Classic Assam Black

A delectable malty Assam with notes of date palm & stone fruits.

Size: 100g/3.5oz

Freshness Journey

Real fresh teas with transparent evidence of 'where' the tea was manufactured, and 'when' it was manufactured, verified by picking and processing dates
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Picked & Processed
10th-11th Sep'25
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Arrived at Teabox Submit
Within 24 hrs of manufacturing of the teas at estate, we receive them
12th Sep'25
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Sorted & Cleaned Submit
We do hand sorting of the teas to ensure our customers only receive whole leaves and not dust
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Vacuum Packed Submit
We vacuum pack the teas to ensure freshness and protect it from the 4 enemies (light/heat/moisture/oxygen)
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Stored for Freshness Submit
Post vacuum packing, the teas are stored in one of its kind cold chain facility in India to ensure the quality is preserved
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Ready to Ship Submit
Usually delivers within 5-7 Biz Days
15th Sep'25

The Reason Why Your Teas Are Fresh

As the only facility near the source, our close proximity to the estates ensures teas reach within 24-48 hours of production
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Harvest

We believe in 100% Transparency of product traceability & its origins
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Second Flush Submit
The season of teas picked between the four flushes(harvests) of the year
Season
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SFTGFOP1 Submit
Refers to Special Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe One: Simply the best & finest in whole leaf quality
Grade
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Assamica Submit
Represents the cultivar of the Tea Plant
Speciality
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High Submit
The amount of Caffeine this tea contains
Caffeine

Certifications

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100% Pure & Fresh Assam Tea
Certified by the Tea Board of India under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India. Assam CTM License No.- AS/116/18032015/E
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TEA BOARD OF INDIA LICENCE
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ASSAM CERTIFIED TRADE MARK
With the rise of adulterated Assam teas blended with teas from different regions, it is important to choose an authentic Indian brand. All of our Assam teas, sourced fresh from the gardens, are sold with a Certified Trademark license.

How To Steep

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Step 1
Start by heating water in a kettle
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Step 2
Measure precise tea leaves for the teapot/infuser.
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Step 3
Pour the hot water over the leaves
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Step 4
Let it steep for the recommended duration
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Step 5
Strain and enjoy sipping your freshly steeped tea.
Steeping Method
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5.07fl oz/
150 ml
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185°-194°F/
85°C-90°C
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1.5Tsp/2.5g/
0.09oz
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5
mins
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Steep
Once
Storage Instructions
Store in a cool dry place away from heat, sunlight and moisture. Use an airtight container to minimize contact with O2

Tasting Notes

From our Chief Tea Taster
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Aroma
Marked by notes of malt, date palm, yellow raisins along with stone-fruity accents
Appearance
Dark Amber
Taste
A full-bodied, mellow cup which starts with delectable malty flavors which gradually grow big and define the central theme of the liquor.

Subtle sweet undertones, akin to yellow raisins and date palm can be perceived towards the middle; adding a layer of depth and vivacious intensity to the cup.

Delicate woody accents can be picked up towards the end, which however ebb to finish on delightful stone-fruity flavors; making for a memorable cup of Assam orthodox black tea.
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John K in US (Kennesaw, US)
Crying over spilled Assam

I’d carefully steeped my first cup of my classic Assam trial pouch. Beautiful , steaming deep golden brown. But I was greedy - I wanted to get every drop out of the infuser cup so I tilted it, coaxing gravity to give me another few drops - when it slipped. I grabbed. Too hard. In a flash the whole beautiful brew was on the counter & floor. What a waste. My next attempt was more successful &.yielded the rich, strong, malty cup I’d been expecting. Will order more. And will be more careful!

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محمد المباركي (Jeddah, SA)
مميز

شاي جميل جدا تم تجربته باكثر من طريقة واكثر طريقة استمتعت بها هو وضع 100مل على كل جرام شاي ووضعها في براد تحت شمعة تحتفظ بالحرارة لمدة 15 دقيقة وبعد ذلك تتذوق شاي جميل جدا
انقل تجربتي بوضع ٥.٥ جرام على ٦٠٠مل

A very delicious tea. I have
tried it in more than one way. The method I enjoyed the most was adding 100 ml to every gram of tea and placing it in a refrigerator under a candle to retain the heat for 15 minutes. After that, you will taste a very delicious tea. I will share my experience by adding 5.5 grams to 600 ml.

