... teas and have never found many Darjeelings that would satisfy my need for full flavor and color without overbrewwing
593707
I am normally a drinker of darker more robust teas and have never found many Darjeelings that would satisfy my need for full flavor and color without overbrewwing. This first flush darjeeling, when I contain my impuslses and don't overbrew, delivers a heavily cafienated tea with a golden color that has a strong yet still delicate flavor, very floral, remeniscent of a good Jasmine. Still not my favorite choice for the start of the day but an extreemly flavorful and uplifting tea for later morning or afternoon. I give it "Best of breed" for all Darjeelings I have tried.
310068
Tea is delicious. There seems to be a lot of stem-like material in this batch and it makes me wonder now if all Darjeeling is like this or whether there should be more leafy material.  I will try to compare with my next purchase.
775013
I have had lots of tea--dirt cheap tea, "brand name" teas, specially blended...even blended some myself.  I have never had such a lousy quality tea--well, no, the "Value Valley" one dollar green tea from a certain Dollar chain was pretty bad, but I could handle it.

My first but less important complaint:  This tea was chocked full of stems.  In fact, I couldn't make leaf-in tea cookies with it BECAUSE of the stems.  There weren't just a few stray sticks, they were exceedingly abundant.  And this isn't just a coincidence, because the English Breakfast Tea I got was also very stick-laden.  I drink the stuff filtered most of the time rather than cook with it,  so stems are a small issue.  (I do not know if this is normal, or affects the flavour...but I'm going to guess it isn't and does.  It's irritating, either way.)

My second and main issue with this tea is the taste.  I cannot for the life of me brew this stuff to taste good.  I'm not a novice, and I've even been experimenting.  I can't get it to taste like good tea, let alone good earl grey tea.  I'm planning on getting some more black tea from another source, some bergamot oil, and sorting the stems out and mixing it up to HOPEFULLY make something palatable...because I hate to have wasted my money entirely.
4956922
This is the BEST organic darjeelimg that I have found on the internet. I have been a darjeeling fan for many years but it has been very hard to find a good organic  one.  We used to live in Berkeley where  Mr Peet had his first coffee and tea store in the sixties, and he always had the very best coffee and teas. Since I moved away to the boonies some years ago and went organic,  I have never been able to reproduce that superior darjeeling tea until I found this tea. I have been drinking this Avangrove organic for over a year now, and always look forward to that first cup in the morning.

Also, the customer service is excellent. I give that five stars as well. And in addition I love the seller's business model of giving 50% of the after tax net profits to charitable causes that include hunger, poverty, environment, animal/natural life and other causes.  Wonderful tea, excellent customer service, and a great business model!

BTW I don't know the seller, and am not connected in any way with them.  Just have been impressed, and have been so happy that I at last found a superb darjeeling organic to enjoy each morning
4005044
As someone who has formerly raved about Tazo's Teas I can say that my first experience with this tea was less than satisfactory. Using two teabags with 12 ounces of water produced a flavorless tea that didn't even have the hint of cinnamon let alone the fragrance of apples. Realizing that the weakness of the tea was the reason for my dissatisfaction I tried brewing the tea by using four teabags and 12 ounces of water. This produced a very acceptable tea with a full-bodied taste and the delicious fragrance of freshly picked apples. The ingredients in this tea include: African Rooibos, cinnamon, natural flavors, apple and chamomile. While this tea is not a five-star tea it is at least slightly comforting in the winter and if you brew it for longer than you would normally brew tea then you might find it to be delicious instead of disappointing.

~The Rebecca Review
2409324
I called Lipton tea company , and I was told that the ginger twist tea along with alot of other herbal teas were discontinued about a year ago.  If you are lucky to find any, you are fortunate. What a shame.
3099106
I'm not looking for a hobby. If you're a novice like me, you should realize you're not getting what you need to make this "magic" tea. You have to buy something called Scoby, to make a bacteria, that makes the tea. It appears you have to become a tea hobbyist if you want to use this product.

