Rishi Tea Ancient Pu'er Tuo Cha Herbal Tea - Organic Direct Trade Loose Leaf, Medium Caffeine Aged Ripe Pu-erh - 16 Ounces, 60+ Servings

FINALLY - an Earl Grey tea which has amazing scent and FLAVOR. I've tried so many and this is simply the BEST. Too bad they don't have decaf too!

LOVVVVE this earl grey! Very rich black tea flavor and LOTS of very high quality bergamot. My favorite tea was Earl Grey Shanghai from American Tea Room in Beverly Hills before they closed and this is almost identical. So happy I found this :)

I’ve never understood the American infatuation with tea bags. Yes, its convenient, but the tea it produces is “weak tea” indeed. While it is uniformly consistent, it is consistently bland and uninteresting. Years ago when I went to England for the first time I had my mind blown by how good the tea there was. I’ve always preferred tea and didn’t drink coffee until my first job out of college. But the tea in England had a punch to it. It tasted fantastic and there were so many varieties and flavors. And when it was all done I returned to the States and the bland conformity that is tea here. Flash forward many years and I finally had to give up on coffee and resumed drinking tea again. I decided to get an English-style electric tea kettle and set about exploring loose leaf teas and preparing it like the English do. All of which led me to Rishi and there absolutely fantastic array of loose-leaf teas. I already knew I loved Earl Grey and the idea of mixing in lavender intrigued me. And let me just say, it’s a match made in heaven. If you’re a tea lover like me, then you will love the creamy rich flavor profile of Rishi’s Earl Grey Lavender. I take my tea with sweetener but no cream or lemon and the creaminess of the taste is absolutely delightful, satisfying, and long-lasting on the palate. Indeed, cream is unnecessary with Earl Grey Lavender. Lemon would be an offense. It doesn’t pack the strong punch of Irish Breakfast tea but is more of a smooth refined way to ease into the morning or a mellow end to the afternoon. Our local grocery chain used to carry it in the smaller tin (now redesigned in the paper container) but discontinued it. Thankfully Amazon has it in the much larger pouch with a re-sealable airlock to keep it fresh. I’ve tried many of the various Rishi flavors but this is by far my favorite. If you’re trying loose leaf teas then Earl Grey Lavender is a great place to start!

I have been drinking this tea for over 10 years after first buying it at Whole Foods. They discontinued it years ago but I have been able to buy it in bulk on Amazon. The flavor has been consistent over all of that time. As someone who is not a coffee drinker, this tea packs a lot of caffeine for that morning boost but also a lot of flavor. I recently switched from brewing it with a basket to using fill-them-yourself tea bags and found that the flavor was not as intense and I had to use more tea. The problem with basket immersion is disposing of the waste. I found that when I cleaned the basket it was staining our stainless steel sink. How you brew tea can make a big difference in the taste! I will seek better solutions than the bags (or better bags). My problem is that my wife loves the ice tea this tea makes and has become very spoiled. Every guest we have served it to loves it as well. We are going through a ton of this tea and the price has gone up over 50% in the past few years. I will continue drinking this tea in the morning but will be trying other cheaper teas to make our ice tea.

It’s a lovely tea, not unhappy. Was disappointed it arrived in its original tea package, a bit soiled with a big shipping label on the front, smudged. I wanted to see the company label and details. I had to transfer the tea in another container.

Not as malty as I would like it to be But good enough for this price Just basic quality

excellent tea flavor

Very aromatic product which I love its really fragrant I love the smell of jasmine not too strong but not light its in the middle which I love. The package came in just perfect no defects or anything. The downside is the high caffeine content but I knew what I was getting into because I saw the pictures people posted which I won't lower the rating because overall im more than satisfied I will be buying again as long as there is consistency in packaging quality, smell, taste. You should try this is highly recommend if you aren't caffeine sensitive.