Caykur

To be honest, not sure if I have been sent a spoilt bag. I checked the bag, all is well as it comes in a thick foil and when I opened it, it smells ok. The leaves are all cut up – but I believe that it is the norm, so nothing to complain about. I made my own diy double pot to make it as close as authentic as possible. Followed instructions on all the videos. Nope. Nothing works. 3 tablespoons of tea/ 2 tbsps.. 2 TEASpoons/1 tsp in 600 ml of water. All grassy and undeveloped taste. Astringent. I can deal with astringent taste and thought adding sugar could cure it. Nope. Then it tasted bland yet sugary but the grassy hay flavor was still there. even tried with milk which is a big no-no but even the milk couldn’t mask the hay/grassy flavour. Although the milk and sugar dealt with the astringency.

I love this tea. It is my go-to no matter the occasion. Unfortunately, I do not have the tools to make this in the original style. It is strong, bitter, and earthy. Some people may not like that combination, and I understand that. It doesn’t change that this is the best tea for my palate.

The tea, some manner or ceylon, maybe pekoe, smells and tastes as if it was previously parboiled. Perhaps dried and cured, then steeped, and that used in something else, and then dried again. What remains is a meek tea with meek bitterness and slight, musky, bergamot in the tin.

Brews to a dingy brown as brown can be, as when you steep tea a second or third time.

This is a pretty decent tea. I don’t have the proper kettle to make it the Turkish way, and I’m guessing that it would probably be better made that way. I was able to get two good steeps out of it, 3 minutes the first time, and 5 minutes the second time. It’s strong, but not as strong as I expected beforehand…I would have liked stronger first thing this morning. It’s nice and smooth, but kind of lacks flavor in my opinion…kind of plain…not bad, just not exceptional. I have a lot of it because it’s remarkably cheap, so I’ll definitely try it a few more times to see if it ends up growing on me. Overall, a good tea…one I wouldn’t mind drinking every once in a while, but not an everyday tea.

I had some Turkish tea on Turkish Airlines, and I was trying to figure out which tea they served on it. I was told at the Istanbul Airport this was close to it. This tea was for sure not it. I did not like this tea. It had a light smoky flavor, which is something I do not like in tea. I haven’t had that much Turkish tea, so I don’t know how it’s suppose to taste. I was not a fan of this.

really good,specially if you have a classical double decker teapot :)

a present from my friend

A real treat for the Earl Grey Connoisseur.

I had this tea a while back and if memory serves me right, I think it was certainly a good tasting tea overall. It was serve piping hot with sugar on the side, but I don’t think my friend who served the tea used a samovar or a double kettle brew technique. He boiled the water fiercely and then added the tea which was about 4 teaspoon worth, at which he took the pot out of the heat. It was only fifteen or 20 minutes later he strained the tea of the leaves and serve me and himself about a cup. I knew it was gonna be a mouth puckering and face cringing bitter tea, but I managed to take a sip.
To my surprise, it was a flat and smooth tasting tea with a bit of minty chemically flavor at the end. I think I put too much sugar in the tea or it was really weak but I enjoyed, though I was kind of disappointed on the all the effort it took to brew this tea. Certainly its the first I tried of Turkish tea and definitely won’t be the last! What ever coompany or tea garden this tea was produced in I enjoyed a lot.

Buying this is all right if used in a versitile manner of blends, or flavoring. Is the tea good? Worth buying? Worth drinking it and falling in love? No and yes. Its a tea that will sell by quantities in huge bags and delivers a bit more taste than a lipton. But, when its all comes down its just an average say near below average. Its really flat with a hint of wintergreen and whatever the leaves was sprayed with! No matter how many infusion ( if possible) or the methods between western or Turkish brew methods its just plain if not worse when brewed in Turkish style. Personally, I blame on the way the tea is harvested, being cut with clippers and possible fertilized with chemicals that explains the chemical after taste. The tea afterword was just butchered of taste and quality. Good tea for bulk and everyday use but in the end its nothing special.

This is the tea that I grew up drinking, so naturally my nostalgic attachment to it biases my rating. Even in adulthood its still a refreshing taste that never gets old. Taken with a single sugar cube in the authentic Turkish style, this tea will always be a go-to in my book.

Anyone here knows a word which equals more than “awesome” ? Splendid aroma and refreshing smell. I love Turkish tea.

A well-balanced Earl Grey, not too bergamot-y, and not too flat. Quite rounded and nice on the tongue. Also very reasonably priced for how good it is, at least, in my area. One of the few really reliable teas I can easily obtain in shops within mere minutes of my house. :)

Strong, flavourful Earl Grey that goes very well with milk. Earl Grey is one of my favourite teas, and Caykur makes a full-bodied range of black teas that get me up and going in the morning. :)

This is one of my go-to teas for basic black tea. I love this tea, especially the one with cardamom in it; it’s just smooth and fabulous.