VAHDAM, Earl Grey Tea Loose Leaf 170+ Cups (340g/12oz) Citrusy & Delicious Black Tea blended with 100% Natural Oil of Bergamot | Brew Hot/Iced Tea

Always good quality. Long leaf, fresh and full of flavor. This is a great company. Highly recommend.

When I opened the package, I was blown away by the wonderful Earl Grey and citrusy aroma. However, I have had several cups and made sure my palate was clean so that there was no other taste in my mouth. To me this taste like plain black tea. This tea is pretty much tasteless. Overall, this is an incredible disappointment. I drink lots of different teas and my favorite Earl Grey so far is Tippy Earl Grey from Golden Moon Tea - see here . I canceled this subscribe and save item as I am so disappointed. I expected better considering the overwhelmingly positive reviews. There is also one more negative. The bag is supposed to be resealable but the internal zip lock pulls away from the bag in spots leaving me without the ability to seal this bag. UPDATE May 10, 2018 - The owner contacted me and was generous enough to sent me some replacement teas to try (see picture and story). The customer service is outstanding and the teas smell great. Unfortunately, after have more than 10 cups of tea on a clean palate, I just could not taste any Bergamot flavor. The brew itself is clean (meaning no sediment) which is very good, but the tea is flavorless or almost flavorless as in the case of the chai I tried. I am always surprised when a tea smells fabulous but it does not carry over into the brew. I wish them well. UPDATE Oct 31, 2024 - After I tried the replacement tea the owner sent me, I put both packages aside for a couple of years. I decided to start drinking this tea again and it is very good. Perhaps it took time for the bergamot flavor to meld with the tea but now the same tea I rated 2 stars tastes like 4.5 stars to me.

Rich flavor that takes Earl Grey to a new level

Ok I have been using this tea for about 2 years or so now, have previously used Harney and Sons and Rishi, this tea is significantly more expensive than Harney and like wise less expensive than Rishi. Overall the quality of the tea is excellent, the blending and amount of bergamot oil is just about spot on. It is an absolute necessity to keep the tea leaves properly, the flavor will degrade rather quickly if you do not keep the tea sealed tightly. What we do is vacuum seal about 1/2 the bag and use the open half, however if we made 2 cups side by side with a brand new bag and the tea from the previous batch it becomes very obvious that the tea flavor is not the same. My only problem with this company is that they switched from 16 oz bags to 12 oz bags and the price stayed the same. Which means they raised the price 25% and didn't say anything about it, just repackaged it in a bit of a different way, if your going to do that at least be upfront with your customers, they are in fact the life of your business. Anyway it is an excellent tea and I think you will like it.

Update 2018-02-09 Vahdam teas are my daily beverage, all day long, now that i quit drinking coffee and alcohol. I am giving as gifts to friends and family in the convenient to use pyramid bags. The attractive boxes make a nice, affordable gift. I have been drinking Vahdam teas for a couple of years now. I received an email from Bala Sarda, the company founder, and decided to take the time to share about their products. If you like high-quality teas, you really need to check these out. I have a friend at work who visits the prime tea country back at his home in mainland China every few years, and brings back some of the most wonderful teas. They are prohibitively expense for me to purchase here in the US. Vahdam teas are the only teas that I have tasted that remind me of the high-quality, very expensive products from mainland China. Different products but similar high quality. And Vahdam teas from Amazon are very affordable. Here is Bala's story from his email, which I thought worthy of copy/pasting here: "I wish to introduce myself as the 25-year-old, Founder of Vahdam Teas . Your Amazon shipment is Out for Delivery and should reach you very soon. Firstly, thank you for choosing our teas. And before you try them, I wanted to share MY STORY with you. I come with a lineage of over 80 years in tea & I am the 4th generation in my family running a tea business. However, it is when I joined my bulk-tea-export family business, I noticed that most of the tea being sold across the world is passing through multiple middlemen & reaching consumers like you , a minimum of 6-12 months after harvest in the plantations . And by then, most of the PRIME freshness & flavour found in tea is lost. And even though, world famous tea brands are growing every year, the millions of tea growers back here in India are plagued with problems like low wages and are also facing an uncertain future . Yes, even though India grows some of the finest teas in the world (30% of the world's production), the absence of a home-grown brand has made the industry dependent on bulk tea exports to brands who move to poor quality teas from other tea growing regions in order to compete on price points & earn higher margins, as soon as the farmer's increase their price. And to initiate a journey to solve these problems, is when I decided to launch Vahdam Teas, a home-grown Indian tea brand, a couple of years back. How are Vahdam Teas exceptionally fresh? Unlike your everyday cuppa, V ahdam teas do not travel in containers for months before being packaged and sold. All our teas are procured direct from plantations & tea growers within 24-72 hours of harvest , packaged garden fresh and shipped to Amazon warehouses directly from source in India . By eliminating all middlemen we are not only able to make available garden fresh high quality teas but are also able to retain all earnings in the region where these divine teas are grown & nurtured by millions of growers with immense love, care and passion . A process which ultimately helps every farmer get a better price for their produce. Additionally, instead of a date of packaging, most Vahdam Teas come with a Date of Picking/Harvest which is the true indicator a tea's freshness. I would like to thank you for joining our tea family & patronizing a truly ethical, fair-trade tea. I am every excited for you to try our teas & taste the VAHDAM difference. We are honest company, working hard to get better every day & if for some reason you do not like your cup of tea or if they is any other feedback, please don't hesitate to mail me here, directly. I will personally ensure to send you a replacement or a refund. " The Earl Grey Citrus is my favorite, and after years of drinking Starbucks Verona, this is now my daily beverage.

