by Gail Kavanagh

Created on: April 20, 2010

Twinings Winter Spice Tea is a simply delicious new brew that looks like fine wine, and tastes like Christmas! This delicious tea comes in a swirly white and cream box decorated with apples and cinnamon sticks - a pretty good indication of the flavors to be found when you steep this tea.

The flavorsome combination of tea, spices and bits of apple make this a really cozy drink. You will catch hints of clove as well, adding to the overall feeling of warmth and wellbeing. It is the perfect drink if you don't want alcohol at your Christmas party, but don't want to spoil the cheery atmosphere by refusing the punch either. Your non alcohol friends will also thank you for having this on hand. The aroma will put everyone in a festive mood.

But the beauty of this product is that it can be used in many ways. You can have your Winter Spiced tea hot and steamy, taking the chill off those snowy nights, or you can chill the made up tea in the fridge and take it as a refreshing drink after a hard day putting up the decorations. 

Your home made Christmas fruit cake or pudding will be a stunner if you soak the dried fruit in Winter Spice Tea overnight before you make up the recipe. Soaking the fruit in tea gives it richness and moistness that is unsurpassed, but with Winter Spice Tea you are also adding spicy rich flavor to your recipe.

You can use Winter Spice Tea as a flavorsome base for non alcoholic punches, or mix it with wine and warm it on the stove for a mull that will knock everyone's socks off. All you have to do for presentation is add some orange slices and cinnamon sticks, What could be easier and more impressive? Your guests will think you spent hours slaving over the stove to produce that magically delicious mull.

Winter Spice Tea would also make a great gift. Pop a packet or two into a basket, and add some cinnamon sticks, a clove studded orange and a personalized mug. Decorate the basket handle with shiny red and green ribbons, and give a warm hearted gift of good cheer to your favorite tea lover.

There are 20 tea bags in a 1.41 oz box of Winter Spice Tea, enough to host a cozy winter tea party. At $2.99 a box, it's a bargain.

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