The smile I had seeing that you two made a video about this! I truly do feel vindicated haha. You really explained what has been bothering me so much about the new version by saying bass versus high notes. It's not just that it's a different (and I think much worse) flavor, it's that it's a completely different profile. It totally misses the point of the pyramid version. If you buy PG Tips, you're likely looking for a good functional tea that you can sip throughout the day, something smooth and not too punchy. You're not looking for a harsher, malty (and chemical tasting) tea. So Unilever spent 50 million to make the opposite of what people liked about PG Tips for decades. Wonderful episode, gents. Many thanks from across the pond. :)
Very kind words. So many people have commented on this issue we just had to do it. It's a shame that PG Tips has gone this way but there are plenty of other teas out there
Good morning Gentleman, First of all thank You for the fabulous job you doing and for the great channel about the tea. I am a tea drinker and was looking for a long time to find a channel, that would be doing reviews of teas and coffees in an understandable and interesting ways. Happily, I found You. Please keep doing this great work. I hope more people will subscribe to your channel. I encourage every one to do so. As of the afore mentioned PG tips, i agree with You wholeheartedly, why do they have to sort of improve what was already very good tea. These big conglomerates, when they gooble up smaller tea firms, always ruin the original products by so call new and improved. I drink a lot of tea and noticed if something is new and improved usually is never better. Thank you again for your great job. Best regards from USA. Ps. If You would be kind enough to review at some point and time Ahmad and Dilmah teas that would be much appreciated.
So glad you chaps took this on, and yes I agree fully. Here's another curve ball for you, bear with me.. Unilever, the previous PG brand owners made no secret that despite the brands market dominance, were not making enough money from PG sales. 2022 arrives and they sell cheap to Liptons. In my search for a PG replacement I managed to get a box of Liptons Yellow Label bags last week (no easy task today in the UK, even though Liptons is a European company). If you can see where I'm heading, you're right. The new PG bags are Lipton's regular tea in a bigger bag, the flavour, lack of brightness and malty nothingness is near identical. PG was always an Assam/Kenyan/Ceylon blend, it got worse over the years as Unilever lowered the percentage of the more expensive Ceylon tea which lends it the slightly fruity and bright notes, but it remained a blend of the 3 teas. Lipton's plantations are almost exclusively Kenyan, and this reflects in the flavour. Its no coincidence IMO that Liptons own brand regular teabags have vanished from UK wholesalers.. I'm pointing my finger at you Liptons 😝👺
Awesome research. It does not come as any surprise. Anytime a large company says that they have improved a product, it is the opposite, although it will always be more profitable. PG Tips, RIP.
Absolutely agree, the new one is a different tea, and the old pyramid bags much better. It is possible that they actually improve with age; some teas do. Before PG changed, I got a box of PG tips that was fantastic, and I noticed on the side it said that it was only from Kenya. I have compared them all and the new PG is noticeably worse than both the Kenyan and the more Assamy pyramid bags. Thank you for your videos!
The smile I had seeing that you two made a video about this! I truly do feel vindicated haha. You really explained what has been bothering me so much about the new version by saying bass versus high notes. It's not just that it's a different (and I think much worse) flavor, it's that it's a completely different profile. It totally misses the point of the pyramid version. If you buy PG Tips, you're likely looking for a good functional tea that you can sip throughout the day, something smooth and not too punchy. You're not looking for a harsher, malty (and chemical tasting) tea. So Unilever spent 50 million to make the opposite of what people liked about PG Tips for decades. Wonderful episode, gents. Many thanks from across the pond. :)
Very kind words. So many people have commented on this issue we just had to do it. It's a shame that PG Tips has gone this way but there are plenty of other teas out there
Good morning Gentleman, First of all thank You for the fabulous job you doing and for the great channel about the tea. I am a tea drinker and was looking for a long time to find a channel, that would be doing reviews of teas and coffees in an understandable and interesting ways. Happily, I found You. Please keep doing this great work. I hope more people will subscribe to your channel. I encourage every one to do so. As of the afore mentioned PG tips, i agree with You wholeheartedly, why do they have to sort of improve what was already very good tea. These big conglomerates, when they gooble up smaller tea firms, always ruin the original products by so call new and improved. I drink a lot of tea and noticed if something is new and improved usually is never better. Thank you again for your great job. Best regards from USA. Ps. If You would be kind enough to review at some point and time Ahmad and Dilmah teas that would be much appreciated.
You're right, new and improved means new and costs saved. Thanks for the kind words, I'm blushing 😁
So glad you chaps took this on, and yes I agree fully. Here's another curve ball for you, bear with me.. Unilever, the previous PG brand owners made no secret that despite the brands market dominance, were not making enough money from PG sales. 2022 arrives and they sell cheap to Liptons. In my search for a PG replacement I managed to get a box of Liptons Yellow Label bags last week (no easy task today in the UK, even though Liptons is a European company). If you can see where I'm heading, you're right. The new PG bags are Lipton's regular tea in a bigger bag, the flavour, lack of brightness and malty nothingness is near identical.
PG was always an Assam/Kenyan/Ceylon blend, it got worse over the years as Unilever lowered the percentage of the more expensive Ceylon tea which lends it the slightly fruity and bright notes, but it remained a blend of the 3 teas. Lipton's plantations are almost exclusively Kenyan, and this reflects in the flavour. Its no coincidence IMO that Liptons own brand regular teabags have vanished from UK wholesalers.. I'm pointing my finger at you Liptons 😝👺
Awesome research. It does not come as any surprise. Anytime a large company says that they have improved a product, it is the opposite, although it will always be more profitable. PG Tips, RIP.
@@punktea8142 Indeed, and so sad to witness.
Their loss, many more excellent teas out there.
Absolutely agree, the new one is a different tea, and the old pyramid bags much better. It is possible that they actually improve with age; some teas do. Before PG changed, I got a box of PG tips that was fantastic, and I noticed on the side it said that it was only from Kenya. I have compared them all and the new PG is noticeably worse than both the Kenyan and the more Assamy pyramid bags. Thank you for your videos!
Wow, I think we have ourselves. PG Tips master! That's good knowledge. It may be time to go find a other brand. Thank you for the kind comments.
Also the new PG Gold is not nearly as good as the old PG Gold, besides being double the price. What a disappointment!
We are looking into the new PG Gold very soon.