Choysa tea was first introduced to new zealand by auckland’s bond brothers in 1905 and has established itself as a reliable, consistent quality tea and a favourite of new zealanders for over 100 years. New zealanders have been brewing up choysa tea for over 100 years and it has become an iconic kiwi brand. It is referred to as the perfect tea because of its flavour, fragrance, strength and comforting and refreshing qualities. Choysa tea with its distinctive, bright red and yellow oval logo remains a top selling brand. Since 1905 choysa tea has been produced from the blends of the world’s finest small leaf tea to provide a refreshing, quality taste and aroma and a rich, full flavour in a traditional tea bag. Available in 5 different variants in tea bags, rounds and loose leaf tea there is a choysa blend available for all new zealanders looking for the perfect balance of flavour, aroma and strength in their black tea.
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★★★★★
Susan Robinson–
Absolutely disappointed with your teabags either the bags got very fine and crappy. All the tea is a heck of a lot finer because every time I make a cup of tea I’ve got more teabags in the cup them in the teabag and this has happened a lot and this is how we put prices up and make the product a cheaper way to make money bloody disgusted no more choysa for us. I’ll find this is happening to a lot of stuff we buy now shrinking size up in price.
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Nicola Tolich–
Have been buying Choysa tea bags for decades & even have one their yellow & red metal tea cannisters
I am seriously thinking about switching my tea brand due to poor quality tea bags regularly bursting open once hot water is poured on the bag in the teacup causing an unpleasantly gritty cuppa
I have noticed this issue since Choysa have changed their packaging to 2 x foil wrapped bags containing the tea bags which I also have a problem with as foil is not good for the environment
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Pragathi–
Using Choysa tea bags from last few years and always liked the quality and flavour. Quality with new packaging is horrible, taste also reduced and tea bags are breaking all the time. Never buy it again unless old packaging and taste is back.
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Seethal–
I want to give -5 star for new packaging. Every tea bag bursts in the cup, very disappointed. I have been using Choysa for years and now looking for other brands.
- CONS:Tea bag quality.
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★★★★★
Seethal–
I want to give -5 star for new packaging. Every tea bag bursts in the cup, very disappointed. I have been using Choysa for years and now looking for other brands.
- CONS:Tea bag quality.
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Mandy Mullane–
For years I’ve been drinking my favourite choysa tea from tea bags.Ever since this new way of packaging it’s been terrible.This is not our usual choysa tea. I’m going to change the brands for better.Good bye Choysa you failed me.
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Justine Hart–
Choysa have lowered their standard recently. The tea bag is so weak you have brew until it is about lukewarm warm to get enough colour and lots of tea bags broken in the packet.
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Louise–
After a life time of using Choysa sadly no more. I’m on my third bag this morning just to get one cup of tea without the bag breaking. The tea is so much weaker that previously. Very disappointed that they have gone for the cheap option thinking we wouldn’t notice.
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Not happy Choysa fan.–
Go back to the old packaging. Every teabag now breaks. Have been buying this tea for years – and the bags are also smaller.
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Dawn Louis–
That’s it. Out of a 200 box of Choysa tea bags at least 90% of them broke. It I wanted loose tea I would buy it. Changed brands, done and dusted.
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Sheila Lineker–
The new packaging is absolutely awful, the box I opened yesterday had 3 bags already open, the rest were all screwed up and when I poured the water in the cup the tea floated to the top, another broken bag.
Having used choysa for years I won’t be buying them again.
+ PROS: None
- CONS:Go back to the original package
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Dawn Louis–
As everyone else has said the tea bags break i have to use a tea strainer which is defeating the purpose of a tea bag. No need for the foil packaging, more land fill.
Susan Robinson –
Absolutely disappointed with your teabags either the bags got very fine and crappy. All the tea is a heck of a lot finer because every time I make a cup of tea I’ve got more teabags in the cup them in the teabag and this has happened a lot and this is how we put prices up and make the product a cheaper way to make money bloody disgusted no more choysa for us. I’ll find this is happening to a lot of stuff we buy now shrinking size up in price.
Nicola Tolich –
Have been buying Choysa tea bags for decades & even have one their yellow & red metal tea cannisters
I am seriously thinking about switching my tea brand due to poor quality tea bags regularly bursting open once hot water is poured on the bag in the teacup causing an unpleasantly gritty cuppa
I have noticed this issue since Choysa have changed their packaging to 2 x foil wrapped bags containing the tea bags which I also have a problem with as foil is not good for the environment
Pragathi –
Using Choysa tea bags from last few years and always liked the quality and flavour. Quality with new packaging is horrible, taste also reduced and tea bags are breaking all the time. Never buy it again unless old packaging and taste is back.
Seethal –
I want to give -5 star for new packaging. Every tea bag bursts in the cup, very disappointed. I have been using Choysa for years and now looking for other brands.
Seethal –
I want to give -5 star for new packaging. Every tea bag bursts in the cup, very disappointed. I have been using Choysa for years and now looking for other brands.
Mandy Mullane –
For years I’ve been drinking my favourite choysa tea from tea bags.Ever since this new way of packaging it’s been terrible.This is not our usual choysa tea. I’m going to change the brands for better.Good bye Choysa you failed me.
Justine Hart –
Choysa have lowered their standard recently. The tea bag is so weak you have brew until it is about lukewarm warm to get enough colour and lots of tea bags broken in the packet.
Louise –
After a life time of using Choysa sadly no more. I’m on my third bag this morning just to get one cup of tea without the bag breaking. The tea is so much weaker that previously. Very disappointed that they have gone for the cheap option thinking we wouldn’t notice.
Not happy Choysa fan. –
Go back to the old packaging. Every teabag now breaks. Have been buying this tea for years – and the bags are also smaller.
Dawn Louis –
That’s it. Out of a 200 box of Choysa tea bags at least 90% of them broke. It I wanted loose tea I would buy it. Changed brands, done and dusted.
Sheila Lineker –
The new packaging is absolutely awful, the box I opened yesterday had 3 bags already open, the rest were all screwed up and when I poured the water in the cup the tea floated to the top, another broken bag.
Having used choysa for years I won’t be buying them again.
Dawn Louis –
As everyone else has said the tea bags break i have to use a tea strainer which is defeating the purpose of a tea bag. No need for the foil packaging, more land fill.