Canadian tea drinkers- Red Rose tea - what happened to quality?

> > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I've been a Red Rose tea drinker for the past 30 plus years. At one > > time > > it was fragrant strong tea.You would open the box and the wonderful > > aroma > > would was delicious.I purchased some boxes in the past 2 months and > > Lipton > > company, who I believe has taken over Red Rose, has changed the product > > into > > GUTROT! > > > > The aroma is gone. There is NO tea flavor. I generally steep my tea for > > 5-10 > > min and even after doing this it still is TASTELESS SWAMP WATER > > > > My Red Rose drinking friends have found the same thing. > > > > Is there another tea out there that is comparable to the original Red > > Rose > > flavor? > > > > Roseanne > > I am SO Glad to finally see that someone else has noticed. I agree! > Another verification that it is not the same tea- my tea mug is white and > every few days (with the original Red Rose tea, I had to wash out my > mug with either bleach or Barkeeper's Friend because of the stains. > Now the mug never gets stained! I sent the following to Red Rose and > they responded via email, never admitting that they changed the tea also: > > "New Look, Same great taste". Baloney!! Every morning of my life since > I was a young adult, (I'm now 70) I looked forward to my first cup of > Red Rose tea, I even ordered it in bulk from Walmart when my local > supermarkets stopped selling it. So.. I recently opened my newest box > of tea and I couldn't believe the dramatic difference in taste. I tried > steeping it hotter and longer, but it still has NO TASTE- the longer > and hotter I steep it, it tastes more like cereal! > > Unfortunately, I bought 3 boxes before I realized that this is not the tea > I want to be drinking for the rest of my life (I literally drink a quart of > tea of a morning). > > I know that this email will not be enough to make Red Rose go back > to the original, but you sure can't claim (as on your box cover) > that it is a "full flavored black tea". I will be searching for a new > tea, but I know that my days of thoroughly enjoying my morning tea are over!" > > After reviewing other teas, I tried Tetley Tea, but it doesn't come > close to the aroma and flavor that we once enjoyed with Red Rose > > > I don't do social media, so I don't have an avenue to vent- all I > can say, is, Thank You for also speaking up. Please feel free to > pass along my comments! > > Clare > > > > > -can you check out this tea brand "lowsugardrinks" I think they are in Canada too. They have natural flavor teas. Their website is Goodluck!

I drink Tata tea in Canada; mainly because it's cheaper. It's a strong Assam black tea; guaranteed to stain your cup.

Warren Peltier snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com writes:
Warren, I would?ve thought you brought back a boatload of good tea from China!
/Lew