Red Rose Orange Pekoe Tea (216)

Best tea ever! More flavor than Lipton.

I have had difficulty finding orange pekoe tea and this is very good. Like the flavor and is not light on strength. Recommended.

Finally! I found some Orange Pekoe tea, in a large box. No one I know likes Earl Gray. How did it get so popular?

Came in soft package which arrived crushed but in original cellophane with home printed avery label expiration sticker with a date that absolutely MATCHED the date printed on the crumpled box itself under the crumpled factory cellophane. Lots of dust in the battered box but bags intact. A quick shake and into an airtight container. First bag in 14 ounce pot steeped at about 205F perfect for my taste of straight black tea at 4-5 minutes, but could certainly handle hotter and longer if you prefer milk and sugar or other additions. Superior to Red Rose Original. Yes, there are many loose leaf teas and a few bagged teas of more preferable taste, however, the knowledge that this is a third party tested 100% pesticide free tea makes it that much sweeter and 1000% more enjoyable than tea containing pesticides within acceptable levels. Seriously, I show you 31 varieties of tea and tell you they all contain at least some of one or most likely several potentially harmful pesticides, but all at "acceptable" levels, what choice are you going to make? I break with the concept of "acceptance of risk" when it comes to literally eating food with poison sprayed on it when there is at least an adequate non-poison alternative. Call me crazy. I do want to see Red Rose Orange Pekoe continue to be tested by third parties to confirm and maintain this pesticide free status.

I fell in love with this tea over the years when I went to Canada each summer. Very different and much better than the same brand sold in America. Since I no longer travel to Canada each year, I was happy to pay a premium to get the Canadian product through Amazon. This latest installment was a big disappointment. I didn’t much care that they had changed their packaging but they also now make their sachets out of some other material. Worst thing is it doesn’t smell right and doesn’t taste right. I don’t love it anymore. In fact, I don’t even like it. Sigh

This is the tea I would drink with my grandmother.

Quite strong. One teabag can be used for 2 cups of tea. I like it.

The box the Red Rose Tea came in was ripped and tapped shut. this is a item to be drank. I want a replacement

C"est du thé Orange Pekoe. Bon goût, excellent rapport qualité prix.

Used to be a staple in our house growing up. Miss the little figurines that came in the boxes in the 70's. Same great taste and flavor.

La couleur n'est pas la même que celui que j'ai l'habitude d'acheter en épicerie de la même marque et saveur, celui-ci est plus brun clair mais je ne vois pas vraiment de différence de goût, les dates de péremption sont aussi très bonnes et les boîtes en bon état. Vraiment un bon prix, chutttt faut pas le dire trop fort ! :-D

I'm not sure if this particular batch measures up to the standard I expect. I would describe the taste as a tiny bit fishy, and three of the first 8 pots of tea I've had out of this box have had leaky bags. Of course tea leaves are far from toxic, but I don't prefer loose leaf tea, and straining my tea is an annoyance.

As expected thank you