VAHDAM, Assam Black Tea Leaves (340g) 170+ Servings | High Caffeine, Non GMO, Gluten Free | 100% Halal Certified | STRONG & RICH | Pure Unblended Single Origin Black Loose Leaf Tea | Vacuum Sealed

Good basic tea. Strong color, powerful taste. Lightly bitter on the end, but ok.

Great taste, first time I try, recommended

Far better than tea dust products.

Great taste, good quality leaves. Comes vacuum packed but there is a sealable bag included in the box, a very thoughtful nice touch

When prepared as per measurement given on the pack, the tea brews to an exceptional good taste & aroma. Highly recommended 👍🏻

Great taste of tea leafs Totally recommended

I must say i thought i knew what tea taste like. After i tried this, i realized that whatever i was drinking, was not a tea..

Over rated , quite weak in taste and flavor. Bought it based on other reviews. Will not be buying this brand again. Positives on their packaging and freshness

Das war jetzt mein zweiter Kauf. Beinah 500 Gramm reichen für mich schon ein paar Monate. Der Tee ist frisch, Vorjahres-Ernte. Und im geschlossen Gefäß aufbewahrt bleibt er auch frisch bis zum letzten Krümel. Und nach dem Aufbrühen, das Aroma einfach gut. Das wird wohl nicht meine letzte Bestellung gewesen sein. Danke. Ich mag Assam-Tee. Dieser ist sehr angenehm. Beim ersten Glas, es ist schon Wochen her, hatte ich einen irgendwie sanften Geschmack auf der Zunge. Inzwischen habe ich mich daran gewöhnt. Ich bereite gewöhnlich einen 0,75 l in einer Glaskanne, 3 Gläser, zu trinken innerhalb von 2 Stunden. Lasse nur kurz ziehen, bis die schöne satte goldbraune Teefarbe errreicht ist. Dann kommt der Filter raus. Die Kanne steht auf einer Warmhalteplatte. Auch nach zwei Stunden hat der Tee seine Farbe und seinen Geschmack bis zum letzten Glas behalten. Perfekt. Danke den Teebauern und Vahdam.

Finally, a cup of tea with the intense, robust quality similar to a good coffee. All of the aromatic oils are preserved in this loose tea with remarkable taste and character. You will never use a tea bag again. Bravo!

Let's start with the packaging: This tea comes vacuum sealed in a nice package that "pops" when you cut the seal. It has a very long neck so that, after you cut it open, you have a nice long top to pour it into the container it's going to stay in. Vahdam has included a thick, dark plastic, zip top bag for you. The bag is folded up inside the cardboard box and unlabeled. But never fear: There is a VERY LARGE full color label that looks just like picture on the box. I peeled this label and applied it to the zip top bag, then poured the pound of tea into it. It seals solidly and is light proof. This is a great addition so the tea will stay fresh for a long time. The taste and smell: Initially I was a little put off by the "flowery" smell of this tea. I have only had a few other Assam teas, so I'm not sure what a very high quality Assam should smell like. This has kind of a sharp note, as opposed to the warm notes I get from Ceylon tea. I initially used about the recommended amount of tea: Approximately 4 grams for 12 to 14 oz of water. The recommendation is 2 grams for 7 oz of water. I use a bigger cup! That cup of tea was flowery at first and then a little bit malty as it cooled. It was fine, but not really what I wanted. For my next cup the following day I used more like 5.5 grams for 12 to 14 oz of water. This cup was very different. Very little flower taste. The malt became much more prominent and increased as the tea cooled. The flower and (very mild) astringency showed up in the after taste. This was a much more satisfying cup of tea for me. I like malt and this muted malt was nice and seemed to keep changing as I drunk it. The last few sips seemed to have a (very mild) chocolate flavor. For me, using a good bit more than the recommended amount of tea is the way to drink it. I like this tea and will be drinking more. So a very nice tasting Assam with the best, most useful, packaging I have ever seen. Recommended!

Excellent thé d'Assam. Je n'osais plus en boire depuis des années à cause de l'astringence classique pour ce thé noir assez fort. Or ici ce thé du matin, chauffé à 90 degrés et infusé 3 à 5 minutes, reste malgré tout assez doux au palais. Il n'assèche pas la bouche par la suite. J'en suis très contente, je le bois avec grand plaisir. Vadham reste une marque de thés indiens extrêmement fiable. Pour les manipulations du thé en vrac, pour ne pas risquer que le thé tombe par terre par exemple, il suffit de se mettre au dessus d'une table ! Préparer d'abord tout ce dont on a besoin à savoir une boîte à thé ( c'est plus joli et pratique) , puis bien couper en biseau le sachet où le thé était conservé sous vide. Ainsi on peut verser aisément son thé dans une boîte d'un contenu d'au moins 250g. Le reste se conserve très bien dans le sachet fourni. Il faut penser à coller l'étiquette " Thé d'Assam" avant d'y mettre du thé. Bref c'est une petite question de logique et d'organisation ! ;)) Je l'ai fait en pleine nuit... aucun problème.😅

I'm relatively new on my journey of teas. I do know that I prefer an Assam to any of the more floral varieties. This tea, at least to my taste, defines the descriptor "malty". It is a very full and robust, well rounded flavor. If you're looking for that astringent cut of a dry tannin in your tea, don't look here. (And this is coming from someone that does enjoy a tart tannin tea as well). There is true depth in the flavor of this tea and I wholly appreciate it. I'm a strong tea guy, I put four full spoons of this tea into my diffuser and let it steep for close to 5 minutes. I will definitely buy this again, and of the 7 or 8 teas that I've tried so far this is the first one that I can say that about.