This was all too complicated for me. I googled how to make it and found 4 different ways that take weeks to make.
3498817
I bought this item because I was craving the intense currant flavor of the blackcurrant Ahmad Tea variety. Unfortunately, I cannot consume caffeine in the moment and the flavor of tea only comes with fully caffeinated black tea. So I was thinking about adding the Ribena Blackcurrant to decaffeinated black tea or white tea. Unfortunately, while it's smells great when it's still in the bottle, the flavor is completely overpowered by any type of tea, and even when I tried adding it to hot water, it was too weak and barely noticeable - nothing like the rich blackcurrant flavor of Ahmad Tea that I was looking for.
2497331
Huge fan of Twinings! I have tried many different brands for Darjeeling since it's my favorite Black Tea but Twinings is still the best store brand I could find.
2463167
I am being stingy with the stars, mainly because I really like my tea, when I really like my tea, and because this tea is advertised as Assam, which I feel I know intimately, from at least a couple sources, and this tea doesn't resemble much my idea of it. Still, the leaves looked good, they had a fragrance to them, and the tea brewed to a nice color. It's not bitter. I just don't find it flavorful--in an Assam way or otherwise. I brew it dark--two heaping teaspoons to about 16 oz of water straight off-the-boil into a preheated mug. Still, it's mild.
865544
I am SO grateful for having found Vahdam Darjeeling!  It is the freshest, most flavorful (in the elegant Darjeeling fashion) tea I have ever tasted beyond herbs I have grown myself.  Thank you for the efforts invested in making this beautiful product available to an international audience direct from growers.
4686505
This tea is strong and full flavored and not a bad price. Why do I have to write more than I need to?
3887946
There are some weird sounding flavors in the pack - chocolate tea stands out. But all the flavors that I've tried have been very good; they are distinct but not overwhelming. I like the variety offered in the pack - it's nice to have some choice without having to buy a bunch of different boxes of teas.
3846867
I do love Christmas tea, however after steeping for a considerable amount of time (I like tea with a bite) it was absolutely flavorless. Disappointed.
1511304
This tea is odd. It has a deceptively fruity smell, but tastes like nothing with a vague hint of something mildly fruity. Labeling the tea a "blueberry" tea was pretty inaccurate, in my opinion. (There are much tastier and much more fragrant fruit teas available on the market!) If you let it oversteep, it gets bitter and acidic. Maybe I got a bad batch (of 6 boxes??), but every bag I had tasted like it was fairly old and maybe stale. I started getting in the habit of waiting for the tea to cool and gulping it back as fast as possible, because the taste bothered me so much.

I also chose this tea because it says it gives you energy. Despite drinking multiple cups a day for a month, I felt absolutely no effect on my energy levels (compared to my normal drink choice of unflavored green tea from various brands). If you never drink any caffeine, maybe you'd feel an "energy boosting" effect, but that's unlikely if you're already a tea lover.

I do not recommend this tea. The other Yogi teas I've tried are much higher quality.

The only reason I gave my review two stars instead of one is because if anything, the teabags are high quality, as you would expect for such an expensive tea. (I've never had a bag fall apart--too bad I'm only drinking it because I hate throwing out tea!)
1366749
I have tried this product hoping to make a rich and dark hot chocolate.  (I have previously used Droste but I can no longer find it locally.)  It really has no chocolate flavor.  I will try what I have left over for baking to see how that tastes.
3417136
I've been longtime Yorkshire tea drinker, but it was starting to bother my tummy. After researching, I decided a second flush Darjeeling would be more what I was seeking and tried Green Hill Tea for the first time. Their Margaret's Hope is not only amazingly smooth, it is full bodied enough that my husband who is a fan of strong black coffee also enjoyed it - the first time he's ever liked tea. There are delicate flavors that add to the tea, and surprisingly I find that I no longer need any sweeteners as the flavor is so wonderful as it is. Bulk buy in a pound is a far better deal on this tea with Amazon, FYI.