TasTEA Time! Dilmah Ceylon Green Tea

Tommy looks so regal here.  I kinda wish he would stay this way for all his pictures

What:  Green Tea from the Ceylon region

Where:  Sri Lanka

Why Should I Care:  Whether a tea is black or green doesn't depend of what kind of leaves are used but the processes used on them.  Ceylon may be more of a typical European tea but if you just pick and "fry" the leaves, you'll get green tea and probably the kind found in most European brands.  What's more, Dilmah does all the packaging at the site so it should be fresh.

Packaging:  Individually foil-wrapped sachets (from now on, I'm calling this IFWS).

Non-Taste Senses:  It's a little more yellow than your average green tea but it smells nice.  Less grassy and more floral than your average green tea.

Taste:  I'm pretty sure brands like Lipton use Ceylon for their cold-brewed green teas because this tastes almost exactly like what you're getting in that bottle.  It has this hint of floral that when you add sugar to it, tastes like you have honey in there and there is a slight hint of toasty-ness to the tea.  Long story short, it's really good with or without sugar and makes a great iced tea too.

Overall:  I know it's kinda hard to find Dilmah cheap, but here's what I'm going to say to encourage you to buy this.  Let's say you buy a Lipton Pure Leaf Green Tea three times a week.  The cheapest I've seen them here is about $1.50 so that's $4.50 per week for 3 bottles full.  If you can find this for 30 cents per sachet (I found it for 10 cents at Big Lots but we're being hopeful), you'll be paying less than half price for a slightly better quality of tea that is also delicious hot or with a different type of sweetener.

My Rating:  Buy it!  Here's the site, although if you really want to try it then look around other tea outlets.