The JI's Price Check: Two for tea will often cost a bit more than $2

Tim Leininger, Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
Updated ·2 min read

May 20—Tea is a wide and varied market with dozens of brands like Lipton and Bigelow. These different brands will have their own numerous varieties between them from various black teas like English Breakfast and Earl Grey, to white teas like silver needle and white peony.

Then there are tea manufacturers and teashops that create their own special blends. For example, Tisane, the Euro Asian café in Hartford has a tea bible filled with dozens of varieties of in house blends like pomegranate ginger, or strawberries and champagne tea.

Then there are instant tea brands like Nestea.

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