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Brian Leahy (Santa Pola, ES)
Absolutely stunning.

Beautiful robust and extremely flavoursome tea. I'm coming back for more!!

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Bev Gagnon (Escanaba, US)
GREAT TEA!

The tea blends I've purchased have all been delightful: fresh and flavorful! Customer service and attention to detail is stellar!

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Megan (Taunton, GB)
My friend loves her gift

I purchased the tea for a friend who is very keen on 'proper' tea and she is really pleased with the flavours in her sample box and also the black teas I got for her birthday. Co-incidentally, the first order, with the infuser glass cup, arrived just after her existing one had broken!
All in all, very impressed with the tea she has tasted so far.

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Monica Erba (Cesano Maderno, IT)
Classic Assam tea

Wonderful!

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Mike Herring (Newcastle upon Tyne, GB)
Best Tea Around

Excellent quality, great flavour, really strong.

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Ben (Perth, AU)
Excellent

Incredible 7 day delivery to Perth, Western Australia (i.e quicker than most domestic Aus postage) with tracking at every step of journey - and on top of that, a lovely Assam tea delivered in vacuum sealed packs.

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محمد المباركي (Jeddah, SA)
اول تجربة من ضمن عينات الشاي

شاي متوسط القوة مميز بشكل غريب توجد نكهة حلوة تمر حلو او شوكلاتة
جرب اكثر من مواقع لتجربة شاي آسام ودارغلينغ ولكن هاذا الشاي لم اتذوق مثله
شكرا وارجو ان يكون مستوى جودة الشاي نفسه المعروض بماهو موجود بالعينات

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Sharon Norris (Panama City, US)
Assam Black Tea

Wow I drank my first cup and was surprised how wonderful the taste was. I will be adding the auto ship on my next purchase!

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Mohammed AlSayyari (Norfolk, US)
Yummy

String, refreshing and great in the morning

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Henrik Henrik (New York, US)
Great Assam tea!

Black Assam tea, great aroma

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Mohammed AlSayyari (Norfolk, US)
Exquisite

Changed my tea routines completely. Even though I am still exploring the inventory and trying new teas. I can already say that TEABOX is surely my tea supplier. Forget about sugar, real tea doesn't need it.

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Larry Sunderland (Austin, US)
Fresh

74 years old and now I know what fresh tea tastes like. Easy to order and timely delivery. With so many options I look forward to trying other varieties.

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Kat B (Pitt Meadows, CA)
Pleasant and mild

Found this tea to be pleasant and mild. It was mellow and enjoyable. Less showy than some other stronger summer blacks which i tend to prefer, but very nice.

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Gautam
Good taste

Nice

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CATHERINE
Delicious!

I bought this tea for my husband and he loves it! He follows the brewing instructions carefully and is becoming quite the expert. I look forward to getting him more of this tea and trying some of the others.

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Sandra
Great taste.

This tea has a wonderful aroma and a smooth taste. Just lovely!

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Mr Viv
You can taste the...

You can taste the beauty of Assam

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Diwaker
TEABOX is the Freshest

This is one of the best tea I have ever tasted. FRESH

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Kavita
Second to none

Not as strong as I wanted. But good ‼️

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Natalie
Good tea

Nice strong cup of tea. Takes milk well.

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John
Sunshine and flowers

I don't have the vocabulary to describe the opening, but it made me think of sunshine and flowers, although it didn't taste of flowers. Followed by a spicy note. Finishes with a hint of tea-too-strong flavor, although the tea wasn't too strong. The sunshine-and-flowers opening makes it worth the money.

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Henrik Henrik
Very typical, wholehearted Assam.

Very typical, wholehearted Assam.

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Elizabeth
A good breakfast cup

A good breakfast cup

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Ekram

aroma on top

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Rinku

I can never get enough of this

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Akash
A decent cup of tea!

A decent cup. Not the turbocharged experience one would expect from an Assam Black.

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Saurabh
Happy with it

Perfect cup to the start the day with the required energy.

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Sadik

This is a must fir me to drink in the morning

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Rajender

Received the item in time. The delivery was really quick.

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Man

The aroma that is has is beaiutiful