Ceylon Loose Leaf Black Tea – 500g Packet

My favourite tea, strong flavour and nice colour, tastes fresh and smooth. The leaves brew nicely and the aroma is pleasant. 500g pack lasts a long time, good value for money. Happy with the purchase and would buy again.

This is a decent quality Ceylon. I use it to make a really great tasting breakfast tea by adding 1/3 teaspoon to 2 teaspoons of a loose leaf breakfast tea. It really improves the taste of a standard breakfast tea. The leaves are a good size and it's great value for money. I like that it's ethically sourced too.

Nice, proper leaf tea (not fines) with good flavour. I wish Ahmad sold a larger (say 500g) metal caddy that I could then fill from their larger Ceylon cardboard package. I blend my own tea based mainly on Assam, secondly Ceylon, and a hint of either Darjeeling, Keemun, Kenyan, or Lapsang Suching.

Good taste and strong!

Decent flavour just a little to light for me

This loose leaf tea is not as strong flavour as assam, but perfect for an afternoon cuppa.

We are in a very hard water region - bear that in mind! This was a disappointment - the leaves swelled up and were a good size (nearly BoP? size), the colour was good but the taste wasn't like the Celon teas of the past that were sold by the Ceylon Tea Centre in London. It was just, well, "bland"... We are having a try out of "highly rated teas" this year in the hope of finding better. This is on the "OK - but not special" list. You won't offend with this - but its not a "winner" Any Amazon reviewers with advice of other brands to try that recreate the taste of Ceylon tea of the past out are greatly welcomed !

It's a good quality tea.

I am a great fan of Ahmad teas for their quality and reasonable price. The Ahmad Ceylon Tea is no exception. It has a pleasant aroma and a bold flavor, but it is not overpowering. Like almost all black teas, it has strong antioxidant properties which support immune and heart health. The tea comes in a very nice tin which can be reused. I am also very pleased that Ahmad as a company supports the Ethical Tea Partnership and really treats its workers and growers well.

It's pretty smooth and has a decent flavor compared to the dust you can buy in supermarket teabags, and it's friendly to over-steeping since it can be steeped for 10+ minutes without becoming overwhelmingly bitter or astringent. But for this price (currently $25 CAD for 100 grams), being "better than supermarket dust tea" just doesn't cut it with its lack of aroma and flat taste. That works out to about $1 per cup, assuming 4 grams of leaves per cup with one infusion. Ahmad has pleasantly surprised me with the quality of some of their other products (their bagged Earl Grey is fantastic), but you should only buy this product if you feel like paying $25 for a very nice tea caddy.

Buen te....

Bon produit. Répond à mes attentes.

This is one part of my tea blend, it is a great tea!