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Dilmah Premium Ceylon Tea review

100g pack. Priced at $4.50.

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CHOICE Expert Rating

56%

What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?

CHOICE Expert Rating

This is the product's overall performance score, based on key tests conducted by our industry experts in the CHOICE labs.

Recommended View more details.

We recommend black tea bags with a CHOICE Expert Rating (our overall score) of 70% or more.

No
CHOICE Expert Rating View more details.

Four expert taste testers were asked to rate each tea sample on a seven-point scale ranging from "excellent" to "terrible", looking at appearance, flavour, texture, aroma, aftertaste and mouthfeel. These results were then converted to an overall score to form the CHOICE Expert Rating.

56%
Intensity score View more details.

Our expert judges scored each sample for intensity from 1 to 7, with 7 being the most intense. This was converted into a percentage to form the intensity score, but does not factor into the CHOICE Expert Rating.

39%
Flavour profiles View more details.

The flavour profiles our experts used to describe each tea sample. These included floral, fruity, earthy, vegetal, umami, nutty, sweet, smoky and fire, with most of these having subcategory profiles.

Floral, sweet
Shop Ethical rating View more details.

Shop Ethical rates the environmental and social impact of the company (not the product) using independent sources. This rating is not included in our total score. The rating ranks from A (highest) to F (lowest); N/A means there is no rating for that company.

B
Compostable View more details.

Whether the tea bags can be composted at home or industrially (such as in your FOGO bin for the council to handle) as stated on the label and/or by the manufacturer.

Yes (98-100% compostable)
Staple View more details.

Whether the tea bag has a staple.

No
Sustainable tea certifications and programs View more details.

The company's sustainable certification body or program, if any.

Dilmah Carbon Neutral Product, Dilmah Conservation, MJF Charitable Foundation, Ethical Tea Sri Lanka
Price View more details.

Pack price (not on special) as of March 2024.

$4.50
Price per tea bag View more details.

Based on the pack price (not on special) as of March 2024.

$0.09
Bag type View more details.

The type/shape of tea bag: standard, pyramid, square or circle.

Standard
Pack size (g) View more details.

Pack size in grams.

100
Bags per pack View more details.

The number of tea bags per pack.

50
Tea leaf weight per bag (g) View more details.

Average weight of the tea leaves in grams per tea bag, not including the bag, string and tag.

2.05
Minimum percentage of Australian ingredients
0%
Member reviews

Average rating