Ahmad Tea Cardamom Tea pairs a black tea blend with the warm, aromatic spice of green cardamom. Ahmad Tea describes it as its best-selling tea worldwide, and it tends to win over anyone who already enjoys Earl Grey or Chai Spice. It is a blend of black tea and a cardamom flavouring chosen to suit it.
The Tea Masters build the base from plenty of quality leaf, which gives the cup a crisp yet mature character, and the cardamom adds a herbal, slightly menthol note on top. Cardamom turns up in kitchens from India and the Middle East to Scandinavia, in biryanis, desserts, coffee and baking, but here it goes into the teapot. The loose tea is available in 100g, 200g and 500g cartons.
How to brew
Steep it lightly for a cup that drinks like a more exotic Earl Grey. For the Middle Eastern style, brew it strong and serve it black with plenty of sugar, or brew it well and add a splash of milk for a rich cup in the manner of spiced chai.
Ahmad Tea is a family tea company, founded in Southampton, England, in 1986 by Rahim Afshar and his brothers and named after their father. Its Colombo office, opened in 1996, tastes and buys tea at the Colombo tea auction and oversees the packing of Ahmad Tea in Sri Lanka. See the full Ahmad Tea range.
