i am an avid tea drinker, and while i applaud lipton's try at broadening the palate of the consumer, i'd love to see them improve upon their regular line. oversea, their tea is on par with brook bond and pg tips etc... but here we get weak and bland black tea. tea blends and herbals are good, but give me a good cuppa anytime!

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Just like coffee. It is going to take us americans some time to acclimate to something that other countries have had for years.

True I don't like starbucks, but they are educating most americans on coffee.

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I would like to see them put out a line of quality loose leaf teas; no bags, and certainly no pieces of fruit or odd bits of flavoring. Good quality tea can stand on it's own. This doesn't sound like premium tea, it sounds like generic blends with flavorings so they can brand it "Lipton."

I've had Lipton made for the overseas market, it is acceptable, but frankly, tea is so inexpensive that the very best is in reach of most Americans pocketbooks, barring the occasional thousand dollars per pound Darjeeling or such, which pricing is pretty much a publicity stunt. I get about a hundred cups per pound and pay ten or eleven dollars a pound for excellent quality loose leaf Assam; I bought a quarter pound of Estate Darjeeling once for about $25, it was good but not necessarily 'better' than other Darjeeling I have paid ten dollars a pound for.

I bet this stuff is way more expensive than called for, but some Americans will ignorantly pay it thinking that it is better. This sounds like just another marketing ploy.

Rant, rant.

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While the black pyramid Teas are awesome, the white with island mando and peach flavor has a poultry aroma with a hint of bongwater. I.E. It isn't very good. Stick with the black pearl, my new fav....

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