Taj Mahal Tea | Brooke Bond | Loose Leaf | Premium Quality | Black Tea Blend | Compatible for Traditional Chai | Authentic Indian Tea | Rich & Flavourful | 450 Grams (Pack of 1)

So many people think the stuff sold in stores and coffee shops is tea. In truth for the most part it is not. Most of the stuff one see's passed off as a tea is actually an infusion of sticks, twigs and flowers. If the label says "tea" but TEA is not in the ingredients, it is not tea. Think of drinking a "coke" but without cola in it. These so called teas are actually infusions and quite a few smell and taste like what they are, flowers meant for the perfume industry not for drinking. Drink tea with abandonment! It actually is good for you! Oh, and in case you did not know, the caffeine in tea is not stronger then that in coffee contrary to myth's. In fact some true tea's have little to no caffeine naturally.Tea comes by many names, Ceylon, Earl Grey, Assam, Orange Pekoe, Black, green no matter the name these are tea. No flowers, no strange additives, no flavors other then the name. The names of all tea's refer to where is it grown in the world when it is harvested, and how it is cured. The differences are sometimes subtle, sometimes strong but all are tea.Taj Mahal by Brooke Bond is a full flavored black tea. Best suited for oh, tea. A cup, a pot, a pitcher. This is a really good, black tea worthy of the name Tea! If you are or have ever been in the South, sweet iced tea is a favorite drink of choice here. This Taj Mahal makes a tremendous iced tea!

Whether served as British hot tea or American southern sweet iced tea, this is the best tea anywhere. Every time my British husband makes sweet tea with this my southern friends and family all want to know what he did differently because it is so much better than what they have made for decades. He says it is simply the tea that you begin with. Instead of the dust you get in most tea bags, you actually see little rolled tea leaves in Taj Majal. It is soooo good. The very best.

This review is for "Taj Mahal" Orange Pekoe tea.The flavor is very nice, the bits are very small - it seems to be a "CTC" tea, i.e.CRUSH (or CUT), TEAR, AND CURLThis makes it a little more expensive, but "efficient" in thatyou use less to make a full-flavored cupa.

The media could not be loaded. Yes, this tea is very expensive because people of the south Asian region are used to getting this tea for very cheap. However, if you do not have Indian stores close to you or stores that carry this tea the next best thing is Amazon because you can get access quickly. I absolutely love this tea, I have it every morning and I grew up with it my entire life. It is my preferred Indian chai as you can see from my video. I throw in some cardamom and some ginger and a dash of condensed milk and sweetened to my taste and sip it all morning and it is pure heaven in a cup!

If you want to prepare tea in bags this is the best tea you can get. The quality of the leafs is great. Though, for making tea in a samowar you need tea with bigger leafs. This one is too strong to keep it for long period in hot water.

This tea used to be great, the last few boxes have been pretty much flavorless and weak. This is a much lower quality tea now.

I am so excited about this tea! It has excellent flavor and makes a perfect masala chai. Even better, now I don't have to rip open individual tea bags to make chai. I can scoop out what I need and come back for more later. It has a delicious aroma and is strong enough to cut through my array of seasonings.There is so much in the box, I don't expect to run out soon. When I do, I will be ordering more Taj Mahal.

I actually wanted this type of tea because it is simply tastes great. The box and description state that it is "loose leaf" , but it resembles course ground coffee. I have some friends who are from India and they only buy this tea from their import store. You might need a fine screen or filter.