Good black tea ☕️ . It was vacuum packed + extra zip lock with sticker. Smells great. I like it.

I have purchased this item 6 times over the past 6 years. At first I was very happy with the aroma and taste, however these last two bags have been lacking in the complete 'Earl Grey with Bergamot' experience. I thought that perhaps the 5th bag was an anomaly , but this 6th bag is the same, lacking the appropriate aromas. Once done with it, I will be looking for another supplier/product,

This excellent looseleaf tea in its many forms grown in India was first introduced to me by Oprah Winfrey. I tried it and I have loved it for several years now it’s many forms in different blends. Have never let me down. They meet all my expectations knowing that Management has shared with its growers. It’s harvester’s. It’s Packers. It shippers makes me very happy. Good to share.

good test tea and strong

Un thé de grande qualité, au parfum bergamote authentique. Emballage étanche.

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Dies ist der beste Earl Grey Tee, den ich je probiert habe. Die Teeblätter sind lang und robust, und es gibt einen kräftigen und doch subtilen Duft von Bergamotte. Auch der zitrusartige Nachgeschmack ist äußerst angenehm und lang anhaltend. Die Verpackung ist erstklassig, und der große dunkelgrüne, wiederverschließbare Beutel sieht so gut aus, dass man zur Aufbewahrung eigentlich keine Teedose braucht. Das gepflückte Datum und das verpackte Datum sind deutlich gekennzeichnet, und mit 454 g pro Bestellung gibt es eine Menge zu trinken. Natürlich ist der Geschmack subjektiv, obwohl ich als gebürtiger Brite sagen muss, dass ich meinen Tee, mit oder ohne Milch, gerne kenne. Ich habe noch nicht versucht, ihn kalt aufzubrühen, aber wenn er so köstlich ist wie eine normale Tasse, dann bin ich auf ein Vergnügen gefasst. Wasserqualität und -härte sind ebenfalls ein wichtiger Faktor, also berücksichtigen Sie dies bitte ebenfalls, wenn Sie beurteilen, wie Sie Ihren Tee zubereiten und genießen. Die Unterstützung von Vahdams ist ausgezeichnet und hält sich an ihr Wort, im unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass Sie eine minderwertige Lieferung erhalten, einen Ersatz zu garantieren. Auch ihr Ziel, die lokalen Pflanzer in Indien zu unterstützen, bei der Erziehung ihrer Familien zu helfen sowie kohlenstoff- und kunststoffneutral zu sein, spricht für sich. Objektiv gesehen ist Vahdam ein großartiges Unternehmen, das wunderbaren Tee liefert und das Ihre Kundschaft verdient hat.

This tea is worth every penny. The difference is clear right away: it brews into actual large leaves, not dust, and the flavour is rich and full. I am done with cheap teas full of pesticides; knowing the source makes this cup taste even better. Highly recommended if you want a cleaner, superior brew.