Bigelow Tea Review (2026): Is It Worth It? Best & Worst Blends

Constant Comment is Bigelow's founding blend, created by Ruth Campbell Bigelow in 1945, and it remains the brand's reason to exist. It's a robust black tea infused with orange rind and 'sweet spice' (the exact spice blend is a closely held family secret), and the aroma alone — bright citrus over clove-like warmth — is more interesting than most premium flavored teas.

In the cup it brews a brisk, full-bodied black tea with real orange-peel character that doesn't taste artificial or perfumed. It takes milk surprisingly well and is excellent iced. We found it forgiving of over-steeping — a rarity in flavored blacks. There's a decaf version and a Green Tea Constant Comment if you want the same flavor profile with less caffeine. This is the blend we reach for most.

Bigelow Earl Grey is the brand's most popular straight black tea and a sensible everyday choice. The bergamot is present and pleasant — citrusy and floral without the soapy over-perfume that ruins cheaper Earl Greys. The black tea base is medium-bodied and brisk.

It's not as bold or as fragrant as a specialty Earl Grey, and serious bergamot lovers may want more punch. But for a foil-fresh, widely available, milk-friendly daily cup, it's hard to fault. Pairs well with a splash of milk or a thin slice of lemon.

Bigelow Green Tea is the brand's everyday green, and its strength is forgiveness. Where many green teas turn harsh and bitter if you oversteep or use water that's too hot, Bigelow's stays smooth and mellow. The flavor is light, slightly sweet, and clean rather than deeply grassy or umami-rich.

Purists chasing a vibrant, vegetal Japanese green will find it thin. But as an accessible, mistake-proof daily green — hot or iced — it's a genuinely good value, often the cheapest pick in our lineup. There are many flavored spin-offs (mint, lemon, pomegranate) built on this same base.

Bigelow Cinnamon Stick is a black tea with a pronounced, true cinnamon character — not the faint, vaguely sweet hint you get from lesser cinnamon teas. It's warming and dessert-like enough that many drinkers skip the sugar entirely.

It's a natural cold-weather and after-dinner pick, and it makes a good base for a quick homemade chai if you add milk. The cinnamon can dominate the tea base, so if you want the black tea to shine through, it's not the blend for you. But as a comforting spiced cup, it's one of Bigelow's better flavored blacks.

Bigelow Benefits Lemon and Echinacea is part of Bigelow's 'Benefits' line, a range of caffeine-free herbal teas each built around a theme. This one pairs bright lemon with echinacea, an herb traditionally used in folk wellness and commonly marketed for immune support. We note clearly: this is a tea, not a remedy, and it is not intended to treat or prevent any illness.

As a drink, it's genuinely enjoyable — tart, lemony, and clean, with a faint herbal earthiness from the echinacea. It's caffeine-free, so it's a fine evening option. Don't buy it for health claims; buy it because it's a bright, soothing lemon herbal you'll actually want to drink when you're feeling run down.

Bigelow English Teatime is the brand's bold breakfast-style black tea — full-bodied, brisk, and assertive, designed to be the cup that gets you going. It's the most robust straight black in Bigelow's mainstream lineup, with enough backbone to stand up to milk and a spoon of sugar the way a proper English Breakfast should.

On its own it's a touch one-dimensional compared to a premium Assam-forward breakfast blend, and it can turn slightly astringent if oversteeped. But as a reliable, foil-fresh morning black that's everywhere and inexpensive, it's exactly what most people want from a daily breakfast tea.