Organic Positively Tea Company, Assam TGFOP Black Tea, Loose Leaf, 16 Ounce

I am nearly speechless. This “tea” is so bad. I am not even sure it’s tea leaves at all. I put a heaping teaspoon in 4 ounces of boiling water, and the lighter of the photos is after 5 min of steeping. The second photo with slightly darker tea (still not the right color given the tea to water ratio) is after sitting for 24 hours. The pot of tea shown is what color it should be (after 4 min), even for decaf. After 5 min it had virtually no flavor. After 24 hours it tastes like someone crushed up some dry oak leaves from my front yard and poured hot water on them. You can see the color of a large percentage of the leaves as well as the size of the twigs in the bag. I have been drinking decaf English Breakfast tea for over a year, and have tried several brands. I expect decaf tea to be less flavorful, but this is. I don’t know what this is. Don’t buy it.

Smells like dung and is overpowering

Absolutely lovely tea, smells divine just in the bag. I bought this to make my own blend of earl grey, saffron, and bergamot tea and it is perfect! Lovely flavor and very fair price for the amount of tea and it being organic. This will be my go to for sure and I am curious to try any others offered by this brand.

This is a good decaf tea- usually black teas can be on the bitter side or not have complex flavor compared to caffeinated, but this one is nice and floral/complex and not bitter at all. It is definitely on the weaker side, so I recommend using more per serving than you normally would for a caffeinated tea.

This is supposedly an "English Breakfast" tea - which should be full-bodied. Instead it creates only some slightly-brown and almost tasteless water. The tea itself is pale, with no rich aroma. I literally threw out the entire bag. I made the mistake when I purchased it at only looking at the aggregate ratings - not realizing that was for all their tea varieties. Don't make the same mistake - don't buy the decaf English breakfast!