I blame KS for this one. He is always raving about his Ahmad tea, so when I came across this (while looking for Fauchon tea) I had to buy it. It was a pretty good deal. This one is in tea bag form.
The dry tea smells strongly of bergamot, so obviously I’m excited.
The brewed tea smells, tastes and looks like orange pekoe (the ingredients just list black tea). There is a bergamot flavour to it. It is moderately strong. I had anticipated it to be stronger based on the smell. The bergamot has a natural sweetness to it. I am finding my mouth a bit dry (but not astringent) after each sip, which I attribute to the orange pekoe.
Overall a decent Earl Grey. I would prefer a different base tea, but it is still good. I might just have to try Ahmad’s Earl Grey Green that KS is always writing about…
(And I agree with KS. This is a cheaper tea but it is still quite decent for the price you pay).
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I have the decaf version of this…
I’ve always seen this on the same level as Twinings – but Twinings’ base is too bland and the bergamot a little too bright (not too strong) for my tastes. Ahmad uses a Ceylon base that packs more punch though that may not appeal to all Cheapster Steepsters.
In my bag only days I went from Bigelow to Twinings to Ahmad. Now it is like family – always welcome.
This is Tony’s go-to tea, the one he loves the most.
Lala the bagged green is different than the loose. Bagged is more like what you would expect – similar to the black version but green ;). The loose is more like inexpensive but decent bi luo chun with a light touch of bergamot.
I have the decaf version of this…
I’ve always seen this on the same level as Twinings – but Twinings’ base is too bland and the bergamot a little too bright (not too strong) for my tastes. Ahmad uses a Ceylon base that packs more punch though that may not appeal to all Cheapster Steepsters.
In my bag only days I went from Bigelow to Twinings to Ahmad. Now it is like family – always welcome.
This is Tony’s go-to tea, the one he loves the most.
Lala the bagged green is different than the loose. Bagged is more like what you would expect – similar to the black version but green ;). The loose is more like inexpensive but decent bi luo chun with a light touch of bergamot.