Lipton Yellow Label International Blend | Lipton Tea Bags |Black Tea| Premium Quality | 200 Grams (Pack of 1)

I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I found this tea to be good. There was no place to get the regular Lipton loose tea (used since the seventies for drinking and recipes) so I ended up with this in desperation after trying bagged “dust.” It’s grainy; it’s not tea leaves. The packaging is a foil paper so I put that bag into a ziplock bag, and it’s stayed really fresh even with only myself using the tea. I find it to have a ‘buttery’ smooth flavor, really very smooth. I use just a little over half a coffee tablespoon scoop for a five cup coffee/tea maker and I put an extra cup out to make three 12-oz cups. I have alway used vanilla bean snippets with tea and coffee brewing. An inch long piece lasts almost a month with daily use. Just rinse and let dry, put it int basket again (in a filter) with my next brewing. When the bitter tannins come through, it’s time for a new snippet of vanilla bean.It’s not for vanilla flavor, it’s to “tame” the bitter tannins, thank you Bert Greene cookbook for that tip. I really was surprised to find this tea so pleasing, and it’s going to be a staple for me now that I’ve tried it. I don’t know how it’s made into pellets or why, must be to keep it from turning to dust maybe? If that’s it then it works, imho. A surprise really good purchase!

Good iced tea is the solution to anyone who pays a lot for unhealthy carbonated beverages and lugs them home from the grocery store. The directions describe making a cup of hot tea from a teaspoon or tea leaves. They must like their tea strong! By my estimate, I'll make 60 gallons of fairly strong iced tea from this one large box of loose tea. Incidentally, the box is bilingual. Half is English and the other half is Farsi, Persian or some other Middle Eastern language. Warning To Brits And Other Tea Snobs: Stop reading now. To make half a gallon of iced tea, I microwave five cups of water in a large Pyrex measuring cup with a rounded tablespoon of Lipton Yellow Label loose tea for eight minutes (just short of boiling) and allow it to steep another 3-5 minutes. Unlike an infuser ball, the tea leaves are free to circulate and the tea diffuses quickly. Brownian motion for the win! I pour the tea through the Schefs Premium Tea Filter (purchased on Amazon) to trap the loose finely cut tea leaves, and I add filtered water to make two quarts of tea. The tea filter does a great job of filtering. Part of that may be the result of the premium Yellow Label tea not having much tea leaf dust that can slip through the tiny holes in the tea filter. My tea is almost entirely free of tea leaf silt and it tastes delicious. I drink it unsweetened throughout the summer. Pro Tip: If you like lemon in your iced tea, get a KitchenAid mixer and the citrus juicer attachment, buy bags of lemons in bulk, squeeze them and freeze the juice in ice cube trays. Drop two lemon cubes in the tea filter, pour in the hot tea, and the pulp remains in the filter with the tea leaves. You can also make instant lemonade with a lemon cube, a tablespoon of sugar and a cup of water. Stir until the lemon melts and add ice. I keep frozen lemon and lime cubes. They're great for cooking too, anytime you need fresh lemon or lime juice.

always by this product great quality

This seems to have change. It’s not the BJ’s k loose leaf that we use to buy. It has a reddish tint to it. I’d like the old plain black tea back. China product now.

I did not think I would like it because I was accustomed orange pekoe tea. But I love this Chia tea. It is so smooth and strong so it goes further. It makes delicious hot or cold tea. Also I like loose tea. It is difficult to find these days.

This is not the Lipton tea I grew up with. I'm on my 2nd pitcher now - I use it for iced tea. I had to throw out the first pitcher, because it was way, way too bitter. I figured, well, I made it too strong and steeped it too long. For this second pitcher, I went by the strictest brewing advice. I took the water to just boiling and steeped it for only three minutes. Should have been perfect, right? Well, it's still bitter, and I had even made it a little weak. One bad sign that made me nervous from the start was that the dry tea leaves aren't like they used to be. It looks like a bunch of tiny dark brown BBs. After brewing, it doesn't look a whole lot different except that the BBs look bigger. See the photos. It's just not my old favorite, anymore. Now I have to figure out what other tea might be good. I hate it when an old favorite is radically changed for the worse.

Good supply of regular tea for wife.

This is NOT your typical supermarket Lipton tea. I first became aware of this tea after spotting it in a Chinese drama series (Shan Shan Comes To Eat 杉杉来了), where it was shown as an 'upgraded quality' tea for the office kitchen, and nearly laughed myself out of my chair thinking "In the land of tea, THIS is supposed to be an upgrade? Lipton?" ... but then I noticed the "Yellow Label" designation which I'd never seen before, did some research, and eventually ordered some here out of curiosity. Let me tell you, this tea is very tasty. It has become my 'house tea'. I take care of my elderly mother, so there are always various helpers, aides, and guests around. Everyone I've offered some to has loved it. I keep tea bags in stock for their convenience, but prefer using the loose tea version when I make it for myself ( Lipton Yellow Label Tea (loose tea) - 450g ). I prepare it in various sized teapots, or by the cup using this awesome infuser: FORLIFE Stainless Folding Handle Tea Infuser with Carrying Case When prepared properly this tea has a very pleasant and subtle natural sweetness to it, with very little astringency. The choice of water used makes a substantial difference in the taste, as well. I use Crystal Geyser Water, 128-ounces (Pack of6) , which is very good for teas in general. I use this water even for expensive Chinese teas costing $1.50 to $2.00 per gram. Compare that vs loose Twinings at about $0.05 per gram, and this tea (loose form) at about $0.02 per gram . I also think this tea tastes best when brewed at slightly less than boiling (95°C / ±205°F) For a commercially produced tea, I can't recommend this highly enough. If you're on the fence, or just curious, take a chance ... give it a try. That's what I did, and I don't regret it one iota :)

Satisfying tea for those who don't mind loose tea

Good

Received regular non orange pekoe tea in the orange pekoe box.

Good teabags

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