VAHDAM, Second Flush ASSAM GOLD (50 Cups) | 100% PURE UNBLENDED Black Tea Loose Leaf | Black Tea Leaves with GOLDEN TIPS | Brew as Hot or Iced Tea | 3.53oz

Exactly what ive been searching for - a strong black tea that does not leave a strange or bitter aftertaste. I just use 1 teaball in a 2 cup mug & it is a perfect cup of tea. Worth the extra cost & will def buy again.

My first box of this tea came last night. This morning I made my first cup, and I am totally pleased. From some of the reviews I expected this tea to be too spicy or harsh, but I find it a perfectly balance blend of all spices--definitely not too peppery. I like a strong Chai tea, and it seems that there is quite some wiggle room for strength on how much tea I add to my water, but what I had this morning was wonderful. It's so much better than any of the tea bags I have tried, including the "big" names, and I don't buy the liquid Chia mixes. I like being able to control the sweetness. I have an adorable 1 quart vintage Descoware beanpot that I use for brewing my tea, and I filled it with about 20 ounces of water and added about 1 flat teaspoon of tea. I was surprised that the tea didn't color the water - it was fairly unimpressive just sitting on the bottom of the pot, but after the water come to temperature, everything hydrated and I ended up with a lovely pot of dark, fragrant tea. I boiled it for a few minutes, added my milk and unrefined sugar and brought it back to the boil. All told, it took about eight minutes to make enough tea for two large cups--far less time than it took me feed the cats and make my bed. I let the pot simmer on low until I was ready to have my tea, and it was awesome. About an hour later I had my second cup -it was still hot from the cast iron pot and equally wonderful. I totally see why so many people have written to say they have found their perfect Chai tea. It also comes thoughtfully packaged with an extra sealable bag to keep it fresh -the packaging shows pride in product. This won't be the only box I buy, for sure.

Absolutely delicious! Not too spicy (at recommended strength) but just spicy enough. Will definitely be a repeat purchase for me!

Delicious tea, quality is excellent but ridiculously overpriced for the amount you get.

Love the taste of this Chai tea. great price point and worth every penny. would highly recommend for Chai lovers...and even if you aren't, you may want to try it.

So efficiently packed, all freshness of the freshly plucked tea is sealed inside. Tea drinker all my life, first Darjeeling tea that has blown me away. If you are a tea connoisseur, you are missing out if you don’t sample this. To the manufacturers: please don’t change anything here and keep up the good quality.

I love me some darjeeling, so this was only a natural choice. Imagine my surprise when I have that first cup and it is complete and utter bliss! They used to offer a darjeeling chai a couple years ago, but I haven't seen it in a bit - of course, you can always add your own spices and make your own, and yes, you can get chai masala to turn your darjeeling into darjeeling masala chai. So yeah, you want good darjeeling? Buy this one.

This Earl Grey Green Tea is very fresh and aromatic. The smell and taste are extremely potent, but the smell is much sweeter than the taste. As expected, the citrusy bergamot scent is refreshing and uplifting, and it reminds me of my very first bottle of bergamot essential oil. I bagged 1.5 teaspoons and steeped it in about 16 ounces of hot water. When I tasted the tea, I was really surprised and taken aback. It's extremely sweet at first, but then immediately bitter. It's a very forceful bitterness that made me put in about 3 scoops of manuka honey to sweeten the taste. However, I simply couldn't totally cover up this strong bitterness without pouring more and more water into my mug to water the tea down. Of course I took the teabag out within minutes of tasting the tea. But I don't usually have to do that with any of my homemade tea blends. I really wanted to like this early grey green tea, and I do in some aspects, but the earl grey part is really overwhelmingly bitter. I think if I used just a tiny amount of the tea blended with something else, it might taste okay next time. Watering it down a lot helped to even out the taste. Otherwise, the packaging and attention to detail was phenomenal as always, and the tea came vacuum sealed. There is also an empty bag and label to switch the contents into a fresh new resealable bag. The care put into the tea and the packaging is second to none. Their customer service is also prompt and attentive.