Consumer website Which? enlisted 79 tea fans to blind taste and rate 12 everyday teas from supermarkets including Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco. The testers compared the supermarket own-brand products with popular brands such as PG Tips, Tetley, Twinings and Yorkshire Tea. Each tea was sampled by 79 taste testers, served black and brewed according to the instructions on the pack.
Testers were then permitted to add their usual amount of milk and sugar. They rated the taste, mouthfeel, aroma and appearance of each tea and shared what they liked and disliked about each one. One supermarket tea emerged victorious in the taste test, costing less than half per cup compared to the branded options.
Asda was the top choice, with Which?, reports the Liverpool Echo . Tasters awarded it high marks for aroma and appearance. Over two-thirds of the testers agreed that the colour and flavour were just right.
The Asda teabags are priced at £3.20 for 240 teabags online, just over 1p per beg, while 80 tea bags cost £1.20 and you can also purchase their own-version ASDA extra strong 80 tea bags for £2.
00. After sampling PG Tips Original, more than two-thirds felt it had a good heart colour and many were pleased with the strength of the bitterness. Almost two-thirds believed the strength of the flavour was also spot on.
The product came second with a score of 71%. Tetley tea bags tied for second place after being well-received by the tasting panel. Tasters thought the tea looked good and had a p.