Ahmad Tea London Kalami Assam Black Tea, 16 oz (454g)

Kalami Assam is a medium to long leaf Assam black tea with generous golden tips, delivering a full-bodied cup with a rich, warm character. Ahmad Tea's orange-box presentation is iconic among Middle Eastern and Persian tea drinkers, and this 454g loose-leaf format offers excellent value for regular use. Brews in 5--10 minutes and pairs beautifully with milk or sugar. Produced by Ahmad Tea FZ--LLC in the UAE.

Bright orange carton. Kalami Assam is a large-leaf Assam — kalami refers to the long, wiry, pen-shaped leaf. Assam gives the strong, malty, brisk cup that most people picture as "proper" black tea, and it takes milk well.

A straightforward single-origin Assam from a house that has been blending since 1986. One ingredient: black tea. Long steep — the box says 5–10 minutes, which is unusually long and tells you this is a robust leaf meant to be brewed hard.

Black tea. (German panel notes the leaf is from outside the EU.)

Allergens

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A long-leaf Assam, and the brewing time tells you how strong it is meant to be: 5 to 10 minutes, where most black teas are done in three. This is the tea for a proper strong cup, and it takes milk without disappearing.

Worth knowing where it actually comes from, because the box says it in four languages and none of them is English on the front: the leaf is Indian, it is packed in the United Arab Emirates, and the company is Ahmad Tea of London. Store it somewhere cool and dry in an airtight container — loose leaf goes stale in a bag that does not seal.