English Scene Caddy with Darjeeling Tea - 100g Loose Leaf Tea

This was my first pack of loose leaf tea to try, I'm fed up of tea bags. I have no idea what Darjeeling tastes like, and I just pluped for this based on price and reviews. This is a delicious, flavourful brew. I don't like strong tea - well not builders' tea anyway, so, using an in-cup tea strainer type thingy I steeped the first attempt for 3 minutes. Tried it without milk - I always take milk in my tea. Ugh. So I added some milk - much better but too weak and thin tasting Then I noticed the instructions on the tin said 5-10 minutes, so next time I tried 5 minutes -much better. I have now settled on 4 minutes for a well-heaped teaspoon or leaves in an in-cup strainer/brewer The actual leaves are something to behold - great, big quality tea leaves. I am impressed. The canister is nice - it's solid and the lid fits well, but now I've got one I don't need another - so I'll be on the look out for a box next time

It is so difficult to find good quality loose leaf tea. This tea is the genuine product. Excellent flavour and obviously genuine good quality leaves. One of the tests is to look inside the pot or glass once the tea has been consumed. The leaves have regenerated and there is almost no sediment or cloudiness (which you get with many other brands, because many other brands use all the "dust" as well to achieve high margins and more weight. Another test is to make your tea in a double walled tall glass (which is my preferred way when on my own) and put a saucer or small plate on top. With this method, with this loose leaf tea, you will know your tea is ready when all the leaves have fallen to the bottom and see there is no dusty surface or cloudiness. Finally, with this tea, the result is always a lovely clear beverage with no cloudiness or scum on the surface. It is not inexpensive but it is such good quality loose leaf tea, it is possible to top up with hot water and enjoy a second drink. The great quality, compared with many others, also means it is possible to use less per pot. Strongly recommend this product.

Considering the price, it is a good quality. Obviously you shouldn't expect prime quality for that price, but it taste really good, it was really nicely complimenting the Persian dish we had. Would recommend. It is very light bodied, not too strong, as you would expect from a Darjeeling tea.

Editing this posting after second cup of this tea... It's delicious and nicer than any supermarket brand. Below is original post. I had used the same amount of tea to make a pot as the Waitrose Darjeeling version, and it came out a bit overpowering (and is what I based my original review on). This tea does take much less to make a brew and is so much nicer than the Waitrose stuff too. Has that light fruitiness I remember loving as a kid.. I'm leaving my original review below so buyers can see that it shouldn't be made too strong! Not so sure about this version of my favourite tea. I do find it quite "heavy, and that it leaves quite a strong tannin coating in your mouth (which I am actually used to and enjoy in traditional tea). It just seems slightly out of place with the delicacy I am used to as goes darjeeling. I am not a tea expert though, so this could in fact be considered better by tea experts than the ones I'm used to. It's pleasant and inexpensive enough and the tin is great for future tea orientated purposes, so I am giving it four stars!

Nice tea and tin

I am a recent convert to loose leaf teas and am glad to have found this one. I'm no expert on tea tasting but I know when I like something and this is spot on. Very different to all the high street tea bags brands I have tried over many years. It has a more floral and refreshing taste is probably the best way to sum it up. Such a shame that they don't seem to sell it in 500g packets, I could then reuse the metal caddy rather than keep on throwing them away.

OK quality, reasonable price, but a bit too broad in flavour for Darjeeling.

Elegant flavour. After testing several brands I have standardised on Ahmad.

Very nice cup of tea

I'm trying other different types of tea right now, otherwise I would be ordering more of this right now lol. This is a pretty impressive tea considering how cheap it is. Moderately strong, and has a fairly complex flavor. If you drink a lot of quality loose leaf tea, you may not find this to be that impressive. But for what it is, it's pretty damn good. As they say in the description don't ruin it by adding milk, pick up something else for that. To me, the main downside is that Ahmad's limited selection of loose leaf teas all seem to have a pretty common backbone of flavor (from the Ceylon sourced tea...? from the processing method...? i don't know, i am not that knowledgeable). They seem to be budget oriented at the core and I'm not blaming them for that. But do be aware that if you purchase several different types of teas from them, they will have a similar taste. Personally I am not blaming them for this because they are honest about where their tea comes from, and present a good value.

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Great flavor, good packaging, great price point. This is Darjeeling tea, it is a light tea. If your review is poor bc it is a light tea then you are not properly reviewing Darjeeling tea. It would be a great review if you rated it low because you ordered a stout dark black tea and instead got a Darjeeling quality. I suggest you do your homework before you buy something so you aren't disappointed.

This was a nice tea. It was earthy and bold. Keep in mind it's a tea you don't really want to use milk in.