Dilmah Premium Ceylon Black Tea – 100% Pure Single Origin Loose Tea with Finely Balanced Richness & Aroma – Freshness Sealed in Resealable Zip Lock Pouch, 400g (14.1 oz)

Read the reviews and look at the pictures. This is not loose leaf tea. It is finely ground tea. It is amazing and delicious and I really enjoy it (even though I have more expensive and fancier teas and yadda, yadda, blah, blah...) I started out unhappy with this, tried to make a cup with a strainer and it was not what I was looking for but I could not deny that even as over-strong as I made it it was smoooth and good. Really good. My best results come from pouring a tea spoon into a small pot and letting it steep for a bit - I then our off the top and use a strainer. It is magnificent. I have also used the kind of tea bags I fill myself and they were OK but I should have weighed the tea. (It is in the instructions, I think 2 grams. I use a little tea submarine in cold water for iced tea and it is now my favorite tea for that. It is so smooth I nearly got high last time I drank it, I drank so much. The fact is, if you are on here looking for new tea to try this is one you may want to pick up. It may not impress the fancy tea fanciers and it is a very good cup of tea. Caveat emptor: you may drink more than you planned.

Well packaged. The bag has a nice fermented aroma. States it's BOPF, and it's very broken OPF. Brews cleanly. Tea has a nice, clear color and a very delicate aroma. The tea is soft, floral, and vegetal, with a hint of sweetness. Good value for the price.

It’s a dust tea, not tea leaf. How you suppose to make tea with dust? Don’t know how to return this ?

I first encountered this when some Ceylon friends who were returning home after a visit gifted 1/2 a bag to me. It was old and less than "fresh" but I really enjoyed how strong it was. Not as bitter as Assam, but equal amount of stimulation per cup. If you are looking for a strong tea to wake you up in the morning, or a tea which you can re-use for a second cup late on, I would recommend this tea.

I heard from a Sri Lanka acquaintance once that Dilmah is a great Ceylon tea brand. So I tried this one. First, it’s tea dust, feels kinda like ground coffee. It’s very thin and is difficult to strain/filter. It is NOT loose tea leaf. Second, it’s super strong. If you traditionally use one teaspoon of black loose leaf tea per cup, you need 1/2 or 1/3 of a teaspoon of this tea dust. Otherwise the tea would be super strong and even bitter. Regarding flavor, I grew up drinking Ceylon tea so I’m very familiar with the flavor profiles. This one is good, but not super excellent as I thought it would be. Not sure I’d buy again.

This Dilmah Tea brought over from the Tea States in Sri Lanka is the real deal. Want to half milk tea like you did when you went to Sri Lanka? This is the tea to buy. Or any other kind of Tea, this one is very delicious! My wife and I bought one bag, and within a week decided to buy another because we had it almost gone already!!!

First saw a reference to this tea in a New Zealand mystery and decided to try it. Great choice! Nice, strong tea, dark color. Bought the loose tea instead of the tea bags and this worked well for me. Highly recommend for the flavor and price!

I got this because Amazon couldn't provide my regular subscription of Al Wazah loose leaf orange pekoe tea and suggested this instead. My review is more of a reflection on Amazon suggesting this as a suitable replacement, than for the tea itself. This not what I would consider a loose leaf tea. It is fanning, or "dust" instead of regular leaves of tea. That in itself is fine as long you know that's what you're getting, and I didn't. As a fanning, this tea brews very quickly and strongly, it's more suitable for people that use a lot of milk in their tea, or for putting into tea bags. Just know what you're getting because this is certainly not what you would expect a loose leaf black tea to be like.

Best tea in the world - leave to infuse for 4 or 5 mins. I now have a selection of single cup tea infusers to use the leaf tea.

Excellent! The only problem is, that it’s not in stock that often. But great flavor and strength.

You can see the state of the tea in the photo. It’s just dust. It is not broken orange pekoe loose leaf tea. I am not even sure what to do with it now.

Love tea in the morning and nothing better than a cup of Ceylon tea!!! Can never to do the tea bag, I want the real deal. Great for my voice and to stay warm in the cold months. Lovely lovely authentic taste!

This tea is junk, pure unadulterated junk. Dilmah created a well regarded reputation for themselves decades ago and now is been riding on it ever since while the quality has plummeted and the people at the top line their pockets with money and leave the farmers with scraps. I refuse to buy this tea ever again, there's a multitude of loose leaf teas of far better quality and more readily available.