TasTEA Time! Ty-Phoo Black Tea

What:  A Truly British tea.  Strong, black, and probably should be drunk with a bunch of sugar and milk

Where:  Jolly ol' England

Why should I care:  What really caught my eye wasn't actually on the box but on a website.  Ty-phoo tea was developed to aid digestion and ease stomach ailments and is made a bit different by using parts of the tea leaf instead of the whole one.  Ty-phoo actually translates to doctor in Chinese and all the brands under its name are meant for your health.

Packaging:  I wasn't surprised that the tea itself wasn't individually wrapped but i was surprised that there were two separate foil-wrapped bags containing 40 sachets each.  It's not much, but it means a lot when a company at least attempts to make it so the tea won't lose flavor within two months of opening the box.  Plus, I got the 80 count box and being able to split it up so your tea corner doesn't turn into a tea-disaster is pretty pleasant.  It would be better if the sachets were individually wrapped, but for the price I paid for it, you can't ask for much.

Non-taste senses:  The color is really dark and kinda murky.  There isn't much of a smell past black tea.

Taste:  The tea itself has a strong flavor.  Like most black teas, it is a little bitter but that taste seems to pull back before it hits you and the bitterness isn't as bad as some of the more generic brands.  You also can really taste that they didn't add any chemicals and used a slightly higher quality tea that what you're paying for.  It's a decent iced tea and takes sugar and milk really well.   This isn't for people who dislike strong black tea but it's versatile and better than your generic brands.

Overall:  When I was looking online for info, I saw the 80c box for as low as 5 bucks.  That's cheap especially for something that really is above average quality wise.  If you don't like it hot, serve it cold.  If you don't like it plain, put some sugar, milk, or (if you're really feeling daring) Torani Sugar Free Vanilla syrup.  It's a breakfast tea so it would go great with pastries, jam and bread, and things that are sweet.

My Rating: Buy it!  Here's a place.