Asda has actually defeated prominent brand names such as PG Tips, Tetley and Twinings in a trial run to discover Britain’s finest favorite.
Asda’s Everyday Tea Bags attained the leading rating of 72% in a blind sampling by 79 “experienced and committed” tea enthusiasts set up by customer team Which?.
The cups applauded the item, setting you back ₤ 1.20 for 80 bags, for its fragrance and look, with 68% evaluating the colour as excellent and 49% discovering the flavour to be “just right”.
PG Tips Original, setting you back ₤ 3 for 80 bags, complied with on 71%, with 68% evaluating the colour to be “just how a cup of tea should look” while a comparable percentage were pleased with the stamina of resentment.
Tetley Original at ₤ 2.50 for 80 bags likewise racked up 71%, with cups evaluating the tea to look excellent while using a “pleasant mouthfeel” and an attracting fragrance, with 54% concurring that it had stamina of flavour. However, 27% claimed it was as well bitter for their preference.
Sainsbury’s Red Label at ₤ 1.25 for 80 bags was the 3rd item to accomplish a general rating of 71%, racking up well on colour, fragrance and mouthfeel.
Four brand names got a rating of 70%– Aldi’s Diplomat Red Label (₤ 1.85 for 160 bags), Co- op’s 99 Blend Fairtrade Tea (₤ 1.45 for 80 bags), Waitrose Essential Original Blend Tea Bags (₤ 1.25 per 80 bags) and Taylors of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea (₤ 3.30 for 80 bags).
Tied at the end of the table on 67% were Twinings Everyday and Tesco Original Tea.
At ₤ 4.80 per 80 bags, Twinings expense 4 times the rate of Asda’s winning offering, and while greater than 60% of cups suched as the colour and resentment degree of Twinings, less than fifty percent were pleased with the stamina of flavour.
While 2 thirds of the panel appreciated the resentment of Tesco Original, 35% claimed it was as well dark and 34% considered it not to be solid sufficient.
Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home services and products, claimed: “A cup of tea is a daily essential for millions and many of us will passionately defend our favourite brand.
“Our results show that the bigger and more expensive brands aren’t necessarily the best for taste, with a supermarket own-brand costing less than 2p per cup emerging ahead of rivals costing up to four times as much.
“The scores demonstrate that brands and supermarkets know you can’t get a substandard cuppa past a nation of discerning tea drinkers, but Which? has proved that you don’t need to spend a lot for a good brew.”
