VAHDAM Assam Summer Black Tea, Loose Leaf, 340g

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

Un tè eccezionale ad un prezzo imbattibile. Provate a mixare una porzione di questo straordinario tè con un'uguale quantità di infuso del vostro erborista, tipo Frutti di Bosco o quel che vi aggrada: otterrete una miscela meravigliosa. Diversamente gustatelo così com'è: favoloso!

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.😅

コロナ禍で◯UPICIAで値上がりしまくったアッサム。 値段がお手頃で美味しいアッサム「だった」のですがしばらく本当に飲めませんでした。 値段が倍加して50g買ってみたけど直ぐ無くなるし、少し値段を抑えようとすると買って後悔する茶葉になる。 ◯iptonでアッサムを買ったら....紅茶色の水状態（値段据え置きだからわからなくもない）で悲しい思いをしながらこの数年、 普段用紅茶探してアールグレイのフレーバーで飲んでました。 こちらの茶葉は、ちゃんとアッサムでした。 勿論、選別して良い茶葉を選んだ際のクオリティーアッサム（感動レベルで美味しい）ではありません。 ただ、値段からすると驚異的な程のきちんとアッサムだったので、普段用には充分過ぎると思います。 ただ、アッサム独特の風味が嫌いな方もいると思いますし、癖があるのも事実だと思います。 日本で紅茶を飲むと、アッサムを謳っていてもアッサムじゃないコレ、はよくあるある、なので「アッサム茶葉」が好きな方に。 アッサムの焼き栗？焼き芋？的な風味、鼻に通る様なスッキリ感やコクが嫌いな方が、買うとこの量はもて余すと思います。 真空パックされてる2026年迄なので買って良かったです。 直ぐ飲む分は茶葉用のストッカーに開けて、入らない分は包装ごとジプロックに入れて空気抜きしました。 買って良かった。販売者さんありがとうございます。予備買おうかなぁ。

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.