Davidson's Tea Bulk, Dunsandle Nilgiri, 1 lb Bag

Another great find from Davidsons. I use this for my special strong chai masala. Nice and fruity with a hint of malt. Will be ordering this again soon.

This black tea has qualities of both Ceylon and Darjeeling teas. It definitely has the floral or white grape Darjeeling taste but balanced out by more typical Ceylon flavor. So, I really like it, as I find straight Darjeeling blends to be too much. It definitely has the high elevation grown traits still though. Some say the tea has an identity crisis and is lacking defining characteristics and is more like a blended tea, but that doesn't mean it's bad at all! For Keemun tea, Davidson's may not be the best I had but for the price it is very good. Keemun I feel is incorrectly described as smoky, but it's more like an unsmoked tobacco in some of its qualities, and I mean that in a good way, it's quite good!

I usually drink black looseleaf tea, and am not an expert tea taster. This tea easily tastes bitter if over-steeped. Even when properly brewed, I don't care for the taste. Won't buy it again. Next time I'll stick with the Assam Banaspaty Estate, Oothu Black Fop, or English Breakfast--all from Davidson's Tea Bulk. The value of those is great, and the taste is even better! Update July 2016. The last two packages of this variety have been very good. Full of flavor, larger leaves, and never bitter.

The tea tastes good, doesn't have a particularly complex flavor. It tasted bitter and unpleasant at first, but I realized that it was the Stevia I sweetened it with, not the tea. Since switching sweeteners I've been happier with the tea and I'll probably get more of this blend. Take care not to steep the tea longer than five minutes to prevent bitterness. I've been steeping it for four minutes and it's working out great.

Really happy with this tea. The nilgiri has a really nice spectrum to it. Floral, berry like qualities with body and mouth feel. It's a great complementary tea for meals and desserts.

This tea tastes just like regular brown tea; with sugar, it is basically good old southern style sweet tea, and the flavor is comparable to Lipton or Nestea. I would buy this again in a smaller quantity, but was expecting a different flavor of tea. That, however, may just be my personal failure to research exactly what "dunsandle Nilgiri" really meant. I bought this along with several other bulk teas from the same company to make some tea samplers for friends for Valentine's and this was my least favorite of the ones I purchased.

I'm liking this Dunsandle Nilgiri tea. I use it mostly to make Kombucha but have enjoyed a hot cup lately.

This is the most affordable, yet high quality Nilgiri tea I have found! You get a LOT in the bag. I use this for making Kambucha or just making sweet tea. They have other teas that I love just as much. Definitely a great buy.