to 1 bud / 2 leaves, and being from “high in the mountains.” It does have a smooth finish and my 2-min infusion was not astringent, yet was full-flavored. I got no assamic maltiness, nor spice and zing of Keemun, nor cedar or mint of a Ceylon. But for some reason I’m leaning toward it being a Ceylon, possibly blended with a less famous region such as Tanzania or Myanmar. But the bergamot stars here, and it’s nicely balanced. I must admit that I buy it frequently because it’s easy to grab at the grocery store and keep in the desk drawer at work. And I like it. I can’t rate it less than 80, and feel compelled to recommend — lest I become a bigger hypocrite than I already am!
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Agreed, Bigelow has really good earl grey. Their decaf version is also really good which I appreciate. I would buy from them more often if you could buy by the box online instead of 6 boxes at a time.
While looking at Bigelow’s site, I too noticed the 6 box minimum. Yet, in fairness, it is still priced at less than 18 cents per cup for foil-sealed individual teabags. And only 25c per bag when buying single boxes at the grocery store.
It is a great value, but there’s some flavors I never seem to find in stores but buying 6 boxes just to try it isn’t appealing. I think you can buy boxes individually on Amazon, but it would be nice to buy direct.
Oh, I agree that for tasting, 120 teabags is a lot! That’s why, when I spotted an odd-lots bin of mixed Harney bags at a local tea shop, priced at 50¢ each, it was easy to grab pairs of those I thought appealing! For known Bigelow’s though ( Earl Grey and Constant Comment ) 6 boxes is only twice what I’d typically buy at the grocery store — 2 week supply per box.
Agreed, Bigelow has really good earl grey. Their decaf version is also really good which I appreciate. I would buy from them more often if you could buy by the box online instead of 6 boxes at a time.
While looking at Bigelow’s site, I too noticed the 6 box minimum. Yet, in fairness, it is still priced at less than 18 cents per cup for foil-sealed individual teabags. And only 25c per bag when buying single boxes at the grocery store.
It is a great value, but there’s some flavors I never seem to find in stores but buying 6 boxes just to try it isn’t appealing. I think you can buy boxes individually on Amazon, but it would be nice to buy direct.
Oh, I agree that for tasting, 120 teabags is a lot! That’s why, when I spotted an odd-lots bin of mixed Harney bags at a local tea shop, priced at 50¢ each, it was easy to grab pairs of those I thought appealing! For known Bigelow’s though ( Earl Grey and Constant Comment ) 6 boxes is only twice what I’d typically buy at the grocery store — 2 week supply per box.