Lipton Loose Black Tea 8 oz

I’ve been an iced tea drinker for 70 years and Lipton has always been my tea of choice. I had always used tea bags, but when the pandemic hit they were unavailable. Sitting on the shelf was a couple of boxes of this loose leaf tea. Wow, was I impressed. It makes the freshest tasting tea and I’ve never gone back to the bags. For two quarts I use four tablespoons of leaves and heat up about one and a half quarts of water. After five minutes I add about two cups of ice. Then it sits for about an hour and I pour it through a strainer into my pitcher, fill with water to two quarts. Get out your favorite iced tea glass, fill with ice and pour in the freshest iced tea you’ll ever have. Enjoy!

I never knew Lipton made black tea in loose form. Definitely feels, smells, and tastes more premium. In the summertime, I brew a pot full of this, add sweetener, refrigerate, and make sweetened iced tea. In the wintertime, I brew a mug full of this, add some sweetener and milk, and make milk tea. Love this over teabags because I have more control over how much tea I will use to brew... and it just feels better! Great price for the amount of tea you get (don't be fooled by the small size of the box, this tea will last you forever).

The Lipton Tea company told me they are no longer selling this loose tea product in the United States.

Worst tea ever! Has the Lipton name but not Lipton quality. Will never buy again!

Fair warning: I am picky about my teas. It's not just the taste or the smell (which are important!) but also how small the particles are and how much 'silt' as at the bottom of your cup after you make it. This tea is one of my 'staples', I use it a lot because I think you get a good product for a really good price but it's not what I would pick if I wanted to make something special. It makes a solid, consistent cup whether hot or iced, and I like that I can really control how much I'm using because it's loose leaf. This next bit is a bit technical, and hard for me to describe so bear with me. Loose leaf tea means no 'sack' that the tea comes in, so if you use a metal or plastic strainer you are probably going to find some tea particles floating around or sitting at the bottom of your cup. Generally speaking, the nicer the tea the bigger the majority of the 'leaves' are and therefore the fewer particles found in your tea. Crappy, cheap tea tends to be mostly powder. For some reason, this tea straddles right down the middle. The largest particles are as big as you would find in a really fine tea (think Teavana) but there is more 'silt' (powdery particles) that I would generally expect to find in a really fine tea. And that is what makes it a four star rather than a five star product to me. When making a gallon or two of iced tea at a time, I use cheesecloth to hold the tea so this isn't really a big deal. But when I make it hot I use a metal strainer and still find more 'silt' in my cup that I generally like. I'm aware that that doesn't necessarily change the taste, but it's a personal preference sort of thing. :) So, to sum it up: good but not great. Don't expect a Teavana experience, but still better than your average prepackaged tea.

I purchased this to try in my Keurig to make brewed tea. Up until now, I've been purchasing the cold brew family sized tea bags to make iced tea. This is one box, & the loose tea leaves come in a silver bag. The bag is not resealable, so once I opened it, I put it into a plastic storage container to keep it fresh. Expiration for the one I received is Oct 2020 so plenty of time to use. It came out okay in the Keurig. The taste was slightly different than the cold brew, & it probably depends on how strong you brew it (large setting on Keurig). I also tried it as hot tea, & it was good with a little sugar. That is probably how I will use this box, & stick to the cold brew larger bags because they're easier to make one gallon at a time. One other thing I noticed is I had to use a spoon to get the tea leaves out of the reusable K cup. The tea leaves tended to stick in the cups more than coffee does. Overall though, Lipton is still one of my favorite teas, & I will purchase this box again.

This is really excellent tea, I'm a tea snob and have tried several dozen different blends of black teas both loose and in bags. Lipton Loose leaf tea is a great tasting strong yet silky smooth tea that makes amazing iced tea or delicious hot tea in a teapot just add some sugar and milk. I've tried so many black teas and this is the tea that really meets what I'm looking for in a tea. I also tried Lipton Yellow Label but am not a fan of that one, it has a dirty feel about it and the leaves are like freeze dried little pellets, Liptons original loose tea is way better and the price can't be beat! Wish I was able to find this tea in stores locally.

My family always used Lipton loose leaf when I was young. It's a very nostalgic thing and when done right for iced tea beats a teabag every time. It's gotten almost impossible to find; my local store quit carrying it, then Walmart dropped it and it comes and goes here at Amazon (mostly goes and not even available from 3rd party sellers). My brewing technique is 2 Anchor Hocking quart measuring cups and a strainer. Boil water in microwave in one cup while putting tea in other. Pour boiling water into cup with tea, do NOT stir or anything, let sit for ~12 min. Pour through strainer into the cup water was boiled in, remove strainer quickly, don't "linger drip" and DON'T push/squeeze any additional liquid from the leaves. After it cools I serve over ice with squeeze of lemon and just enough sweetener to keep it from being bitter and it's the most enjoyable refreshing thing for our hot humid summers.