The Twinings tea is known for its regional varieties and flavors. The most popular varieties of the Twinings tea include the Lapsang Souchong, Earl Grey, Darjeeling, and Lady Grey. The Lapsang Souchong is a black tea from the Province of Fujian in China. This type of Twinings tea is distinctive because of the smoking process that is done on the Lapsang leaves when drying them. The Lapsang Souchong tea therefore has a smoky and strong flavor. This unique infusion of the smoky flavor into the back tea tends to neutralize the strong of the black tea.

The Earl Grey tea on the other hand, is a variation of the Twinings tea which has derived its explicit flavor and aroma from the oil extracts of bergamot orange. Although the Earl Grey tea is traditionally black tea only, the term is still used to refer to other teas that contain oil extracts.

Twinings Lady Grey is a modification of the Earl Grey with the infusion of Seville orange and lemon to the black tea and bergamot orange oil extract. The Lady Grey tea is the leading Twinings tea because of its delicate flavor and sweet aroma.

The last of the Twinings tea is the Darjeeling, which is made from the leaves of the Chinese variety of the Camellia sinesis. The Darjeeling tea is actually a black tea with a musky spiciness flavor in it and a cast of astringent tannic which causes a sweet aftertaste that lingers in the mouth.

Lady Grey tea is a more mellow blend of seville orange, lemon and bergamot. At the time when Lady Grey tea was first made it was believed the addition of fruits would counteract improper impulses that tea was widely believed to have upon the female temperament.

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