Ahmad Darjeeling Tea

Ahmad in the 500g cardboard version is still $5. Its one of the penny/ gram teas Ive talked about in the past. You are getting a tin so less tea and higher price. The Arabic stores dont rip people off. My Arabic stores dont carry the tins anymore. Once upon a time Arabic tins were the standard. Dont be afraid to use more tea at that price per pot for a bigger bolder broader taste you cant find in finicky Darjeeling estate teas. You can get a good second infusion but its not like it is expensive. If you like going back to the roots you can find 2 pennies/gram Lipton India Connoisseur Darjeeling which is my benchmark for taste and price. There are different tastes in blended cheap brands Darjeeling like the expensive single estate versions.

Jim

Ahmad is a popular tea blender that makes several sort of mid-grade blends for the Indian and Mideast markets.

Try it. It's probably got some darjeeling in it, though I doubt everything in the box is actually from Darjeeling.

I never found any of the Ahmad blends to be any better than the other midrange Indian teas, but I never found them to be much worse either.

--scott