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Premium from Dilmah

Steepster Score 12 Ratings Rate This Tea

70/100

Premium

Black Tea by Dilmah

Finley balanced richness, flavour, strength & aroma for the perfect tea.Tea perfect for everyday drinking from the central highlands of Sri Lanka, reputed for its brightness & medium strength.

12 Tasting Notes

zeitfliesst
70

I think this is the only single estate tea I can get from the supermarket. I opened up one of the tea bags and I saw that the tea leaves were very fine, so I’m guessing that they are tea dust. The tea had an overall weak flavor, though a bit brisk in character. 3 minutes of steep time or less is ideal, since it does get bitter if the teabag is left in the cup for any longer amount of time. I think it is best to have it without milk since the taste becomes quite dull. Making it iced is also a good idea.

Add: This definitely goes better with honey than with sugar. Not surprising as this is usually the case with most teas, but still worth noting.

LaFleurBleue
37

Had this at the office, to try.
There was no lipton yellow available to compare it directly; but those two teasare rather similar to my opinion;
The taste of the Dilmah Premium might be a bit less generic, but it remains a black tea with only very tiny pieces of leaves in the bag. I tried a second steep and got slightly colored hot water; with a Lipton, the second steep was weaker but still tea.
I’ve got to bring something to drink my good teas instead of those craps.

nicky
Dave
52

Very strong, pungent and astringent. Has a decent caffeine kick, but can be lip-puckeringly astringent.
I use it to power up weaker blends, but do not enjoy this stuff by itself.

Jordan Everall
75

way better than lipton imo

dsc
68
dsc

I’m almost done my first box of 100. I like it, I won’t hesitate getting it again. It’s good when you just want a general black tea. I use it as a two-bagger tea — 1st infusion I steep for 3-4 min and 2nd infusion I’ll let sit in for 15 min+ until I’m done my 1st cup.

TeaTwister
63

This is the tea I usually drink at night time or a quick cup in the morning. I really love the smell.

Cam Hall
68

good basic tea, my goto tea in the morning.

Serge in Darkness
74

Very good tea. Very tasty.

Cha-Cha-Cha

Current favorite for morning – mainly because I’m lazy, want a teabag with a good flavour. I love the body in this tea, and with milk it reminds me of my English-Canadian upbringing.

LissaMarie
75
Jess

Got it in a sample pack and its just what i’m looking for, a little different with a nice punch.