Welcome Family & Friends Home for the Holidays with PG tips Teas

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- There is no denying that the Holidays are a busy time of year with shopping, cooking, decorating, social demands and out of town guests, just to name a few. PG tips (www.pgtipsusa.com), England's #1 brand of tea, reminds us to make room in overextended schedules to Take Time for Tea™ during the busy Holiday season. Whether as quiet solace in the morning before descending into the to-do list, as an organized tea gathering celebrating the season or as a late night heart-to-heart with a favorite aunt after bedtime, with PG tips memories have been made, spirits rejuvenated and souls quieted with the highest quality tea available for more than 80 years.

While as a society, we are prone to "grab a cup of coffee," there is something about tea that gives pause and is conducive to slowing down and savoring the moment, however fleeting it may be. A satisfying cup of tea is more than hot water and a tea bag; it is a process involving steeping, the proper cup, and quite often the company we keep.

Whether black or green, with milk and honey or lemon, PG tips has perfected a delicious cup of great tasting tea by using only the highest quality estate grown tea available picked from the top two leaves and buds where leaf quality is at its best. The blended tea leaves are then put into a unique PG tips pyramid shaped tea bag to insure that the flavors and the water meld and infuse within one minute for a medium-strength brew.

PG tips black tea is also available in loose tea for those times when ceremony is called for. To brew the perfect cup of tea from scratch using any size teapot or cup; use fresh or cold spring water, measure the tea leaves into an infuser  (approximately 1 tsp per person) or one tea bag per cup. Heat the water until it reaches a full boil, pour over the leaves or bag immediately and cover the teapot or cup. Steep the tea for a few minutes (depending on taste preference), discard the leaves  or bag and savor the flavor.

PG tips black and green teas are virtually fat-free, calorie-free, with half the caffeine of a typical cup of freshly brewed coffee, making it a satisfying and healthy tea choice. Trust your Holiday moments and tea memories to the tea that is most treasured, and recognized world over. A cuppa tea just wouldn't be the same without PG tips!

About PG tips Tea

Established in 1930, and recognized as England's tea of choice, PG tips tea is made from high quality, top tier tea leaves, allowed to dry and ferment, resulting in the dark brown color and signature earthy taste at the heart of the PG tips tea experience.  PG tips tea is made from a natural blend of single estate teas from around the world. Employing thousands of disadvantaged workers from areas like East Africa, PG tips has always concerned themselves with the treatment, conditions, and livelihood of those who make PG tips possible. Through donations and support, PG tips is committed to improving conditions abroad and ensuring that the tea on consumer shelves is of exceptional taste, quality, and integrity.

For PG tips product samples, press materials, or further information, please contact Christie Communications, Inc.  ( www.christiecomm.com)  Lori Tullberg at 805-969-3744, or [email protected].

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