Tattle Tea Orange Pekoe Black Tea, 2 Pound

Decaffeinating tea takes out more than caffeine-- it also takes out the flavor. This is not great tea. I suspect it wasn't great before it was decaffeinated but it would be hard to know. The point is that it's free (largely-- most decaffeinated tea has around .5% (that's half of one percent) caffeine by weight--which is essentially caffeine-free.) of caffeine. And the flavor is marginally acceptable, hinting at Earl Grey. If you are looking for great, decaf, Earl Grey you'll be disappointed--there is none. Not anywhere. Lower your expectations and you'll be satisfied. I've bought this five times before. It's cheap, it's not awful, and I drink it every night when I go to bed. During the day? During the day I drink great tea--- organic, Fair Trade, high quality teas, some marvelous conventional teas. Those I drink for pleasure. This is utility tea. I have no problem highly recommending it for what it is-- serviceable.

I purchased Coffee Bean Direct Orange Pekoe Loose Leaf Black Tea,in a 2 Pound Bag in the past and my wife and I enjoy making iced tea with it. For a change I decided to give Tattle Tea a try, even though it cost a little more, $2 more compared to Coffee Bean Direct, I'm glad I did. Both my wife and I like Tattle Tea's flavor much better. It is fresher with no tannin after taste.I also drink hot tea and this is just as enjoyable as the iced tea. I highly recommend this. You will not be disappointed.Update June 13, 2015:I just want to point out for those that may not be familiar with tea labels, "Orange Pekoe" is a term used to describe the size of the tea leaves used. It has nothing to do with Orange flavoring. This is a black tea, no added flavoring or spices, just tea, and a very good one. If you like or wish to have tea with added unnatural flavorings, this tea might not be for you.Update Dec 15, 2016I just want to say that I am still a repeat buyer of this product. I love making what I believe to be the best tasting Iced Tea anywhere. My current way of making my Iced Tea is to use the  Best Electric Tea Cordless Kettle with Rapid Boil Technology, 2.0 Liter, Brushed Nickel Stainless Steel Finish  to heat 1.8 L of water. Next I put Tattle Tea into this  Schefs Multi Cup Premium Tea Infuser - Stainless Steel - Perfect Strainer for Loose Leaf Tea in the Kettle or for a Pitcher of Iced Tea.  until 3/4 full and place in the kettle once the water is heated and the kettle turns off the heating. I let this set until the tea cools to near room temp. The Schefs Tea Infuser is removed and emptied. The cool tea is pored into a pitcher and ice is added. Makes fantastic Iced Tea!Update June 18, 2017I just wanted to say I am still purchasing this tea on a regular bases and my wife and I still enjoy this tea very much. I have tried others but we always come back to Tattle Tea Orange Pekoe Black Tea. Great Product.

I decided to give this tea a try since I drink a lot of tea lately and one of my eyes began to twitch uncontrollably and periodically. At first I was skeptical about this tea because of the low price per 2 pounds; I thought that it would be expired or defective in someway, but when I opened the package, took a look and took a whiff of the tea, I knew that it would turn out to be tasty. I brew somewhere between 1.5 to 2 teaspoons of this loose tea per 32oz plastic container and add 8 teaspoons of sugar to it and then put it into fridge and drink it as iced tea.

Excellent tea!I always worry about decaf teas because of the processes to remove the caffeine. But this tea is amazing! I put it above the Bigelow brand that isn’t decaffeinated. I can taste all the different flavors in it. I will be buying from these guys from now on.Note:-I cold brew it. It seems to bring out more flavor.-Some have complained that there is still caffeine in it. The process of removing the chemical leaves trace amounts of it. There is no way around it. But its so small it’s unnoticeable. Its called ‘decaffeinated’ not ‘caffeine free’.

If you're one for strong tea from India, steer clear. While it's not bad, it's not particularly good.The brew is more yellow than brown. Even after almost 4 minutes @ 200° Its fragrance is subtle and its flavor is just slightly more than whelming.This would be a good brew for someone who likes mild or "American" style black tea.

Immediately, I knew something was amiss. The tea leaf color was very pale raising questions regarding authenticity. Earl Grey tea is a dark tea leaf, often black. After brewing the aroma was very weak with little detection of the oil of bergamot. The taste, as well as the brewed tea color, was bland, weak bodied and poor.

product ordered was CO2 decaf Earl Grey. There is no flavor to this tea except just plain black tea.very disappointed. No option to return or exchange.

I recently discovered that I have an allergy to caffeine (which would explain why my skin has itched nonstop for the past many years). Anyways, I loved drinking Earl grey, Assam, and English Breakfast teas but this decaffeinated Earl grey has been a great substitute and is not too weak! I just add a little more (2 tsp of tea per 8oz of water or so) and brew for the recommended 5 minutes, do a couple stirs, add some stevia, and relax~~