Classic Assam Black

4.9 78 reviews
A delectable malty Assam with notes of date palm & stone fruits.
High
Caffeine
Second Flush
picked Sep 2025
Flavor Strength
Strong
Certified
Assam

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Tasting Notes

From our Chief Tea Taster
Teabox chief tea taster
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.
Classic Assam Black tasting notes
This lot's freshness journey
Assamica cultivar Assamica cultivar — This Tea plants are native from Assam region of India. Teas from this plants are bold, Malty and are comparatively stronger as compared to others.
10th-11th Sep'25
Picked & processed
Hand-plucked and made at the estate
12th Sep'25
Arrived at Teabox
Hand-plucked and made at the estate
13th Sep'25
Sorted & cleaned
Hand-plucked and made at the estate
13th Sep'25
Vacuum-packed
Hand-plucked and made at the estate
13th Sep'25
Stored for freshness
Hand-plucked and made at the estate
On your order.
Ready to ship
Hand-plucked and made at the estate

How To Steep

Step 1
Heat 150ml of water to 80–90°C (185-194°F).
Step 2
Measure 1 tsp (2.5 g) of tea into the teapot or infuser.
Step 3
Pour the hot water over the leaves and cover.
Step 4
Let it steep for 5 minutes.
Step 5
Strain and pour. These leaves give their best in one steep.
Serving
Best enjoyed plain, or add a dash of milk, honey or lemon.
Storage Instructions
Airtight container, away from heat, sunlight and moisture.

Certifications

Certification
Certification
100% Pure & Fresh Assam Tea
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
TEA BOARD OF INDIA LICENCE
TEA BOARD OF INDIA LICENCE
ASSAM CERTIFIED TRADE MARK
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.

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John B Kraft (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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Mohammad Mobarki (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 Hopkins (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 Davis (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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Mohammad Mobarki (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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Sayyari (Norfolk, US)
Yummy

String, refreshing and great in the morning

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Henrik (New York, US)
Great Assam tea!

Black Assam tea, great aroma

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Sayyari (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
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