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

    From Clare@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 11 20:54:02 2019
    wlee41 wrote:



    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



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  • From Gates@21:1/5 to Clare on Sun Sep 15 01:49:38 2019
    On Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 5:54:03 AM UTC+9, Clare wrote:
    wlee41 wrote:



    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 https://lowsugardrinks.com. Goodluck!

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  • From Warren Peltier@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 19 13:58:52 2019
    I drink Tata tea in Canada; mainly because it's cheaper. It's a strong Assam black tea; guaranteed to stain your cup.

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  • From Lewis Perin@21:1/5 to Warren Peltier on Fri Sep 20 15:18:29 2019
    Warren Peltier <chuanming.chadao@gmail.com> writes:

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

    Warren, I would’ve thought you brought back a boatload of good tea from China!

    /Lew
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  • From sherry king@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 4 23:00:02 2020
    I grew up in Canada & always drank Red Rose tea. Moved to a border town in the U.S & Red Rose tea here really sucks. Last time to Canada I got 3 boxes of RR tea & it is now tasteless. Wing Lee said it was different 15 yrs ago but it was the same to me. I
    will no longer buy it in either country. Now the border is closed so hoping I can find an enjoyable orange pekoe tea here in the U.S. Any ideas?

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  • From Mack A. Damia@21:1/5 to 1e21fbd7004f7db6ff7244cdbb66d7de@ex on Mon May 4 16:52:17 2020
    On Mon, 4 May 2020 23:00:02 +0000, sherry king <1e21fbd7004f7db6ff7244cdbb66d7de@example.com> wrote:

    I grew up in Canada & always drank Red Rose tea. Moved to a border town in the U.S & Red Rose tea here really sucks. Last time to Canada I got 3 boxes of RR tea & it is now tasteless. Wing Lee said it was different 15 yrs ago but it was the same to me.
    I will no longer buy it in either country. Now the border is closed so hoping I can find an enjoyable orange pekoe tea here in the U.S. Any ideas?

    PG Tips through Amazon.com.

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  • From Ed@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 26 16:00:18 2021
    After 45 years of exclusive Red Rose tea drinking, I just got a box of the new blend. OMG, what have they done? It's horrible!

    I think they just bought the name, and put it on some really bad tea that no one would otherwise buy.

    I have dearly loved Red Rose tea exclusively since I was a small child. Now my heart is broken, and I am truly insulted. "Just like that", my beloved has been taken from me. I feel so violated...

    I only hope she is she is now serving herself as a fine cup of tea for the Angels in Heaven.

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  • From Mack A. Damia@21:1/5 to 8020b7b5b36b33912d8f53417ef10944@ex on Fri Feb 26 10:05:03 2021
    On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:00:18 +0000, Ed <8020b7b5b36b33912d8f53417ef10944@example.com> wrote:

    After 45 years of exclusive Red Rose tea drinking, I just got a box of the new blend. OMG, what have they done? It's horrible!

    I think they just bought the name, and put it on some really bad tea that no one would otherwise buy.

    I have dearly loved Red Rose tea exclusively since I was a small child. Now my heart is broken, and I am truly insulted. "Just like that", my beloved has been taken from me. I feel so violated...

    I only hope she is she is now serving herself as a fine cup of tea for the Angels in Heaven.

    What usually happens is that a new generation of executives takes over
    the company, and they start looking for ways to increase profits.

    Using cheaper tea is one way.

    Rowntree Fruit Pastilles has changed their recipe, and they are not
    nearly as good. I complained to the company and got a weak excuse in
    a reply - "We wanted to make it vegan"

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  • From Cathy@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 13 19:00:21 2021
    Tetley has created a box of their own brand of "red Rose tea that looks similar and has the same name with modifications which probably makes it legal. It IS NOT the orginal "Red Rose" which is still available. This happened to me as well, Tetly is
    fooling peope into thinking it is the real "red rose". very unscrupulous.

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  • From Julie Adam@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 3 20:15:03 2021
    I am facing the same issues recently regarding its different tastes. So during searching for its substitute I have found Adagio Teas Coupons and I have purchased this for the taste and this gives me the same pleasure, So from now onwards I am using this
    adagio tea.

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  • From Ex tea lover@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 3 20:15:03 2021
    Exactly , it’s been my families tea for a couple generations and now it’s not drinkable !

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  • From MichelleBZ@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 11 04:30:12 2021
    I just brewed a pot of Red Rose from a new purchase and was SSSOOOOO disappointed. Bitter, odd flavor so reminiscent of LIPTON, which I dislike very much! The old wonderful Red Rose, so smooth, flavorful, distinct is gone?

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  • From Weezer@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 20 05:45:02 2021
    Maybe Twinings breakfast tea? It tastes like Lipton did 1950s

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  • From Vancouver Island tea drinker@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 24 22:45:02 2021
    My husband and I wonder the same thing! All of a sudden, we are noticing we can't get a decent cup of tea. No nice aroma, and so weak...swamp water indeed! Thanks for speaking up both of you. I won't be buying any more Red Rose tea!

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to 8f27231826bf0936803571389d5c69a3@ex on Thu Dec 23 22:43:19 2021
    Vancouver Island tea drinker <8f27231826bf0936803571389d5c69a3@example.com> wrote:
    My husband and I wonder the same thing! All of a sudden, we are noticing we can't get a decent cup of tea. No nice aroma, and so weak...swamp water indeed! Thanks for speaking up both of you. I won't be buying any more Red Rose tea!

    So when did this happen and did you call them with the batch number? You
    might just have got a very very stale package that had been sitting far
    too long in a warehouse... but then again they may have totally changed their supplier or blend too... would be interesting to hear what they would have
    to say about it.
    --scott
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  • From Jeff Mullins@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 18 01:15:03 2022
    I experience the same thing as Roseanne. I have been drinking Red Rose for a long time. All of a sudden it became the worst tea I have ever had. Had to switch to another brand, now I am enjoying me tea again. Not sure how they expect to make a profit
    selling tea that tastes like gutrot.

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  • From Nurse@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 2 00:30:14 2022
    Red rose is not tea.. now tasteless brown water..
    What happened? Divorcing you after many years..

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  • From Vancouver Island tea drinker@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 2 06:00:14 2022
    Try Yorkshire Tea, preferably Gold. Nice.

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  • From kaylee@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 21 16:30:23 2023
    ahmad tea special blend

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  • From Ellen@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 1 21:00:19 2023
    Same here.
    For me, it was Red Rose only, before.
    Now it’s Red Rose NEVER AGAIN!!!
    Betrayers!!!
    I had tea in a family-run restaurant a few days ago and it was strong and so good I asked what it was. I was so surprised at the answer. Tetley.

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to 5a39ab22650eccbce170dcd847249ff0@ex on Tue Mar 21 23:44:08 2023
    Ellen <5a39ab22650eccbce170dcd847249ff0@example.com> wrote:
    Same here.
    For me, it was Red Rose only, before.
    Now it’s Red Rose NEVER AGAIN!!!
    Betrayers!!!
    I had tea in a family-run restaurant a few days ago and it was strong and so good I asked what it was. I was so surprised at the answer. Tetley.

    The Tetley bagged teas are definitely CTC.... I am kind of curious exactly
    what Red Rose was inside the bag.
    --scott
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  • From Ana@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 21 17:45:03 2023
    Roseanne, I did a search today in Google about the taste quality of Red Rose because, like you, the tea taste very different and I miss the aroma of the original Red Rose tea!!! I noticed the individually wrapped tea and should've guessed that they were
    bought out.

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