English Breakfast Fresh Loose Leaf Black Tea Leaves (100+ Cups) - Fresh Harvest - Directly Shipped from our Family-Owned Estate in Assam, India - Morning & Afternoon Tea

This is malty and sweet with a flowery finish. A strong yet delicate black tea. I prefer it with milk and sugar in the morning to wake up, but it has so many layers that I'm sure it would be good plain, with just sugar, or maybe even iced. An excellent tea that I would definitely purchase again.As a note, I was in no way paid or compensated to write this review. A lot of companies give people free products in order to get reviews, but that is not the case here. I try my best to review all products I buy. This tea is good, and no one paid me or gave me anything for free to say that.

This was whole leaf TGFOP that I really liked, ordered twice in the past and was 5 Star quality. When I reordered by clicking on my last order I got broken leaves for the same price, lesser quality but the same price. They are 2 different products, different quality and usually priced and labeled differently. I understand that a tea estate or producer will have both as broken leaves happen in the processing of the tea but to represent them to be the same is disingenuous at best.Lance

Excellent Black Tea. Nice leaves without the fine dust sometimes included with other teas. I use four teaspoons for a full 24 oz pot, it is strong and flavorful. I am a tea drinker with only an occasional cup of coffee. I will purchase this tea again.

In short, I am very pleased with the tea, and the Loose leaf sampler itself!I decided to go with the sampler so that I could try a few different blends of tea. I was doing a bit of research and Ghograjan sells 8 oz and 1 pound bags of their tea blends, which is a sizable amount of tea, and I didn't want to get stuck with just one large bag of only one blend and the sampler solved this issue.When I opened the box, I was pleasantly surprised by the presentation, and the quality of the test tubes. I was expecting plastic, but these tubes are made of glass and have a stopper to keep the leaves inside. It really gives the tea a premium feel. The only thing to be aware of, is that because they are made of glass, the tubes are very delicate. I actually kept the original box the tubes shipped in to store the test tubes. The quality of the tea itself is amazing. The royal masala chai in particular is especially good. As soon as you pull the stopper out from the tube, the aroma hits you.When brewing, I usually make a large pitcher of tea and surprisingly, only a few leaves are needed. Normally, I would have to use 2 or 3 tea bags from another brand in order to brew a large pitcher, but I was surprised at how little of Ghograjan’s tea leaves I needed to use to brew the same size pitcher. At this rate, of about one large pitcher of tea per day, the sampler should last me about 1 to 2 months. The loose leaves are surprisingly strong.I’m not sure if I would buy this product again, not because I didn't like it, but because next time, I would probably just order a large bag of just one blend of tea. However, if you have never ordered tea from Ghograjan I highly recommend trying the sampler. The test tubes can be recycled and reused and the teas offered with the sampler are very high quality. I would absolutely recommend this as a gift as well. Great product!

The aroma is noticeable upon opening the package.Although a second flush tea, I was pleasantly surprised to note that there was none of the grassy, wet leaves taste I got from another Assam Second Flush tea I bought from another vendor on Amazon. The English breakfast tea is great brewed for the recommended 120 seconds and has good color and complexity and increasing brew time to 180 seconds as an alternative also suggested makes it stronger without adding the astringency seen with a high quality darjeeling tea that is brewed too long.In summary, a great, fresh, quality black tea with tips to add variety with complexity.

I received this and was so excited after reading the reviews, However quickly regretted my decision in purchasing. I have never had such a grassy tasting tea. That is all I smell and taste is wet grass. I am so sad as I cannot return this and I definitely will not use it so into the trash it goes. I know that there can always be a bad bat h, but when you can't return it makes me rethink, buying tea from Amazon.

When selecting tea, I take the utmost care, research and evaluation to determine if it will meet the standards of my father who is the ultimate tea snob.He drinks tea multiple times per day, mostly black but occasionally with organic raw honey or a touch of almond milk. The English Breakfast passed all tests with flying colors, I am so happy to say!Ghograjan Tea Estate comes straight from the beautiful mountainous tea plantations of India, hand plucked fresh leaves from centuries-old bushes with the brightest, boldest sunshine in the country.This straight-from-the-mountains quality makes for a fresh, deliciously smooth taste. It’s a full-bodied Tea with a ‘wake you up’ kick of caffeine. Strong, and flavorful and packed with power. I can’t recommend more highly. It is so good and totally addicting. I’m inspired to host tea parties simply so I can share this Tea with neighbors and friends.At this price, it’s so worth a try, even if you only get the 3.5oz. Enjoy!

This was a milder, less rich Assam but very smooth and somewhat malty. If you like a black tea that doesn't fur up your tongue with tannin and that brews golden-red but not overly strong, this is a good tea.I like a bit heavier Assam, most of the time and this seems weaker than I'd like but it's a good quality tea. It's packed in a brown paper package with zip closure and foil liner. Store in your own sealed dark canister.